Read the selection on the next page. Then sequence events that happened in the story by answering the questions that follow.



A girl once went to the fair to look for work as a servant. At last a funny-looking old gentleman hired her and took her home to his house. When she got there, he told her that he had something to teach her, for in his house he had his own names for things.
He said to her: “What will you call me?”
“Master or mister, or whatever you please, sir,” says she.
He said: “you must call me ‘master of all masters.’ And what will you call this?” pointing to his bed.
“Bed or couch, or whatever you please, sir.”
“You must call her ‘white-faced simminy.’ And this now,” showing the fire, “what would you call this?”
“Fire or flame, or whatever you, please, sir.”
“No, that’s my ‘barnacle.’ And what do you call these?” said he pointing to his pantaloons.
“Breeches or trousers, or whatever you please, sir.”
“You must call them ‘squibs and crackers.’ And what would you call her?” Pointing tothe cat.
“You must call it ‘hot cockalorum,’ and what is this?” he went on, pointing to the water. “Water or wet, or whatever you please, sir.”
“No, ‘pondalorum’ is its name. And what do you call this?” he asked as he pointed to the house.
“House or cottage, or whatever you please, sir.”
“You must call it ‘high topper mountain.’”
That very night the servant woke her master up in a fright and said: “Master of all masters, get out of you barnacle and put on your squibs and crackers. For white-faced simminy has got a spark of hot cockalorum on its tail, and unless you get some pondalorum, high topper mountain will be all in hot cockalorum.”

1. Who went to the fair to look for work as a servant?
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2. Who hired her?
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3. What did the funny-looking gentleman do to her?
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4. What happened when he brings the servant home?
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5. What did the servant to that very right?
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6. What did she said to wake up the master?