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Beehive Chapter 5 The Snake And The Mirror

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    The Snake And The Mirror Here is the CBSE About 2.html Chapter 5 for Class 9 students. Summary and detailed explanation of the lesson, including the definitions of difficult words. All of the exercises and questions and answers from the lesson's back end have been completed. NCERT Solutions for Class 9 About 2.html The Snake And The Mirror Chapter 5 NCERT Solutions for Class 9 About 2.html The Snake And The Mirror Chapter 5 The following is a summary in Hindi and English for the academic year 2021-2022. You can save these solutions to your computer or use the Class 9 About 2.html.

    Question 1
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    “The sound was a familiar one.” What sound did the doctor hear? What did
    he think it was? How many times did he hear it? (Find the places in the
    text.) When and why did the sounds stop?

    Solution
    The doctor lived in a room which was full of rats. He heard the sounds of the rats. There was a regular traffic of rats to and from the beam. He heard the sound thrice. The sound stopped suddenly as rats had seen a snake.
    Question 2
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    What two “important” and “earth-shaking” decisions did the doctor take
    while he was looking into the mirror?

    Solution
    The doctor took two 'important' and 'earth-shaking' while he was looking into the mirror First, he decided to shave daily and grow a thin moustache. Second, always to keep an attractive smile on his face.
    Question 3
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    “I looked into the mirror and smiled,” says the doctor. A little later he says,
    “I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself.” What is the doctor’s opinion
    about himself when: (i) he first smiles, and (ii) he smiles again? In what way
    do his thoughts change in between, and why?

    Solution
    (i) When the doctor first smiles, he has an inflated opinion of himself, admiring his looks and profession. 
    (ii) In the second instance, the doctor smiles at his foolishness and helplessness.
    His thoughts change after his encounter with the snake—from being a proud doctor he moves on to accept his stupidity.
    Question 4
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    This story about a frightening incident is narrated in a humorous way. What makes it humorous? (Think of the contrasts it presents between dreams and reality. Some of them are listed below.)
    1. (i) The kind of person the doctor is (money, possessions)
    (ii) The kind of person he wants to be (appearance, ambition) 
    2.(i) The person he wants to marry
    (ii) The person he actually marries
    3.(i) His thoughts when he looks into the mirror
    (ii) His thoughts when the snake is coiled around his arm
    Write short paragraphs on each of these to get your answer.

    Solution
    1. (i) The doctor is a poor person. He has hardly any money. he lives in an unelectrified house. It is small rented room with plenty of rats living in it. He has just started his medical practice. So he is not a man of possessions or money.
    (ii) The Person wants to be rich. he also would like to have good appearance. That's why he decides to grow a thin moustache.
    2. (i) The doctor wants to marry a woman doctor with good medical practice and a lot of money. She would be fat as not to run after him and catch him.
    (ii) He marries a thin reedy woman who has a gift of sprinter.
    3. (i) His thoughts are full of joy and satisfaction. He decides to grow thin moustache and keep smiling always. He finds his smile attractive 
    (ii) He turned to stone. He sat like stone image in the flesh. However, his mind was very active. He felt the great presence of creator. He decides to write the words 'O God' outside his little heart.
    Question 5
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    I. Here are some sentences from the text. Say which of them tell you, that the
    author: (a) was afraid of the snake, (b) was proud of his appearance,
    (c) had a sense of humour, (d) was no longer afraid of the snake.
    1. I was turned to stone.
    2. I was no mere image cut in granite.
    3. The arm was beginning to be drained of strength.
    4. I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the
    words, ‘O God’.
    5. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out.
    6. I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.
    7. I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood.
    8. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it!
    9. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness...! The rascal could have taken
    it and used it after washing it with soap and water.
    10. Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or
    using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead.

    Solution

    S. No

     was afraid of the snake

    was proud of his appearance

    had a sense of humour

    was no longer afraid of the snake

    1

    I was turned to stone.

     

     

     

    2

     

     

     

    I was no mere image cut in granite.

    3

    The arm was beginning to be drained of strength.

     

     

     

    4

    I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, 'O God'.

     

    I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, 'O God'.

     

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    I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out.

     

     

     

    6

     

    I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.

     

     

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    I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood.

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    I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it!

     

     

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    The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness...! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water.

     

    10

     

     

    Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead?

     
    Question 6
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    Can you find the expressions in the story that tell you that the author was
    frightened? Read the story and complete the following sentences.
    1. I was turned .
    2. I sat there holding .
    3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like .

    Solution
    I was turned to stone.
    2. I sat there holding my breath.
    3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.
    Question 7
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    Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italics, and write the appropriate meaning next to the sentence. The first one has been done for you.
    1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)
    2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge.
    3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him.
    4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that.
    5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end.
    6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors.
    7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.

    Solution
    1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)
    2. I got a fright when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge. (frightened by something that happens suddenly)
    3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him. (very frightened)
    4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that. (frightened by something that happens suddenly)
    5. Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end. (makes another feel frightened)
    6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors. (too scared to move)
    7. The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle. (too scared to move)
    Question 8
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    Report these questions using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.
    Remember the italicised verbs change into the past tense.
    1. Meena asked her friend, “Do you think your teacher will come today?”
    2. David asked his colleague, “Where will you go this summer?”
    3. He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?”
    4. She asked me, “When are we going to leave?”
    5. Pran asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?”
    6. Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?”
    7. Sheila asked the children “Are you ready to do the work?

    Solution
    1. Meena asked her friend if she thought her teacher would come that day.
    2. David asked his colleague where he would go that summer.
    3. He asked the little boy why he was studying English.
    4. She asked me when we were going to leave.
    5. Pran asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.
    6. Seema asked her how long she had lived there.
    7. Sheila asked the children if they were ready to do the work.
    Question 9
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    1.Which country or countries do you think “the Northland” refers to?

    Solution
    1. “The Northland” could refer to any extremely cold country in the Earth's north polar region, such as Greenland, the northern regions of Russia, Canada, Norway etc.
    Question 10
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     What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction?

    Solution
    Saint Peter asked the old lady for one of her baked cakes to satisfy his hunger. The lady tried to bake a small cake for the saint.
    Question 11
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    How did he punish her?

    Solution
    He punished the lady by changing her into a woodpecker that built “as birds do” and gathered scanty food by boring in the “hard, dry wood” all day long.
    Question 12
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    How does the woodpecker get her food?

    Solution
    The woodpecker gets her food by boring holes into trees.
    Question 13
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    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?

    Solution
    No, the old lady would not have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was. Instead, she would have tried to please him with her cakes for the fulfilment of her greedy desires.
    Question 14
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    Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the most important?

    Solution
    No, this not a true story; it is a legend.
    I feel that the point in the story where the old lady is changed into a woodpecker is the most important. This is because the punishment meted out to the lady teaches us the value of generosity and charity.
    Question 15
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    What is a legend? Why is this poem called a legend?

    Solution
    A 'legend' is a popular story from the past which is believed by many but one cannot prove whether it is true or not. It usually contains a message or a moral and is narrated to children.
    The poet himself says that he doesn't believe this tale to be true. This poem is called a 'legend' because it preaches generosity towards fellow beings.
    Question 16
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    Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten sentences.
     
    Solution
    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.
    Question 17
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    Let’s look at the words at the end of the second and fourth lines, viz., ‘snows’
    and ‘clothes’, ‘true’ and ‘you’, ‘below’ and ‘know.’ We find that ‘snows’ rhymes
    with ‘clothes’, ‘true’ rhymes with ‘you’ and ‘below’ rhymes with ‘know’.
    Find more such rhyming words.

    Solution
    The rhyming words are:
    'Few' and 'through'
    'Earth' and 'hearth'
    'Done' and 'one'
    'Lay' and 'away'
    'One' and 'done'
    'Flat' and 'that'
    Myself and 'shelf'
    'Faint' and 'saint'
    'Form' and 'warm'
    'Food' and 'wood'
    'Word' and 'bird'
    'Same' and 'flame'
    'Wood' and 'food'
     

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