Question

at the beginning of the story, How is the servant’s view toward the impossible tasks different from the king’s. "Water for life"

Answer 1

Answer:

The servant is willing to attempt whatever is asked of him, unlike the king who asks others to do work that he can take credit for.

Explanation:

"The Water of Life" is a short story written by Howard Pyle. The story is about a faithful servant. There was no else as faithful as him in the whole world. The faithful servant wore a golden armlet that fitted his wrist as his own skin.

The theme of the story is the reward hardwork and guile. The faithful servant in the story was a hardworking servant that performed the tasks without questioning the king or asking anything in return. Whereas, the young king was filled with guile and wanted to take credit of his servant's hardwork.

The attitude of this faithful servant towards the impossible tasks was that he was willing to attempt them. He, on every task, said that he will try to do these tasks. And he succeeded in all those tasks. On the other hand, attitude of the young king towards these impossible tasks was that he asked his servant to perform these tasks and took credit of it.