Who came to India from Portugal in search of pepper?

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Vascoda Gama came to India from Portugal in search of pepper.

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Chapter 3.1: The Visitor from Distant Lands - Read and Understand [Page 139]

Chapter 3.1 The Visitor from Distant Lands
Read and Understand | Q B. 2. | Page 139

Discuss in groups of four.
The accounts of exotic places in legends and the reality.

Explain the significance of the lines ‘I tie this Ridin creeper To fasten your soul to your body.’

Correct the following statement.

Johnsy was eager to recover from her illness.

Visit a library:

Read the biographies of other Indian Saints. Share at least one story from their life with your friends. What message does it contain?

Explain the following statement with reference to the context.

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

Where does the story take place?

Write any one of these stories, not as told by Gulliver, but by some other person.

How was the young seagull’s first attempt to fly?

Give an example for dazzling light.

It is used in the fisher’s _____.