Morning, Because the sunlight peeked over the mountains.
Greedy. Pahom was poor, but he wanted as much land as he could get. When he had opportunity to get more land, (as much as he can walk in a day) he killed himself from over-working himself. He is also a static character. And a protagonist. Don't know what kind of answer you're looking for.
Transitions are words used to start a setnece, and in this case, to set an order of time. Words like first, then, next, and lastly are such examples.