Lesson Plan

Explore The Water of Life
A Fairy Tale by the Brothers Grimm

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QUESTIONS
Comprehension and Recall

10. What objects does the youngest brother find in the castle?
    (He finds a magic sword, some magic bread and some rings.)
11. How does the youngest son save the kingdoms that he finds on his way home?
    (He gives the kings the magic sword to have victory over their enemies and he gives them the magic bread from the castle to feed their people.)
12. How do the older brothers trick the youngest?
    (They replace his cup of the Water of Life with a cup full of saltwater. When the king drinks the saltwater he becomes even sicker.)
13. Do the older brothers give the king the real Water of Life?
    (Yes. It brings his strength back and he is saved.)
14. What happens when the king gets his strength back?
    (He thinks his youngest son has tried to kill him so he orders a huntsman to shoot him.)
15. Does the huntsman shoot him?
    (No. He cannot bring himself to do it and lets the youngest son go into the forest.)
16. How does the king find out that he has made a mistake about his youngest son?
    (The kings from the kingdoms saved by the youngest son come to give him a reward and explain how he saved them.)
17. What does the golden road test?
    (The golden road tests which of the three brothers is the right man to marry the princess.)
18. How does the youngest brother pass the test?
    (He is so in love with the princess that he never even sees the road.)