Question

Traders Of Seri
1. After years of struggle, luck favoured the old woman and the little girl. How did fortune favour them?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

The old lady invited the trader to their house with the intention of acquiring a trinket for her granddaughter in exchange for the bowl.

 The trader’s response: He didn’t take much interest in the bowl.

 Reason: The bowl looked old and black, and he did not think it was valuable.

 The word GRIME means dirt or soot that sticks to the surface of an object’.

 The trader scratched the back of the bowl with a needle.

 Result: The layers of dirt fell to reveal that the bowl was made of gold.

 HOW DID THE TRADER’S MIND WORK?

1. Being dishonest and greedy, he wanted to cheat the old woman.

2. He decided to hide the truth from the old woman.

 The trader planned to tell her that the bowl was worthless.

 He would walk away and return later, pretending to pity them.

 He would take the bowl from them for very little money.

 He went ahead with his plan and was glad to notice that his plan was working.

 The honest trader decided to sell his wares in that street because he did not find the other trader there.

INFERENCE: HE WAS FAIR.

 When he was shown the bowl, he revealed to the old woman that it was made of gold and worth at least a thousand silver coins.

INFERENCE: HE WAS TRUTHFUL AND HAD NO INTENTION of OF CHEATING THE OLD WOMAN.

 He had only five hundred silver coins with him and he revealed this to the old woman.

INFERENCE: ONCE AGAIN THIS SHOWS HIS HONESTY.

 He seemed apologetic to disappoint them because he did not have more to offer.

INFERENCE: HE SEEMED SENSITIVE AND KIND.

 The honest trader, being fair, gave the old woman all the money he had.

 Since he felt this was not enough, he also gave her all his goods.

 He just kept enough money to return home.

 The dishonest trader returned to find out that the bowl was gone and his wicked plan had been foiled.

 He also had to face the anger of the old woman.

 The dishonest trader was in great distress when he discovered the bowl had been given away to the other trader.

 He was so blinded by his greed and disappointment that he accused the old woman of having cheated him by giving away the bowl to someone else.

 He went after the honest trader to claim the bowl but he failed to find him.

 He returned home empty-handed and crestfallen (disappointed).

 By the time he reached home, he was very ill.

 The honest trader sold the golden bowl in another city.

 It fetched him more money than he had expected.

 He returned home a wealthy man.

 The good man is thus rewarded.

 He remains honest even after his fortune changed.

ASSIGNMENT NUMBER 5 – TO BE SUBMITTED

A. Answer the following questions in not more than 3 or 4 sentences:

1. After years of struggle, luck favoured the old woman and the little girl. How did fortune favour them?

2. By referring to the last 2 paragraphs of the text, describe how honesty is rewarded and dishonesty is punished.

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