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Next he went to see the innkeeper. When the innkeeper’s daughter saw

him from her open window, she called out, ‘Welcome back, Po-wan.’ The
innkeeper was delighted that his daughter could speak. He at once agreed to
let her marry Po-wan.

Po-wan then went to the Great Snake and told him why he could not be a
dragon. The snake gave six of his pearls to Po-wan and suddenly turned into
a magnificent dragon.

Through his kindness and goodness, Po-wan became a rich man with a

million gold pieces.

A Comprehension

Answer these questi ons.

1. How did Po-wan get his name?

2. How did Po-wan get across the river?

3. Who said to whom?

a) ‘I am a thousand and one years old, yet I am not a dragon.’

b) ‘I looked after them well for twenty years.’

c) ‘She will start speaking when she sees the man she will marry.’

4. What did the innkeeper want Po-wan to ask Kuan-yin?

5. What were the first words the innkeeper’s daughter spoke?

6. Why weren’t the plants and trees of the rich man’s garden flowering
and bearing fruit?

7. What are the rewards Po-wan got for keeping his promises to the

Great Snake, the innkeeper and the rich man?
8. Did Po-wan get the answer to the question he did not ask? How?

9. Was Po-wan right not to ask his own question to Kuan-yin? Why?
10. Suggest an alternative title for this story.

delighted : very pleased magnifi cent : very beautiful and
impressive

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