The fairy tale “The Devoted Friend” is story about two friends. The liner told this story to the water-rat.
Once upon a time there was an honest
little fellow. His name was Hans. He had the friend who was a miller. He was
his best friend. The miller always said
to Hans that real friends should have everything in common. Hans thought that
there couldn’t be a better and more devoted friend than the miller. Thought the miller had a lot of things in his mill and lived well, he didn’t give anything to Hans.
But Hans didn’t care for it.
Hans liked
working in his garden with his flowers. When flowers grew up, Hans used to sell
them in the bazaar. But once the winter came and if Hans wanted to survive he
also had to sell a part of his things. So he sold his favorite wheelbarrow too.
In spring
the miller learnt about it. He was shocked so he promised that he would give
his wheelbarrow to Hans.
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-So do real friends,- the miller said.
For thanks that he would give his wheelbarrow, the miller asked Hans to give him flowers.
He wanted the basked to be full of flowers. Hans didn’t have much flowers, but
he gave them to friend. After all, real friends do so.
Some days
later the miller asked Hans to help him again. That day Hans had important work
in his garden. He had to water his flowers. If flowers wouldn‘t be watered-
Hans wouldn‘t be able to sell them. But miller didn’t care that. After all Hans
agreed to help to the friend.
After that
the miller asked Hans to give him hand again, and again. He reminded him he was
going to give him his wheelbarrow.
After all
one night the miller ran to Hans home again and started to cry. He told that
his son felt down and hurt himself. And also he said that his son needed a
doctor. The doctor lived far away from them so the miller asked Hans to go to
him and invite to his place. Hans agreed, but he asked the miller to give him
miller’s lantern. The miller didn’t agreed, because his lantern was new and he
didn’t want something happen to it. Though there was a very cold and dark
night, Hans went to the doctors house. When
he atlast travelled there, he
told the doctor what had happened. Doctor agreed to help. He ordered his big
boots, his lantern and they went to help the miller’s son.
The weather
went worst and worst. Soon Hans couldn’t see anything. He lagged behind the
doctor. Then Hans got to a place where were a lot of dark holes and these
holes were full with water. Hans was wandering until he fell into one of the
holes of water and sank.
Hans was
found next morning. Everybody went to his funeral. The miller mourned Hans most
of all...
1. What are the animals talking in the beginning
of the story?
The mother duck tries to teach her little
ducks how to stand on their heads in the water, but ducks pay no attention to
their mother. She tries to explain them that if they don’t listen to their
mother- they will never be accepted into a good society. After that the
water-rat, the Green liner and the duck started talking about their families
and the liner started telling the story about devoted friend.
2. What does the author (Oscar Wilde) wants to
tell the reader (what is the moral of the story)? Why?
I think here can be two
morals. One of them: excessive trust
to each other can
destroy yourself. As we know in this story Hans dies because of
the miller’s guilt. And another: if you always use someone to do your work-
you will regret for that. Because in this story the miller regret for his
actions.
3. What are the animals discussing in the end of
the story? What are their emotions/reactions?
The animals are talking
about the story’s moral. The water-rat didn’t see the moral of the story, and she’s
quite annoyed of that.
4. What are your thoughts and feelings after the
story?
I like that the story is
instructive and forcing the reader to think hard. It was very interesting to
read it.
Dear Karolina,
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to see your post! :)
Very good writing, but storyteller isn't liner it's Linnet.
ReplyDeleteHi Karolina! I think you told this story well. I loved it! Beautiful pictures :) good luck to you :))
ReplyDeleteHello Karolina :), I think you wrote very good summary! And those pictures are very nice. Good job! :)
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ReplyDeleteHey. Good job on creating your summary. Answers are great because they are long.
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