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King Krishnadeva Raya would perform heavy exercises every morning. He regularly applied oil on his body and thereafter worked out till all the oil came out with the sweat. This was followed by a long ride on his horse. Once the king started leading a sedentary lifestyle, and he stopped exercising. He no longer went horse-riding either. The king overate and as a result grew fat and heavy. The king‟s temperament also underwent a sea change. Noticing this, the royal physicians cautioned the king against the ill effects of overeating and explained to him the risks posed by obesity. They advised the king to regulate his diet, exercise, and take care of his health. The repeated advice he got from the physicians to eat less made him so angry that one day he announced a reward for anyone who could find him an easy cure. But there was one condition: those who failed would have their heads off. None dared to advise the king in this regard. The situation became precarious and as usual Tenali Raman was approached by the courtiers for a remedy. Tenali heard the problem and assured the courtiers of a viable solution. The next day, an astrologer predicted that the king had only a month left to live. When the king came to know of this, he was furious. The astrologer was ordered by the king to be imprisoned for a month so that his prediction could be put to test and so the hapless forecaster was sent to prison. |
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उत्तर
The King’s reward: easy cure for obesity
King Krishnadeva Raya used to work out rigorously every morning. Once he started following a sedentary lifestyle and became overweight, he also became ill-tempered. The king got furious after being repeatedly advised by royal physicians for regulating his diet and exercise. Eventually, he announced a reward for an easy cure for obesity and punishment if the cure failed. Tenali Raman was approached by the courtiers and he assured them of a solution for the issue. The next day an astrologer who predicted a hapless forecast that the king will survive for one more month was put in prison to test his prediction.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Read the following passage and complete the activities given below :
A1 Find out :
Find from the passage the related words to the sea and write them.
ON FIERCE monsoon nights, about one and a quarter-mile off the Mumbai harbor, there have been occasions when 52-year-old Bikaji Ramchandra Dhuri is the only man on the sea. From the watchtower of the Prongs Reef Lighthouse, which is surrounded on all sides by the Arabian Sea, he has heard the sea rage like a possessed spirit – the darkness dispelled only by the beam of light flung across the waters from the tower he mans.
Dhuri is one of the last breeds of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast, as a majority of the 182 lighthouses in the country are now unmanned. Built-in 1871, the Prongs Reef lighthouse was modeled on Scotland’s Skerryvore Rocks Lighthouse and is located at a strategic spot on the western coast, marking the entrance to the busy Mumbai Harbour. It was meant to stem the number of shipwrecks off the harbor, which the lone Colaba lighthouse could not illumine on its own. “Even now, during nights, for fishing vessels without any gadgets, it’s the soft light from this tower which directs us to Mumbai,” says Vinayak Koli, a boatsman who helps ferry people and also goes on fishing expeditions.
Throughout the year, Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for 15 days at a stretch, when he is relieved by another keeper. In the monsoon, it becomes his home for three months. “We call it the Kalapana as we are alone in the middle of the sea for days, with basic supplies – and the revolving light that keeps the sea awake,” he says.
A2 Fill in the following information using words from the passage :
(i) The Prongs Reef lighthouse was modeled on _______.
(ii) Dhuri lives in the lighthouse for _______ at a stretch.
(iii) _______ is one of the last breeds of lighthouse keepers on the Indian coast.
(iv) The majority of the _______ lighthouses in the country are now unmanned.
| Violent | Scattered | Place of shelter for ships | Shine light |
A4
A5 Personal Response
Imagine you have to spend a night in a lighthouse. Narrate your experience.
Briefly comment on:
The author’s physical condition in Darchen.
Make a list of the expressions that imbue the watch with human attributes.
Why is the speaker’s childhood described as ‘a forgotten boredom’?
Personification is a figure of speech that attributes human qualities to inanimate things and abstract ideas. How has it been used in the poem?
Pick out words from the poem to fill in the web diagram. They should be related to the theme in the web.
Using points from the lesson, give the details of the following in a short paragraph.
International Kite Festival at Ahmedabad.
Write four reasons why animals in a zoo suffer more than those who live free in the wild.
What characteristics are needed to be a good player of Kabaddi? What should you do to develop each? Discuss this in groups of 5 and write a composition on it.
Find one more example which shows that a beautiful appearance is not enough.
There are some dialogues that are short, but quite effective. They give us enjoyment and add beauty to the main story. Find some more from the text.
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Titania falls in love with an ass.
Explain the use of the following property in the development of the play.
Stick
Write a conversation between a donkey and a dog.
Write a few lines about each character.
Choose a 'question' through your own observation. Try to follow the scientific method to find the answer to that question. Take the help of your teacher/parents to set up the experiment.
Draw word webs for the following. Begin with the given word and go on writing as many other words associated with it, as you can. Use these words to write other related words to form a word web.
Who said the following, to whom, and when?
"Ah no, to thee I sing: he sings to God.”
Write other meaningful words that begin/end with footprint.
Find two examples of the following from the lesson.
A Statement
Discuss what you can do to help other animals in your surroundings. Write down any three ideas you like from the discussion.
Do you long to be something else? Write about your longing.
Answer the following question based on the reading of the story. Do not forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to find and confirm the answer.
| Action | Effect |
| While you warm yourself | I will prepare the best tea. |
| I saved enough money | |
| Six hundred and two villages were destroyed. | |
| It was a terrible earthquake and it was felt | |
| I ran back to the village | |
| They lifted the door | |
| I went to thank the Army Officer |
Write the name of the toys against each picture.
Tackling the Issues
Ask the class to discuss solutions to an issue that plagues contemporary society at large or just your community—for example, homelessness, violence, environmental degradation, hunger.
Half the class should mention idealistic solutions to the chosen issue; the other half should mention only realistic approaches to solving the problem.
See if, in listening to both sides, someone can come up with a proposal that is both realistic and unconventional—an idea that hasn't been tried yet.
Imagine you are a marketing executive for a company in a specific industry (toothpaste, soup, hair care products, automobiles, etc) and are developing a product with a brand name that refers to a character from the story.
For example: You want to sell bandages that have little pictures of Don Quixote on them. Your company’s name is Kure-All and you decide to call them “Kure-All Quixote Bandages”.
The slogan might be: “Had a tough day with windmills? When you take a fall, use Kure-All.”
You can use exciting words, a catchy new slogan and a jingle among other things to promote sales of your item.
A school-going girl writes the diary account.
A tiny bird looked for a place to lay her eggs.
Complete the sentence given below with word/phrase.
The wild dogs came to the spot to catch______.
Vicky was an active boy.
Why should we read?
Identify the character or the speaker.
“Do not feel sad dear.”
Anbu was talented in catching______.
Who were the friends referred in the story?
Why was the teacher annoyed?
What are the difficulties they faced in India?
The king shouted at Ani.
What makes him fall?
What did Bala teach Nithin?
Who fell down and down and down?
