Colegio san José 23/10/2010
Francisco manotas
Daniel vilar 9ª
The Stone
1. Pause at line 7. Circle the names of the characters you meet.
-maibon, modrona and the old man
2. Re-read lines 8–13. In what sort of shape is Maibon now? How does Maibon feel about getting old?
-maibon is old and he feels bad because he can’t do the same things that he could do when he was young
3. What does Modrona mean when she says “stop borrowing trouble” (line 16)?
-Modron was referring to her not to worry about the things that should not matter
4. Bade (line 19) is the past tense of bid, which means “ask” or “tell.”
-.
5. Pause at line 37. What are some of Maibon’s complaints?
-“the older I grow, the worse it will be”
6. Re-read lines 44–52. A new character appears in the story. What kind of story do you predict this will be?
– A dwarf’s appers , it’s going to be a fairy tale
7. Circle the dwarf’s name in line 60. What is Doli unable to do?
-doli can’t turn invisible unlike his family
8. Re-read lines 67–74. What does Maibon want from the dwarf?
-Maibon wanted the dwarf to grant his wish.
9. Pause at line 93. What do you think Maibon will ask for?
-maibon is going to ask for some money
10. In lines 100–108, why do you think Doli tries to talk Maibon out of wanting a magic stone?
-the dwarf said do not take the stone because later you are going to regretting
11. What do you think will happen if Maibon gets the magic stone (line 112)?
-i think that if maibon decides to take the stone, the dwarf will steal his youth
12. Pause at line 133. Underline what Modrona wants instead of the stone.
-modrona wanted money to buy stuff
13. Do you think Maibon has learned a lesson yet (lines 134–136)? Tell why or why not.
-no, because he hadn’t noticed anything
14. In lines 147–149, what change does Maibon notice?
-the dwarf didn’t cheat him. because his beard hadn’t grown
15. Brooding, in line 154, means “sitting on and hatching eggs.” What other meaning does the verb brooding have?
-To protect (young) by or as if by covering with the wings.
16. What problem does Modrona notice in lines 150–154? What do you think might be the cause of this problem?
-the chicken hadn’t given eggs, and the cow hadn’t given calves
17. Pause at line 171. What trouble has the stone brought so far?
– the chicken hadn’t given eggs, and the cow hadn’t given calves
18. Re-read lines 187–203. How are Maibon’s ideas about the stone different from Modrona’s?
– maibon think the stone is a positive thing but modrona thinks is a negative thing
19. Why do you think the stone keeps coming back (lines 195–220)?
– because he wanted the stone
20. Pause at line 246. How does Maibon feel about the stone now?
– he feel bad, because he give bad look to his family
21. Re-read lines 260–263. Underline the passage that explains why Maibon couldn’t get rid of the stone.
– because he really wanted the stone
22. How does Maibon feel now about growing old (lines 264–268)?
– now maibon thinks grown older is part of life and you can’t change
23. Pause at line 275. Will the stone come back again? Explain.
– no because he realy didn’t wanted anymore the stone
24. Re-read lines 289–290. What is the moral of this story? Begin your answer with these words: “Maibon learns.”
– it dosen’t matter if you are black, Chinese, colombian, etc. you have to life live to the max