The two travelers and the farmer

A traveler came upon an old farmer hoeing in his field beside the road. Eager to rest his feet, the wanderer hailed the countryman, who seemed happy enough to straighten his back and talk for a moment.

"What sort of people live in the next town?" asked the stranger.

"What where the people like where you've come from?" replied the farmer, answering the question with another question

"They were a bad lot. Troublemakers all, and lazy too. The most selfish people in the world, and not one of them to be trusted. I'm happy to be leaving the scoundrels."

"Is that so?" replied the old farmer. "Well, I'm afraid that you'll find the same sort in the next town.

Disappointed, the travelers trudged on his way, and the farmer returned to his work.

Sometime later another stranger, coming from the same direction, hailed the farmer, and they stopped to talk. "What sort of people live in the next town?" he asked

"What were the people like where you've come from?" replied the framer once again.

"They were the best people in the world. Hard working, honest, and friendly, I'm sorry to be leaving them."

comprehension Check:
A. Setting: Where and when did the story happen?

B. Character:
1. Who is the protagonist? Why do you think so?
2. Who is the antagonist? Why do you think so?
3. What is the role of the farmer

C. Plot:
1. Introduction
2 rising action: What conflict or problem arises in the story?
3. Climax: Which part of the story is the climax?
4. Falling action: Is there a falling action?
5. Resolution: How is the conflict or problem resolved?

D. Evaluating the narrative:
A. Is the settings a good one for the characters and the plot?
B. How did the author differentiate the protagonist from the antagonist?
C. Is the production effective or not?
D. Did the rising action (conflict/problem) keep you interested Why or why not? What would you differently if you were the author?
E. Does it matter if the story has no proper falling action? Why or why not?
F. Did you like the story? It is something which you will remember for a long time? why?
​