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A. How much did you understand? 

1. "Bring me a mango. I'm thirsty! Get me something to drink."
   Ngap
2. "Come here, my darling, and sit beside me."
   The girls' parents
3. "Where's our dinner? Haven't you cooked it?"
   The girls' parents
4. "Come to the river this afternoon."
   Nyakwiy's father
5. "Come back here. Sweep the floor. Bring wood for the fire."
   Nyakwiy's mother
6. "But my father said…"
   Nyakwiy
7. "Why didn't you come to the river and help me?"
   Nyakwiy's father
8. "Don't cut the fish on the ground."
   Ngap
9. "Lie down, you stupid girl."
   Nyakwiy's mother
10. "She doesn't feel the knife. She doesn't feel the blood."
    Ngap

B. Describe the girls' characters

Ngap     lazy, selfish, loud, beautiful

Nyakwiy     hard-working, quiet, unselfish