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WorksheetsThe Boatman's Flute
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
"She spent her days and nights in her room, high above the river, watching the world below."
"The mandarin loved his daughter dearly."
"Musicians and poets sang to her the ballads of old."
"The servants placed her on her bed and summoned her father."
He wanted to keep her safe.
He didn't trust her.
She didn't want to leave.
He wanted her to marry soon.
She grew increasingly curious.
She became sad and fearful.
She became angry and frustrated.
She felt lonely and bored.
He hoped to win her affection.
He wanted to impress her father.
He was trying to earn money.
He was ordered to do so.
She realizes he is not as handsome as she thought.
She finds him even more attractive.
She is impressed by his wealth.
She decides to marry him immediately.
Judging a book by its cover will only leave us with regrets.
Love conquers all obstacles.
Money cannot buy happiness.
Dreams can become reality.
The boatman's love for the mandarin's daughter.
The mandarin's wealth and power.
The girl's longing for adventure.
The boatman's flute playing.
The girl's tears; they shatter the goblet.
The boatman's music; it makes her feel better.
The boatman's return; it leads to her recovery.
The mandarin's request; it leads to her happiness.
He chose to leave and never return.
He chose to marry her.
He chose to take the bag of gold.
He chose to reveal his true identity.
"The mandarin loved his daughter dearly and feared for her safety so much that all her life he had never allowed her to leave the mansion."
"The boatman stood up and skillfully steered the ghe out into deeper water with a long bamboo pole."
"The boatman’s soul was free at last to go in peace."
"She dreamed of climbing out of the boat and running barefoot through the thick green grass."
"Every day the mandarin’s daughter listened to the boatman’s melodies, often making up her own words to sing along."
"The boatman smiled timidly and looked upward. 'I do not know her name, but she comes to the window in that house high above the river every day.'"
"That night she dreamed of the strange melody and imagined herself stepping into the boat beside the young man."
"The boatman decided not to go to that part of the river anymore."
"Suddenly the girl remembered the boatman’s sweet music."
"With renewed energy, the girl walked through the house to the source of the music."
"He trembled before the wealthy mandarin, wondering what crime he had committed."
"She saw in the bottom of the cup the image of a small ghe and the young boatman steering it down the peaceful river."
"Dear boatman, your love was the truest I have ever known."
"The mandarin ordered his servants to search the river for a man in a small ghe playing a bamboo flute."
"The girl's handmaiden served her cool water in the new gift."
"The sound of a flute blended with the sound of the night bird’s song, but this time the tune was full of joy."
"The sound of a flute blended with the sound of the night bird’s song, but this time the tune was full of joy."
"With renewed energy, the girl walked through the house to the source of the music."
"He trembled before the wealthy mandarin, wondering what crime he had committed."
"Dear boatman, your love was the truest I have ever known."
