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Read the text carefully and answer the question with the correct answer.
Magic Pear
The market was filled
with merchants selling fresh groceries. The fishmonger had crab and bass as the
catch of the day. The chef was cooking soft and delicious noodles in a variety
of sauces. One farmer had the brightest greens, while another had the sweetest
pears. Hustle and bustle, the market was filled with activity.
A beggar entered the
market, holding out his hand, hoping for a coin or two. The shopper and
merchants ignored him as he passed the food bins. He stopped in front of the
merchant’s cart. “Please, sir, you have so many pears. Can you spare just one?
I haven’t eaten for seven days.” The pear merchant, alarmed and angered, tried
to chase the beggar away by calling him names and threatening to beat him.
The local policeman
came by to look into the commotion. Feeling sorry for the beggar, the policeman
bought a pear and gave it to the beggar. The beggar thanked the policeman, shakes
his hand, and started to dig a hole. Confused, the policeman asked the beggar
if he was going to eat the pear.
“Oh, no, Sir. You’ve
given me a magic pear. I’m going to bury it and it will grow into a huge tree,”
replied the beggar as he continued to dig his hole. The people in the market
gathered around and watched the beggar burry the fruit. When the last handful
of dirt was placed back in the hole, the beggar sat down and chanted.
The eyes of the
crowded widened and was followed by many OH’s and AH’s for just as soon as the
beggar sat down, a tiny green sprout emerged from the dirt, climbing up and up,
thicker and stronger, when the sprout reached three feet tall, it grew
branches. On those branches, leaves filled the void. And at the end of it
branch, many pears sprouted. There were so many of them that the beggar had to
stand up and pick the fruit, or else the tree would collapse.
The beggar with pear
in his arms, started to give away his pears. “I have so many pears and I want
to share with everyone who doesn’t have any.” When all the pears were gone and
eaten, the beggar took a long knife from his bag and chopped down the magic
tree. Everyone thanked the beggar for the show and for sharing, including the
pear merchant. The beggar smile and walked away.
As soon as the crowd
died down, the pear merchant walked back to his cart. To his surprise, all of
his pears were gone. The beggar had given them all away. The pear merchant’s
cart had a handle missing. The beggar had chopped it off. The pear merchant sat
down on his empty, broken cart and cried.
Answer the question based on the text!
- what is the story tell about?
- What did the pear merchant do to the beggar?
- What did the beggar do to the pear he got?
- What is paragraph five about?
- What is the communicative purpose of the text?
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