“The Gold Coin” and “The Grateful Stork” explore the topic of making mistakes. Which statement best describes how the stories treat the topic? In the first story, Juan suffers for what he has done wrong; in the second story, the young girl is harmed by the mistake of another. In the first story, Juan is able to fix a mistake that he has made; in the second story, the old woman’s mistake leads to loss.

In “The Gold Coin,” Doña Josefa mistrusts Juan for his destructive act; in “The Grateful Stork,” the old woman is forgiven for breaking a promise.

In “The Gold Coin,” Doña Josefa makes a mistake when she believes Juan deserves the gold coin; in “The Grateful Stork,” the young girl is wrong to trust the old couple.