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Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) and his brother Wilhelm Grimm (1786–
1859), famously known as Brothers Grimm, were German scholars
and cultural researchers. They collected and published several
famous fairy tales such as ‘Rapunzel’, ‘Snow White’ and ‘Hansel and
Gretel’.
Comprehension
A. Write whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the
false statements.
1. The shoemaker and his wife were very rich in the beginning.
2. The shoemaker was honest but lazy.
3. Every night the shoemaker found new shoes on his worktable.
4. The shoemaker and his wife were curious to find out who was making
shoes at night.
5. The elves stopped coming to the workshop after Christmas Eve.
B. Complete the following sentences with words or phrases from the story.
1. The shoemaker could not earn enough to __________________________.
2. The shoes that elves made were __________________________.
3. The shoemaker and his wife saw __________________________ coming into
the room at midnight.
4. The shoemaker made each of the elves __________________________ and his
wife made them __________________________.
5. The elves dressed themselves, danced merrily and vanished
__________________________.
C. Read the sentences from the story and answer the following ques ons.
1. The good man was speechless.
a. Who was the ‘good man’?
b. Why was he speechless?
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