What made Tapan the ring leader of the village boys?
How did Tapan control the ox? What damage did the ox do int
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When the ox crushed into the school compound, the students were hurt and the school building suffered damage as many window panes were broken. Tapan was caned by the headmaster and had to pay a fine of twenty-five rupees.
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Answer: Tapan and a number of other boys had thrown stones at Haren’s shop the previous evening and Tapan had been the ringleader. Tapan had done so because the shopkeeper changed higher prices and gave less. The paper bags he gave goods in, were padded and added to the weight of the objects being purchased.
Question 8: How did Tapan help the old woman?
Answer: The old woman had a fever and She could hardly walk. On seeing the plight of the old woman, Tapan carried her begging basket and supported her by holding her hand.
Question 9: What did the headmaster see on his way back home and after two weeks of that incident?
Answer: The headmaster saw the school’s bad boy Tapan holding an old beggar’s hand, carrying her begging basket on his hand. Walking alongside, jeering at him were two boys of his class Naren, the one who came first and Mahesh.
Two weeks later, the headmaster was returning home from his walk. On the road, he saw the same ox that Tapan had tried to tame lying with a broken leg. Kneeling beside it was Tapan rubbing medicine on its injured leg and bandaging it.
Question 10: Whose duty was it to punish the dishonest shop-keeper? Was it right or wrong of Tapan to punish him?
Answer: It was the duty of the government or the village panchayat to punish the dishonest shopkeeper. It was wrong on Tapan ‘s part to punish him because he should not have taken law in his own hands.
The Special Prize Questions & Answers
Question 11: Why did Naren and Mahesh make fun of Tapan?
Answer: Naren and Mahesh made fun of Tapan because he was carrying the basket of an old beggar woman on his head.
Question 12: Do you think Tapan deserved the best character prize? Discuss and write.
Answer: Yes, we think Tapan deserved the best character prize. The virtues possessed by him always highlighted him as a true human being who was always ready to take up the tasks for the sake of humanity.
Question 13: Do you think what Tapan did with the ox was actually an act of bravery?
Answer: Tapan tried to tame the ox with a lot of courage and this act was considered as an act of bravery. As ox was menacing the locality, so, to tame such kind of animal, bravery is needed. The same was done