Question

4 Read the text. Is it a fairy story or a folk story? Dick Whittington Once upon a time there was a poor boy called Dick Whittington. One day he went to London to find a job. London was a big city and Dick was tired. He went to sleep on the steps of a big house. Mr Fitzwarren lived in the house. He was a very rich merchant but he was also a good man. He gave Dick a job in the kitchen. Dick had a little bedroom and there were a lot of rats in his room. Dick bought a cat. The cat chased the rats and Dick was very happy. One day Mr Fitzwarren sent one of his ships to Africa to trade. All of his servants sent something to trade for gold. Dick sent his cat. There was a cook in the kitchen who was horrible. He was very unkind to Dick so Dick decided to leave London. Then he heard the church bells. They said, 'Don't leave, Dick! You will be Lord Mayor of London.' So Dick went back to Mr Fitzwarren's house. The ship came back and Dick was a rich man. The King of Barbary had a palace with lots of rats. He bought the cat for a lot of gold. The cat killed all of the rats. Dick married Mr Fitzwarren's daughter. He became a merchant and he was Lord Mayor of London three times. HOTOCOPIABLE Oxford University Press
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Answer 1

In my opinion this story is a folk story. because such a name is very strange and why would the king give a lot of gold for a cat to get rid of rats? he could simply order his people to kill these rats or buy cats in his kingdom.
So… that’s why I believe that this is a folk story, and its essence is that even a small contribution can give a big result.)