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NCERT Solutions for 9th Class English Moment : Chapter 4 In the Kingdom of Fools
NCERT 9th English Moment Chapter 4, class 9 English Moment Chapter 4 solutions
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Think About It
1. What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
Answer
The two strange things that the guru and his disciple observe in the kingdom of fools are:
► Every sleeps during the day and carry out their work at night
► The cost to purchase anything from the market was the same, one duddu (one rupee).
Whether it was a measure of rice or a bunch of banana it cost the same
NCERT 9th English Moment Chapter 4, class 9 English Moment Chapter 4 solutions
2. Why does the disciple’s decide to stay in the Kingdom of Fools? Is it a good idea?
Answer
3. Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.
Answer
Following people were tried in the king’s court:
► The merchant whose house was burgled: Because his house’s wall was weak and it fell
upon the burgular and killed him
► The bricklayer who built the wall: Because he built a wall which was weak and which
collapsed killing the burglar
► The dancing girl: Because she distracted the bricklayer with her jingling anklets by
walking up and down the road where bricklayer was laying the wall
► The goldsmith: Because he didn’t complete the dancing girl’s order on time and so she
had to go to the goldsmith a dozen times.
► The merchant whose house was burgled (second time): because his father persuaded the
goldsmith to finish his order first thereby delaying the dancing girl’s order. Since the
merchant’s father died, the merchant had to be executed in his father’s place
► The disciple: Because the merchant was too thin to be executed by the newly made stake
and a fat man was required to fit the stake. The disciple was very fat, hence he was
caught
NCERT 9th English Moment Chapter 4, class 9 English Moment Chapter 4 solutions
4. Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?
Answer
5. What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?'
Answer
The guru’s words of wisdom were that it was the city of fools. He advised the disciple to leave the city because he would not know what they would do next.
The disciple remembers this when he was going to be executed.
6. How does the guru mange to save his disciple’s life?
Answer
The guru tries to confuse the king by expressing his desire to be killed first. Then to further confuse the king he tells the story of becoming the king in the next incarnation. Apparently it may sound like a case of pure lie to save your dear one’s life. But if we go deeper consciously or unconsciously the sage is trying to save everybody’s life in the kingdom. Ultimately he is able to pull everybody out of the misery of living in the kingdom of fools.
NCERT 9th English Moment Chapter 4, class 9 English Moment Chapter 4 solutions
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NCERT Solutions for 9th Class English Moment : Chapter 4 In the Kingdom of Fools
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Chapterwise NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moment :
- Chapter 1 – The Lost Child
- Chapter 2 – The Adventures of Toto
- Chapter 3 – Iswaran the Storyteller
- Chapter 4 – In the Kingdom of Fools
- Chapter 5 – The Happy Prince
- Chapter 6 – Weathering the Storm in Ersama
- Chapter 7 – The Last Leaf
- Chapter 8 – A House Is Not a Home
- Chapter 9 – The Accidental Tourist
- Chapter 10 – The Beggar
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