CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The king and the minister did not want ____
A
to run things like other things
B
to change night into day
C
to change day into night
D
to make people work at night
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: IN the Kingdom of Fools, both the king and the minister were idiots. They didn’t want to run things like other kings, so they decided to change night into day and day into night.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, whoever would die on the stake first would become the king in next life and the second to die would become his minister. The king wanted to avail himself of the opportunity as he didn’t want to lose the kingdom to someone else in the next round of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answers. In the Kingdom of Fools, both the king and the minister were idiots because they ordered that everyone should remain awake at night, plough their fields and run their businesses only after dark and go to bed as soon as the sun rose. Anyone, who disobeyed, would be put to death. This was an idiotic order.

Detailed explanation-4: -Finally, the king and his minister get themselves killed by the stake in place of the Guru and his disciple. The people of the kingdom beg the guru and his disciple to become their new king and minister.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The people did not go against the order of the king and the minister because of fear of death. They had been told that anyone who disobeyed would be punished with death.

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