HELP PLEASE! Sanjay the beggar goes hungry much of the time but one day in the market he manages to obtain an enormous pot full of rice gruel when no one is looking. He goes home with the pot and eats until he can eat no more. Still, the pot is almost full and Sanjay hangs it up on a nail above his bed and thinks: I am so fortunate! If famine were to come tomorrow I could sell this pot for ten coins. With the coins I could buy a pair of goats. The goats would have kids and soon I would have a whole herd of them.
I could trade my herd for gold and with the gold I would purchase a house. To the house a wealthy man would come and offer to marry his beautiful daughter to me. We would love each other dearly and we would have a child whom I would name Sabal, which means “the strong one.” Sabal will sit on my knee on the porch of my house while my wife and I drink tea. Suddenly, Sabal will climb down and at that very moment, a stray dog will approach him. “Get away!” I will yell to the dog, and I will give him a swift kick to make sure the dog listens.
At this point Sanjay, immersed in his daydream, kicks out his foot and knocks down the pot hanging on the hook. The gruel falls into the dirt, ruined.
1. What is the theme of the story?

2. What does the image of the pot symbolize in the story?
Wealth

3. What does the image of the kick symbolize in the story?
It symbolizes how harsh he was towards the dog.

4. What conflict do you see in the story between real life and dreams?