Read the following passage carefully.
Once there lived a little wise man with a crooked back. He was a skilled archer. His only wish was to join the army. He thought that the king might not give him the job because of his crooked back. The little wise man wanted to find a strong man and ask him to take him as his assistant. Then the king would take both of them. He went in search of a big man.
One day he saw a big man digging a ditch.
The Little Man : You are a big and strong man. Why are you digging ditches? Can’t you find some other work?
The Big Man : I don’t know any other work, and I have to earn my living.
The Little Man : Don’t do this work anymore. Come with me. We will go to the king and ask for a job in the army for you.
The Big Man : I can’t do that. I am not a skilled warrior and can’t fight.
The Little Man : Don’t worry about that. Just go to the King, ask for a job in the army, and introduce me as your assistant.
The Big Man : But, how cap, a little man like you assist me? (The Brave Little Bowman)
Now, answer the following questions.
1. What was the disadvantage that the little man had?
2. What was the little man good at?
3. What was the little man in search of?
4. What was the big man doing when the little man approached him?
5. How would the little man be introduced?
