Question

What made the peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?

Answer 1

Hint: This story shows the life of a rattrap seller who is earning very low and is very poor. He has to resort to begging and thievery to keep his body and soul. He tells us about the life that the world offers us various types of baits in the form of comforts of life which in return leads to various miseries.

Complete answer:
The story ‘The Rattrap’ written by Selema Lagerlop shows a story of a peddler. He is homeless so every night he has to search for a shelter. One day, he heard a thumping sound from a mill. He reached there. The owner of the mill took him as his old friend and invited him to stay with them for Christmas. The owner’s daughter Edla persuaded him to stay with them. But the next day the owner realized that the stranger was not his friend and he is a thief also so he asked to get out. On the other hand, Edla pleaded for him to stay. After Christmas, Edla asked the peddler if he wanted to stay and have rest, he would be welcomed next Christmas too. This had a miraculous effect on him and finally, he changed his way of life.

According to the question, we need to tell the reason why the peddler was convinced by Edla to accept her invitation for Christmas. The girl seemed full of sympathy and compassion for the peddler. Her manner was very friendly. The peddler felt confidence in her. This is the reason he accepted her invitation.

Note: This story depicts the World being a rattrap. Some had already been caught in the snare and the others were still circling around the bait. But some incidents changed our way of life. For an instance- Peddler's life got changed by meeting Edla. He returned all the money he robbed from the crofter and finally changed his way of life from thievery and begging.