17 Questions
What did the princess tell the women she wanted?
A prince
What did the princess say she would fill with gold?
The entire fountain
What did the humans want from the princess?
A piece of gold
What was the man with the long white beard wearing?
A turban
What did the man with the turban give to the man in the white shirt?
A piece of gold
Where were the two men standing?
In front of a fountain with a tower
What does the farmer not want to be anymore?
A farmer
What does the prince offer the farmer in exchange for guessing his identity?
All the gold he could ever want
Why does the farmer agree to the prince's challenge?
He thinks he must be wrong
What is the farmer's life described as?
Hard
Who is the farmer unknowingly waiting for?
The prince
What is the underlying reason for the prince's question to the farmer?
To see if the farmer is clever
What did the farmers start talking about?
The prince's arrival
What did the third farmer say he would receive if he dines with the prince?
Four sacks of wheat and two bullocks
Who chuckled when talking about the prince?
The first farmer
What was the third farmer called by the other two?
Names
What did the third farmer agree to do if he doesn't dine with the prince?
Do everything they ask him to
Study Notes
The Prince and the Farmer
- A prince, who is rich and handsome, visits farmers every new year to eat their harvest.
- The farmers discuss the prince's arrival and one of them accepts a challenge to dine with the prince in exchange for four sacks of wheat and two bullocks.
- The prince asks the farmer about his life, and the farmer replies that his life is hard and he doesn't want to be a farmer anymore.
- The prince offers the farmer all the gold he could ever want if he can guess who the prince is.
- The farmer initially refuses to believe the prince's identity but eventually agrees to the challenge.
The Princess's Story
- A princess wants to marry a prince and asks her women to find one for her.
- The princess offers to fill the entire fountain with gold if they find a prince.
- The humans are asked if they want a piece of gold or a horse, and they all choose gold.
- The princess then asks the humans to identify the prince.
- An image shows a man with a long white beard giving a piece of gold to a man in a simple white shirt, standing in front of a fountain with a tower.
A classic folk tale about a prince who visits farmers during harvest time, and the conversations between the farmers regarding the prince's arrival.
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