Write the story of a legend of the northland in about 10 sentence
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A. “The Northland” could refer to any extremely cold country in the Earth's north polar region, such as Greenland, the northern regions of Russia, Canada, Norway etc.
2. What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction?
A. Saint Peter asked the old lady for one of her baked cakes to satisfy his hunger. The lady tried to bake a small cake for the saint.
3. How did he punish her?
A. He punished the lady by changing her into a woodpecker that built “as birds do” and gathered scanty food by boring in the “hard, dry wood” all day long.
4. How does the woodpecker get her food?
A. The woodpecker gets her food by boring holes into trees.
5. Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was? What would she have done then?
A. No, the old lady would not have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was. Instead, she would have tried to please him with her cakes for the fulfillment of her greedy desires.
6. Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the most important?
A. No, this not a true story; it is a legend.
I feel that the point in the story where the old lady is changed into a woodpecker is the most important. This is because the punishment meted out to the lady teaches us the value of generosity and charity.
7. What is a legend? Why is this poem called a legend?
A. A 'legend' is a popular story from the past which is believed by many but one cannot prove whether it is true or not. It usually contains a message or a moral and is narrated to children.
The poet himself says that she doesn't believe this tale to be true. This poem is called a 'legend' because it preaches generosity towards fellow beings.
8. Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten sentences.
A. Once Saint Peter stopped by an old lady's cottage because he was feeling hungry and weak after the day's fasting. The lady was baking cakes on the hearth. Since he was weak with fasting, he asked her for a cake from her store of cakes.
The selfish lady tried to bake small cakes but each time they seemed too big for her to give away. Finally, she baked one that was as thin as a wafer. Unable to part with it too, she put it on a shelf and did not give any cake to the Saint.
Saint Peter was very angry with her behaviour and said she was too selfish to live as a human and have food, shelter and a fire to keep her warm. He punished her by changing her into a woodpecker that would have to build a nest to live in, bore for food in the trunks of trees. Her clothes were burned and she was left with her scarlet cap on her head as she flew out through the chimney.
Even today she still lives in the woods and is seen by all the country school boys.
ᴏɴᴄᴇ ꜱᴀɪɴᴛ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴏᴘᴘᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ᴏʟᴅ ʟᴀᴅʏ’ꜱ ᴄᴏᴛᴛᴀɢᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ʜᴜɴɢʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ’ꜱ ꜰᴀꜱᴛɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴄᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʜ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱᴀɪɴᴛ ᴘᴇᴛᴇʀ ᴀꜱᴋᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀᴋᴇꜱ, ꜱʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴛɪɴʏ ᴄᴀᴋᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴀᴋɪɴɢ, ꜱʜᴇ ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴄᴀᴋᴇꜱ ꜱᴇᴇᴍᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ. ꜱᴜᴄʜ ɢʀᴇᴇᴅʏ ʙᴇʜᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴅʏ ᴀɴɴᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜɴɢʀʏ ꜱᴀɪɴᴛ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀꜱᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʀ ᴛᴏᴏ ꜱᴇʟꜰɪꜱʜ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ, ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ, ꜱʜᴇʟᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ. ᴛʜᴜꜱ, ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴡᴏᴏᴅᴘᴇᴄᴋᴇʀ. ᴀʟʟ ʜᴇʀ ᴄʟᴏᴛʜᴇꜱ ᴇxᴄᴇᴘᴛ ʜᴇʀ ꜱᴄᴀʀʟᴇᴛ ᴄᴀᴘ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢᴏɴᴇ ᴀꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪᴍɴᴇʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰʟᴇᴡ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴘ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ꜱᴄʜᴏᴏʟʙᴏʏ ɪꜱ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ꜱᴇᴇɴ ʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴇꜱᴛ, ʙᴏʀɪɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰᴏᴏᴅ ᴛɪʟʟ ᴅᴀᴛᴇ.
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