The stone

The Stone

1. Pause at line 7. Circle the names of the characters you meet.
-maibon, modrona and the old man

2. Re-read lines 8–13. In what sort of shape is Maibon now? How does Maibon feelabout getting old?
-maibon is old and he feels bad because he can't do the same things that he could do when he was young

3. What does Modrona mean when she says “stop borrowing trouble” (line 16)?-Modron was referring to her not to worry about the things that should not matter

4. Bade (line 19) is the past tense of bid, which means “ask” or “tell.”
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5. Pause at line 37. What are someof Maibon’s complaints?
-“the older I grow, the worse it will be”

6. Re-read lines 44–52. A new character appears in the story. What kind of story do you predict this will be?
- A dwarf’s appers, it’s going to be a fairy tale

7. Circle the dwarf’s name in line 60. What is Doli unable to do?
-doli can't turn invisible unlike his family

8. Re-read lines 67–74. What does Maibon wantfrom the dwarf?
-Maibon wanted the dwarf to grant his wish.

9. Pause at line 93. What do you think Maibon will ask for?
-maibon is going to ask for some money

10. In lines 100–108, why do youthink Doli tries to talk Maibon out of wanting a magic stone?
-the dwarf said do not take the stone because later you are going to regretting

11. What do you think will happen if Maibon gets themagic stone (line 112)?
-i think that if maibon decides to take the stone, the dwarf will steal his youth

12. Pause at line 133. Underline what Modrona wants instead of the stone.
-modrona wantedmoney to buy stuff

13. Do you think Maibon has learned a lesson yet (lines 134–136)? Tell why or why not.
-no, because he hadn't noticed anything

14. In lines 147–149, what change does Maibonnotice?
-the dwarf didn’t cheat him. because his beard hadn't grown

15. Brooding, in line 154, means “sitting on and hatching eggs.” What other meaning does the verb brooding have?
-To protect...