Read paragraph 41. He did not like to leave the saddle and bridle in the road. So he took them
on his back and started home on foot. The noon day sun shone bright.
Walking with such a load was warm and tiresome work. He thought how
cool his wife was, sitting at ease in their room. Yet it was she who had sent
him after the fairy
The hot conditions described in the setting of this paragraph affect the plot
because they lead the rich man to —
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O hurry home
O walk on foot
O take a short break
O waste his last wish