Kerala Syllabus 7th Standard English Stories for Children

Kerala Syllabus 7th Standard English Stories for Children

The following are some simple stories that children will enjoy reading. Encourage them to read them. By reading these stories, their vocabulary and their ability to read and understand things will improve. At the end of each story some questions are given which they have to answer.

THE QUARREL SOME, OLD COUPLE

Once there was an old man. He lived with his wife. They were very poor. They lived in a small hut in a village. They made their living selling firewood to the villagers. They got everyday early in the morning. The wife would make an early breakfast which consisted of just two “chapathis” and some curry. They carried their lunch with them. The lunch was very similar to the breakfast.
The man would climb the tree and cut down dry branches. The woman would collect them and cut them into small pieces and bundle them up. By evening they would collect two bundles of firewood. They would sell these bundles to the villagers. With the money they got, they would buy the things they needed for the house. They had no entertainment as they had no television or even a radio. At nights they slept on their mats. The routine continued.

One day the sun was very hot. It was noon time and the old man and his wife were taking their lunch. They were quarrelling. The man said it was because of women that they had to suffer so much in life. When the woman asked why, he explained to her that it was Eve who caused all the problems. If she had not broken the law of God, she and Adam would not have been punished by God. It was because of the punishment given by God they had to work so hard to earn their living. So the old man was certain that Eve was the cause for all the trouble.
The old woman would not agree. She said even if Eve had broken the law of God by eating the forbidden fruit, Adam could have refused to eat it. Why didn’t he scold his wife? He was foolish to obey his wife. Thus the couple put the entire blame on Adam and Eve for their suffering. As they were arguing loudly, the king was standing behind a tree and was listening to their talk. He came to them. He had come to the forest to hunt. He asked them to leave their tools and follow him to the palace.

In the palace the old man and the woman were given everything. The king told them that they were free to enjoy all the facilities in the palace. There was only one rule they had to obey. On the dining table, they would find a covered dish. They should not open it.

The old man and woman spent some days happily. They were joyful at their luck. They went to the dining room for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They found the meals excellent – meat, fish, vegetables, salads, pickles – everything was there. One day the old woman asked her husband why the dish in the centre was always kept covered. What could be inside, she wondered. The man told her not to think about it. But her curiosity went on increasing. She then asked her husband to open the lid so that she could see what was inside the dish. When he said no, she started crying saying that he did not love her. He then agreed to open the lid for a brief moment. He asked her to come near. He slowly lifted the lid. Inside there was a rat. The moment it saw the lid being lifted, it jumped out. The old man and his wife tried to catch it but it ran all over the place, making the dishes and the glasses fall from the table. Some of them broke. The king came in and saw the mess and the frightened man and his wife.

“You were blaming Adam and Eve for their disobedience,” said the king. “What have you done? You are no better than them, are you? What did you lack here? Still you chose to disobey my orders. So go back to the forest and continue living the way you were before I brought you here.”
Don’t find fault with others. You are not perfect yourselves.

Question 1.
How did the old couple make a living?
Answer:
The old couple made their living selling firewood to the villagers.

Question 2.
To get the firewood what did the man do?
Answer:
To get the firewood, the man would climb the tree and cut down dry branches.

Question 3.
When the man cut down the dry branches, what did the woman do?
Answer:
The woman collected the dry branches, cut them into small pieces and bundled them up.

Question 4.
What was the argument of the old man against women?
Answer:
The old man said it was because of women that they had to suffer so much in life. It was Eve who caused all the problems. If she had not broken the law of God, she and Adam would not have been sent out from the Paradise making them sweat for their bread.

Question 5.
What was the old woman’s argument against the man’s views?
Answer:
The old woman said that even if Eve had broken the law of God by eating the forbidden fruit, Adam could have refused to eat it. He should have scolded his wife and refused to eat the fruit himself. But he was foolish to obey his wife.

Question 6.
Who was overhearing the conversation between the old man and his wife?
Answer:
The king of the place, who had come to hunt in the forest, was overhearing the conversation between the old man and his wife.

Question 7.
What did the king ask the old man and his wife to do?
Answer:
The king asked the old man and wife to leave their tools and follow him to the palace.

Question 8.
What was the rule that the king wanted the old couple to obey?
Answer:
In the palace the old couple were given everything. The king told them that they were free to enjoy all the facilities in the palace. There was only one rule they had to obey. On the dining table, they would find a covered dish. They should not open it.

Question 9.
What did the old woman ask her husband to do?
Answer:
The old woman asked her husband to open the lid of the covered dish so that she could see what was inside.

Question 10.
What did the old woman do when at first the man refused to open the lid?
Answer:
When the man refused to open the lid at first, the old woman started crying saying that he did not love her.

Question 11.
What happened when the old man lifted the lid of the covered dish?
Answer:
When the old man lifted the lid of the covered dish, the rat inside the dish jumped out and ran away breaking many things on the table.

Question 12.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer:
The moral of the story is: Don’t find fault with others as you are not perfect yourself.

AKBAR AND BIRBAL

Birbal was one of the ministers of Akbar, the Mughal Emperor. Birbal was very clever and witty. He often gave the right advice to the Emperor when he was faced with serious problems. He also made the Emperor laugh by telling jokes and other witty remarks.

One day Akbar was in a very sorrowful mood. Without knowing that Akbar was passing through some very sad thoughts, Birbal made a joke. The joke made Akbar angry as it was not at all suitable for the occasion and his mood. He ordered Birbal to be arrested and put in jail. He said he would hang Birbal for his rudeness. Poor Birbal was very sad. He wanted to make the emperor happy but instead it made the emperor angry. Birbal was arrested by the soldiers and he was sent to the prison.

A day was fixed for BirbaTs hanging. Akbar and his queens and other royal people came to the square where the hanging was to be done. There was also a large crowd who came to witness the hanging. In those days public hanging was common. This was done to prevent bad people from committing crimes. Such hanging would instil fear into them and they would think twice before they thought of doing any crime.

Akbar sat on his high seat, surrounded by his queens. Birbal was brought to the square. He was crying bitterly and begged Akbar to forgive him. He told him that he had served him faithfully for such a long time. The joke which offended the emperor was said without realizing the mood of the emperor. He promised the emperor never again to make such mistakes in future. Birbal said he also had his wife, children and old parents. So his death would be a big shock to them as he was the only breadwinner in the family.

Akbar listened to his pleadings. But he said, “I am the Emperor and I can’t take back my words. You have served me for so long and have helped me in solving many problems. So I can give you a concession. You have to die, but you can choose the manner of your death, the way you want to die.” Birbal smiled immediately. He said to Akbar, “Thank you, Sir, for allowing me to choose the way I want to die. I know you will not, and you can’t, change your word as you are the emperor. Sir, I want to die like an old man, peacefully on my bed in my home.”
Akbar knew he was trapped. He had to let Birbal go. He was happy at the cleverness of his minister and took him back into his service.
If you are clever, you can always find a way out of any problem.

Questions:

Question 1.
Who was Birbal?
Answer:
Birbal was one of the ministers of Akbar.

Question 2.
What did Birbal do?
Answer:
Birbal often gave the right advice to the Emperor when he was faced with serious problems. He also made the Emperor laugh by telling him jokes and other witty remarks.

Question 3.
What made Akbar angry?
Answer:
Birbal said a joke when Alkbar was very sad. This offended Akbar, the untimely joke of Birbal making him angry.

Question 4.
Then what happened to Birbal?
Answer:
Birbal was arrested and put in the jail.

Question 5.
What was the final punishment to be given to Birbal?
Answer:
The final punishment to be given to Birbal was death.

Question 6.
What did Birbal say to the king on the appointed day of his hanging?
Answer:
Birbal promised the emperor never again to make such mistakes. He said he also had his wife, children and old parents. So his death would be a big shock to them as he was the only breadwinner in the family. So the king must forgive him.

Question 7.
What was Akbar’s reply to this request by Birbal?
Answer:
Akbar said he is an Emperor and he couldn’t change his decision that easily. Birbal had to die. However since Birbal served him long, he can give him a concession. He can choose the way in which he wants to die.

Question 8.
How did this reply make the clever Birbal happy?
Answer:
The clever Birbal became happy because he knew how to escape death by using his wisdom and cleverness.

Question 9.
What did Birbal then say to Akbar?
Answer:
He said that since he was allowed to choose the manner of his death, he chose to die like an old man peacefully in his house.

Question 10.
What did Akbar realise when Birbal told him like that?
Answer:
Akbar realised that he was tricked by Birbal. Now he could not get Birbal killed because he had already given him the promise to choose the manner of his death.

Question 11.
Did Akbar take Birbal back into his service?
Answer:
Yes, he did. 11e was happy at the cleverness of his minister and took him back into his service.

Question 12.
What lesson do you learn from this story?
Answer:
From this story I learn that if one is clever, he can always find a way out of any problem.

THE OLD MAN, HIS SON AND THE DONKEY

Once there was an old man. He had his wife and a son. He also had a donkey. The old man was very poor. His wife asked him to buy things for the house. She wanted rice and vegetables and also some sugar, milk and tea. But the man had no money to buy anything. So he decided to sell his donkey.

It was the market day in’the village. The old man decided to take the donkey to the market to sell it. With the money he would get, he would buy the necessary items for the family. He asked his son to accompany him to the market.

The three of them, the donkey, the boy and the father, were walking along the road leading to the market. Some people were returning from the market. They said, “Look at the old man. He is making his small son walk, when there is a donkey to ride on. What a foolish man!” The man thought they were right. So he asked the boy to ride the donkey.
The boy got on to the back of the donkey and the journey continued.

Another group of people came that way.
They said, “Look at the merciless boy. He is young and he is riding the donkey making his fold father walk. How can that boy do that?” The old man thought they were right. He asked the boy to come down. He got on the back and boy walked along. They went some distance.

Another group of people was coming from the opposite direction. They said, “Look at this unmerciful father. He is riding when his young son is walking. It is fair?” The father thought they were right. So he asked his son also to get on to the back of the donkey. Thus they both were riding the donkey.
Another group of people came across. They said, “Look at the cruel man and his son. Can a donkey carry two people? They should be less cruel to animals. Animals can’t talk that does not * mean we can do whatever we like with them.”

The father thought they were right. Now there was no other way except to carry the donkey. He cut a big branch of a tree and shaped it into a pole. He twisted some wild creepers into some kind of a rope. He tied the legs of the donkey and inserted the pole between the legs of the donkey. They started carrying the donkey. The donkey was now upside down, hanging on the pole from its legs.
They were crossing a narrow foot bridge when another group of people came that way. They started laughing loudly and shouting all kinds of funny things at the foolishness of the man and his son who were carrying a donkey on their shoulders. The shouts terrified the donkey and it started moving violently on the pole. The rope was not strong enough and it broke. The donkey fell into the river and died!

Don’t listen to every Tom, Dick and Harry!

Question 1.
How many people were there in the family of the old man?
Answer:
There were only three people: the old man, his wife and his son.

Question 2.
What did the old man’s-wife ask him to do?
Answer:
The old man’s wife asked him to buy things for the house. She wanted rice, vegetables, sugar, milk and tea.

Question 3.
Why did the old man decide to sell his donkey?
Answer:
The old man decided to sell his donkey because he had no money to buy the things his wife wanted for the house.

Question 4.
When the donkey, the boy and the father were walking along the road leading to the market, what did some people say?
Answer:
They said, “Look at the old man. He is making his small son walk, when there is a donkey to ride on. What a foolish man he is!”

Question 5.
When the old man heard this, what did he do?
Answer:
When the old man heard this, he made his son ride the donkey and he walked alongside the donkey.

Question 6.
When some people saw the young boy riding the donkey and the old man walking, what did they say?
Answer:
They said, “Look at the merciless boy. He is young and he is riding the donkey making his fold father walk. How can that boy do that?”

Question 7.
When the old man heard that the boy was merciless to ride while his father was walking, what did he do?
Answer:
He made the boy walk and he started riding the donkey.

Question 8.
Then some people saw the old man was riding the donkey and the small boy walking, what did they say?
Answer:
They said, “Look at this unmerciful father. He is riding when his young son is walking. It is fair?”

Question 9.
When the old man heard that he was unmerciful in riding his donkey while his son was walking, what did he do?
Answer:
He asked his son also to get on to the back of the donkey. Thus both the old man and his son were riding the donkey.

Question 10.
When some people saw both the father and the son were riding the donkey what did they say?
Answer:
They said, “Look at the cruel man and his son. Can a donkey carry two people? They should be less cruel to animals. Animals can’t talk that does not mean we can do whatever we like with them.”

Question 11.
What did some people do when they saw the old man and the son carrying the donkey? What was the result?
Answer:
When they saw this, they started laughing and shouting loudly at the foolishness of the father and the son. They were now on a narrow bridge. The donkey was alarmed at the shouts and it started moving violently. The rope broke and it fell down in the river and died.

Question 12.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer:
The moral of the story is: Don’t listen to every Tom, Dick and Harry!

THE ANT AND THE DOVE

Once, an ant was trying to catch an insect.
When it jumped to catch the flying insect it fell into the river. The ant was struggling to save its life from drowning. There was a dove sitting on the tree near the bank of the river. It saw the poor ant trying to swim towards the land, but the current was taking it back into the middle of the river. The dove felt sorry for the ant which was trying to save its life.

Feeling pity for the ant the dove picked a leaf and dropped it near the ant. The ant climbed on to the leaf. The currents soon took the leaf near the shore and the ant was able to move on to the land. It had seen the dove dropping the leaf and it wanted to say “Thank you” to the dove. But the dove had flown away.

On another day, a hunter was near the river bank to catch the birds living in the trees near. He spread a net under the tree and put some grain on it. When the birds came to eat the grain, they would be trapped in the net. Then the hunter would catch them.

The ant saw the hunter spreading the net. He also saw the dove which had helped him earlier to save his life. The dove was flying towards the net. The ant realized the danger the dove was in. The ant moved quickly and bit on the foot of the hunter. The hunter screamed with pain. When the dove looked to see what was happening, it saw the hunter and the net. So it flew away realizing the danger. Thus the ant saved the life of the dove. The ant was happy that it was able to save the life of the dove which had saved his life earlier.
One good thing causes another.

Question 1.
What was the ant trying to do?
Answer:
The ant was trying to catch an insect.

Question 2.
What happened when the ant was trying to catch the insect?
Answer:
When the ant was trying to catch the insect, it fell into the river.

Question 3.
Why couldn’t the ant swim back to the land to save its life?
Answer:
The ant could not swim back to the land to save its life because the strong currents were taking it back to the middle of the river.

Question 4.
Who noticed the struggle of the ant in the river?
Answer:
A dove sitting on the branch of a tree nearby noticed the struggle of the ant in the river.

Question 5.
What did the dove do to help the struggling ant?
Answer:
To help the struggling ant, the dove picked up a leaf from the tree and dropped it into the river near the ant.

Question 6.
What happened when the ant saw the leaf near him?
Answer:
He got on to the leaf and soon the current brought the leaf near the land and the ant escaped moving on to the land.

Question 7.
Why could not the ant thank the dove?
Answer:
The ant could not thank the dove because it had flown away before the ant reached the land.

Question 8.
What did the hunter do to catch the birds?
Answer:
The hunter spread a net under the tree and put some grain on it. When the birds came to eat the grain, they would be trapped in the net. Then the hunter could catch them.

Question 9.
What did the ant notice when the hunter had spread the net?
Answer:
When the hunter had spread the net, the ant noticed that the bird that had helped him to save his life was among the birds that were going to eat the grain spread on the net.

Question 10.
What did the ant do to save the bird that had saved him?
Answer:
To save the bird that had saved him, the ant went and bit the hunter, who was hiding behind the tree, strongly on the foot.

Question 11.
What did the hunter do when he was bitten by the ant?
Answer:
When he was bitten by the ant, the hunter screamed in pain. The noise alarmed the birds. Then the birds saw the net and they flew away without being caught by the hunter.

Question 12.
What lesson do you learn from this story?
Answer:
From this story I learn that if I do good to others, I will be repaid someday, somehow by someone.

THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF

Once there was a shepherd boy. His father had many sheep. He often took the flock of sheep to the nearby forest. In the forest there was plenty of grass. The sheep ate the grass and by evening the boy would take the flock back home.

In the forest there were also some wild animals. If any wild animal came to attack the flock, the boy was asked to shout and ask for help. The villagers then would come with sticks, knives and other weapons to drive away the attacking animal and kill it.

One it was noon time and the boy was getting bored. He thought he would play a trick on the villagers. Suddenly he started crying at the top of his voice, “Wolf! Wolf! Come running and save the sheep and me!” The villagers heard the cry and they came running with sticks and other weapons. When they asked the boy where the wolf was he just laughed and said there was no wolf. He was only joking. The villagers felt angry. One of the elders told the boy not to make such jokes in the future.

Some days passed. Once again the boy got bored and he played the same trick again. When he cried, “Wolf! Wolf!” the villagers came running to protect him and his sheep from the wolf. Once again he laughed and said he was only joking and there was no wolf.

The wolf killed some sheep and the rest ran away in different directions. The boy lost all his sheep.
You can fool people once or twice. But then you will suffer!

Question 1.
Who owned the flock that the boy was shepherding?
Answer:
The boy’s father owned the flock that the boy was shepherding.

Question 2.
Where did the boy take the sheep for grazing?
Answer:
The boy took the sheep to the nearby forest for grazing.

Question 3.
What was the danger to the flock in the forest?
Answer:
The danger to the flock in the forest was the wild animals that came to attack the sheep.

Question 4.
What was the boy supposed to do if he saw a wild animal coming to attack the sheep?
Answer:
If he saw a wild animal coming to attack the sheep, he was supposed to shout and ask for help. Then the villagers would come with sticks and other weapons and kill the wild animal.

Question 5.
Why did the boy want to trick the villagers?
Answer:
He was feeling bored one day and he wanted some fun and so he decided to trick the villagers.

Question 6.
What did he do to trick the villagers?
Answer:
To trick the villagers the boy cried at the top of his voice, “Wolf! Wolf! Come running and save the sheep and me!” although there was no wolf.

Question 7.
When they heard the cry of the shepherd boy for help, what did the villagers do?
Answer:
When they heard the cry of the shepherd boy for help, the villagers ran to the forest with sticks and other weapons to help the boy and the sheep from the attack of the wolf.

Question 8.
When the villagers asked the boy where the wolf was, what was his reply?
Answer:
When the villagers asked the boy where the wolf was, he just laughed and said there was no wolf and he was only joking.

Question 9.
What was the reaction of the villagers when they realised they were just tricked by the boy?
Answer:
When they realised they were just tricked by the boy, the villagers became angry. One of the elders told the boy not to make such jokes again in the future.

Question 10.
Did the villagers come to help the boy when he cried “wolf’ the second time?
Answer:
Yes, they did. But again they realised they were being fooled by the boy as there was no wolf.

Question 11.
When the boy cried “Wolf’ the third time, the villages did not come. Why and with what result?
Answer:
They did not come because they thought the boy was trying to make a joke again. This time the wolf had really come. It killed some sheep and the rest ran away in different directions. The boy lost all his sheep.

Question 12.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer:
The moral of the story is: You can fool people once or twice. But then you will suffer!

TWO SWANS AND A TORTOISE

Once there was a lake. It was full of water. Many creatures lived in it. There were many kinds of fish and other water creatures in the lake. There were two swans that came to the lake everyday to get their food. A tortoise also lived in the lake. The swans and the tortoise were great friends. The tortoise was very talkative. It could hardly keep its mouth shut. The swans were very beautiful. They often flew out from the lake. When they returned, they brought some good, tasty food and gave it to the tortoise. They lived happily together.

Once there was a big drought. Slowly and slowly the lake began to dry up. The fish and the other water creatures started dying. The swans and the tortoise could not continue to depend on the lake as there was no water and no food. The swans could easily fly away. But they did not want to go away from the lake leaving the tortoise alone.

So they made a plan. The swans would bring a strong stick. They will hold both the ends of the stick in their beaks. The tortoise has to hang in the middle by using its teeth. Then they would fly to a faraway place where there was water. The tortoise agreed. The swans knew it would be difficult for the tortoise to keep its mouth shut for long. They warned him never to open its mouth during the flight.

The flight began. The two swans held both the ends of the stick in their beaks and the tortoise hung in the middle of the stick. As they were flying over a town some people saw the strange sight and they started shouting. The shouts annoyed the tortoise and he wanted to abuse those who were shouting. He opened his mouth to abuse them! The moment it lost the grip on the stick, it fell down and died!
You should learn to be silent because silence is golden!

Question 1.
Why did the swans come to the lake?
Answer:
The swans come to the lake to get their food.

Question 2.
With whom did the swans make friends in the lake?
Answer:
In the lake the swans made friends with a tortoise that lived in the lake.

Question 3.
What was the special quality of the tortoise?
Answer:
The special quality of the tortoise was that it was very talkative.

Question 4.
How did the lake begin to dry up?
Answer:
The lake began to dry up because of a drought.

Question 5.
What happened to the fish and other creatures living in the lake when it began to dry up?
Answer:
When it began to dry up, the fish and other creatures living in the lake began to die and the swans and the tortoise could not get food from it.

Question 6.
What plan did the swans make to take their friend with them?
Answer:
The swans would bring a stick. They would hold both the ends of the stick in their beaks. The tortoise should hang in the middle of the stick with its teeth.

Question 7.
Why did the swans want to take the tortoise with them? ’ .
Answer:
The swans wanted to take the tortoise with them because they loved him very much and they did not want him to suffer hunger in the drought.

Question 8.
What warning did the swans give to the tortoise?
Answer:
They warned him not to open his mouth during the flight.

Question 9.
What would happen if the tortoise opened his mouth during the flight?
Answer:
If the tortoise opened its mouth during the flight, it would lose its grip on the stick, and then fall to the ground and die.

Question 10.
Why did the people in town start shouting?
Answer:
They started shouting seeing the strange sight of a tortoise hanging on a stick with his teeth and two swans holding the ends of the stick in their beaks and flying.

Question 11.
What happened when the tortoise heard the shouts of the people?
Answer:
When the tortoise heard the shouts of the people, he got angry and he wanted to scold them. He opened his mouth to abuse them and then losing the grip on the stick, he fell to ground had died.

Question 12.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer:
The moral of the story is: Learn to be silent because silence is golden!

THE BLUE JACKAL

Once, a jackal living in a forest became very hungry. He could not find any food in the forest. So he entered a village where many people lived. A pack of dogs saw the jackal. They started barking and chasing the jackal. The jackal started running for its life. At a distance he saw a tub. He jumped into the tub to hide away from the dogs.

The tub belonged to a washer-man. He had put some blue in the water in the tub. He did that to give the white clothes a bluish colour. The fox remained in the tub for some time to make sure that the dogs went away. He listened carefully for the bark of any dog. But there was no sound. He knew there was no dog nearby. So the jackal jumped out of the tub.

In front of the tub there was a mirror. The jackal saw its reflection in the mirror. He was fully changed. A completely blue jackal! He decided to use this chance to trick other animals. He went back to the forest and told the animals that he was their new king and he was appointed by god. Everybody, including the lion, should obey him. The animals believed it and they willingly served the new king, giving him the best food and other comforts.

One old jackal suspected the claim of the new king. He told some of his friends about his doubt. He told them that jackals have the habit of howling when they hear other jackals howling. So they would test their new king. When the new king is having a meeting with lions and tigers, the old jack and his friends would stand a little away and howl. If the king is a pretender, he too will howl when he hears them howling.

The next day the jackal king was holding a meeting with lions and tigers. The old jack and his friends stood some distance away and started howling. When the jackal king heard the howl, he forgot he was acting as a king and started howling. The lions and tigers knew they were obeying a jackal and not a god-appointed king. They immediately jumped on him and tore him into pieces.
Don’t pretend to be greater than you really are.

Question 1.
Why did the jackal go to the village?
Answer:
The jackal was hungry and he wanted to get some food. In the forest he saw nothing to eat and so he went to the village to find food.

Question 2.
How did the jackal get into the tub?
Answer:
A pack of dogs saw the jackal and they started barking and chasing him. He started running for his life. At a distance he saw a tub. He jumped into the tub to hide away from the dogs.

Question 3.
To whom did the tub belong?
Answer:
The tub belonged to a washer-man.

Question 4.
What did the washer-man put in the tub? Why?
Answer:
The washer-man had put some blue in the water in the tub. He did that to give the white clothes a bluish colour.

Question 5.
What happened to the jackal in the tub?
Answer:
The jackal became blue in colour as it stayed for a long time in the blue water.

Question 6.
When the jackal saw his new colour what did he do?
Answer:
He went back to the forest and told the animals that he was their new king and he was appointed by god.

Question 7.
Did the animals believe the jackal?
Answer:
They believed him because they had never seen a blue jackal in their life.

Question 8.
Who suspected the king to be a pretender?
Answer:
One old jackal suspected the claim of the new king. He told some of his friends about his doubt.

Question 9.
How would the jackals test their new king?
Answer:
Jackals have the habit of howling when they hear other jackals howling. So the jackals would assemble in a place near the king when he is holding a meeting with lions and tigers and then they would howl. If the king is a pretender, he will also howl automatically showing his true character.

Question 10.
What was the king doing when he heard the howl of the jackals?
Answer:
When he heard the howl of the jackals, the jackal king was holding a meeting with the lions and tigers.

Question 11.
What did the lions and tigers do when they came to know that their king was just a jackal?
Answer:
When they came to know that their king was just a jackal, they jumped on him and tore him into pieces.

Question 12.
What is the moral of the story?
Answer:
The moral of the story is: Don’t pretend to be greater than what you really are.

FUNNY/TRICKY QUESTIONS

Children like to ask and answer Funny/Tricky Questions which test their intelligence, thinking capacity and knowledge. Here are some such questions:

Question 1.
What gets wetter the more it tries?
Answer:
A towel. The more it dries, the wetter it gets.

Question 2.
What can be broken but never held?
Answer:
A promise – You can break a promise, but you can’t hold it in your hand.

Question 3.
What is that lives if it is fed, and dies if you give to a drink?
Answer:
Fire – you can feed it. But if you give to a drink it will die.

Question 4.
What can one catch that is not thrown?
Answer:
A cold. You can catch a cold but not throw it.

Question 5.
If you have one, you want to share it. But once you share it, you don’t have it. .
Answer:
A secret. When a secret is shared its secrecy is lost.

Question 6.
If a plane crashes between the USA and Canada, where will the survivors be buried?
Answer:
Survivors are not buried!

Question 7.
A boat is full of people. But not a single person is on board. How is it?
Answer:
All are married. There is not even one person who is single.

Question 8.
You have a bowl with 4 apples. You take away 4. How many do you have?
Answer:
Four. You took away 4 and so you have 4 with you.

Question 9.
How do you make the number ‘one’ disappear?
Answer:
Add the letter ‘g’ – gone.

Question 10.
You have only one match. You enter a dark room with an oil lamp, some fire wood and a newspaper. What would you light first?
Answer:
The match because the room is dark.

Question 11.
A cowboy rode into town on Friday; he stayed for three days and rode out on Friday. How is that possible.
Answer:
He rode the horse named Friday.

Question 12.
Is it legal for a man to marry his widow’s sister?
Answer:
No. he is dead. A woman becomes a widow when her man dies.

Question 13.
What two keys can’t open any door?
Answer:
A monkey and donkey.

Question 14.
Mr. Manoj’s one-storey building is decorated completely pink with the walls, carpet, and furniture all shades of pink. What colour are the stairs?
Answer:
No stairs in a one-storey house.

Question 15.
What will you actually find at the end of every rainbow?
Answer:
Certainly the letter “w”.

Question 16.
How did the boy kick his football ten feet and then have it come back to him on its own?
Answer:
Fie kicked it upwards so it comes back to him.

Question 17.
A boy was rushed to the hospital. But the doctor refused to operate the boy saying the boy was his son. But the doctor was not the boy’s father. How is that?
Answer:
The doctor is his mother.

Question 18.
A man went in the pouring rain without protection. But not a hair on his head got wet. How?
Answer:
He is bald. He has no hair on his head.

Question 19.
An electric train is moving north at 100 mph, and a wind is blowing to the west at 10 mph. Which way does the smoke blow?
Answer:
An electric train has no smoke.

Question 20.
How was it possible that every single person in an airplane crash died, but two people survived?
Answer:
The two were married. All others were single.