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A Legend of the Northland, , I. 1. Which country or countries do you think “the Northland”, refers to?, , Answer: It is a country in the north where days are short and, nights are long., , 2. What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s, reaction?, , Answer: Saint Peter asked the old lady for a piece of cake. The, lady behaved miserly and kept decreasing the size of the cake. At, last she did not give him anything to eat., , 3. How did he punish her?, Answer: He cursed her and made her a woodpecker., , 4. How does the woodpecker get her food?, Answer: The woodpecker bores the hard and dry wood to get its, food., , 5. Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if, she had known who Saint Peter really was? What would she have, done then?, , Answer: No, she would not have done this. On the contrary, she, would have given him a large piece of cake to make him happy, with the greed to get a handsome return,, , 6. Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the, most important?