Write the story of a legend of the northland in about ten sentences

Once Saint Peter stopped by an old lady’s cottage because he was feeling hungry and weak after the day’s fasting. The lady was baking cakes on the hearth. Since he was weak with fasting, he asked her for a cake from her store of cakes. The selfish lady tried to bake small cakes but each time they seemed too big for her to give away. Finally, she baked one that was as thin as a wafer. Unable to part with it too, she put it on a shelf and did not give any cake to the Saint. Saint Peter was very angry with her behaviour and said she was too selfish to live as a human and have food, shelter and a fire to keep her warm. He punished her by changing her into a woodpecker that would have to build a nest to live in, bore for food in the trunks of trees. Her clothes were burned and she was left with her scarlet cap on her head as she flew out through the chimney. Even today she still lives in the woods and is seen by all the country school boys.

Thinking about the Poem I. Question 1: Which country or countries do you think “the Northland” refers to? Answer: It is a country in the north where days are short and nights are long. Question 2: What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction? Answer: Saint Peter asked the old lady for a piece of cake. The lady behaved miserly and kept decreasing the size of the cake. At last she did not give him anything to eat. Download PDF Question 3: How did he punish her? Answer: He cursed her and made her a woodpecker. Question 4: How does the woodpecker get her food? Answer: The woodpecker bores the hard and dry wood to get its food. Question 5: Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was? What would she have done then? Answer: No, she would not have done this. On the contrary, she would have given him a large piece of cake to make him happy with the greed to get a handsome return. Question 6: Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the most important? Answer: No, it is an imaginative story. It is a legend. The third stanza of the poem is very important. Question 7: What is a legend? Why is this poem called a legend? Answer: A legend is a story from ancient times about people and events. The title of the poem tells that it is a legend. The poet himself says that ‘I don’t believe it is true’. Question 8: Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten sentences. Ans...

Once Saint Peter stopped by an old lady’s cottage because he was feeling hungry and weak after the day’s fasting. The lady was baking cakes on the hearth. Since he was weak with fasting, he asked her for a cake from her store of cakes. The selfish lady tried to bake? small cakes but each time they seemed too bigs for her to give away. Finally, she baked one that? was as thin as a wafer. Unable to part with it too, she put it on a shelf and did not give any ! cake to the Saint. Saint Peter was very angry with her behaviour and said she was too selfish to live as a human and have food, shelter and a fire to keep her warm. He punished her by changing her into a woodpecker that would have to build a nest to live in, bore for food in the trunks of trees. Her clothes were burned and she was left with her scarlet cap on her head as she flew out through the chimney. Even today she is still seen by all the country schoolboys in the woods. She lives in the trees and bores for food. Categories • • (31.9k) • (8.8k) • (764k) • (248k) • (2.9k) • (5.2k) • (664) • (121k) • (72.1k) • (3.8k) • (19.6k) • (1.4k) • (14.2k) • (12.5k) • (9.3k) • (7.7k) • (3.9k) • (6.7k) • (63.8k) • (16.2k) • (26.6k) • (23.7k) • (14.6k) • (25.7k) • (530) • (84) • (766) • (49.1k) • (63.8k) • (1.8k) • (59.3k) • (24.5k)

A Legend of the Northland (Poem) Question and Answer NCERT Class 9 Beehive Text Book Thinking about the Poem Question I. Question 1. Which country or countries do you think “the Northland” refers to? Answer Northland refers to chilly regions of the world, especially located on the Earth’s northern polar region. Countries in these regions include Norway, Canada, Greenland etc. Question 2. What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction? Answer Saint Peter asked for a baked cake from the old lady to satisfy his hunger. The lady did not refuse and tried to bake a small cake for him. Question 3. How did he punish her? Answer The saint got angry when the lady presented him with a small cake. The lady was punished by being changed into a woodpecker that built “as birds do” and gathered scanty food by boring in the “hard, dry wood” all day long. Question 4. How does the woodpecker get her food? Answer By boring holes into the trees, the woodpecker gets her food. Question 5. Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was? What would she have done then? Answer No, the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was. If she would have known he was a saint, she would have given generously to please him and get his blessing. Question 6. Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the most important? Answer The poem is a legend and isn’t a true story. Th...

I. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: I took off my black coat, white shirt and not-so white vest and hung them up. I opened the two windows in the room. It was an outer room with one wall facing the open yard. It had a tiled roof with long supporting gables that rested on the beam over the wall. There was no ceiling. There was a regular traffic of rats to and from the beam. I made my bed and pulled it close to the wall. I lay down but I could not sleep. Questions: 1. What routine activity was going on the room? 2. After entering the room, what was done by the speaker? 3. What did the speaker do after opening the window? II. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: With such thoughts in my mind I resumed my seat in the chair in front of the table. There were no more sounds from above. Suddenly there came a dull thud as if a rubber tube had fallen to the ground … surely nothing to worry about. Even so I thought I would turn around and take a look. No sooner had I turned than a fat snake wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on my shoulder. Questions: 1. What made a dull low sound in the room? 2. Find a word that means ‘twisted body about’. 3. What were the thoughts revolving in the mind of the speaker? III. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: I did not know anything for certain. What sex was this snake, was it male or female? I will never know; for the snake unwound itsel...

Once Saint Peter stopped by an old lady’s cottage because he was feeling hungry and weak after the day’s fasting. The lady was baking cakes on the hearth. Since he was weak with fasting, he asked her for a cake from her store of cakes. The selfish lady tried to bake small cakes but each time they seemed too big for her to give away. Finally, she baked one that was as thin as a wafer. Unable to part with it too, she put it on a shelf and did not give any cake to the Saint. Saint Peter was very angry with her behaviour and said she was too selfish to live as a human and have food, shelter and a fire to keep her warm. He punished her by changing her into a woodpecker that would have to build a nest to live in, bore for food in the trunks of trees. Her clothes were burned and she was left with her scarlet cap on her head as she flew out through the chimney. Even today she still lives in the woods and is seen by all the country school boys.

Thinking about the Poem I. Question 1: Which country or countries do you think “the Northland” refers to? Answer: It is a country in the north where days are short and nights are long. Question 2: What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction? Answer: Saint Peter asked the old lady for a piece of cake. The lady behaved miserly and kept decreasing the size of the cake. At last she did not give him anything to eat. Download PDF Question 3: How did he punish her? Answer: He cursed her and made her a woodpecker. Question 4: How does the woodpecker get her food? Answer: The woodpecker bores the hard and dry wood to get its food. Question 5: Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was? What would she have done then? Answer: No, she would not have done this. On the contrary, she would have given him a large piece of cake to make him happy with the greed to get a handsome return. Question 6: Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the most important? Answer: No, it is an imaginative story. It is a legend. The third stanza of the poem is very important. Question 7: What is a legend? Why is this poem called a legend? Answer: A legend is a story from ancient times about people and events. The title of the poem tells that it is a legend. The poet himself says that ‘I don’t believe it is true’. Question 8: Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten sentences. Ans...

I. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: I took off my black coat, white shirt and not-so white vest and hung them up. I opened the two windows in the room. It was an outer room with one wall facing the open yard. It had a tiled roof with long supporting gables that rested on the beam over the wall. There was no ceiling. There was a regular traffic of rats to and from the beam. I made my bed and pulled it close to the wall. I lay down but I could not sleep. Questions: 1. What routine activity was going on the room? 2. After entering the room, what was done by the speaker? 3. What did the speaker do after opening the window? II. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: With such thoughts in my mind I resumed my seat in the chair in front of the table. There were no more sounds from above. Suddenly there came a dull thud as if a rubber tube had fallen to the ground … surely nothing to worry about. Even so I thought I would turn around and take a look. No sooner had I turned than a fat snake wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on my shoulder. Questions: 1. What made a dull low sound in the room? 2. Find a word that means ‘twisted body about’. 3. What were the thoughts revolving in the mind of the speaker? III. READ THE PASSAGE GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW: I did not know anything for certain. What sex was this snake, was it male or female? I will never know; for the snake unwound itsel...

A Legend of the Northland (Poem) Question and Answer NCERT Class 9 Beehive Text Book Thinking about the Poem Question I. Question 1. Which country or countries do you think “the Northland” refers to? Answer Northland refers to chilly regions of the world, especially located on the Earth’s northern polar region. Countries in these regions include Norway, Canada, Greenland etc. Question 2. What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction? Answer Saint Peter asked for a baked cake from the old lady to satisfy his hunger. The lady did not refuse and tried to bake a small cake for him. Question 3. How did he punish her? Answer The saint got angry when the lady presented him with a small cake. The lady was punished by being changed into a woodpecker that built “as birds do” and gathered scanty food by boring in the “hard, dry wood” all day long. Question 4. How does the woodpecker get her food? Answer By boring holes into the trees, the woodpecker gets her food. Question 5. Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was? What would she have done then? Answer No, the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was. If she would have known he was a saint, she would have given generously to please him and get his blessing. Question 6. Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the most important? Answer The poem is a legend and isn’t a true story. Th...

Once Saint Peter stopped by an old lady’s cottage because he was feeling hungry and weak after the day’s fasting. The lady was baking cakes on the hearth. Since he was weak with fasting, he asked her for a cake from her store of cakes. The selfish lady tried to bake? small cakes but each time they seemed too bigs for her to give away. Finally, she baked one that? was as thin as a wafer. Unable to part with it too, she put it on a shelf and did not give any ! cake to the Saint. Saint Peter was very angry with her behaviour and said she was too selfish to live as a human and have food, shelter and a fire to keep her warm. He punished her by changing her into a woodpecker that would have to build a nest to live in, bore for food in the trunks of trees. Her clothes were burned and she was left with her scarlet cap on her head as she flew out through the chimney. Even today she is still seen by all the country schoolboys in the woods. She lives in the trees and bores for food. Categories • • (31.9k) • (8.8k) • (764k) • (248k) • (2.9k) • (5.2k) • (664) • (121k) • (72.1k) • (3.8k) • (19.6k) • (1.4k) • (14.2k) • (12.5k) • (9.3k) • (7.7k) • (3.9k) • (6.7k) • (63.8k) • (16.2k) • (26.6k) • (23.7k) • (14.6k) • (25.7k) • (530) • (84) • (766) • (49.1k) • (63.8k) • (1.8k) • (59.3k) • (24.5k)