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é, wo, A LEGEND OF THE DB, NORTHLAND, BY, PHOEBE CARY, , , , I. Thinking about the Poem (Page 67), , 1. Which country or countries do you think "the Northland’, refers to?, , Ans., , The name and description suggest that 'the Northland’ is the, North polar region of the world, probably countries, , like Norway, Sweden and Finland, Canada, etc., , 2. What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the, lady's reaction?, , Ans., , Saint Peter asked the old lady for one of her baked cakes to, , , , , , , his hunger, as he had been travelling and preaching, , le around the world. Moreover, he had been fasting

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al|May and was starving, which make him very weak., The lady baked three cakes in succession, each smaller, than the others. And the cakes that she backed appeared to, , be too big so she did not give any of them away., , 3. How did he punish her?, , Ans., , He punished her by changing her into a woodpecker who, would build her nest 'as birds do' and gather food by digging, in the ‘hard, dry wood' for the whole day., , 4. How does the woodpecker get her food?, , Ans:, , The woodpecker gets her food (worms and insects) by, boring holes into trees. They are known for tapping on tree, , trunks in order to find insects living in the holes of a tree., , 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?, , Ans:, , ee the old lady would not have been so

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uygenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was., nstead, she would have tried to please him and most, probably would have offered him her entire, , store of cakes for the fulfilment of desires., , 6. Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is, the most important?, , Ans., , No, this is not a true story. It is a legend, because people, can't be changed into woodpeckers. Even the poet feels that, it is not true., , I feel that the point in the story when we realize that the, little woman is very greedy when she couldn't part with her, cakes for a hungry man. Moreover, the point where the little, woman is changed into a woodpecker is the most important., This is because the punishment given to the woman, , teaches us the value of generosity and charity., , 7. What is a legend? Why is this poem called a legend?, Ans., A legend is an old traditional story, usually with a moral. It, , , , , , , , is passed from one generation to another generation. Here/A

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is wieant to be narrated to children. The poet herself 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., , Ans. HOMEWORK