Question

In "The Three Brass Pennies," how does Ah Fo's decision to give back the magic pennies affect the magician?

1 Like Ah Fo, he learns that hard work and honest effort bring more happiness than power or money.

2 He insists that Ah Fo keep the pennies and helps him make sensible wishes for a castle and a wife.

3 Because of Ah Fo, the magician no longer allows people to choose what they want to wish for.

4 It teaches him that the magic pennies are dangerous to people and he keeps them for himself.​

Answer 1

Answer: correct answer is option 1.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. Like Ah Fo, he learns that hard work and honest effort bring more happiness than power or money.

Step-by-step explanation:

The story of "The Three Brass Pennies" is a classical Chinese tale retold by Augusta Huiell Seaman. The story revolves around the character of Ah Fo who seeks knowledge as a means to acquire lifelong happiness only to realize that real happiness resides and comes from one's own self.

After Ah Fo unknowingly rescued a cursed Magician from an evil magician's spell, he was given three wishes/ brass pennies which will help acquire his dreams. But after learning and seeing through the magic, he returns the brass pennies to the magician and decided that true happiness is found only in one's own self and nowhere else. This decision to return the wishes showed the Magician that hard work and honest efforts are the basis of real happiness and not so important than power or financial gains. So, he decided to throw the three pennies into the river so that no one can use them.

Thus, the correct answer is option 1.