Question

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

“I remained in the litchi tree, pondering over his wisdom and wondering how a man so wise could be so poor.”

1. What surprised the narrator?
2. What were the poor man’s pearls of wisdom?

Answer 1

1. The narrator was surprised that the poor old man was so wise despite having so little.
2. The man’s pearls of wisdom were that one should discover and hold on to one’s dream, avoid letting others take it away, and never rob another person of their own dream or purpose.