a) Describe the object that the children found in the ravine? A.The object that the children found in the ravine was shaped like a grain of corn, with a groove down the middle, but as large as a hen's egg. b) How did everyone realise that the object was a grain of corn? A. When a hen pecked at the object, then everyone realised it was a grain of corn. c) How was the grandfather different from his son and grandson? A. The grandfather was different from his son and grandson as he could walk easily and without crutches: his eye was clear, his hearing good, and he spoke distinctly. d) Who was finally able to tell the king about how and where the egg-sized corn grew? A.The peasant’s grandfather was finally able to tell the king about how and where the egg-sized corn grew. The Earth bore large sized grains in olden times and had ceased to do so now because men have ceased to live by their own labour, and have taken to depending on the labour of othe...
