Question

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Reading and Speaking- Read this short story and answer the questions that follow.
Once upon a time there lived a very greedy man. One day he lost a bag containing fifty gold coins
He looked everywhere but could not find it
. After a few days, a labourer who worked in his farm
came to him and presented him with a bag containing fifty gold coins. He told him that his daughter
found the bag while playing near the farm. The greedy man, instead of thanking the labourer, called
him a thief and accused him of stealing 25 gold coins from the bag. The matter was bought to the
court. The king was a wise man and could see through the greedy man's pretense. He ordered that
since the man lost seventy-five gold coins, the bag found by the labourer's daughter does not belong
to him, it belongs to the little girl. He further rewarded the little girl for her honesty,
(a) Why did the greedy man decide to cheat the labourer?
(b) What did the greedy man accuse the labourer of
(c) What role was played by the king in bringing justice?
(d) What is the moral of the story?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a. Greedy man wanted to take away all the coins and he did not wanted the labourer to get rewarded

b.He made him accused of stealing 25 gold coins from the bag.

c.The king was a wise man and could see through the greedy man's pretense. He ordered thatsince the man lost seventy-five gold coins, the bag found by the labourer's daughter does not belongto him, it belongs to the little girl. He further rewarded the little girl for her honesty

d. We should not be greedy and selfish because greed & selfishness are directly counterproductive to the ends that they seek to create. We all seek satisfaction, happiness, well-being. Greed & selfishness create further cravings and mental agitations within us. The more we act on these, the more dissatisfied we become.

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