Vocabulary
remote: very far
sliver: a tiny flake
evil: bad
solitary: all alone
amusement: enjoyment
barren: empty, infertile
curious: eager to know
howl: cry of a wolf
transformed: changed
guilt: blame
rapidly: very fast
accomplished:
completed
bounded: ran away
refuse: leftover
ingratitude: lack of appreciation,
thanklessness
forsake: turn your back on
EXTRA
QUESTIONS:
Q1. Who surrounded the dying old man?
An elder
daughter, two sons, and a wife surrounded the dying old man.
Q2.What gave the old man a sliver of spirit?
The fresh
wind blowing through the door gave the old man a sliver of spirit.
Q3.Why did
he bring his family to the remote place?
He brought
his family to the remote place as he wanted to keep them away from the evil ways that many people follow.
Q4.Why was it not easy for the old man and his
family to stay away from the others?
They
suffered a lot of discomfort that is why it was not easy for them to stay away
from the rest.
Q5.Identify the figure of speech in the following line.
‘The spirit
of the man took flight.”
Personification
Q6. Why did
the elder brother leave the sister and the
younger brother behind?
The elder
brother left the sister and the
younger brother behind
as he
wanted to go out to make his mark in the world.
Q7.What
made the sister forget about the little brother whom she had left behind?
The
amusements and pleasures of social life made the sister forget about the little brother whom she had left
behind.
Q8.What did the little boy eat during the winter?
The little boy ate during the winter, the refused meals of the wolves.
Q9.What modern-day lessons are there in this
story?
In today’s
modern world we have maximum of nuclear families and minimum of joint families.
People have become selfish and mean minded and started thinking of their own well-being. They have stopped caring about their own blood relations and even
their biological brothers and sisters.
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