THREE QUESTIONS 6

 VIVEKANANDA COACHING CENTRE

CLASS:- Xii; SUB:- ENGLISH(B)

TUTOR:- SWAPAN KUMAR RAY(M.A)

SHORT STORY:- THREE QUESTIONS 

1. " Here comes someone running , " ---- Who is the speaker ? Who came running ? What happened to him next ? 

 Or , How did the Tsar nurse the wounded man ? 

Ans : - The hermit is the speaker .

 A bearded man came running . 

When the bearded man came in front of the Tsar , he saw that the man was severely wounded . With the help of the hermit , the Tsar unfastened his clothes . He saw a big wound in the stomac of the man from which blood was gushing out . Tsar quickly bandaged the wound with his own handkerchief and the hermit's towel . When the bandage was soaked in blood , he rebandages it several times . When the blood stopped flowing the man revived . The Tsar gave him fresh water and with the hermit's help carried him to a bed inside the room .

 2. " You are tired . " ---- Who said this and to Whom ? What made the person tired ? What did th speaker do for him ? 

 Ans : - The Tsar said this to the wise hermit . 

When the Tsar came to the hermit , he found him digging the ground in front of his hut and he looked very tired . He was old , very weak and frail too . For every time he stuck his spade into the ground , he breathed heavily . Being . Kind hearted , the Tsar went to the old hermit . He requested him to leave the work and offered himself to do the job on his behalf . The hermit thanked to the Tsar and stopped . Then the Tsar began to dig the land . 

3. What were the questions that had occurred to the Tsar ? Why did he need correct answers to this questions ? What did he do when he was not satisfied the answers of the learned men ? 

Ans : The Tsar had three questions . 

He was eager to know the right time to start every work , who were the right people to listen to and the work that needed his utmost attention . If he gained these answers he would never make a mistake in any decision that he took 

 When he was not satisfied with the answers of learned men , he decided to meet with a hermit who lived in the wood and well known for his wisdom .