Available Answers

1. 1.

   Where was the boy returning from when he was forced to hold the reigns of the horse?

2. 2.

   What does he compare the whining of the horse?

3. 3.

   Where did the boy run to immediately after he heard the whining of the horse?

4. 4.

   Why did the man get angry when the boy told him that the horse loved apples?

5. 5.

   How did the boy differentiate between 'pinching' and 'stealing'? Do you agree with him? Give reasons.

6. 6.

   Pick out the correct meaning of the given phrases.

   1. don't move a toe
      1. do not move your toes
      2. do not move from your position
      3. be quite
   2. never out of sight
      1. not to be seen
      2. could not be seen
      3. seen all the time
   3. gurgled with cidery gargles
      1. grunting loudly
      2. belching with fermented apple smell
      3. gargling with cider
   4. invented bristles all over himself like a porcupine
      1. get very annoyed and angry
      2. covered himself with porcupine bristles
      3. behaved like a porcupine