Available Answers

1. 1.

   What were the solutions suggested by the wise men?
2. 2.

   Why do you think the hermit kept quiet every time the King asked a question?
3. 3.

   Tick (√) the correct answer in each.

   1. What was the hermit doing when the King approached him?
      1. digging
      2. ploughing 
      3. tilling
   2. Who attacked the bearded man and why?
      1. The King because he was his enemy.
      2. The King's bodyguard because he recognised him.
      3. The King's minister because he recognised him.
   3. Why did the bearded man ask for forgiveness ?
      1. He recognised the King.
      2. He had wanted to kill the King but the King had saved him.
      3. The King had saved his life.
      4. Both (a) and (b)
   4. Why was the King happy when the bearded man asked to be forgiven?
      1. The man acknowledge his mistake.
      2. He had belittled the bearded man.
      3. He was happy to have made peace with his enemy so easily.
4. 4.

   What were the three questions the answers to which would not fail anyone in life?
5. 5.

   Whose advice did the king decide to seek when he did not get satisfactory answers?
6. 6.

   Who came running towards the King and the hermit?