Following is a story of Gangaram, a 130 years old crocodile, who died in a Chhattisgarh village. Listen to the story carefully and answer the questions that follow. You can listen to the recorded story or ask your teacher, sibling or friend to read the story aloud. The incident took place in Bawamohatra, a village in Bemetra district of Chhattisgarh. The residents of Bawamohatra gathered near the community pond and started weeping after they saw that the crocodile had died. The villagers were emotionally attached to the reptile and were heartbroken after his death. About 500 people of the small village attended the last rites of their beloved crocodile, Gangaram. The over three-metre long crocodile was buried in Chhattisgarh’s Bawamohatra village after his last rites were performed by the villagers. A forest department official estimated that the crocodile was 130 years old. The crocodile was carried to its funeral on a tractor decorated with flowers and garlands. The villagers say Gangaram was friendly. Even the kids of the village could swim around him. He had never harmed or attacked anyone. He was not a crocodile but a friend and a divine creature for them, who was worshipped in this village. Some say that he would even eat rice and dal which was served by the villagers and kids. He was very understanding and if he saw anyone swimming near him, he used to go to the other side of the pond. Villagers used to identify themselves with the crocodile as people used to call this village—Magarmachha vala gaaon, the Crocodile’s village. In fact, the villagers now wish to build a statue of Gangaram near the pond to remember their friend, who got the village a new name. It may be weird, but it could be an example of how humans and animals can coexist without harming each other. 1. Why did the residents gather near the village pond? 2. Why were the villagers crying? 3. Who was Gangaram? 4. How big was he? 5. How old was he? 6. Give three reasons to justify Gangaram was friendly: (a) Children could ______________________________. (b) Gangaram never ______________________________. (c) Gangaram was very ______________________________. 7. What was the new name given to the village and why? 8. What will the villagers do to remember their friends?directions or senses.
Answers
Explanation:
1. The residents gathered near the village pond to see the crocodile named Gangaram which was died.
2. The villagers were crying because their beloved crocodile was died.
3. Gangaram was a crocodile lived in a pond of the village Bawamohatra.
4. He was over three meter long.
5.The Crocodile Gangaram was 130 years old.
6. (a) Children could - swim around him
(b) Gangaram never - harmed or attacked anyone in the village
(c) Gangaram was very - understanding, if he saw anyone swimming near him, he used to go to the other side of the ground.
7. Magarmachha vala gaaon which means the Crocodile’s village, was the new name given to the village on the memory of Gangaram
8. The villagers will build statue of Gangaram near the pond to remember their friend
Question 1 :
Why did the residents gather near the village pond?
Answer :
The residents of Bawamohatra gathered near the community pond because a crocodile had died there . All the people were gathered together to see it.
Question 2 :
Why were the villagers crying?
Answer :
The villagers were crying because their cherished crocodile had died.
Question 3 :
Who was Gangaram?
Answer :
Gangaram was a crocodile . When he was 130 years old , he died in a village called Chhattisgarh village. He was a friendly crocodile . He wasn't a harmful crocodile because the kids of the village swim around him but he doesn't harm them at all. He was 3 metre long .
Question 4 :
How big was he ?
Answer :
He was 3 metre long.
Question 5 :
How old was he ?
Answer :
He was 130 years old.
Question 6 :
Give three reasons to justify Gangaram was friendly:
- (a) Children could ______________________________.
- (b) Gangaram never ______________________________.
- (c) Gangaram was very ______________________________.
Answer :
- (a) Children could swim around him.
- (b) Gangaram never harmed or attacked anyone in the village.
- (c) Gangaram was very understanding because if he saw anyone swimming near him, he used to go to the other side of the pond.
Question 7 :
What was the new name given to the village and why?
Answer :
The new name that was given to the village is Magarmachha vala gaaon, which means the crocodile's village.
Everyone used to call this village Magarmachha vala gaaon because of the bond of love between the crocodile and the people
Question 8 :
What will the villagers do to remember their friends?
Answer :
The villagers wished to build a statue of Gangaram near the pond to remember their friend, who got the village a new name.
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