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Select the correct text in the passage. Which part of the story contains the rising action of the plot? The Old Man and His Grandson by the Brothers Grimm There was once a very old man, whose eyes had become dim, his ears dull of hearing his knees trembled, and when he sat at table he could hardly hold the spoon, and spilt the broth upon the table-cloth or let it run out of his mouth. His son and his son's wife were disgusted at this, so the old grandfather at last had to sit in the corner behind the stove, and they gave him his food in an earthenware bowl, and not even enough of it. And he used to look towards the table with his eyes full of tears. Once, too, his trembling hands could not hold the bowl, and it fell to the ground and broke. The young wife scolded him, but he said nothing and only sighed. Then they brought him a wooden bowl for a few hall- pence, out of which he had to eat. They were once sitting thus when the little grandson of four years old began to gather together some blts of wood upon the ground. What are you doing there?" asked the father. "I am making a little trough," answered the child, "for father and mother to eat out of when I am big." The man and his wife looked at each other for a while, and presently began to cry. Then they took the old grandfather to the table, and henceforth always let him eat with them, and likewise said nothing if he did spill a little of anything,​

Answer 1

The rising action in 'The Old Man and His Grandson' is characterized by the old man's increasing mistreatment and the grandson's actions leading to a change in the family dynamics.

Step-by-step explanation:

The part of the story 'The Old Man and His Grandson' by the Brothers Grimm that contains the rising action is when the old man's condition deteriorates and his family's treatment of him becomes more callous. They move him behind the stove, give him an earthenware bowl, and, after it breaks, a wooden bowl. The rising action intensifies with the grandson's innocent and prophetic action of collecting bits of wood, prompting reflection and a change in his parents' behavior towards the grandfather.