CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -He was about to faint when he reached the door of old woman’s cottage. He asked the woman to give him a cake but the greedy and selfish woman denied giving him so. At last, Saint Peter gave her a curse to be a woodpecker and keep on boring for food in the hard and dry wood.

Detailed explanation-2: -He needed food and rest badly. Therefore, he came to the cottage of a little woman who was making cakes. He asked the woman to give one from her store of cakes to him. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Saint Peter, while preaching round the world, reached the woman’s door. He had been travelling the whole day and was tired and hungry.

Detailed explanation-4: -Saint Peter was a wise saint. He had travelled and preached a lot so he was tired and hungry. He had arrived at her door for some food. Still the lady made him wait for the cake for a long time.

Detailed explanation-5: -(2) Standing at the door of a cottage, Saint Peter saw a little woman making cakes by baking them on the hearth.