In the fairy tale "hansel and gretel," a brother and sister find a house made of candy in the forest,
are invited inside by an old woman, and are almost cooked and eaten by the woman, who turns out
to be a witch. in "little red riding hood," a little girl is on her way through the forest to see her
grandmother and tells a wolf where the grandmother lives. the wolf races ahead of the little girl and
eats her grandmother.
what recurring theme is present in both stories?
wolves and witches are mean.
the forest is a dangerous place.
do not trust strangers.
always be prepared.

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

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