Amin

1. Amin and the Eggs
Objectives:
1. Understand the importance of facing a problem resourcefully.
2. Answer factual, evaluative and inferential questions.
3. Understand that self pity doesn’t solve anything.
Keywords :
1. Drought
2. Merchant
3. Debt
4. Owe
5. Complaint
6. Boiled
7. Judge
8. Court
9. Hatch
10. Dozen
Meanings:
Drought - a long period of time when there is no rain.
Debt - money that you have borrowed and have to pay back.
Out of breath - breathing with difficulty
Flock - group
Opposites:
Refused X agreed
Lost x won
Appeared X disappeared
Behind X front
Now X later

2. Present tense Past tense
Leave - left
Buy - bought
Take - took
Will - would
Reply - replied
Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Amin lose his crops?
Ans: Amin lost his crops because there was too little rain.
2. Why did Amin leave his village?
Ans: Amin left his village because he wanted to look for a job.
3. Why do you think Amin bought hard – boiled eggs?
Ans: Amin left the village to search for a new a job. He was not sure from where his
next meal would come from. So he bought the hard – boiled eggs for he could carry them
easily and have it when he was hungry.
4. Why did the merchant ask Amin to pay 500 silver coins for twelve eggs?
Ans: The merchant asked Amin to pay 500 silver coins for twelve eggs because he was a
greedy person and thought he could cheat Amin, who was a rich man now.