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A. How much did you understand?

The right order of the sentences is 1, 3, 2.

The king looked out of his window and saw the child.

"Who is this child?" the king thought. "What is he doing here in my palace?"

"This child is too strong. The other children like him too much," he thought.

The right order of these sentences is 6, 5, 4.

"Catch the boy," he said to them. "Put him in a box and throw the box into the sea."

The waves carried the box far, far away, and threw it on a beach.

The next morning an old man was walking along the beach. He saw the box and ran up to it.

The right order of the sentences is 9, 7, 8.

Quickly, the old man opened the box. He jumped back, very surprised.

"Don't be afraid," the old man said. "I will be your father now."

"God has given us a son. We will call him Zeyta Hasebe, because we did not expect him."

The right order of the sentences is 10, 12, 11.

The king frowned. He looked at Zeyta Hasebe angrily. He did not like him now.

"He will kill me and take my throne."

"To my guards," he wrote. "Catch this boy and kill him. And bury his body in front of my palace."

B. Who is speaking?

1. "To my guards," he wrote. "Catch this boy and kill him.
   The king
2. "I don't know this language," he said. "I can't read it."
   The boy, Zeyta Hasebe 
3. "When can I go to the palace and see the king, Father?" he said every morning.
   The boy, Zeyta Hasebe 
4. "Our dear son," they said. "We can't keep you here any longer."
   The old man and his wife
5. "Who are you?" he called out, "and what do you want?"
   A servant 
6. "What's happening here?" he said. "Why are all these people here?"
   The king

C. What were they feeling?

1. Every day, the king watched the boy.  Slowly he became afraid.
2. The servants were frightened of the king and they obeyed him.
3. Quickly, the old man opened the box. He jumped back, very surprised.
4. He took the child home to his wife. She was very happy.
5. "Bring back my letter! It's from the king!" But the eagle had already gone.  Zeyta Hasebe sat down on a rock. He was unhappy.
6. “I obeyed your instructions and today he married your daughter.” When he heard this, the king was very, very angry.

D. The King and Zeyta Hasebe

Sentences 2, 3 and 5 describe the king.

Sentences 1, 4 and 6 describe Zeyta Hasebe.