Peeta wants to hear a story so she tells him a fake story about how Katniss got prims goat, lady. The true story is that she got the money for the goat when she and gale killed a buck in the woods and sold it to the butcher rooba.
Well, In the beginning His response is not much different, As Grendel only sees Beowulf as an Average citizen. Grendel is not fearful when they first meet, in fact (if i remember correctly) he is excited that Beowulf and his followers had come (So he could have more victims)
It's not until Beowulf Grabs Grendel "By the claws" That he's fearful. once beowulf shows that he's just as strong/maybe stronger Grendel becomes scared and "Wishes he could run away"
Normal Citizens were easy for Grendel to target, and easy victims for Grendel to Slaughter for his enjoyment. Beowulf is was not.
In 1848, one day a man named James Wilson Marshal was digging until he found something shining, gold! Marshal wasn't even looking for gold. In fact, he was preparing to build a sawmill near a river until he found his new shocking discovery. When the word got out that he found some gold, people headed west hoping to find some gold and get rich. (I only did the top paragraph, do you need the second?)
