ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What elements of a fable were in The Crow and The Pitcher?
A
It was short
B
It had unusual creatures
C
It ended with a moral
D
The crow was personified
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Others have seen in the story the virtue of persistence: The crow must drop many rocks into the pitcher before he can drink. Avianus took the fable as an advertisement for the suave sciences rather than force, writing: “This fable shows us that thoughtfulness is superior to brute strength."

Detailed explanation-2: -In a spell of dry weather, when the Birds could find very little to drink, a thirsty Crow found a pitcher with a little water in it. But the pitcher was high and had a narrow neck, and no matter how he tried, the Crow could not reach the water. The poor thing felt as if he must die of thirst.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: The moral of “The Crow and The Pitcher” is that one should use their intelligence when in a difficult situation. In the fable, a crow finds a pitcher with a little bit of water in it during a dry spell.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Thirsty Crow is the well-loved story base on an Aesop’s Fable, where a crow gets thirsty while he is flying. He sees a jug of water, but he cannot reach the water to drink. He slowly puts pebbles in the jug one at a time. Eventually the water rises and he can drink.

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