READING:
Directions: Read the story below. Answer the questions in complete sentences, using the past perfect tense of the verb. Write your answers on a piece of paper.

Of Cabbages and Kings

In a distant kingdom long ago, lived a king named Ajal. He had a clever counselor named Ruddin. This adviser did his best to help the King make wise decisions, but the King often ignored him. The King wanted Ruddin to agree with him instead of pointing out other choices.
One day, the King’s royal cook bought a cabbage from the market. Ruddin was passing through the kitchen when he saw the cook with the cabbage. He thought of an idea and suggested that the cook try a new recipe. He knew that this great new dish would delight King Ajal.
Sure enough, upon tasting the special cabbage, King Ajal exclaimed, “This is the most delicious thing I’ve ever tasted! Tell me, what is this vegetable I am eating?”
Ruddin spoke up with pride. “Most glorious King, the vegetable you are eating is cabbage. In all lands, the wisest and most noble of people have agreed that cabbage is the greatest of all foods and the one most suitable for a king.”
“Very well,” said King Ajal, “then I decree cabbage to be my kingdom’s food of choice. Have my royal cook prepare cabbage for every meal from here on until the end of my days. Let it be known that my people are served only the noblest of all foods.”
The cook groaned when he heard this news. He knew only one recipe for cabbage. Still, he was a servant of the King. If the King wanted to eat cabbage at every meal, then the cook had no choice but to follow royal orders.
For the next week, the cook invented new ways to prepare cabbage for every meal. He served it boiled,
broiled, baked, frittered, fried, pickled, parboiled, and sliced into strips. Before long, he had run out of ways to serve cabbage.
One day, as all the people in the castle were cringing at the thought of eating cabbage soup, King Ajal cried out, “I hate cabbage! I hate it!”
Ruddin stood up to speak. “Most noble and virtuous King, your wisdom is deeper than the deepest well. Teachers of knowledge in all the lands agree that the cabbage is the worst of all foods.”
The King first nodded and then looked puzzled. “Ruddin,” he said, “why did you praise the cabbage last week when I liked it, but insult it today when it no longer pleases me?”
“Ah, noble ruler,” answered Ruddin, “I am only a servant of the King.


Comprehension Questions:

Where did the King’s royal cook bought the cabbage?

Who thought of an idea and suggested to the cook to try a new recipe?
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Even though, the cook only knew one recipe for the cabbage, why did he follow the king’s order?
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For the next week, what did the cook do to prepare cabbage for every meal?
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What did the king cried out at the last part of the story that ended the serving of cabbage?
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