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The Rattrap
Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?
No, the peddler had never expected the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter. He expected sour faces when he knocked the door and requested for the night shelter. But the crofter was happy to get someone to talk to in his loneliness. He immediately put the porridge pot on the fire and gave the peddler supper. Then he gave him a big slice of tobacco for the stranger's pipe to smoke. Finally, he entertained the stranger by playing the game of cards “Majolis” until bed time.
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From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
Why was he amused by the idea?
Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?
Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler?
Why did he show the thirty kronor to the peddler?
Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?
Or
How did the peddler betray the confidence reposed in him by the Crofter in the rattrap?
What made the peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap?
Why did the ironmaster speak kindly to the peddler and invite him home?
Why did the peddler decline the invitation?
What made the peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?
Or
Having rejected the ironmaster’s invitation. Why did the peddler accept the one extended by his daughter?
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