VII. Read the text and accomplish the post reading activities.

THE CLEVER POOR MAN

One day a poor man was travelling on horseback. In the afternoon, when he
was tired and hungry, he tied his horse to a tree and sat down to have his dinner. A
rich man came to that place and began to tie his horse to the same tree.
“Do not tie your horse to that tree,” said the poor old man, “my horse is wild,
it will kill your horse. Tie it to another tree!”
But the rich man answered: “I shall tie my horse where I like!” So he tied up
his horse and also sat down to eat his dinner. But a few minutes later they heard a
terrible noise and saw that the two horses were fighting. The ran up to them, but it
was too late – the rich man’s horse was killed.
“See what your horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to pay
for it!” and he bought the poor man before a judge.
The judge asked the poor man: “Is it true that your horse killed his horse?”
But the poor man answered nothing. Then judge asked the poor man many
other questions, but he did not say anything. At last the judge cried: “What can I do?
This man is dumb. He cannot speak!” “Oh,” said the rich man, “he can speak as well
as you or I. He spoke to me when I met him.”
“Are you sure?” asked the judge. “What did he say?”
“Of course I am sure,” answered the rich man. “He told me not to tie my
horse to the same tree where his horse was tied. He said that his horse was wild and
would kill my horse.”
“Oh,” said the judge, “now I see that you are not right. He warned you before.
So he shall not pay for your horse now.”
Then he turned to the poor man and asked him why he had not answered all
his questions.
The poor man said: “I did not answer you as I wanted him to tell you
everything, and now you see who was right and who was wrong.”
1. Answer the following questions:

a) Who came to the same place where the poor man was?
b) Where did the rich man bring the poor man?
c) Did the rich man tell the truth to the judge?
d) Why did the poor man pretend that he was dumb?

2. Make the characteristic of the heroes of the story.