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2. “Take him away right now. He must be punished.”

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. Who is meant by ‘him’?

c. Why did the speaker want to punish him?

3. “Your Majesty, the shepherd is still alive.”

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. When were these words spoken?

c. Describe the feelings of the speakers when they found the shepherd alive.
d. How did ‘Your Majesty’ react to this news?

4. “No, I refuse to say those words.”
a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. What were ‘those words’?

c. Did the person spoken to expect these words to be said?

C. Answer the following questions.

1. What did the boy do when he ran out of food? What did he buy?

2. Describe the eccentric behaviour of the king who ruled the land.
3. What was the condition the young shepherd put forth to the king to comply with

his wish?
4. Give details of the first punishment that the king gave to the shepherd. How did

he escape from it?
5. When the king pronounced the second punishment, did the shepherd die? Explain

what happened.
6. How did the king try to dissuade the shepherd with tempting offers when the

punishments had no impact?

• Critical Thinking
Think and Answer • Communication Skills
• Collaboration
A. Did the shepherd save himself while facing the third punishment? Describe what

happened.
B. Mention any three good qualities of the shepherd with instances from the story in your

support.

C. Do you think that the king was wise? Briefly throw some light on his character.

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