Visit to the Clerk of the Weather Flashcards
Why was the narrator talking about the Clerk of the Weather?
He wanted to know if they were going to have an early spring.
Why was the old woman upset at the narrator?
She felt they didn’t believe that the clerk was real.
How did the narrator get to the clerk of the weather?
Lifted off his feet and whirled through the air.
What did the clerk’s house look like?
A pyramid of rocks.
What did the narrator see inside the clerk’s house?
Three giants. A pile of thunderbolts. Second hand rainbows. Cartloads of hailstones. Two sacks of wind. A storm locked in chains.
How old was the clerk?
Three-score centuries. 30 x 100 = 3,000 years old.
Who was the clerk upset about?
People who thought they knew what the clerk was going to do - weather forecasters.
Who came into the clerk’s house wrapped in sheets of ice and a wig made of snow?
Jack Frost
Who was the young lady dressed in a green hat and slippers?
Spring
Why did Spring take so long to come to Earth?
Jack Frost had kept her away.
What did Jack Frost want from Spring?
He wanted spring for his wife.
What did a giant use for milk in his coffee?
Clouds.
What were a dozen little black fellows making?
They were weaving a storm of thunderbolts and lightning.
What did the giant say was made in the forge?
Thunderbolts.
What did the giant have to fix?
An earthquake.
