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The Mysterious Picture
1. Where do the events narrated in the story take place?

The story takes place in the palace of the Archduke of Battenburg.

2. Mention the two central characters you identify at this point?

Tyl Ulenspiegel and Captain of the Guards.

3. What do you understand about the character of Tyl? Is he a serious man or one with sense of humour? How do you know this?

Tyl is a man who wanders from court to court.  He wears a cap with feathers.  He is slim and looks like a skeleton.  His appearance and mannerisms make us feel that he is a man of good sense of humour.

4.  Is there a change in the attitude of the Captain? What is the reason behind it?

Because the Captain of the Guards understood that Tyl was a Flemish painter.

5. What does Tyl wish to become?

Tyl wishes to become court painter.

6. Do you think Tyl and his donkey are hungry? Give reasons for your answer.

The donkey was not hungry because it fed himself fairly well all along the way on the thorns in the hedges and the grass on the roadside.  But Tyl had noting to eat for the last three days.

7.What does the Archduke want Tyl to do?

The Archduke wanted to paint his portrait so as to leave his memory to his descendants.

8. What does the sentence, 'We do not know when  God will think fit to summon us,' mean?

It means that death will come at any time without any warning.

9. Why does Tyl feel unhappy?

Tyl was unhappy because the Archduke wanted to paint his portrait without the courtiers in it.

10. What were the demands of the Archduke and  the courtiers in painting their pictures?

The Archduke demanded realistic picture of the courtiers.  But the courtiers demanded to paint their picture more beautiful than they actually were.

11.  Why did Tyl think that if he painted the picture, he would definitely be killed.’?

Tyl thought that he would be killed because the Archduke and the courtiers warned him that if he painted against their ,he would be killed.

12.  How did Tyl manage to stay in the court for long? How many days did he finally get to complete the picture?

Tyl convinced the Archduke very cleverly that he was nearing to complete the picture and demanded more days for final touch. (60 days to complete the picture.)

13. What is special about the picture?

Tyl claimed that the special feature of the portrait is that those who have royal blood in their veins will be able to see the painting.  But actually there was not a picture in the wall.  He fooled everyone with lies.

14. Imagine you were one of the courtiers present while Tyl invited the courtiers to have a look at his picture. What would be the likely conversation between Tyl and you?

I:  I cannot see anything on the wall. Where is your picture?
Tyl: The picture is there on the wall.  You cannot see it because you don't have royal blood.
I: You are telling a lie and make every courtiers fool.
Tyl: Don't you see every courtiers sitting here prizing my picture?
I: I am not like those one's.  Your are fooling all of them.  I want to tell this to the Archduke.
Tyl: I'm not interested to argue with you.
I: You cannot hide the truth all time.  Truth will come out one day.

15. Read the following script. It is based on the first event in the story, ‘Tyl’s arrival at the palace gate’.

The main entrance of the Archduke of Battenburg. The Captain and another officer are playing a game of chess. The Captain’s sword is in the sheath. The guards have spears close to them placed against the wall. Tyl Ulenspiegel enters from the left, mounted on his donkey. He wears attractive dress and has a cap with three bright feathers on it. He makes a comical appearance.
Captain: Hey there! You fellow on the donkey! We don’t allow any loafers here. You and your donkey already look like skeletons.
(Tyl dismounts from his donkey.)
Tyl (bowing): May God bless you. May God bless you, Sir Captain! If I look like a skeleton, it is not my fault.
Captain: Why are you here?
Tyl: I’m very hungry. I’ve come here because I’m forced to. If you will be so good as to give me a piece of the gold cord that you wear on your coat, I’ll go and hang myself by the teeth on that large leg of mutton that I see hanging in that butcher’s shop.
Captain (looks at Tyl curiously): Where do you come from?
Tyl: From Flanders
Captain: What do you want?
Tyl: I should like to show His Highness, the Archduke, one of my pictures. I’m a painter.
Captain: Well, if you are a painter and if you come from Flanders, you may come in.

(The Captain opens the gate and lets Tyl in.)
Read the script again.
How is the script different from the story?
The script has

a setting
Stage directions
Dialogues
Costumes
Gestures and actions
The following are some of the major events in the ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

story .some of them are false while some others are true .mark them as ture or false by tick in the appropriate column