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Q: What does the sexton mean when he says that visiting the put will be a sermon to the narrator?
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When the narrator says Yes he had been trying to comfort himself with these suppositions What does he mean by suppositions?

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What is the summary of the calabash kids?

NARRATOR 1: Once there was a woman named Shindo, who lived in a village at the foot of a snow-capped mountain.NARRATOR 4: Her husband had died, and she had no children, so she was very lonely.NARRATOR 2: And she was always tired too, for she had no one to help with the chores.NARRATOR 3: All on her own, sheNARRATOR 1: cleaned the hut,NARRATOR 4: cleaned the yard,NARRATOR 2: tended the chickens,NARRATOR 3: washed her clothes in the river,NARRATOR 1: carried water,NARRATOR 4: cut firewood,NARRATOR 2: and cooked her solitary meals.NARRATOR 3: At the end of each day, Shindo gazed up at the snowy peak and prayed.SHINDO: Great Mountain Spirit! My work is too hard. Send me help!NARRATOR 1: One day, Shindo was weeding her small field by the river, where she grew vegetables and bananas and gourds. Suddenly, a noble chieftain appeared beside her.CHIEFTAIN: I am a messenger from the Great Mountain Spirit.NARRATOR 4: He handed the astonished woman some gourd seeds.CHIEFTAIN: Plant these carefully. They are the answer to your prayers.NARRATOR 2: Then the chieftain vanished.SHINDO: (skeptically, looking at the seeds in her hand)What help could I get from a handful of seeds?NARRATOR 3: Still, she planted and tended them as carefully as she could.NARRATOR 1: Shindo was amazed at how quickly the seeds grew. In just a week, long vines trailed over the ground, and ripe gourds hung from them.NARRATOR 4: Shindo brought the gourds home, sliced off the tops, and scooped out the pulp. Then she laid the gourds on the rafters of her hut to dry.NARRATOR 2: When they hardened, she could sell them at the market as calabashes, to be made into bowls and jugs.NARRATOR 3: One fine gourd Shindo set by the cook fire. This one she wanted to use herself, and she hoped it would dry faster.NARRATOR 1: The next morning, Shindo went off again to tend her field.NARRATOR 4: But meanwhile, back in the hut,NARRATOR 2: the gourds began to change.NARRATOR 3: They sprouted heads,NARRATOR 1: then arms,NARRATOR 4: then legs.NARRATOR 2: Soon they were not gourds at all.NARRATOR 3: They were---ALL NARRATORS: children!NARRATOR 1: One boy lay by the fire, where Shindo had put the fine gourd.NARRATOR 4: The other children called to him from the rafters.CHILDREN:Ki-te-te, come help us!We'll work for our mother.Come help us, Ki-te-te,Our favorite brother!NARRATOR 2: Kitete helped his brothers and sisters down from the rafters.NARRATOR 3: Then the children started quickly on the chores.CHILD 1: Clean the hut!CHILD 2: Clean the yard!CHILD 3: Feed the chickens!CHILD 4: Wash the clothes!CHILD 5: Carry water!CHILD 6: Cut the wood!CHILD 7: Cook the meal!NARRATOR 1: All joined in but Kitete.NARRATOR 4: Drying by the fire had made the boy slow-witted. So he just sat there, smiling widely.NARRATOR 2: When the work was done, Kitete helped the others climb back on the rafters.NARRATOR 3: Then they all turned again into gourds.NARRATOR 1: That afternoon, as Shindo returned home, the other women of the village called to her.WOMAN 1: Who were those children in your yard today?WOMAN 2: Where did they come from?WOMAN 3: Why were they doing your chores?SHINDO: (angrily) What children? Are you all making fun of me?NARRATOR 4: But when she reached her hut, she was astounded.NARRATOR 2: The work was done, and even her meal was ready!NARRATOR 3: She could not imagine who had helped her.NARRATOR 1: The same thing happened the next day. As soon as Shindo had gone off, the gourds turned into children,NARRATOR 4: with headsNARRATOR 2: and armsNARRATOR 3: and legs.NARRATOR 1: The ones on the rafters called out,CHILDREN:Ki-te-te, come help us!We'll work for our mother.Come help us, Ki-te-te,Our favorite brother!NARRATOR 4: Kitete helped them down, and they did all the chores.CHILD 1: Clean the hut!CHILD 2: Clean the yard!CHILD 3: Feed the chickens!CHILD 4: Wash the clothes!CHILD 5: Carry water!CHILD 6: Cut the wood!CHILD 7: Cook the meal!NARRATOR 2: Then they climbed back to the rafters, and turned again into gourds.NARRATOR 3: Once more, Shindo came home and was amazed to see the work all done. But this time, she decided to find out who were her helpers.NARRATOR 1: The next morning, Shindo pretended to leave, but she hid beside the door of the hut and peeked in. And so she saw the gourds turn into children,NARRATOR 4: with headsNARRATOR 2: and armsNARRATOR 3: and legs.NARRATOR 1: And she heard the ones on the rafters call out,CHILDREN:Ki-te-te, come help us!We'll work for our mother.Come help us, Ki-te-te,Our favorite brother!NARRATOR 4: Kitete helped them down. As the children rushed out the door, they nearly ran into Shindo.NARRATOR 2: She was too astonished to speak, and so were the children. But after a moment, they went on with their chores.CHILD 1: Clean the hut!CHILD 2: Clean the yard!CHILD 3: Feed the chickens!CHILD 4: Wash the clothes!CHILD 5: Carry water!CHILD 6: Cut the wood!CHILD 7: Cook the meal!NARRATOR 3: When they were done, they started to climb back to the rafters.SHINDO: (urgently) No, no! You must not change back into gourds! You will be the children I never had, and I will love you and care for you!* * *NARRATOR 1: So Shindo kept the children as her own.NARRATOR 4: She was no longer lonely.NARRATOR 2: And the children were so helpful, she soon became rich, with many fields of vegetables and bananas, and flocks of sheep and goats.NARRATOR 3: That is, all were helpful but Kitete, who stayed by the fire with his simple-minded smile.NARRATOR 1: Most of the time, Shindo didn't mind.NARRATOR 4: In fact, Kitete was really her favorite, because he was like a sweet baby.NARRATOR 2: But sometimes, when she was tired or unhappy about something else, she would get annoyed and yell at him.SHINDO: You useless child! Why can't you be smart like your brothers and sisters, and work as hard as they do?NARRATOR 3: Kitete would only grin back at her.NARRATOR 1: One day, Shindo was out in the yard, cutting vegetables for a stew. As she carried the pot from the bright sunlight into the hut, she tripped over Kitete.NARRATOR 4: She fell, and the clay pot shattered. Vegetables and water streamed everywhere.SHINDO: (getting up, screaming at him) Stupid boy! Haven't I told you to stay out of my way? (derisively) But what can I expect? You're not a real child at all. You're nothing but a calabash!NARRATOR 2: The very next moment, Kitete was no longer there.NARRATOR 3: In his place was a gourd.SHINDO: (shrieking) What have I done? I didn't mean what I said! You're not a calabash, you're my own darling son!NARRATOR 1: The other children came crowding into the hut.SHINDO: Oh, children, please do something!NARRATOR 4: They looked at each other a moment.NARRATOR 2: Then over each other they climbed, scampering up to the rafters.NARRATOR 3: When the last child had been helped up by Shindo, they called out one last time,CHILDREN:Ki-te-te, come help us!We'll work for our mother.Come help us, Ki-te-te,OUR FAVORITE BROTHER!NARRATOR 1: For a long moment, nothing happened.NARRATOR 4: Then slowly,NARRATOR 2: the gourd began to change.NARRATOR 3: It sprouted a head,NARRATOR 1: then arms,NARRATOR 4: then legs.NARRATOR 2: At last, it was not a gourd at all.NARRATOR 3: It was---SHINDO & CHILDREN: (shouting happily, as SHINDO hugs him) KITETE!* * *NARRATOR 1: Shindo learned her lesson.NARRATOR 4: Ever after, she was very careful what she called her children.NARRATOR 2: And so they gave her comfort and happiness,NARRATOR 3: all the rest of her days.By; Too EyT MaqnoLia


How did Sherlock Holmes justify his inferences about the visitor that he was an amiable unambitious and absent-minded man?

You must mean Dr. Mortimer from 'The Hound of the Baskervilles.' He was amiable because he received a testimonial and a walking-stick as a gift likely from the Charing Cross Hospital. He was unambitious because he abandoned a London career for the country. He was absent-minded because he left said walking-stick and not his visiting-card behind after waiting an hour on his previous visit to 221b Baker Street.

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someone who looks after a cemetery and may also dig graves


What is the definition of sermon?

The word sermon can be a religious exchange spoken in public, often by a clergyman as a part of a worship service. It can also mean a speech on conduct or duty.


What does the word premble mean?

Preamble is the rhetoric building up to a sermon or speech.


What does the word preaching mean?

1. the act or practice of a person who preaches.2. the art of delivering sermons. 3. a sermon. 4. a public religious service with a sermon.


Does narrator mean the ame thing as follows?

No, "narrator" refers to the person telling a story, while "follows" typically means to come after or be next in a sequence.


Who is someone who is visiting?

Someone Who Is Visiting Would Be A Tourist, A Sightseer Or Any Word That Can Mean Visit.


What does 'getting to know the narrator' mean?

Coming to understand how the narrator views the world.To come to understand the narrator's perspective on the world


What does the surname Kirschner mean?

There are several possible origins for this name and variations of it. It could mean 'church sexton', 'furrier' or 'cherry picker'. It's a surname that has it's origins in a profession.


What does cuando visitas Mexico mean?

It means: When are you visiting Mexico?


What does the medical abbreviation VNA mean?

Visiting Nurse Association