Question

On the bank of a river, there was a tall and sturdy oak tree. Near that oak tree,

some reeds had grown on the ground. The reeds were weak and slender. Whereas the

oak tree looked huge and stout. The tree was very much proud of his size and strength.

He often ridiculed the weal reeds. One day the oak tree boasted, “Look, how strong I

am ! I can resist the powerful wind without bowing down before it. But you reeds are so

week that you cannot even sustain the soft breeze and start trembling with fear.

The tree continued with his boastful talk, “I am so strong that I can block the way

of the wind, whereas you weak vegetations bow down even before the gentle blow of

the wind. After hearing enough from the oak tree, the reeds said humbly,” Of course we

are weak in front of the strong wind and so we pay our respect to the wind by bowing

down in front of it. I think that you should also sometimes bow down in front of the

powerful wind.” The arrogant tree laughed aloud, “Ha, Ha ! I am not a reed who bows

down to all and everyone. I’m a stout oak tree who never bends.” The wind which had

been hearing the tree’s arrogant talk since long, couldn’t tolerate it anymore. It blew so

hard that the tall and sturdy oak tree was uprooted and thrown on the ground. However,

the weak and slender reeds survived because they bowed to save themselves from the storng wind blow. It shows that how humility always wins.

Answer the questions :

1. Name the tall and sturdy tree on the bank of the river?

2. How did the tree ridicule the weak reeds?
3. What was the reply of the reeds?

4. What happened to the arrogant tree at last?

5. What moral do you get from the passage?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: The tall and sturdy tree on the bank of the river was an oak tree. b) How did the tree ridicule the weak reeds? Answer: The tree ridiculed the weak reeds by boasting about its strength and their weakness. It gloated saying it could withstand the powerful wind whereas the reeds bowed in front of the strong wind.

Answer: The tall and sturdy tree on the bank of the river was an oak tree. b) How did the tree ridicule the weak reeds? Answer: The tree ridiculed the weak reeds by boasting about its strength and their weakness. It gloated saying it could withstand the powerful wind whereas the reeds bowed in front of the strong wind.