CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The people who are tried in the king’s court are: the merchant, the bricklayer, the dancing girl, and the goldsmith. Ther merchant got tried twice in the court. Once at the very beginning and finally towards the end. The merchant was tried because the burglar died when the wall of the merchant’s house fell on him.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to the thief’s brother, the rich merchant was to be blamed for this because he had not built a good, strong wall.

Detailed explanation-3: -Question 4: Who was finally blamed for the crime and why? The rich man was finally blamed. It was because his father was the real murderer of the thief, but he had died. However, his son had inherited his property and his sins.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The real culprit, according to the king, is the merchant because although his old father was the real murderer, he was dead, and someone had to be punished in his place. He escapes the punishment because he is too thin to be properly executed at stake.