1. Study Helps
A. Vocabulary Words
1. poverty - the condition or quality of being poor
2. enormous - very great; huge
3. harnessed - put leather straps and metal pieces to an
animal to fasten it to a vehicle, plow or load
4. palatial-pertaining to a palace; magnificent
5.compassionate - merciful; sympathetic
6. immensely - greatly; exceedingly
B. How well did you understand what you read?
1. Who became a farmer? Why?
2. What brought him good luck?
3. What did the older brother do?
4. How was he rewarded by the mayor?
5. What message does the story give?
C. Could this story happen now? Read aloud the lines
that justify your answer.