CLASS 9
IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS
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Question
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The dancing girl
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The rich merchant
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The owner of the house
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Bricklayer
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Poor thing, she’s absolutely right, ” thought the king, weighing the evidence. We’ve got the real culprit at last. (i)Who is the ‘poor thing’ in these lines? The ‘poor thing’ in these lines is the dancing girl who had now become old.
Detailed explanation-2: -(ii)What was the evidence weighed by the king? The evidence weighed by the king was the statement of the dancing girl accusing the goldsmith of delaying her order. This made her walk up and down to his house a dozen times and thus distract the bricklayer with the jingling of her anklets.
Detailed explanation-3: -“In the Kingdom of Fools “ is a folktale that brings to light the dangers posed by foolish people . It also emphasizes the view that Foolish people can be very difficult to manage. They can be dealt with only by the wise and calm people.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the Kingdom of Fools Summary The saint was astonished to see that the people were sleeping during the day and worked during the night. He was disturbed to see that all the food items in the kingdom costed the same-one duddu. He analysed that it was a kingdom of fools and ordered his disciple to leave the place.