Question

read the passage and choose the best answer to each question.
the fairys two gifts
from grimms fairy tales
(1)a fairy was once wandering about in the shape of a poor old woman. night came on as she was going along a country road. she went past fields and woods till she came to two houses. one, large and beautiful, belonged to a rich man. the other was the little cottage of a poor ditcher.
(2)the fairy thought, \it will be no trouble to the rich man to give me shelter.\
(3)so she went to his door and knocked.
(4)he opened a window and called out, \who is there? what do you want?\
(5)\i have lost my way, and night is near,\ said the fairy. \i beg you to give me shelter.\
(6)the rich man looked at her from head to foot. then he shook his head and said, \i cannot take you in. if i let in every poor man and woman who knocks at my door, i shall soon be a beggar myself. go your way.\
(7)then he shut the window and left her outside.
(8)she turned her back upon his house and went to the cottage. as soon as she knocked, the ditcher opened the door and asked her to come in.
(9)\you look tired,\ he said, \and it is already late. you must spend the night with us.\
(10)his wife then came to work.
(11)\we have not much, good mother,\ she said. \but what there is we will share, with all our hearts.\
(12)there were some potatoes cooking on the fire, and the woman brought out a bowl of bread and milk. the supper was good, because it was seasoned with peace and kindness.
(13)when bedtime came, the wife called her husband aside. \dear husband,\ she said, \let us make a bed of straw for ourselves. then this poor woman can lie in our bed and rest. shes old, and, after walking the whole day, she must be tired.\
(14)\with all my heart,\ said the husband.
(15)the fairy did not wish them to do this, but they would not take
o.\ so she rested in their bed, and they slept on a bundle of straw.
(16)in the morning the wife got up and cooked breakfast. the sun shone into the room, and the faces of the man and the woman were as bright as the day. after breakfast the fairy thanked them and said good - by.
(17)at the door she turned and said, \you were kind to me when you thought i was poor and could do nothing in return. to show that i have both will and power to
an external conflict is a struggle between a character and an outside force, while an internal conflict is a struggle inside a characters mind. place the details into the correct box on the graphic organizer to indicate whether it is an example of external conflict or of internal conflict.
external conflict
internal conflict
the rich man gets annoyed at his horse, tells her to be quiet, and strikes her.
the rich man struggles to carry the saddle and suffers in the heat of the sun.
the rich man thinks about how his wife is sitting comfortably in a cool room.
the rich mans reluctant to wish for the saddle to be removed from his wifes back.

Explanation:

• External conflict involves a character and an outside force.
• Internal conflict is a struggle inside a character's mind.
• "The rich man gets annoyed at his horse, tells her to be quiet, and strikes her" shows conflict with an outside element (the horse), so it's external.
• "The rich man struggles to carry the saddle and suffers in the heat of the sun" shows conflict with the external environment (heat, carrying saddle), so it's external.
• "The rich man thinks about how his wife is sitting comfortably in a cool room" is a thought process (internal struggle about his situation vs. his wife's), so it's internal.
• "The rich man's reluctant to wish for the saddle to be removed from his wife's back" is an internal struggle (reluctance within his mind), so it's internal.

Answer:

External conflict: The rich man gets annoyed at his horse, tells her to be quiet, and strikes her; The rich man struggles to carry the saddle and suffers in the heat of the sun.
Internal conflict: The rich man thinks about how his wife is sitting comfortably in a cool room; The rich man's reluctant to wish for the saddle to be removed from his wife's back.