The Golden Star-Fruit TreeA long time ago,there was a rich old man living in Vietnam. He had two sons. They had very different attitudes. The older brother was very greedy, but the younger brother was very kind. When the old man died, the brothers divided his father's wealth into two parts. The big brother took almost everything. He gave his younger brother only a small piece of land, with a star-fruit tree in front of it. The younger brother did not mind. From the on he lived there and made his living only by selling star fruits from the tree. Unfortunately, a very big raven often came and ate all the ripe fruits. At first, he was too afraid of the raven, and did not know what to do. But one day he dared to approach the raven. He begged to it not eat the fruits. "If you eat the fruit,I will have nothing to sell to the market, and my family will starve." Surprisingly the raven was not angry. He replied, "I need the fruits too. Can I have them and I'll pay to you with gold. Bring a 1-meter long bag, and I'll bring to place full of gold and you can fill the bag full with gold." The younger brother then told his wife to make 1-meter long bag. When the bag was done, he climbed on the raven's back and they flew to a place full of gold. He filled the bag full with gold, and then flew back home on the raven's back. From the on, the younger brother and his family could live happily in luxury On the commemoration of his father's death, he invited his older brother to come to his house. Thinking that his brother had a poor house, the big brother refused to come. But because his younger brother insisted, he and his wife finally decided to come. When they got to the younger brother's house, they were surprised to see that he was now very rich. He asked his younger brother how he had got all his wealth, and the younger brother was happy to tell him the truth. Then, the greedy brother and his wife offered the younger brother to trade all their fortune for the star-fruit tree. The younger brother gladly accepted the offer. Soon the older brother and his family moved to the house with the star-fruit tree. When the raven came for the star fruits,the older brother made the same plea. As expected, the raven told him to bring a 1-meter long a bag. Because he's was greedy, he asked his wife to make a much longer bag. When the bag was the bag done, he climbed on the raven's back and then they flew to the place full of gold. He filled the big bag with gold. He also brought some gold in his pockets. On the way home, the load soon became too heavy for the raven. Unable to hang on,the raven swayed, and the greedy brother fell straight down the to the sea with his bag and pockets full of gold. He sank very fast down the sea. The older died because of his greediness.

1. What does the story tell us about?
A. Two brothers had different characters.
B. The wealth of the old man.
C. The big raven ate all the ripe starfruit.
D. The two brothers divided their father’s wealth into two parts.

2. What is the complication of the story?
A. A raven asked the younger brother to bring 1 meter long bag.
B. The younger brother was now very rich.
C. The older brother sank very fast down the sea.
D. They had very different attitudes.

3. Why did the children have very different attitudes?
A. Because the older brother was very greedy, but the younger brother was very kind.
B. Because the big brother only gave a small piece of land with a star-fruit tree in front of it.
C. Because the old man had two children.
D. Because the two brothers divided their father's wealth into two parts.

4. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To describe something to the reader.
B. To introduce the characters of the story to the reader.
C. To inform the setting of time and place of the story to the reader.
D. To amuse or entertain the reader.​​