Chapter- 26                   Water in The Well


Question: What does a farmer need most for his fields?

Answer: A farmer needs a good source of water for his fields.

Question: Which well did Kasim have his eye on?
Answer: Kasim had his eye on a well just outside the boundary of his field.

Question: Who owned the well?
Answer: The well was owned by Ahmad, a crafty old man.

Question: Did Ahmad allow others to draw water from his well?
Answer: No, Ahmad did not allow anyone to draw water from his well.

Question: What did Ahmad say when Kasim asked for water repeatedly?
Answer: Ahmad said he felt sorry to turn down Kasim's request every time and suggested that Kasim buy the whole well.

Question: How did Kasim react to Ahmad’s suggestion?
Answer: Kasim thought over the suggestion, liked it, and decided to buy the well.

Question: What did Kasim imagine in his mind before buying the well?
Answer: He imagined channels of water running from the well through his field.

Question: What did Kasim do after deciding to buy the well?
Answer: He took all his savings to Ahmad and bought the well.

Question: What did Kasim do the next day at the well?
Answer: He went to the well happily and dug out a channel to draw water.

Question: What was Ahmad’s reaction when Kasim tried to draw water?
Answer: Ahmad came forward and said that the water still belonged to him and Kasim couldn’t use it.

Question: What did Ahmad suggest about using the water?
Answer: Ahmad suggested that Kasim could pay for the water separately and buy fresh water every day.

Question: How did Kasim feel after Ahmad’s response?
Answer: Kasim was shocked and felt it was unfair and unjust.

Question: Where did Kasim go after hearing Ahmad’s argument?
Answer: Kasim rushed to the Qazi and told him the whole story.

Question: Who was the Qazi?
Answer: The Qazi was a wise man who could hear both sides of a dispute.

Question: What did the Qazi tell Kasim to do?
Answer: The Qazi told Kasim to bring Ahmad to his court so he could hear both sides of the case.

Question: Was Ahmad summoned to the court?
Answer: Yes, Ahmad was summoned to the court.

Question: How did the Qazi handle Ahmad’s argument?
Answer: The Qazi listened to Ahmad’s argument patiently.

Question: What was the main problem in this story?
Answer: The main problem was that Kasim bought the well but was not allowed to use its water.

Question: Why did Kasim buy the well?
Answer: Kasim bought the well because he wanted water for his fields and imagined channels running from it.

Question: What lesson can be inferred from the story?
Answer: The lesson is that one should be careful about terms and agreements when buying something and that fairness and honesty are important in transactions.

Answer by Dimpee Bora