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Question 22 • * SY2026-27 - 1001340 English 2 Sem 1 CR

Which quotation from "The Story of the Fisherman” in The Arabian Nights Entertainments supports the theme that cleverness trumps wrath?

Answer
A
“Vexed with having such a bad haul, when he had mended his nets, which the carcase of the ass had broken in several places, he threw them a second time.”
B
“‘O Fortune,’ he cried, ‘do not trifle thus with me, a poor fisherman, who can hardly support his family!’”
C
“At last I grew angry at being captive for so long, and I vowed that if anyone would release me I would kill him at once.”
D
“That vase could not contain one of your feet even, and how could your whole body go in? I cannot believe it unless I see you do the thing.”

Explanation

The fisherman uses a clever trick: he pretends not to believe the genie could fit inside the vase, prompting the genie to demonstrate. This lets the fisherman trap the genie again, showing how cleverness overcomes the genie’s anger and threats. Choice D contains the fisherman’s teasing challenge that sets the trick in motion.

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