Once, a long time ago, there lived a man who had two wives, but only the younger one had given birth to a son. To protect her son from the older jealous wife, the younger wife gave the boy to the older one to raise as her own.
All went well until the father of the child died, and the two wives began to fight as to who owned the house and who owned the boy who was to inherit everything. After much arguing, the issue was finally taken to the king. Wanting to solve it as quickly as possible, the king called in both women and the boy.
The king said to the two wives, “As with all things, the stronger will win. The one who can hold onto the boy shall hold him forever.” The king then had each woman take hold of one of the boy’s arms and told them to pull. Instantly, the boy cried out in pain and then found himself in a heap on the floor with the older wife.
“We have our proof who the true mother is,” said the king. “He will live with the younger wife.”
“But I pulled harder, “ protested the older wife.
“Yes,” said the king, “and you lost.”
QUESTION FOR YOU.
How did the king know who the boy’s real mother was?
THE ANSWER.
The contest was not one of STRENGTH. It was a contest of LOVE. The boy’s real mother could not bear to hurt him, and so she let go. She wanted him to be safe even if she could not be with him.
VOCABULARY
1. to give birth to v. (The younger one had given birth to a son.) [give/s, gave, given]
(a) to have (to bear) a baby
(b) to give a gift to a baby
(c) to become pregnant
For example: I gave birth to my son in l973.
YOUR TURN: Please write a sentence (in any tense) using this phrasal verb –
give birth to.
2.to raise v. (The older wife raised the boy as her own.) (raise/s, raised, raised)
(a) to shave (b) to eat rice (c) to bring up
TO RAISE (verb needs an object) [This is NOT TO RISE.]
Examples: raise the flag, raise the window, raise your rent, raise your pay (salary),
raise your hand, raise your children
YOUR TURN: Please write a sentence (in any tense) using RAISE with an object.
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3. the issue n. (The issue was finally taken to the king.) [issue/s, issued, issued]
(a) a newspaper
(b) an important question that must be solved or is in dispute
(c) a suit in court
4.in a heap n. (The boy found himself in a heap on the floor.)
(a) in a big pile (b) on the top (c) next to her
5.to protest v. (The older wife protested.)
(a) to prepare (b) to sing a song (c) to argue
5. to bear v. (She could not bear to hurt him.)
(a) to endure; to be able to tolerate something
(b) to be rude
(c) to see the bears at the zoo
Example: I can’t bear people who lie.
YOUR TURN: Please write your own sentence using bear in any tense.
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GRAMMAR
WHO as a question word and
WHO as a subject of a clause, used as a relative pronoun
1. WHO as a question word.
(Use am, is, are, was, or were in your short answer)
a. Who is there? [at the door] It’s Sally. _______________
b. Who is going to Chinatown after school? ______________
c. Who was your teacher last semester? ________________
d. Who was eating in class? _________________
YOUR TURN: Use the verb to be to ask a WHO question? And answer it with two words.
e. ________________________________________________________ ___________
CAN or WILL as a modal ((Use can or will in your short answer)
f. Who can drive? ___________
g. Who will be here tomorrow?
YOUR TURN: Use the modals can and will to ask a WHO question? And answer it with two words.
h. ___________________________________________________ ________________
i. ___________________________________________________ _______________
PRESENT TENSE VERBS (Use do or does in your short answer)
j. Who has a dictionary? _____________
k. Who plays the piano? _____________
l. Who walks to school? ______________
m. Who works? _____________
YOUR TURN: Use a present-tense verb to ask a WHO question? And answer it with two words. n. _____________________________________________________ __________
PAST TENSE (Use did in your short answer)
o. Who walked to school today? ______________
o. Who ate breakfast this morning? _____________
YOUR TURN: Use a past-tense verb to ask a WHO question? And answer it with two words. p. _________________________________________________________ ____________
PRESENT PERFECT (Use have or has in your short answer)
Who has been to Las Vegas? _________________
YOUR TURN: Use a present-perfect verb to ask a WHO question? And answer it with two words. q. ____________________________________________________ ____________
2. WHO as a subject (or subject complement) of a clause .
Circle the verbs of WHO. Are these questions? ____________
1. Once there lived a man who had two wives.
2. The two wives began to fight as to who owned the house
3. and who owned the boy who was to inherit everything.
4. The one who can hold onto the boy shall hold him forever.
What are the subjects and verbs in the following sentences?
5. We have our proof who the true mother is.
Ask the WHO question for #5. ______________________________________
6. How did the king know who the boy’s real mother was?
Ask the WHO question for #6. ________________________________________
The grammar to learn for these embedded WHO “questions” is this:
DON’T make a WHO question in the middle of a statement.
a. I know who she is.
b. I always forget who works and who doesn’t.
c. I am sure she is the one who was here yesterday.
(whom is an object)
d. I am sure she is the one whom I saw in Chinatown.
e. I don’t know whom to ask.
3. Comparatives
Adjective Comparative
hard harder than But I pulled harder
old older than The older jealous wife was raising the son.
young younger than The younger one gave birth to a son.
strong stronger than The stronger will win.
YOUR TURN: Please write a sentence using safer.
safe safer than _______________________________________
3. CONVERSATION
Work with a partner and answer the questions.
Then write your answers in complete sentences.
a. What did the younger wife give to the older wife?
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b. Who pulled harder? ________________
b. Who was physically stronger? ________________
c. Do you think the real mother (the younger mother) did the right thing by giving up her son? Please say why. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
d. Do you think the king was a wise person or was there another way to find out who the real mother was? Explain, please.
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