Question

summary of "a legend of the northland" of class 9th beehive

Answer 1

In the chapter--- Northland  is a polar region It is a very cold region covered with snow.The poem is set in the backdrop of Scotland, which is near the northern tip of the United Kingdom. This place is also somewhat nearer to the northern pole. Closeness to the north-pole gives this place a cold weather with very few hours of sunlight. The poet has written that here hours of the day are few and nights are so long in winter that people are unable to spend the whole night sleeping. When it snows in Scotland people harness their reindeers to pull their sledges. Because of extreme cold children look like bear’s cubs in because of funny and furry clothes. A story is quite famous and has been passed on through generations in the Scotland.

Once in the story Once Saint peter was on his usual round of travelling and preaching people, he felt hungry. He chanced upon an old cottage where a little woman was making cakes. Saint Peter went near the woman and asked for some cakes to eat. The little woman started to bake a small cake for Saint Peter. After the cake was done she found it too big to be given for free. So she decided to bake an even smaller cake. This went on and on till she made a paper thin wafer for Saint Peter. She even kept that wafer instead of giving it to Saint Peter because she was too greedy to part with a single morsel of food. On observing her greed Saint Peter became very angry at her.

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Answer 2

'A Legend of Northland' is a ballad written by Phoebe Cary. It deals with the Northland, a polar reigon covered with snow.

Once upon a time, Saint Peter was on his usual round of travelling and preaching people. Suddenly he felt hungry. He came across an old cottage where a little old woman was baking cakes. Saint Peter approached the woman and asked for some cakes to eat. She started to bake a small cake for Saint Peter. But when it was done she found it to0 big to be given for free. So she decided to bake an even smaller cake. This went on and on till she made a paper thin wafer for Saint Peter. She even did not give it to Saint Peter as she was too greedy to part with a single morsel of food. This angered him. He said that she did not deserve to dwell in human form. He made her a bird to live searching for scant food in the forest. Besides, she would bore all day in the dry, hard wood. Finally, the greedy woman changed into a woodpecker with ugly features The poem conyeys the message that one should not be greedy and always help the needy.

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