A long time ago, there lived an old and poor couple in a village in Japan. They didn’t wish for gold or fine clothes. They only wished for a child. One day, the old woman washed clothes in a river. While washing, she was also wishing for a child. Then, a giant peach came floating down the river. She took it home and would cut it. There was a human voice from that peach saying not to cut it. Suddenly it split open and a baby boy jumped out of that peach. Those old people were very happy and named him Momotaro which means Peach Boy. Time went by and people in that village were afraid of Oni Monsters who stole their belongings. When Momotaro was about 15 years old, he wanted to save his village from Oni Monsters. Momotaro’s parents were very proud of Momotaro. His father gave him a sword; mother gave him a bag of dumplings. On the way, Momotaro met a dog, a monkey and a hawk. He shared those dumplings to them. Those animals joined him to fight Oni Monsters. Being a good leader, Momotaro encouraged them to work together. Finally, Momotaro successfully forced Oni leader to surrender. Then Momotaro with his friends took treasure then shared it to all people in the village. Momotaro’s parents were very happy that Momotaro came back safely. “He shared those dumplings to them.” (paragraph 5) The word “shared” is closest meaning to …

A long time ago, there lived an old and poor couple in a village in Japan. They didn’t wish for gold or fine clothes. They only wished for a child.
            One day, the old woman washed clothes in a river. While washing, she was also wishing for a child. Then, a giant peach came floating down the river. She took it home and would cut it.
            There was a human voice from that peach saying not to cut it. Suddenly it split open and a baby boy jumped out of that peach. Those old people were very happy and named him Momotaro which means Peach Boy.
            Time went by and people in that village were afraid of Oni Monsters who stole their belongings. When Momotaro was about 15 years old, he wanted to save his village from Oni Monsters. Momotaro’s parents were very proud of Momotaro. His father gave him a sword; mother gave him a bag of dumplings.
            On the way, Momotaro met a dog, a monkey and a hawk. He shared those dumplings to them. Those animals joined him to fight Oni Monsters. Being a good leader, Momotaro encouraged them to work together.
            Finally, Momotaro successfully forced Oni leader to surrender. Then Momotaro with his friends took treasure then shared it to all people in the village. Momotaro’s parents were very happy that Momotaro came back safely.

 

“He shared those dumplings to them.” (paragraph 5) The word “shared” is closest meaning to …