soul of the great bell by lafcadio earl with contect clues questions

A summary of the soul of the great bell and some questions. The slide got some context clues questions in help with the continuation of the lesson.

About 500 years ago, the Celestial August
and Yung-Lo ordered his bell smiths and
molders to make a bell that makes a sound
that reaches 100 Li. This was spearheaded
by Kouan-Yu. They attempted to cast a bell
twice, however, gold, silver, brass, iron
wouldn’t meld together.
When Celestial August knew about it, he was
furious yet he spoke nothing. The second time
he heard of the issue, he warned Kouan-Yu
that if they wouldn’t successfully cast the
bell, he would be condemned to death.
Kouan-Yu has a daughter named Ko-Ngai. She
is exquisite but her heart is much more
beautiful than her face.
She found the letter, read it, and kept it a secret.
She sold her jewelries and gold to pay an
astrologer she needs to consult for an advice.
The astrologer told her that gold and brass will
never meet in wedlock, silver and iron never will
embrace until the flesh of a maiden is melted in
the crucible and the blood of a virgin is mixed in
the metal fusion.

2. CHINA

3. The Yongle Bell, cast in 1403 at the end of the
first year of the reign of the Emperor Yongle,
(the third emperor of the Ming dynasty).
The bell is housed in the Great Bell Temple,
located in the Haidian District of Beijing and
built in the year 1733. (Image: Cultural China)

4. About 500 years ago, the Celestial August
and Yung-Lo ordered his bell smiths and
molders to make a bell that makes a sound
that reaches 100 Li. This was spearheaded
by Kouan-Yu. They attempted to cast a bell
twice, however, gold, silver, brass, iron
wouldn’t meld together.

5. When Celestial August knew about it, he was
furious yet he spoke nothing. The second time
he heard of the issue, he warned Kouan-Yu
that if they wouldn’t successfully cast the
bell, he would be condemned to death.
Kouan-Yu has a daughter named Ko-Ngai. She
is exquisite but her heart is much more
beautiful than her face.

6. She found the letter, read it, and kept it a secret.
She sold her jewelries and gold to pay an
astrologer she needs to consult for an advice.
The astrologer told her that gold and brass will
never meet in wedlock, silver and iron never will
embrace until the flesh of a maiden is melted in
the crucible and the blood of a virgin is mixed in
the metal fusion.

7. In the third attempt, Ko-Ngal leapt in the
crucible. Kouan-Yu was in sorrow and
could not do anything about it. They
finished the bell with success. As they
rang the bell, it made a sound that is
deeper, mellower and mightier than any
other bell.

8. Activity 3: Contextualize It!
Determine the meaning of the underlined words based on
context by choosing the letter of your answer. Write it on your
paper.
1. It was an awful day – horrible and dreadful for the third time,
the casting of the great bell was unsuccessful.
A. fearful B. foul C. happy D. nasty
2. Kouan Yu might think that the result of the making of the great
bell for the third and last time was much more likely an
egregious failure because of what happened to his daughter.
A. glaring B. grievous C. scandalous D. shameful

9. 3. His animosity or ill-feeling because of what happened
to his daughter was so great.
A. anger B. bitterness C. hate D. malice
4. Wild with his grief, he felt deep remorse and would
have leaped in after his daughter, but strong men held
him back.
A. guilt B. regret C. shame D. sorrow
5. How the blending with the well-blended brass and
gold, with the intermingling of the silver and the iron after
Ko-Ngai leaped, was a conundrum, a puzzle that's
difficult to solve.
A. mystery B. problem C. query D. question

10. Assignment #1
1. If you were Ko-Ngai, would you sacrifice your life
for your father too? Why?
2. Do you think sacrificing one’s life to show love to
parents is still observed today? Why
do you say so?
3. Share something about your father and your
relationships to him.