Екатерина Жигалкович

Three at table

Answers to the questions:

1. Where did the young ma  go once?

A young man once went to the country to stay with an uncle.

2. What did he learn when he came to the country?

When he got down to the place, he found that his uncle was in France.

3. What did the young man decided to do?

He decided to stay at an inn and await his return.

4. Why did he knock upon the door of the dark house?

The next day he started for a walk through the countryside but lost his way in fog, got cold and tired, so he knocked upon the door of a dark house, searching for shelter.

5. Did the host invite the young man to have dinner?

Yes, he did.

6. Were there three of them at dinner?

Yes, there were three.

7. What did the host place in front of the fire?

The old man placed a large screen in front of the fire and slowly extinguished the candles.

8. Why did the host extinguished the candles?

He did it because he and his son had had their plan of celebrating the son's birthday in the dark so no one would see his injuries.

9. Did they speak a lot at dinner?

No, they did not.

10. Why did the host leave his song and the young man?

The host left, because he had forgotten the port, so he left to get it.

11. Why was the young man so shocked when he saw the face of the host's son in the light of the fire?

In the dark it seemed that the host's son had a pair of wild eyes. It scared the young man very much. He even clenched his fists to protect himself if the creature attacked.

12. What had happened to the son in the burning house?

The son was injured some years ago there.

13. Why did the host light the candles?

He lighted the candles, because he felt that they had had enough of the dark. They didn't want to hide anymore.

14. Why was the host proud of his son?

He was proud of him, because a several years ago he had saved children from the burning house.