4 - The Man Who Swallowed a Snake| Class 4 | Questions & Answers |
Summary
A man had fallen into a deep sleep under an apple tree. His mouth was wide open. A small snake was trying to enter his mouth. A wise man was riding by. He saw the snake. He tried to frighten the snake
away. But the snake slipped down the sleeping man's throat.The wise man started beating the sleeping man. The man woke up frightened. Then the wise man told him to eat the rotten apples lying on the ground around the tree. Out of fear, he did what he was told to do by the wise man. The man ate the apples to his stomach full. After that, the wise man again started beating him.The man ran to save his life cursing the wise man. The wise man chased him to and fro till it was evening.The man became very exhausted and started vomiting. He vomited everything including the snake. When he saw the ugly snake, he understood that the wise man was actually trying to save him. The wise man said that if he had told him about the snake earlier, he would have died out of fear. The man started blessing the wise man for saving his life. He also praised him for showing such wisdom.
Q1.What did the wise man see while riding?
Answer: The wise man saw a snake sliding into the sleeping man’s mouth
Q2. What did the wise man do when he could not scare the snake away?
Answer. When the wise man could not scare the snake away, he took up his club and struck the sleeping man with several powerful blows.
Q3. Why did the wise man chase the man?
Answer. The wise man chased the man so that he could vomit and everything including the snake he had swallowed, would come up from his stomach.
Q4. Why did the man fall on the wise man's feet?
Answer. The man felt on the wise man's feet because he saved his life.
Q5. Do you think that the wise man proved to be intelligent enough to save the man's life?
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