By Chandranna NS 
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Read each of the following extracts and answer the questions given below:
- “I have come to you, wise hermit, to ask you to answer three questions”
a. Who said this?
Ans.: The King said this.
b. What was the Hermit doing at this time? Did he answer immediately?
Ans.: Hermit was digging the ground in front of his hut.
No, the Hermit did not answer to king’squestions.
- “Let me take the spade and work in you place”
a. Who said this?
Ans.: The King said this.
b. To whom it was said? How did he react to this?
Ans.: It was said to the Hermit.
Hermit said thanks and gave his spade to the king.
- “Lay down on the floor”
a. Who lay on the floor?
Ans.: The King lay on the floor.
b. Why did he lie down on the floor?
Ans.: He was tired by his walk and the work he had done.He treated the bearded man .So the king lay down on the floor
- “You don’t know me, but I know you”
a. Whom does ‘Me’ refer to?
Ans.: ‘Me’ refers to the bearded man.
b. Who was the bearded man? How was he wounded?
Ans.: The bearded was the enemy of the king. He came to kill the king on his way
but he came upon king’s bodyguard, who recognized him and wounded him.
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- “I will serve you as your most faithful servant”
a. Whom does ‘You’ refer to?
Ans.: ‘You’ refers to the king.
b. Who does ‘I’ refer to? Why did he say this?
Ans.: ‘I’ refer to the bearded man. Though he was the enemy of the king, he dressed his
wounds and saved his life. That’s why he wished to serve the king.
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