MARIGOLD Answer the questions.

When the frog's mother asks him to help her, he pretends to be deaf and does not move at all.

No, I do not like the frog's behaviour

The frog lies lazily on a log the whole day

rude. good-for-nothing, mannerless.

An old woman, who was Rip's neighbour, recognised him.

When Rip woke up. it was a bright sunny morning and he found himself at the place where he had first met the old man.

When Rip drank the contents of the barrel, he slowly fell into a deep sleep.

Though the men were playing a game, their faces were serious and there was silence.

The odd-looking men were playing ninepins.

Rip drank the contents of the barrel because he was frightened and he felt thirsty

The men who were playing ninepins were all dressed the same way and they all had beards of various shapes and colours.

The man that Rip saw on the mountains was a short, old man with thick hair and grizzled beard.

To avoid work, Rip would walk away into the forest with his dog.

Rip did not work on his own farm, weeds grew on the farm, his fences were falling to pieces and his cow was going astray, but Rip just wasted his time.

The children liked Rip because he played with them. taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories.

Wolf, his dog, was his constant companion.

The only problem with Rip was that he was very lazy.

Rip Van Winkle was a simple, good-natured and kind man.

Rip had been asleep for twenty years.

When Rip stroked his chin, he was astonished because his beard and grown a foot long and it was all white.

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