I. Who is the real culprit according to the king? why did he escape the punishment?.

According to the king, the real culprit was the merchant's dead father. As he was dead, he could not be punished and in place of him, his son who had inherited all his property would be punished. The merchant escapes the punishment as the minister feels that he is too thin to be killed by the stake. 5.

Explanation:

i go to the store and buy some cheese,suddenly there was akward silence.   out of no where comes a ninja, and he takes an apple, and chokes the cashier, until he passes out.   the disapeared in a puff of smoke.   the cashier went to the doctor, and everything was fine again.   they all lived happily ever after without anymore ninjas.

the end

go to buy cheese= exposition

akaward silence= rising action

ninja chokes the cashier= climax

cashier goes to the doctor= falling action

they live happily ever after= resolution