The Young Farmer's Dilemma

What was the young lord's decree regarding old people in the village?

• They should be honored and respected.

• They should be given special care.

• They must be banished and left in the mountains to die.

• They should be given leadership roles.

What did the farmer hear while climbing the mountain with his mother?

• The sound of birds

• The soft wail of the wind in the trees

• The sound of a river

• The noise of the village

What did the mother do to mark the way back to the village?

• She left a trail of stones.

• She broke small twigs from the trees.

• She drew arrows on the ground.

• She tied ribbons to branches.

What did the young farmer do after returning from the mountains?

• He told the villagers about his journey.

• He made a small room for his mother.

• He left the village.

• He confronted the lord.

What did the cruel young lord demand to spare the village?

• One thousand ropes of silk

• One thousand ropes of ash

• One thousand pieces of gold

• One thousand pieces of silver

What was the young farmer rewarded with for solving the problems?

• Pieces of gold

• Pieces of silver

• Pieces of silk

• Pieces of ash

What was the young farmer's reaction to his mother's wisdom?

• He ignored her

• He was amazed

• He was angry

• He was confused

What did the young farmer do after hearing his mother's solutions?

• He laughed

• He hurried off to the lord

• He ignored her

• He asked the wise men again

What did the young farmer use to make a drum that sounds without being beaten?

• A wooden stick

• A bumblebee inside a paper drum

• A metal bell

• A hollow log

Who was amazed at the young farmer's mother's wisdom?

• The village elder

• The young farmer

• Lord Higa

• The soldiers