Reading Questions 8

Required readings: Arad Mitanguranni (BWL), Truth and Falsehood (AEL), The Eloquent Peasant (AEL)

1. Most stanzas in Arad Mitanguranni share the same structure. What is this basic structure?
2. What kind of person is the Master? What kind of person is the Servant?
3. Truth and Falsehood is an Egyptian wisdom tale. What do you think is the moral of this story?
4. What is the basic storyline of the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant?
5. How is the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant similar to a disputation tale? How is it different?
6. What do you think the moral of the Tale of the Eloquent Peasant could be?