By Chandranna NS 
THE THREE QUESTIONS
Leo Tolstoy
I. Answer the following questions:-
- What are the three things the king wants to know?
Ans.: 1. What is the right time to begin something?
2. Whom should a king listen to?
3. What is the most important thing for a king to do?
- What did the king do to know the answer for three questions?
Ans.: The king sent messengers to know the answers,throughout his kingdom, promising a large sum to anyone who would answer the three questions.
Three Questions LESSON PART 1
- Why did the king decided to seek advice of Hermit? How did he go to meet the Hermit?
Ans.: The answers to the King’s questions were so different, the king was not satisfied.
So he decided to seek the advice of a certain hermit who was widely known for his
wisdom. The king put on ordinary clothes and went to meet the Hermit.
- Describe the scene near Hermit’s hut.
Ans.:When the king came near the Hermit’s hut,the Hermit was digging the ground in front of his
hut. Hermit greeted the king and continued digging. The king went up to Hermit and asked the
answer for his questions.
- Describe how the king treated the wounded man.
Ans.: The king and the Hermit removed the man’s clothes and found a large wound in his stomach. The king washed and covered it with his handkerchief,but the blood would not stop flowing. The king re-dressed the wound until at last the bleeding stopped.
- Who was the bearded man?
Ans.: The bearded man was the enemy of the king who wanted to take revenge on the king,due to the death of his brother and seized his property.
Three Questions LESSON PART 2
- Why did the bearded man decide to serve the king as the faithful servant?
Ans.: Though the bearded man was the enemy of the king,the king saved his life and dressed his wounds. so he decided to serve the king as most faithful servant.
- Why was the king very happy at the end?
Ans.: The king was very happy to have made peace with his enemy easily, and to have won him over as a friend.
