The Rattrap

Why did the ironmaster speak kindly to the peddler and invite him home?

The ironmaster spoke kindly to the peddler and invited him home because he thought that he was an old acquaintance of his. Due to the dim light and the peddler’s unkempt appearance, he mistook him for Nils Olof, someone he had known a long time back. He thought he could spend Christmas Eve with him….

Why did the peddler knock at the cottage by the roadside? How was he treated by the owner of the cottage?

Pedler knocked at the cottage to ask for shelter for the night. The crofter treated him kindly; offered him shelter in his cottage and gave him food. He also played cards with him and smoked tobacco. OR The peddler knocked on the cottage by the roadside to ask for shelter for the night. The crofter,…