Question

In what sense is Sibia a real hero?
question from The Blue Bead by Norah Burke​

Answer 1

Sibia was a real hero. If she had not acted bravely and courageously, the Gujjar woman who was attacked by a crocodile when she had gone to the river to fill water, would have become the monster's prey. However, when Sibia heard the painful shriek of the woman, she acted quickly and injured the crocodile using a hayfork. The crocodile was fatally wounded and thus the Gujjar woman was saved.

Answer 2

Sibia is a real hero in the story as she had put her own life in trouble and had saved the life of a woman from a crocodile.

• The theme of the "The Blue Bead" story is often people do not realise that taking chances can lead to many unexpected achievements.
• The story is about a young girl Sibia, who goes with her mother to work at the fields. The blue bead represents the small stuff that makes Sibia happy as she dreams of a necklace in her life.
• She suffered in her life and tried to fight the ills. It is at the end of the story that she gets the reward of her sacrifices for her necklace in the form of a blue bead.