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Mowgli the Frog
Rudyard Kipling
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Questions and answers from "Mowgli the Frog" by Rudyard Kipling.
1. Shere Khan 'was furious from the pain of his burned feet'. How did he burn his paws?
Ans. Shere Khan's paws were burnt from the woodcutter's campfire as he had jumped on it for hunting.
2.Which quality of the baby impressed both Father and Mother Wolf?
Ans. The baby was all alone in the jungle. He had no dress, no food. But inspite of all these shortcomings, the baby was very much brave, he was not afraid of the Father and Mother Wolf. This boldness of the baby impressed them.
3. 'The tiger's roar filled the cave with thunder'. What does 'thunder' mean here?
Ans. Literally, 'thunder'means the roar of the cloud and can create a shaking effect on the ground. Just like that the roaring of the tiger created a vibration in the cave.
4. How would the villagers have taken revenge had the baby been harmed?
Ans. If the villagers had been taking revenge, they would come to the place where wild animals lived and thus they could kill the baby.
5. What did Mother Wolf say the baby would do when it grew up?
Ans. Mother Wolf said that when the baby would grow up, it would take revenge on him who was very much crude with it. It would hunt Shere Khan as the tiger wanted to hunt the baby.
6. Father Wolf 'shot up straight into the air for four or five feet, landing almost where he left ground'. Why?What did he do after that?
Ans. Father Wolf 'shot up straight into the air for four or five feet, landing almost where he left ground' because he tried to stop himself from jumping.
After landing on the ground, he bursted out in surprise and said that he had looked a man's baby in front of him.
7. Why was Shere Khan angry?
Ans. Shere Khan was angry for two reasons. First of all, he had missed his prey and another reason is that his feet were burnt from the woodcutter's campfire.
8. How did Father Wolf know that Shere Khan would not be able to attack them?
Ans. Father Wolf knew that Shere Khan would not be able to attack them because the mouth of the cave was very narrow and Shere Khan could not be coming out from the cave.
9. Why were Father and Mother Wolf angry with Shere Khan?
Ans. Father and Mother Wolf were angry with Shere Khan because he didn't hunt the baby, but he wanted it as his quarry and he also wanted to kill it.
10. From this story what can you tell about the importance of the pack of the wolves?
Ans. In this story, 'pack' suggests the wolves who were hunting together. The importance of the pack is that they always stayed together and helped one another. It is also important that if any wolf wanted to keep any man's baby with it, the wolf had to take permission from the pack. They could not do anything alone. They teach us the lesson togetherness, unity.
11. Write three qualities of the Mother Wolf. Give examples from the story.
Ans. i) Brave:
Mother Wolf was very brave, because she went against Shere Khan and challenged him that they would nurture the baby.
ii) Firm in her decision:
Mother Wolf was the one who took the decision to keep the baby with them.
iii) Kind:
When she saw the man's baby, she became find of it and decided to take it with them.
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Very easy answers and languages understand by children's. Every point is clear.
ReplyDeleteVery useful. Thank you very much.
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