Question

Carry these rugs to the palace of the king of the Persians, and for each rug, he will give you a hundred gold pieces of money a) Who said these words and to whom? b) Why did the speaker say these words? c) What was special about the rugs? d) Was the speaker trying to play a trick on the people being spoken to? How so? e) What lesson did you learn from this story?

Answer 1

The speaker of these words is Gil-Dong who tried to trick the king of the Persians into giving him a large sum of money for rugs. The rugs were used as a prop in his plan, and he was trying to deceive the people being spoken to. The lesson from this story is that greed can lead to dishonesty and deceit.

Step-by-step explanation:

a) The speaker of these words is Gil-Dong and he said it to the king of the Persians.

b) The speaker said these words because he wanted to trick the king into giving him a hundred gold pieces for each rug.

c) The rugs were special because they were used as a prop in Gil-Dong's plan to deceive the king.

d) Yes, the speaker was trying to play a trick on the people being spoken to. He pretended that the rugs were valuable in order to receive a large sum of money.

e) The lesson from this story is that greed can lead to dishonesty and deceit.