Question

Read the passages from "The Story of Baba Abdalla" and "The Vain Jackdaw.":

"I had not gone far before the demon of ingratitude and envy took possession of my heart. . . . . "The dervish," said I to myself, "has no need for all this wealth, since he is master of the treasure and may have as much as he pleases." So I gave myself up to the coldest ingratitude, and determined immediately to take from him the camels with their load."

"The Jackdaw was there along with the rest, and realized that, with his ugly plumage, he would have no chance of being chosen as he was: so he waited till they were all gone, and then picked up the most gaudy of the feathers they had dropped, and fastened them about his own body, with the result that he looked gayer than any of them."

Which statement describes both Baba Abdalla and the Jackdaw?

They cheat to achieve what they want.

They plan to steal treasure from the rightful owner.

They think they deserve to be rewarded.

They believe demons will help them achieve their goals..

Answer 1

The statement which describes both Baba Abdalla and the Jackdaw is, they cheat to achieve what they want.

Answer: Option A.

Step-by-step explanation:

The story of Baba Abdalla is a short story of the greedy Baba Addalla where because of his greed for more and more he not only took the camels back from dervish, but because of his greediness he became blind.

The Vain Jackdaw’s story on the other hand depicts how in order to be the ruler and the kind of all the birds, jackdaw cheats by picking up the most bright feathers and attach them in his own body. But in the end he was exposed for what he did.

From both the stories we come to known how Baba Abdalla and Jackdaw cheat to achieve what they want. Abdalla cheats for his greed of having more camel, whereas Jackdaw cheats in order to become a king.