Chapter- 10 Three Sacks of Rice
1. What kind of stories are usually told about three brothers?
Answer:
Usually, stories about three brothers show the elder two as strong and clever but unkind, while the youngest brother is shown as simple, kind, and soft-hearted. The elder brothers often make fun of the youngest one.
2. How is this story different from the usual stories about three brothers?
Answer:
This story is different because all three brothers are honest, kind, and hardworking. None of them is cruel or unkind.
3. Where did the three brothers live?
Answer:
The three brothers lived in a small town.
4. What work did the eldest brother do?
Answer:
The eldest brother ran a shop in the town.
5. What was the occupation of the middle brother?
Answer:
The middle brother was a priest.
6. What was the youngest brother doing at that time?
Answer:
The youngest brother had just finished his education and had started doing odd jobs to earn money and learn a trade.
7. What kind of people were the three brothers by nature?
Answer:
All three brothers were honest, kind, and hardworking by nature.
8. How did the brothers feel about their mother?
Answer:
All three brothers were very fond of their mother.
9. What had happened to the brothers’ father?
Answer:
Their father had died suddenly.
10. How did the mother bring up her sons?
Answer:
The mother worked very hard and brought up her three sons alone after the death of their father.
11. Who visited the mother one day?
Answer:
One day, their father’s friend visited the mother.
12. What did the friend say about himself?
Answer:
The friend said that he had a very prosperous business.
13. Why did the friend visit the mother?
Answer:
The friend visited the mother because he was looking for a suitable son-in-law for his daughter.
14. What did the friend say about his daughter?
Answer:
He said that his daughter was of marriageable age.
15. What kind of son-in-law was the friend looking for?
Answer:
He wanted a son-in-law who would be a good husband to his daughter and who could also manage his business well.
16. What did the friend think about the mother’s sons?
Answer:
He liked all her sons.
17. What plan did the friend make before choosing a son-in-law?
Answer:
Before choosing a son-in-law, the friend decided to test the three brothers.
18. Did the mother agree to the friend’s plan?
Answer:
Yes, the mother agreed to the plan without any hesitation.
19. What did the friend give to each brother?
Answer:
The friend gave each brother one sack of rice.
20. What instruction did the friend give to the brothers?
Answer:
He asked them to take care of the sack of rice until he returned.
21. Why did the friend say he was going away?
Answer:
He said he was going away for a few months for some necessary work.
22. How long did the friend stay away?
Answer:
The friend stayed away for nearly a year.
23. Which brother did the friend visit first after returning?
Answer:
He visited the eldest brother first.
24. How did the eldest brother welcome the friend?
Answer:
The eldest brother welcomed him warmly and respectfully.
25. What did the eldest brother give the friend?
Answer:
He gave the friend a small purse full of money.
26. What explanation did the eldest brother give about the rice?
Answer:
He explained that he sold the rice to his customers because he feared it might get spoilt.
27. Why did the eldest brother sell the rice?
Answer:
He sold the rice because he was worried that it would spoil if kept for a long time.
28. What did the eldest brother do with the money he got from selling the rice?
Answer:
He saved the money and returned it honestly to the friend.
29. How did the friend react to the eldest brother’s action?
Answer:
The friend praised him and called him an honest person.
30. What lesson do we learn from this part of the story?
Answer:
We learn that honesty and responsibility are important qualities and that good character is valued more than cleverness.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
