There was a
lion who was the king of the forest. He was big, fierce and strong. All the
other animals brought him gifts from every corner of the forest. They were
really afraid of him.
‘King must
have ministers to help him’, the lion thought one day. And he sent for the fox.
You are known
to be veiy wise and clever. I want you to be my Home Minister.’
“Many many thanks for this honour, your majesty”, said the fox, bowing low.
Then he called
a panther and said, “You are known to be veiy alert and swift-footed. You will
be my Defence Minister.”
“Thank you,
Sir,” said the panther. The next to be summoned was a crow.
“You can fly
high and can see distant objects. So youll be my Foreign Minister.”
“I am grateful to you, my master,” said the crow. The three ministers swore to
remain loyal to the king. The lion, in return promised to feed and protect
them.
Questions
1.
On the basis
of the reading of the above passage complete the following sentences:
(a) The forest animals were afraid of the lion because
(b) The new idea that came to the lion’s mind was
(c) The lion appointed the fox his Home Minister because
(d) The lion appointed the panther his Defence Minister because
(e) The lion appointed the crow his Foreign Minister because .
2.
Find
words from the above passage that mean the same as
(a) violent (b) watchful (c) very far
