Page 1 : 2s Coveses . "7 -3esaas ULL all, por: story, he said that he had managed to k, , + jnptOP, some tation, he got down and inki, remplecombe station, he g} nd went away thinking that the, , pildren would from then on pester their aunt for an improper story, ¢, , only:, , ren minutes which she could not do. When, , eep them quiet for, the train reached the, , comprehension, , ci. Answer the following questions:, , Vs, , Ans., , Ans., , , , Who were the occupants of the carriage?, , The occupants of the carriage were an aunt, her two nieces, a, nephew and a bachelor at the other corner., , What questions haunted Cyril, when he saw sheep in the, field?, , Cyril wanted to know why the sheep were being driven out of, the feild. When the aunt answered that perhaps the grass on, the other field is better, he asked her why it was so., , What made the aunt decide that the bachelor was a hard, and unsympathetic man? :, , - While the children were behaving in a restless manner, the, , bachelor who sat with a frown began to scowl. This made the, , aunt decide that the bachelor was a hard and unsympathetic, man., , - Who saved the little girl in the aunt’s story?, , . Anumber of rescuers who admired the girl’s moral character, , saved the little girl in the aunt’s story., , . Name the little girl in the bachelor’s story., . The little girl in the bachelor’s story was Bertha., , . What remark of the bachelor’s story created a wave of, , reaction in favour of the story?, , . The bachelor said that the girl was “horribly good”. The, , connection of horrible with goodness .created a favourable, reaction amongst the children., , 147

Page 2 : SUPER COMPANION Made Easy -9, ry come to know about, alked about her goodness, the ", bout Bertha., , ‘ nt, 7. How did the Prince of the cou, Bertha?, Ans. Since everybody in the nn i, i | same to know 4, Prince of the country came to vonaur Bertha?, y ho, 8. How did the Prince of the country A ee, : : at cince Berthé ., Ans. The Prince of the country said that anes ' - . ark whic, she might be allowed once a week to - age noveliltie’, was outside the town. [tf was an honour becau:, were ever allowed in it. :, } i for Bertha being allowed into, 9. Why was ita great honour fo, the Prince’s Park? ae, sine ¢ into the Prince’s, Ans. It wasa great honour for Bertha being allowed into |, Park because no children were ever allowed into it., , When did Bertha begin to wish that she had never been, allowed into the Park?, , 10., , Ans. Bertha began to wish that she had never been allowed into the, , Park when the wolf started chasing her., , 11. The wolf located Bertha wh, , ile she was hiding in the, bushes by, , (a) sniffing around, , (b) the clinking sound of the medals, , (c) her spotlessly white and clean pinafore., , (b) the clinking sound of the medals, *, 12. What was the aunt’s re, , Ans., , action to the Bachelor’s, , Story?, Ans. The aunt felt that the Bachelor told a most improper Story to, young children. He had undermined the effect of years of carefy|, teaching., C 2. Answer the following questions., 1. How did the Bachelor describe, (a) the pigs in the park., Ans. The bachelor said that there Were lots of little pigs runnj, all over the place., , They were various kinds of ther "8, some black with white, , faces, some white with black Spots, 148, , >

Page 3 : 22a, , English-I, , some black all over, some grey with white pattern and, some white all over., , (b) the fish in the pond., , Ans. The ponds in the park were filled with fish of gold, blue, and green colours., , , , (c) the wolf in the park., , Ans. The wolf which came prowling into the park was, enormous. It was mud-colur all over, with a black tongue, and pale grey cyes that gleamed with unspeakable ferocity., , i. :, 2. What qualities of Bertha earned her the three medals?, , Ans. Bertha eamed several medals for goodness. She earned a medal, for obedience, another medal for punctuality and a third for, good behaviour., , 3. Give reasons for, (a) the absence of sheep in the Prince’s Park., , Ans. There were no sheep in the Prince’s Park because his, mother once had a dream that the Prince would either be, killed by a sheep or else by a clock falling on him. So, they, banned all sheep in the park., , (b) the absence of flowers in the Prince’s Park., , Ans There were absolutely no flowers in the Park because, the pigs had eaten them all., , (c) Bertha feeling sorry for the absence of flowers in, the prince’s park., , Ans. Bertha had tearfully promised her aunts that she would, not pick any of the kind Prince’s flowers and she had, meant to keep her promise. Therefore it made her feel, silly to find that there were no flowers to pick and she felt, sorry., , 4. What are the two different thoughts of Bertha on her, , being extraordinarily good, when she was in the prince’s, park?, , , , Ans. In tially hen Bertha as alkin, ! u Ww Wi Ww 4 up and down the park, 2 ig trees. the ponds It s parro, . y ls the beaut ful ts,, admirin the Ww h fi h 1

Page 4 : SUPER COMPANION Made Easy - 9, , , , the humming birds, she felt that she was able to enjoy al,, only because she was extraordinarily good, It was beca, that she was let into the park., , When the wolf started chasing her to eat her, she ran and hig bi, the myrtle bushes terribly frightened and thought to herself tha, if she had not been extraordinarily good, sis could not have, been allowed into the park and she wouldn t have had to face, the hungry wolf and.could have remained safe in the town,, , Use of, , C3. Answer the following questions. Discuss in groups,, , 1. How did the medals earn respect for Bertha as well as, cause her death?, , Ans. Bertha was an extremely well behaved girl and won medals, for obedience, punctuality and good behaviour which are pinned, on her dress always. Everyday talked about her goodness and, the Prince of the country got to hear about it and he said that as, she was so good she could walk in his park once a week., , Everytime she walked, the medals used to chink against one, another., , One day while she was walking in the park, a hungry, ferocious, wolf which came prowling into the park saw her brightly dressed, and chased her to eat. Bertha ran and hid behind a myrtle, bush. The wolf could not locate her and as it turned to go,, Bertha moved and her medals clinked against one another and, the wolf turned back and located her and devoured her., , Thus the medals brought Bertha both glory and death,, , 2. The aunt terms the bachelor gs sto, one. Do you agree with her? Give, , Ans. The story is indeed a most improper one, , all the morals and ethics. One is, , behaviour begets good life and all, , who lead a moral and ethical life,, , But in the story, the girl who behaved in an e, , manner was killed. Her rewards of medals became, , for her death. So this story would give the children, , good things do not happen just because one, 150, , ry a most improper, reasons., , because it, always tau, good things h, , g0es against, ght that good, Ppen to those, , Xtraordinarily good, , the reason, , : an idea t, is goog, hat

Page 5 : AMS., , Ans., , : English-I, , Adults have the capacity to differentiate between make believe, and reality whereas young children of impressionable age take, everything into heart and believe what they hear., , What elements in the bachelor’s story appealed to the, children?, , Initially the bachelor called Bertha as horribly good and the, connection of horrible and good was a novelty which the children, liked., , Then the bachelor said that there were no sheep or clocks in, , the park because the Prince’s mother havd dreamt that the, , Prince would be killed by either of them. This brought a reaction, of admiration., , The bachelor said that a big, bad wolf came into the park and it, chased, searched and ate Bertha until all remained were her, shoes, bits of clothing and the three medals for goodness. The, children loved this gory ending, . How would the story ended if Bertha had not pinned the, , medals on her pinafore?, , If Bertha had not pinned her medals on her pinafore, people, would not have come to know about her goodness. They would, not have discussed her character and the prince would not, have come to know of it. He then would not have permitted, her to walk in his garden. Then Bertha would not have come, across the wolfand the wolf would not have heard the clinking, sound of the medals and it wouldn’t have killed her. So if Bertha, , had not pinned the medals on her pinafore, she would have, been alive., , LANGUAGE ACTIVITIES - VOCABULARY, , v1. Match the words in column ‘A’ with their meaning in , , , column ‘B’ : (Answered) , A B, 1. banish a. expel, 2. humble . b. modest, , 3.domicile c. the place where a person lives, , 151