Delia sweats while she earns a living washing clothes in hot water . some townspeop a living washing clothes in hot water. some townspeople say they would not want to eat at delia's house because the food would taste like sweat . how ecause the food would taste like sweat. how much " sweat" has delia contributed to saving her marriage ? what toll has this "sweat " taken on delia's physical and mental health?

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answer :

the idiom "pride goes before a fall" means that being too proud causes one to make mistakes that eventually lead to failure or downfall.

in the stranger's story in the "the storyteller," bertha had won three medals for obedience, punctuality and good manners. she was really proud of her medals and pinned them to her dress and wore them everywhere she went so that everyone would know how good she was. in the end, these symbols of her excessive pride cost her her life. when she was hiding from the wolf in the bushes, it was the clinking of her medals that alerted his attention towards her presence and lead to her death.

the correct answer is: 4 hours, 10 minutes.