Three Questions – Q&A

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What were the three questions which the king
thought of?

What is the right Which people What is the most

time to begin should he listen important thing
something? to? for him to do?
What did the king promise in return?
• The king promised a large sum of money to anyone who would
answer these three questions.
What did the first few people suggest?

• The king must prepare a timetable, and then

follow it strictly
• The king should avoid foolish pleasures, and
First few always do whatever seemed necessary at
people that time.
• The king needed a council of wise men who
suggested would help him act at the proper time.
that:
Why did the king want to know answers to
three questions?
• Because he thought that he would never fail if he knew three things
Mark your choice.
Messengers were sent throughout the kingdom:
(i) to fetch wise men.
(ii) to find answers to the questions.
(iii) to look for the wise hermit.
(iv) to announce a reward for those who could answer the questions.
Complete the following sentences by adding the
appropriate parts of the sentences given in the box.
1. Many wise men answered the king’s questions, ______________.
2. Someone suggested that there should be a council of wise men
__________________.
3. Someone else suggested that the king should have a timetable
________________ .
4. The king requested the hermit ________________.
5. The king washed and dressed the bearded man’s
wound,_____________________.
Why was the king advised to go to
magicians?
• The king was advised to go to magicians because magicians can look
into future. In order to decide the right time for doing something, one
must look into the future.
In answer to the second question, whose advice did
the people say would be important to the king?
• In answer to the second question, some people suggested to seek
advice of councillor or the priest or the doctor or the soldiers.
What suggestions were made in answer to the
third question?
• In answer to third question, people suggested the following things:
1. Science
2. Fighting
3. Religious Worship
Did the wise men win the reward? If not, why
not?
• No, the wise men did not receive the award because their answers
were so different from each other and king was not satisfied with the
answers.
How did the king and the hermit help the
wounded man?
• The king washed the wound and covered it with his handkerchief.
They kept on dressing the wound until the bleeding stopped
completely.
Who was the bearded man?
• The bearded man was an enemy of the king.
Why did the bearded man wanted to kill the
king?
• He wanted to kill the king to take his brothers’ revenge.
Why did he ask for the king’s forgiveness?
• He asked for king’s forgiveness because he wanted to kill the king but
the king saved his life.
How did the bearded man feel now?
• He was grateful to the king now.
The king forgave the bearded man. What did
he do to show his forgiveness?
• The king showed his forgiveness by promising the man that he will
send his doctor for the treatment and servants to look after him. He
also promised to return his property.
What were the hermit’s answers to the three
questions? Write each answer separately.
1. The most important time is NOW.
2. The most important person in the person you are with at a
particular moment.
3. The most important thing is to be good to that person.
Match items in List A with their meanings in
List B.