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3. The king asked the beggar to give him something after getting down

from the chariot.
4. The beggar gave the king a large amount of money from his wallet.

5. At the end of the day, the beggar found a grain of gold among his belongings.
D. Answer the following questions.

1. What did the beggar see while begging?

2. What did the beggar hope to get?

3. Why did the beggar feel that the King’s request was in jest?
4. How did the beggar respond to the King’s request?

5. Why did the beggar regret his action at the end of the day?

E. Answer these questions with reference to the context.
(1) ‘‘I had gone a-begging from door to door in the village path when thy golden chariot
appeared in the distance like a gorgeous dream, and I wondered who was this king of
all kings! My hopes rose high and me thought my evil days were at an end, and I stood
waiting for alms to be given unasked and for wealth scattered on all sides in the dust.’’

1. Who is the speaker in the extract, and what was he doing when the golden chariot
appeared?

2. How did the appearance of the golden chariot affect the speaker’s feelings and
expectations?

3. What did the speaker hope for after seeing the golden chariot?
4. How did the speaker envision the outcome of his encounter with the golden
chariot?

(2) ‘‘Thy palm to a beggar to beg! I was Confused and stood undecided, and then from my
wallet I slowly took out the least.’’

1. Who is the speaker? Where was he standing?

2. Why was the speaker confused?
3. What did the speaker take out from his wallet?

4. What was the speaker’s reaction when he was asked to give something?

Spell It Right VOCABULARY Analytical Skills

A. Write three words that come to your mind when you think of:
1. gold

2. grain

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