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Chapter-The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Do you like him? Give reasons for your answer.​

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Answered by maheshkumar99552
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Answer:

No I don't like him because it is very difficult to learn question and answers of English literature

Answered by SlRitesh
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A. Answer these questions:

Question 1.

What suggestions would Ravi and Ashok have offered the Mayor for getting rid of the rats?

Answer:

Ravi would have suggested to the’ Mayor to ‘poison the rats if he had been a councillor. Similarly Ashok would have suggested the Mayor to employ all the carpenters in the town to mend all old traps and make thousands of new ones. Besides, he would also have asked the Mayor to get all the holes plugged.

Question 2.

Why did the Mayor not get the rats poisoned?

Answer:

The Mayor did not get the rats poisoned because by poisoning the rats he would be getting the people poisoned as well. No one in Hamelin could 1 eat food before rats had tasted it.

Question 3.

What did the Mayor promise the Pied Piper?

Answer:

The Pied Piper promised the Mayor to rid the people of all the rats in the town. He would do so by drawing the rats after him through his secret charm.

Question 4.

Why did the Pied Piper look very strange?

Answer:

The Piper looked very strange on account of his red and yellow dress and odd appearance. He was dressed in red and yellow. He was as thin as a starved rat. He had a crooked nose and bright, blue eyes. He had no beard and a smile played on his lips.

Question 5.

What did the Pied Piper do with the rats?

Answer:

The Pied Piper played a time on his Pipe. An army of rats followed him. He led the rats to river Weser. AH the rats except one rat ran into the water and were drowned.

Question 6.

Why was the Pied Piper disappointed?

Answer:

The Pied Piper was disappointed because the Mayor refused to pay him the promised amount of one thousand guilders. He rather offered him only fifty guilders.

Question 7.

How did the Piper punish the people of Hamelin?

Answer:

The Piper played a different tune. All the children were drawn to the charming tune. They followed the Piper merrily. In this way, the Piper punished the people of Hamelin very severely. He led their children to some unknown place in the side of mountain near the town.

Question 8.

Was it right for the Mayor to deny the Piper his due? Why?

Answer:

The Mayor had promised the Pied Piper to pay him one thousand dollars in cash. The Pied Piper managed to rid the people of Hamelin of the nuisance caused by the rats. Therefore, it was wrong for the Mayor to deny the Piper his due.

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B. Tick the correct option

Question 1.

People wanted to get rid of

(i) the. Mayor

(ii) the rats

(iii) the councillors

Answer:

(ii) the rats

Question 2.

All the carpenters worked to

(i) mend and make traps

(ii) plug holes

(iii) give poison to the rats.

Answer:

(i) mend and make traps

Question 3.

The Mayor made a

(i) rash promise

(ii) good promise

(iii) wrong promise

Answer:

(i) rash promise

Question 4.

The Pied Piper was dressed in

(i) red and yellow

(ii) blue and black

(iii) fine clothes

Answer:

(i) red and yellow

C. Say True or False.

People liked the train of rats. T / F

Dogs ate up all the rats T / F

The Pied Piper sang a tune and led all the rats to the river. T / F

The mayor was not honest. T / F

The Pied Piper was disappointed. T / F

Answer:

False

False

True

True

True.

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