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He turned; but still the pigtail stout
Hung steadily behind him.
And though his efforts never slack,
And though he twist and twirl and tack,
Alas! Still faithful to his back,
The pigtail hangs behind him.
William Thackeray
A Comprehension
A1. Choose the correct answer.
1. The sage was worried about
a) his tail.
b) his hair.
c) his pig.
2. The sage wanted the pigtail
a) to hang behind him.
b) to spin around him.
c) to hang at his face.
3. This poem is about
a) the wisdom of the sage.
b) the way sages live.
c) the foolishness of the sage.
A2. Answer these ques ons.
1. What was the cause of the sage’s worry?
stout : strong and thick twirl : move round and round
slack : without attention and energy tack : move in a zigzag way
twist : turn the body quickly and faithful : (here) staying with
change direction
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