Answer the following questions:
Why did Tenali Raman look displeased?
2. How did the king reward the artist? What would you have done if you had been in
the king's place?
Why did the King call Tenali Raman an ignorant fool?
What do you think is the reason for the courtiers' giggling?
5. What was the bet between the king and Tenali Raman?
5. If you were Tenali Raman, would you accept the bet?
7. How did Tenali Raman win the bet?
Could you predict that Tenali Raman would win the bag of gold?
2. If you were Tenali Raman, what would you do?
9. Can you suggest a different ending to the play? Discuss it in your group.
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Answers
Ans1. Tenali Raman looked displeased because he could not see the other side of the two men in the painting and thought that the artist was not good.
Ans2.. The king rewarded the artist with a bag of gold and asked him to stay at his court and paint more.
Ans 3. The king called Tenali Raman an ignorant fool when he said that he was unable to see the other side of the two men and the face of the cow in the painting. The king told Tenali that everything cannot be painted and one had to imagine the missing bits.
Ans4. The courtiers giggled because they thought Tenali Raman would lose the bet as they knew that he could not paint at all.
Ans5. Tenali Raman bet against the king that he would paint better than the artist whose paintings impressed the king very much. The king bet that he would give him a bag of gold if Tenali painted better and also confer him with the title of “King of Artists”.
Ans6. Tenali Raman won the bet by painting a few lines and by explaining that he had drawn a grazing horse which was outside the canvas. He indirectly told the king that a good picture is not always what you imagine but what you can actually see.
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Answer:
Ans1. Tenali Raman looked displeased because he could not see the other side of the two men in the painting and thought that the artist was not good.
Ans2.. The king rewarded the artist with a bag of gold and asked him to stay at his court and paint more.
Ans 3. The king called Tenali Raman an ignorant fool when he said that he was unable to see the other side of the two men and the face of the cow in the painting. The king told Tenali that everything cannot be painted and one had to imagine the missing bits.
Ans4. The courtiers giggled because they thought Tenali Raman would lose the bet as they knew that he could not paint at all.
Ans5. Tenali Raman bet against the king that he would paint better than the artist whose paintings impressed the king very much. The king bet that he would give him a bag of gold if Tenali painted better and also confer him with the title of "King of Artists".
Ans6. Tenali Raman won the bet by painting a few lines and by explaining that he had drawn a grazing horse which was outside the canvas. He indirectly told the king that a good picture is not always what you imagine but what you can actually see.