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SUPER COMPANION Made Easy -9, , - 2., , ~ Ans., , Ans., , Ans., , _ hight in the shirt ofa happy man and he w, , Ans,, , Ans., , - Why did the soldiers and courtiers,, , “Physicians and surgeons are dolts”. Why did the king, , ‘call them dolts?, , The king was suffering from having nothing to do. He was, being bored to death. But he was not ready to admit this. He, groaned and moaned and complained that something was wron, , with his health. Physicians and surgeons checked him up. But, , they could find nothing wrong. So, he called the physicians and, surgeons dolts., , - What did the simple woman say: to the king after she, , peered into his face? ., , The simple old woman peered into the King’s face for a long, time. Then she said to the king that he was suffering from a, , strange and rare disease. So rare and strange that no name, was there for it., , - “You will be cured instantly,” said the simple old woman., , What was the cure suggested?, , When the King asked the old woman whether there was any, cure for his disease, she told him that he needed to sleep one, ould be cured instantly., , Here ‘cure’ suggests remedy and act of curing for the disease, of king., , messengers and, heralds have to travel far and wide?, , The old-woman suggested to the kin, one night in the shirt of a happy ma, instantly. So, he summoned his soldiers and courtiers,, messengers and heralds and commanded them to bring him the, shirt of happy man. So, they had to travel far arid wide in search, of a happy man and bring his shirt., , “T sing from joy,” said the stran, the stranger sang from joy?, , The stranger said that he loved his fellow men, he owned h, little and wanted less. This made the stranger happy. So;, , g that he needed to sleep, n and he would be cured, , ger. Why do you think, , , , , sang from Joy. : er, , 1 =, _ ‘es yy

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English Il, , 7. Why did the king hang his head in shame? What did he, resolve afterwards?, , A little stable boy came to the king and told that he had founda, happy man. He told the king that “the cure was right here all, the time-right at hand-right on the Palace grounds”. He had, found a happy man who loved his fellow men, owned but little, and wanted less, but who didn’t possess a shirt. Realising his, stupidity, the king hung his head in shame., , He resolved to be a good king and henceforth, to help his people,, to rule wisely and well. He never fancied himself ill again for, he became too busy for such a folly., , 8. Do you think the title of the story is appropriate ? Give, , Ans., , reasons., , Ans. The title of the story ‘The happy cure’ is appropriate. The king, appeared foolish in the beginning. At the end he realized his, folly. He never fancied himself ill again. He resolved himself to, be a good king and ruled wisely. His fancied disease was cured, in a simple way from the example of a happy man. So the title, is suitable., , 9. “People who have nothing to do are bored to death.”, Explain this statement., , Ans. People who have nothing to do are always doing some nonsense., They always create problems and give trouble to others. They, fancy various things about themselves and act foolishly. They, do not believe the good and right suggestions. They consider, good things and good suggestions to be wrong. They look at, matters in a different way. Sometimes they accept the wrong, suggestions. Many times they take wrong decisions. People, get confused with them. They could not solve their problems, easily. So, people who have nothing to do are bored to death., , | 10, Suggest another title to the story., ims. (1) The Foolish king (2) The shirt of a happy man.