The Slipper!
Explanation:
The prince uses the slipper to find Cinderella. He tries the slipper on every female in the land, including the stepsisters, but it doesn't fit. The conflict is resolved and the story comes to a reasonable ending. Cinderella tries the slipper on and it fits! (:
It would be b.it makes the poem read slowly
In the village described in "my father writes to my mother," when a woman speaks about her husband, it is customary for her to refer to him as her husband, the one whom she has given her commitment and trust towards the end of their lives. They have to stay in tact in order to live longer together.