How does the "old woman" thwart Lord Higa and save the village? What inference can you make about her from her ability to solve Lord Higa's three difficult tasks?

The "old lady" saves the village through the three tasks she performs. The completion of these tasks implies that with old age, people become more experienced and wiser.

Explanation:

This question is about the Japanese short story called "The wise old woman". In this story, we are introduced to a small village, where a supreme tyrannical man threatens to destroy the entire village if a young farmer fails to complete three tasks.

The tasks are very complicated, even the wise men of the kingdom find it difficult to complete them, however, the farmer's mother, an old woman manages to complete them and save the village. The old lady is able to complete this task because she is very experienced, she has lived for many years. The more experienced the wiser.

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