CHAPTER XXV

It chanced that a brilliant autumn brought a season of great prosperity to the Thetian wine-growers and farmers, and the year of Ughtred's accession to the throne seemed likely to be marked with a white stone in their annals. Never had a ruler been more popular with all classes. His military system, while it made no undue demands upon the people, provoked the admiration of Europe, and several important and successful industrial undertakings were due entirely to his instigation. Mr. Van Decht, fascinated by the climate, the primitive but delightful life, and a firm believer in the possibilities of the country, still lingered in the capital, and already the results of his large investments were beginning to be felt. Only a few people knew of the hidden danger which was ever brooding over the land--a danger which Ughtred had realized from the first, and which from the first he had set himself steadfastly to avert. A soldier himself, he knew something of the horrors of war. Nothing seemed to him more awful than the vision of this beautiful country blackened and devastated, her corn-fields soaked with blood, her pleasant pastoral life swept away in the grim struggle against an only partially-civilized enemy. He set himself passionately to work to strive for peace.

Reist came to him one evening straight from the House of Laws with a suggestion.

"Your Majesty," he said, "the people are asking for a queen."

Ughtred laughed.

"I'm sorry I can't oblige them off-hand," he answered. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Who was king?
2. What did they want him to do?
3. Did he agree?
4. What did he say?
5. What happened the fall he became king?
6. For whom?
7. Was the king liked?
8. What did the continent think of him?
9. For what?
10. Was the country completely safe?
11. Who sensed danger?
12. What did he know about?
Answer: 1. Ughtred
2. Find a queen
3. No
4. I'm sorry I can't oblige them off-hand
5. A season of great prosperity
6. The wine-growers and farmers
7. Yes
8. Admiration
9. His military system
10. No
11. Ughtred
12. The horrors of war

CHONGQING, China (CNN) -- Anna He is like a lot of kids about to turn 10. She plays with her brother, fights with her sister, practices piano, hates vegetables and is adapting to her new life -- adapting, because even though she's Chinese, this little girl seems far from happy about living in China.

Anna He, 9, finds it hard to adjust to life after she was returned to her biological parents, Jack and Casey He.

"I always hate staying in China," she says. "It's one of the worst places I have ever been. When I first went to the big city, there was so [much] pollution and so [it] always makes me feel bad. I also don't like the smell."

Her new life in China began after the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled last year that Anna should be returned to her biological parents, Jack and Casey He, known in China as He Shaoqiang and Qin Luo respectively.

The decision ended a six-year custody battle.

Anna was born prematurely while her parents were in Memphis, Tennessee, on temporary work visas. Unable to cope financially, they decided to give her up temporarily until they were able to get back on their feet.

That's when Jerry and Louise Baker stepped in and agreed to take temporary custody of Anna, when she was 4 weeks old. The Bakers said they made a verbal agreement with the Hes to take care of Anna until she was 18.

But the Hes dispute that. They wanted their daughter back soon after her first birthday and eventually went to court to have their parental rights restored. After a bitter legal battle, the Hes finally prevailed and Anna was returned to her parents. Anna was given a six-month transition period to adjust to her biological family before the Hes left the United States. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What makes Anna like a typical child?
2. What else?
3. How does she feel about eating her veggies?
4. Why is she so unhappy?
5. Who are her birth parents?
6. And their Chinese names?
7. Why did they give Anna up?
8. What does she hate so much about China?
9. What about the pollution bothered her?
10. Who took custody of Anna when she was an infant?
11. Did they sign anything?
12. What kind of an agreement did they have?
13. And what was did this agreement state?
14. What was the original agreement?
15. Was it easy for the Hes to get custody of Ana?
16. How long did the custody battle take?
17. Did they take her back to China right away?
18. How long before they went back to China?
Answer: 1. he plays with her brother
2. fights with her sister
3. hates vegetables
4. living in China.
5. Jack and Casey He
6. He Shaoqiang and Qin Luo
7. Unable to cope financially
8. pollution
9. makes me feel bad
10. Jerry and Louise Baker
11. no
12. verbal agreement
13. They wanted their daughter back soon after her first birthday
14. take care of Anna until she was 18.
15. no
16. six-year
17. no
18. six-month

Sarah is a girl. Sarah has one brother. Sarah's brother's name is Timothy. Sarah has one sister. Sarah's sister's name is Annabelle. Their last name is MacGregor. One day Sarah went to the park with her brother Timothy. They swung on the swings for a short time. Then Annabelle came out and swung with them. They all sang some nice songs together. They all became very happy. Then Timothy's friend came. Timothy liked his friend very much. Timothy went off the swing and went away with his friend. Then Annabelle and Sarah felt very very sad. Happily then Annabelle and Sarah's friend came. Their friend's name was Kate Smith. She was the same age as Sarah. They wanted to go to the slide together. So they went to the slide and played for a long time. Then Annabelle became happy. And Sarah also became happy. Then they went home together and had some food. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. How many siblings went to the park?
2. What piece of playground equipment did the children play on?
3. What did the girls do after the park?
4. Which two children went to the park first?
5. What sibling soon joined them?
6. What did they do as they swung?
7. Which sibling left the others first?
8. Who joined the girls after their brother left?
9. What did they play on after the swings?
10. How many sisters does Timothy play with at the park?
11. How many brothers does Sarah play with at the park?
Answer:
1. Timothy
2. swings
3. sang some nice songs together
4. Sarah went to the park with her brother Timothy
5. Annabelle
6. sang some nice songs together
7. Timothy
8. Kate Smith
9. the slide
10. Annabelle and Sarah
11. Timothy