Multiple choice

Why did the youngman not succeed in winning the hand of the farmer’s daughter?

  1. He could not catch the tail of any one of the oxen.

  2. He took too much time to catch an ox.

  3. He did not abide by the condition of the farmer.

  4. He did not understand the language of the farmer.
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Explanation

According to the passage, the man let the first two oxen pass as they were big and well built. The third ox had no tail. So, he did not succeed in fulfilling the farmer's condition.

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