Since Demeter was the goddess of the seasons, basically, whenever Persephone was in the Underworld with Hades, it was winter. There was no autumn or fall in Ancient Greece. It was winter because Demeter was sad. Once Persephone returned, it would become summer and spring again because Demeter would rejoice.
The Jungle Book<span> (1894) is a collection of stories by English author </span>Rudyard Kipling<span>. The stories are fables, using animals in an </span>anthropomorphic<span> manner to give moral lessons. A principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves. Other characters include Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear. The book has been adapted many times for film and other media.</span>
Answer:
Bilbo is having second thoughts about participating in the expedition
Explanation:
Is this chapter 1 when they have their first conversation together? Because if it is, Thorin does not believe Bilbo is the perfect theif they are looking for because of where he lives and because he is a boring hobbit. So Thorin discourages Bilbo and thinks he cannot do it. Now Bilbo feels like its an impossible mission he is going on and he gets really discouraged and has second thoughts.
"The Gift of the Magi" tells the story of a young couple Jim and Della. Christmas is coming, and each wants to buy the other a present. The problem is that they really cannot afford to spend a lot of money on presents. Jim treasures his gold pocket watch, which has been given to him by his father. Della treasures her long, beautiful hair.
As the story progresses, the two struggle to think of ways to buy a Christmas present for each other. Finally, on Christmas Eve, Della realizes she has next to no money left for her husband's Christmas present. What will she do???
At this point, she goes into town to search for something to buy with the little money she has. She knows that her husband's most prized possession is his pocket watch. She thinks that maybe she could buy him a chain for it, but they are all too expensive.
That's when Della realizes she has a way to EARN the money -- her hair. She runs out and has it cut short. She is able to sell the hair for enough money to buy the chain for her husband's watch.
Her husband comes home with a present for Della. When he sees her, however, he is shocked. She tells him she cut her hair for his present. When Jim hands her his present, we can see why he was so shocked. He had bought her a pair of really expensive hair combs. How could he afford such a gift? He had sold his most prized possession -- his watch -- just to buy his wife a present.
Of course, now that Della has short hair, she cannot use the combs. And, now that Jim has sold his watch, he has no use for the chain. That aside, their love for one another is the greatest gift of all.
And so, Della's problem was how to buy a gift for her beloved husband. She solves this problem by selling her most prized possession, her hair.
Answer:
Marked by grief or grieving; grievous.