Directions: The following sentences form a paragraph. The third and sixth sentences of the paragraph are given. The rest are numbered as A, B, C, D, and E. These five parts are not given in their proper order. Arrange them in the correct order to make the paragraph meaningful and then answer the questions given below.

A. Therefore, the butcher's mother forced the two to divorce.

B. According to legend in the early Ming Dynasty there lived a butcher who had the good fortune to marry a very pretty, kind, and vivacious girl.

3. In traditional Chinese feudal culture, failure to bear a descendant to carry on the family name is a serious offense against filial piety.

C. The wife was heartbroken and left the family home and moved to a hut on a hill.

D. The butcher received the news of her pregnancy.

6. However, to her own surprise, she found that she was now pregnant.

E. However, even after several years of marriage, the wife was still without a child.