CLASS - VI CH - 1 THE TALE OF TWO BIRDS (PACT WITH THE SUN)

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1. How did the two baby birds get separated?
Ans. The two baby birds lived on a tree with their mother bird. One day a big storm came and broke their nest. The mother bird was killed and the two baby birds were blown away by the wind to the other side of the forest at a distance from each other. Thus, they got separated.

2. Where did each of them find a home?
Ans. One of the bird landed near a cave where a gang of robbers lived and the other landed outside a rishi's ashram.

3. What did the first bird say to the stranger?
Ans. The first bird saw the stranger i.e., the king and called out for the robbers to come and rob him off his jewels and to take his horse.

4. What did the second bird say to him?
Ans. The second bird welcomed the king to the ashram. He requested the stranger to drink some water kept inside the hut and to take rest till the rishi returned back.

5. How did rishi explain the different ways in which the birds behaved?
Ans. When the king told the rishi about the different way in which the birds behaved, the rishi explained that the first bird had always heard the robbers speak and therefore, only repeated the words that they spoke. While the one in the rishi's ashram had heard what the rishi and other people in the ashram spoke, therefore, he was soft spoken and polite. He further added that their behaviour depended on the company they were in.

6. Which one of the following sums up the story best?
i) A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.
ii) One is known by the company one keeps
iii) A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Ans. One is known by the company one keeps sums up the story best.

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