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Who mocked and made fun of the youngest son?
Who mocked and made fun of the youngest son?
- The king
- The old man in the forest
- His brothers and everyone else (correct)
- His mother
What did the mother give her eldest son to take to the forest?
What did the mother give her eldest son to take to the forest?
- Axe and wood
- Cake and wine (correct)
- Bread and cheese
- Water and fruit
What did the old man ask the eldest son for?
What did the old man ask the eldest son for?
- Money
- Directions
- Axe
- Cake and wine (correct)
What happened to the eldest son while cutting down a tree?
What happened to the eldest son while cutting down a tree?
What did the mother give the second son to take to the forest?
What did the mother give the second son to take to the forest?
What injury did the second son sustain in the forest?
What injury did the second son sustain in the forest?
What did the mother give the youngest son to take to the forest?
What did the mother give the youngest son to take to the forest?
What did the cake and beer turn into when the youngest son shared with the old man?
What did the cake and beer turn into when the youngest son shared with the old man?
What did the old man tell the youngest son to do after they ate and drank?
What did the old man tell the youngest son to do after they ate and drank?
What did the youngest son find at the roots of the tree?
What did the youngest son find at the roots of the tree?
Where did the youngest son decide to spend the night with the golden goose?
Where did the youngest son decide to spend the night with the golden goose?
What happened when the landlord's daughters tried to pluck a feather from the golden goose?
What happened when the landlord's daughters tried to pluck a feather from the golden goose?
Who tried to stop the procession of people stuck to each other?
Who tried to stop the procession of people stuck to each other?
Who was the last to join the procession before they arrived at the city?
Who was the last to join the procession before they arrived at the city?
What was the king's decree for anyone who could make his daughter laugh?
What was the king's decree for anyone who could make his daughter laugh?
What made the princess laugh?
What made the princess laugh?
What was the first task the king set for the simpleton to avoid giving him his daughter?
What was the first task the king set for the simpleton to avoid giving him his daughter?
Who helped the simpleton find someone to drink all the king's wine?
Who helped the simpleton find someone to drink all the king's wine?
What was the second task the king set for the simpleton?
What was the second task the king set for the simpleton?
How did the hungry man describe his hunger to the simpleton?
How did the hungry man describe his hunger to the simpleton?
What was the last condition the king made?
What was the last condition the king made?
Who provided the ship that could travel by land and water?
Who provided the ship that could travel by land and water?
What happened after the king's death?
What happened after the king's death?
What was the initial perception of the youngest son by his family and community?
What was the initial perception of the youngest son by his family and community?
What ultimately became of the simple wood-cutter after the king's death?
What ultimately became of the simple wood-cutter after the king's death?
Flashcards
The youngest son
The youngest son
Mocked and underestimated by his family, he demonstrates kindness and is rewarded with luck.
Eldest son's fate
Eldest son's fate
The eldest son was unkind and got injured while cutting wood.
Second son's fate
Second son's fate
The second son was rude and was also hurt while cutting wood.
The Golden Goose
The Golden Goose
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The sticky situation
The sticky situation
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Parson and Clerk
Parson and Clerk
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Peasants intervened
Peasants intervened
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Princess's laughter
Princess's laughter
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King's first challenge
King's first challenge
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The Thirsty Man
The Thirsty Man
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King's second challenge
King's second challenge
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The Hungry Man
The Hungry Man
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King's Final Request
King's Final Request
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Reward for Kindness
Reward for Kindness
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Happily Ever After
Happily Ever After
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Central theme
Central theme
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Consequences
Consequences
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Judging others
Judging others
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Tests of character
Tests of character
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Magical elements
Magical elements
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Lack of joy
Lack of joy
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Comedic Progression
Comedic Progression
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Challenges
Challenges
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Moral of the story
Moral of the story
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Golden Goose symbolism
Golden Goose symbolism
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Study Notes
- A man with three sons, the youngest considered foolish, is mocked by everyone.
- The eldest son is sent to cut wood with provisions from his mother.
- In the forest, an old man asks him for food and wine, but the son refuses.
- The eldest son injures himself with the axe and has to return home.
- The second son is sent with similar provisions.
- He also refuses the old man's request for food and wine and suffers a leg injury.
- The 'stupid' youngest son asks to go, and the father reluctantly agrees.
- His mother gives him a cake baked in ashes and sour beer.
- The old man asks the youngest son for food and drink, and he shares willingly.
- The cake and beer transform into fine cake and wine.
- The old man rewards the youth with luck and tells him to cut down a tree, promising a good find at the root.
- The youth finds a goose with pure gold feathers.
- He stops at an inn where the landlord's three daughters covet the golden goose.
- The eldest daughter tries to pluck a feather but gets stuck to the goose.
- The second and third daughters also get stuck trying to help.
- The next morning, the youth leaves with the goose, unaware of the girls stuck to it, following him
- A parson scolds the girls, attempts to pull the youngest away, and also gets stuck.
- A clerk intervenes and also becomes attached.
- Two peasants try to free the clerk and parson, but they too become stuck, forming a chain of seven people following the youth and his goose.
- They arrive at a city where the king promises his daughter's hand to anyone who can make her laugh.
- The princess laughs at the sight of the youth and his comical procession.
- The youth claims his prize, but the king tries to avoid honoring his decree.
- The king demands someone who can drink all the wine in his cellar.
- The youth seeks help from the old gray man.
- He finds a man with an insatiable thirst, who empties the king's wine cellar.
- The king then demands someone who can eat a mountain of bread.
- The youth finds a perpetually hungry man who consumes the entire bread mountain.
- Finally, the king demands a ship that can travel on land and water.
- The old gray man provides the ship.
- The king is forced to allow the marriage.
- The youth marries the princess, and after the king's death, becomes the ruler.
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