ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

FOLK LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A story about why a tiger has stripes would be an example of a ____
A
Fairy Tale
B
Myths
C
Folktale
D
Tall Tale
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So Tiger approached Man and demanded that he give Tiger his wisdom. Man then uses his wisdom to outsmart Tiger when he finds himself tied to a tree with a rope. While trying to escape, Tiger burns his coat on the rope, leaving permanent stripes on his beautiful golden coat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tiger quickly learns that you can’t use intimidation to gain wisdom and someone else can’t just give you wisdom. Instead, you have to earn it through experience. Tiger gains a little wisdom when he acts unwisely and makes foolish decisions. His experience teaches him wisdom – the hard way.

Detailed explanation-3: -About The Tiger It’s December 1997, and a man-eating tiger is on the prowl outside a remote village in Russia’s Far East. The tiger isn’t just killing people, it’s annihilating them, and a team of men and their dogs must hunt it on foot through the forest in the brutal cold.

Detailed explanation-4: -Moral of the Story If we treat others kindly we will receive kindness whereas if we are hurtful and deceiving to the people around us we might also end up getting hurt and deceived like the tiger. In the conclusion of the story, “we reap what we sow”.

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