The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind

Once the Mandarin's daughter realizes her father is upset, what does she do?

• She sends a messenger to see what Kwan-Si will do next.

• She tells her father that the towns must live together peacefully.

• She advises her father on how to defeat Kwan-Si.

Why was the Mandarin upset when he learned that Kwan-Si's town had a wall built in the shape of a pig?

• He wanted his own wall in the shape of a pig.

• He believed the pig was a sign that Kwan-Si's town was better.

• Pigs are considered an insult in China.

How does the townspeople respond to rebuilding the wall many times.

• They get sick and die.

• They enjoy the competition.

• The disobey the Mandarin and refuse to build any more walls.

How does the daughter help her father and Kwan-Si see the solution to the problem?

• She takes them outside to see how kites and the wind go together.

• She forces them to eat a meal together and be friendly.

• She makes them talk to some children who are flying kites.

Choose the most reasonable consequence of the daughter's solution to the problem.

• The towns will live peacefully side by side.

• The townspeople will disagree because the idea came from a woman.

• 
  The towns will choose to work together to build one huge wall around both towns.

Which of the following sentences from the story best states the fable's moral?

• All is lost!

• Like a rusted machine, the city ground to a halt.

• One without the other is nothing.

True or False? The daughter of a Mandarin is determined to give advice to her father. She advises him secretly. She nearly destroys the town with her advice and then saves the day with one last good idea.

• True

• False

What is a fable?

• a story originally written in another language

• a short tale to teach a moral lesson

• a short story written for children