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Off she ran to thrash the poor child, but she ran away and hid in the forest
nearby. The king’s son met her on his way home from hunting. He noticed
how pretty she was. He asked what she was doing all alone, and why she was
weeping.
‘Alas, sir,’ she cried, ‘my mother has driven me away from home!’
As she spoke, the prince saw four or five pearls and as many diamonds
fall from her mouth. He was surprised and asked her to tell him how this
happened, and she told him the whole story.
The king’s son fell in love with her, and he took her to the palace of his royal
father, and married her.
The cursed sister made herself so hateful that even her mother drove her out
of the house. She went into the forest and no one saw her again.
A Comprehension
A1. Write the words that describe the two daughters. Choose the words
from the box.
arrogant polite ill-behaved pretty gentle
poor sweet rude ill-mannered good
the elder daughter
the younger daughter
A2. Tick the true statements. Cross the false ones.
1. The mother loved both her daughters equally.
2. The younger girl resembled her mother.
thrash : beat severely
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