The young man wanted to be an alchemist. What was the problem with that?
He spent all his time trying to turn dirt into gold. He didn’t have a job. As a result, they didn’t have money to buy food and life became very difficult.
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What did the young man want to be and why?
The young man wanted to be an alchemist because he wanted to be rich without working.
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What did the old man do to solve the problem?
He told the young man that they needed 1 kilogram of silver powder found on banana leaves to change dirt into gold. The young man planted lots of bananas seeds.
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How did the young man and his wife become rich?
The young man’s wife sold the bananas in the market.
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How does the story end?
She showed his father and husband ten big bags full of gold coins. The old man told the young man: “You’ve changed dirt into gold and now you are very rich!"
