DAYANAND ANGLO VEDIC PUBLIC SCHOOL, AIROLI

ENGLISH WORKSHEET – 16 (AUGUST)

STONE SOUP IN BOHEMIA
2020-21
STD- VII
Summary:-
The soldiers who returned from wars depended on the kindness of the people and partly on
their wits to feed themselves. When the soldier came to the village of Bohemia, he felt the
hostility of the people towards him. The Burgomaster told him that nobody would feed him.
But the soldier did not lose heart. He took out two stones and popped them into the cauldron.
He filled the container with water and waited for the soup to brew. He kept stirring the soup
and said that the soup was pre historical recipe, and these stones had the power to brew the
most delicious and mouth-watering soup for him. He made the villagers curious and told them
tales related to the stone soup. He further added that if some vegetables were added to the soup
it would become tastier. He was able to make people contribute a least some vegetables to the
soup. The villagers enjoyed the soup and called it magnificent, real tasty, exquisite, a miracle,
a marvellous gift from China .In this way the soldier satisfied his hunger using his wits.
I] Answer the following questions:-

Q-1) How did the soldier react to the unwelcoming attitude of the villagers?
Ans: The soldier was not at all disheartened at the unwelcoming attitude of the villagers, rather
he remained very cheerful. He swept off his red cap, made a mock bow to the assembly. He
also winked at the lady and told the burgomaster that he would not ask a single thing from the
villagers.

Q-2) What according to the soldier was the specialty of the stones?
Ans: According to the soldier, the two stones had the power to brew the most delicious mouth
-watering soup that ever a man tasted.

Q-3) Why did the villagers initially hesitate to add anything to the soup?
Ans: The villagers initially hesitated to add anything to the soup, as they were suspicious about
the soup. Nobody wanted to move first or to admit his curiosity. No villager wanted to make a
fool of himself but suddenly a common impulse overcame them all. One by one all of them
slipped away and came back with a contribution to be added to the soup.

Q-4) What comments did the various villagers make on the quality of the soup?
Ans: The villagers made various comments on the quality of the soup like Burgomaster called
it exquisite ,portly merchant said it was magnificent , the woman with the wart on her nose
called it real tasty and someone called it as a miracle , a marvellous gift from China.

Q-5) What are the various methods that the soldiers adopted to be friendly with the
villagers?
Ans: The various methods that the soldier adopted to be friendly with the villagers were he
carried them along with a joke for an old woman, a dig at portly merchant, a little flattery for
the Burgomaster and told a flood of anecdotes to the people sitting around him. He even praised
the villagers by calling them friendly and called the village benevolent and hospitable.

Mrs Sudha Chadha

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