13. Read the following passage carefully and answer
the questions that follow.
An old man being distressed by ceaseless quarrelling
going on among his sons, one day he called them to
him and showed them a bundle of sticks tied
together, and asked if any one of them was strong
enough to break them. First one and then another
tried, but although
they were all robust and heíty
young men, they all failed. He then united the
bundle,' and told them to break each stick
separately. This they did easily and all the sticks were
soon broken into pieces. Thus he taught them hat
united they would be strong but disunited they
would alwyas be weak.
(a) Why was the old man sad?
(b) What lesson did he teach
his sons?
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(c) (i) Explain the italicized portions.
(ii) Give a suitable title to the above passage. 1
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Explanation:
(a) The old man was sad because the quarreling between his three sons.
(b) This taught them hat united they would be strong but disunited they would always be weak.
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Explanation:
(a) The three sons often quarrelled with one another. (b) They did not heed to their father's advice. (c) The oldman gave them a bundle of sticks and asked each of them to try and break the bundle. (d) The moral of the above passage is-unity breads strength. If we live united, no harm will come to us; if we quarrel, we will have to face difficulty.Read more on Sarthaks.com - https://www.sarthaks.com/556799/carefully-passage-given-below-answer-questions-follow-three-often-quarreled-with-another
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