From “The Wise Old Woman” by Yoshida Uchida

Complete the chart by sorting the textual evidence into those that develop each theme.

1. His mother,however, smiled and answered, “why, this is the easiest of them all”.
2. Instead, he was silent and thoughtful,for at last he realized how much wisdom and knowledge old people possess.
3.”I have been very wrong”, he said finally.
4.”Mother,Mother, we must solve another terrible problem or lord higa will conquer our village”.