1. Why did the king want no more talk about the hiles
2. What did the king ask Gopal to do to prove that her
clever?
3. What three things did Gopal do before he went to buri
hilsa-fish?
4. How did Gopal get inside the palace to see the king a
he had bought the fish?
5. Explain why no one seemed to be interested in talk
about the hilsa-fish which Gopal had bought.
6. Write True' or 'False' against each of the follow
sentences.
Answers
Answer:
1. The king didn't want any talk about the hilsa-fish because his courtiers were not fishermen. It was below their dignity to talk about a fish.
2. In order to prove that he was clever, Gopal was asked to buy a huge hilsa-fish and bring it to the palace without anyone asking anything about the fish.
3. The three things that Gopal did before he went to buy his hilsa-fish were: i) He half-shaved his face. ii) He smeared ash on his body. iii) He wore rags.
4.Gopal started singing and dancing in front of the palace at a loud voice. The king heard the noise and asked the man to be brought inside.
5. No one seemed to be interested in talking about the hilsafish which Gopal had bought because of Gopal's ridiculous appearance. Some people found him comical others thought he was a madman still others thought he was a mystic. They were so engrossed in discussing his appearance that the hilsafish went unnoticed.
Answer:
1.The king didn't want any talk about the hilsa-fish because his courtiers were not fishermen. It was below their dignity to talk about a fish.
2.In order to prove that he was clever, Gopal was asked to buy a huge hilsa-fish and bring it to the palace without anyone asking anything about the fish.
3.Three things that Gopal did before he went to buy his hilsa-fish were— (i) He made his face half-shaven. (ii) He smeared himself with ash. (iii) He wore disgraceful rags.
4.Gopal started singing and dancing in front of the palace at a loud voice. The king heard the noise and asked the man to be brought inside.Oct 11, 2019
5.No one seemed to be interested in talking about the hilsa-fish which Gopal had bought because of Gopal's ridiculous appearance. ... They were so engrossed in discussing his appearance that the hilsa-fish went unnoticed.
6.(i) True (ii) False (iii) True (iv) False (v) False