English, 20.09.2019 16:10 brooklyn4932

Read the passages from "the story of baba abdalla" and "the vain jackdaw.":
"i had not gone far before the demon of ingratitude and envy took possession of my heart. . . "the dervish," said i to myself, "has no need for all this wealth, since he is master of the treasure and may have as much as he ." so i gave myself up to the coldest ingratitude, and determined immediately to take from him the camels with their load."
"the jackdaw was there along with the rest, and realized that, with his ugly plumage, he would have no chance of being chosen as he was: so he waited till they were all gone, and then picked up the most gaudy of the feathers they had dropped, and fastened them about his own body, with the result that he looked gayer than any of them."
which statement describes both baba abdalla and the jackdaw?
they plan to steal treasure from the rightful owner.
they believe demons will them achieve their goals..
they cheat to achieve what they want.
they think they deserve to be rewarded.

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