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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 13 Villa for Sale are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 13 Villa for Sale.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 9
Subject	English Literature
Chapter	Chapter 13
Chapter Name	Villa for Sale
Number of Questions Solved	10
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 13 Villa for Sale

TEXTUAL EXERCISES
(Page 95)

Question 1.
If you could buy your dream house today what are some specific features you would want for your house? Write them in the bubbles below.

Answer
Various Answers

Question 2.
Discuss with your partner the similarities and in your dream house.
Answer
To be discussed with a partner at class level. Some hints are given below to enable a healthy discussion.
Houses of all may not conform to the physical features of an ideal house given above under 1. So students can discuss the difference on the following points :

• Similarities : rooms, sunlight, ventilation, electricity, gas, water, location, situation on roadside, telephone, drainage, park, etc.
• dissimilarities : location, direction of house, rooms, ventilation availabilities of bathrooms, drainage, electricity, water, telephone, access to road network, sanitation, park etc.

Students shall note that all don’t or may not have good or ideal houses. Some live in posh localities, some in semi-urban areas, while some in not-so-good houses. The above points can be the heads under which they can discuss the similarities and dissimilarities. They can add a few more features on their own.

Question 3.
Now, read the play.
Answer
Please read the play yourself.

Question 4.
Copy and complete the following paragraph about the theme of the play using the clues given in the box below. Remember that there are more clues than required.

Juliette, the owner of a Villa wants to (1) ………. it as she is in need of (2) …… Moreover, she is not in (3) …….. of the house. Jeanne and Gaston, a couple visit her with the aim of (4) ……… the Villa. While Jeanne is (5) ……… about buying, Gaston detests the idea as he does not want his (6) ……. in that house. Also, he finds the asking price of (7) ……. to be expensive. When Jeanne and Juliette go around the house, another customer (8) ……. and starts talking to Gaston (9) ……. him to be Juliette’s husband. Gaston (10) ……. a deal with the customer by which he is able to give (11) …… to the owner and (12) ……. one thousand francs for himself.
Answer

1. sell
2. money
3. favour
4. buying
5. enthusiastic
6. in-laws
7. 300 thousand francs
8. walks in
9. taking
10. strikes
11. 200 thousand francs
12. keep

Question 5.
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Why does Jeanne want to buy a villa ? (V. Imp.)
2. Why is Gaston not interested in buying the villa in the beginning ? (V. Imp.)
3. Mrs. Al Smith makes many statements about the French. Pick out any two and explain them.
4. Juliette says “ …….. now I have only one thought that is to get the wretched place off my hands.
   I would sacrifice it at any price”. Does she stick to her words ? Why /Why not ?
5. Who is better in business—Juliette or Gaston ? Why ?
6. Do you like/dislike Gaston ? Give your reasons.

Answer
1. Jeanne wants to buy a Villa because she doesn’t have a proper and commodious house. As per Gaston, she wants to buy the Villa for her parents and sister’s children to live in it. But it seems clear that she is not much impressed that a Villa has all the modern facilities like electricity, gas, water, telephone, drainage etc.

2. Gaston is not interested in buying the Villa in the beginning. It is because he doesn’t want that Jeanne’s parents and her sister’s children should live in it. He says he is not fond of her family. Then he can’t spare the money as he doesn’t want to pay for it.

3.

1. “You French people have a cute way of doing business’—
   It means that French people are clever as they don’t give all the information at a time. For instance, there is the board having Villa For Sale’ written on it. But it doesn’t have the price on it.
2. ‘Frenchmen usually have to consult about ten people before they get a move on’—
   It means French people can’t decide on their own. But they depend on many people to arrive at decisions. She implies that French people are extrovert. They are dependent on others for decisions.

4. Yes, Juliette sticks to her words as far as selling is concerned. Luckily, things turn out to be in her favour. Gaston remains seated while she and Jeanne go upstairs. Mrs. Al Smith is in a hurry to buy the Villa. She comes. She strikes a deal with Gaston presuming him to be the houseowner. Gaston sells it at 3,00,000 francs and buys the Villa at 2,00,000 francs. Juliette doesn’t know it. But she is happy that the deal has occurred even though she wanted to sell it at 1,00,000 francs.

5. Seeing the situation given in the play we would say that Gaston is better in business. It is because he earns a neat 1,00,000 francs without investing even a single penny. It means business is simply making money by hook or (by) crook. However, the event given in the play is unlikely to occur in real-life situations. We can call it a shady deal not capable of holding good.

Juliette can also be said to be better in business on one premise. It is that she strikes a fair deal with Gaston, though it may be open to scrutiny. But she is better than Gaston as legally she is right. But Gaston will fall flat when the law shall take its own course in his case.

6. We have some mixed feelings about Gaston. He is a specimen of meanness, greediness, cleverness, craftiness, dishonesty. He can’t be defended as a good person. So we have utter dislike for him. First, he is non-cooperative and uncaring for his wife. He is cruel in his behaviour towards Jeanne. He shows his meanness in telling his hatred for her parents. He has spent her dowry and has grown fat on it. He is a cheater and an impostor in striking a deal with Mrs. Al Smith. He proves heavy on her due to his greed, craftiness and black villainy. How shrewdly he has made 1,00,000 francs without spending a single penny ! It is something that defines him!

Question 6.
Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct options:
(A) But the sign has been hanging on the gate for over a month now and I am beginning to be afraid that the day I bought it was when I was the real fool.
(а) Why is Juliette disappointed ?

1. she is unable to get a role of cook in the films.
2. her maid is leaving as she has got a role in the films.
3. she is unable to find a suitable buyer for her villa.
4. Gaston is offering a very low price for the villa.

(b) Why does she call herself a fool ?

1. she has decided to sell her villa.
2. there are no buyers for the villa.
3. she had bought the villa for more than it was worth.
4. the villa was too close to the film studios.

(B) ‘But your parents would take possession of it, every year from the beginning of spring until the end of September. What’s more they would bring the whole tribe of your sister’s children with them.’
(a) What does Gaston mean by ‘take possession’ ?

1. her parents would stay with them for a long time.
2. Juliette’s sister has many children.
3. Gaston does not like children.
4. Juliette’s sister’s children are badly behaved.,

(C) ‘While you were upstairs, I have been thinking a lot about your Papa and Mamma.’
(a) What is the discrepancy between what Gaston said earlier and what he says now ?

1. Earlier he did not want Juliette’s parents to stay with them but now he is showing concern for them.
2. Earlier he wanted Juliette’s parents to stay with them but now he does not want them to come over.
3. Earlier he wanted to buy a house for them but now he wants them to come and stay in their villa.
4. Earlier he stayed in Juliette’s parents’ villa but now he wants them to stay with him and Juliette.

(b) What does the above statement reveal about Gaston’s character ?

1. he is selfish.
2. he is an opportunist.
3. he is a caring person.
4. he is a hypocrite.

Answer
(A) (a) 3
(b) 2
(B) (a) 1
(C) (a) 1
(b) 2

Question 7.
Select words from the box to describe the characters in the play as revealed by the following lines. You may take the words from the box given on the next page.


Answer

LISTENING TASK
Question 8.
Listen carefully to the description of a Villa on sale. Based on the information, draw the sketch of the Villa being described.
Answer
Please draw the sketch of the Villa yourself.

Question 9.
You are JEANNE. After coming home you realize that the Villa was not actually bought and your husband has fooled both you and the landlady of the Villa. You are filled with rage, disgust and helplessness because of your husband’s betrayal. Write your feelings in the form of a diary entry.
Answer
20 August, 20 ……                                                                             8.30 pm
I think this is the saddest day of my life! I find that my husband has not only befooled me but has also cheated me and the landlady Mrs. Juliette. Her Villa was on sale for a modest amount. It was nicely situated and had a very beautiful location. It was at a stone’s throw from Joinville, the French Hollywood. So its location was strategic and ideal. It could be the best place to live in. So I liked it but my husband refused buying it. When I asked him that he had grown fat on my dowry, he showed his cruelty to me.

He said that he had spent that long ago. But I know he had made a fortune on it. Then he developed hatred and contempt for my parents. How stupid of him! He is greedy, cruel and dishonest. How craftily he sold Mrs. Juliette’s Villa to one Mrs. Al Smith for 3,00,000 francs! He posed before her that he was the Villa owner. Strangely, he bought the same from her for 2,00,000 francs. Thus without spending a penny from his side, he made 1,0,000 francs deceiving Mrs. Juliette. I am ashamed of such a greedy, cruel and mean person. I hate him to (from) the core of my heart. I will never forgive him. I’ll see what I should do to deal with such a crooked person.
Jeanne

Question 10.
Now dramatise the play. Form groups of eight to ten students. Within each group, you will need to choose

• a director, who will be overall incharge of the group’s presentation.
• the cast, to play the various parts.
• someone to be in charge of costumes.
• someone to be in charge of props.
• a prompter.

Within your groups, do ensure that you

• read both scenes, not just your part within one scene if you are acting.
• discuss and agree on the stage directions.
• read and discuss characterization.
• hold regular rehearsals before the actual presentation.

STAGING
The stage can be very simple, with exits on either side representing doors to the outside and to the rest of the house respectively.
Answer
All these directions are to be followed while staging the play at class level. This staging is teacher-centric, that is, mainly because of him. So he should ensure that the spirit of the play is properly displayed through acting, dialogue, facial expressions, dresses, ages, body language, etc.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 4 In the Kingdom of Fools are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 4 In the Kingdom of Fools.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 9
Subject	English Moments
Chapter	Chapter 4
Chapter Name	In the Kingdom of Fools
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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 4 In the Kingdom of Fools

TEXTUAL EXERCISES
(Page 27)

Think About It

Question 1.
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools ? (CBSE)
Or
What was so strange about the kingdom of fools ? (CBSE)
Or
What two strange things did the guru and the disciple experience in the kingdom of fools ? (CBSE)
Answer:
The guru and his disciple found two strange things. These were : one, everything big or small cost the same, a single duddu. Second, people in the kingdom of fools slept during the day and worked during the night.

Question 2.
Why does the disciple decide to stay in the kingdom of fools ? Is it a good idea ? (CBSE)
Answer:
The disciple decides to stay in the kingdom of fools. It is because he finds here everything cheap. All he wants is good cheap food. It is not a good idea because such things do not last very long. No one can tell what may happen the next moment. And it happens to the disciple.

Question 3.
Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.
Answer:
There were different persons who were tried in the king’s court. These were : the merchant, the bricklayer, the dancing girl and the goldsmith. The merchant and the bricklayer did not build a strong wall. The dancing girl disturbed the bricklayer. The goldsmith did not make the ornaments in time.

Question 4.
Who is the real culprit according to the king ? Why does he escape punishment ?
Answer:
According to the king, the real culprit is the rich merchant. His father had ordered for the ornaments. But he died. The merchant, being his son, inherited everything from his father. But the merchant escapes punishment because the stake can’t fit him.

Question 5.
What are the guru’s words of wisdom ? When does the disciple remember them ? (CBSE)
Answer:
The guru’s words of wisdom are that the fools can’t be depended upon. Anything can happen any time there. It is the place where everything, big or small, sells at a single duddu. The disciple doesn’t realise this. He is to be hanged for no fault of his. Then he realises his guru’s words of wisdom.

Question 6.
How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life ?
Answer:
The guru devised a plan. He and his disciple told the king that each one wanted to die first. It was because whoever would die first will be a king. The king didn’t want to lose his kingship. So he and his minister died at the stake. The guru saved his disciple by befooling the foolish king. He did so by using his wisdom and common sense.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran the Storyteller are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran the Storyteller.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 9
Subject	English Moments
Chapter	Chapter 3
Chapter Name	Iswaran the Storyteller
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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 3 Iswaran the Storyteller

TEXTUAL EXERCISES
(Page 18)

Think About It

Question 1.
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra ? (CBSE)
Or
What was Mahendra’s most valued asset ? (CBSE)
Or
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra ? (CBSE 2017)
Answer:
Iswaran works for Mahendra. He cooks his food and washes his clothes. He packs food for him also. He is a good entertainer. He chats with him. He thus provides him a good entertainment. So he is an asset to him. However, the most valued asset of Mahendra is to entertain by inventing imaginary stories.

Question 2.
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway ? What effect does he want to create in his listeners ?
Or
How did Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway ? (CBSE)
Answer:
Iswaran describes the uprooted tree with dramatic effects. He raises his hands and eyebrows. He builds up suspense by his description. Then he says that he saw something huge like a bushy beast. It lay spreading across the road. It affects his listeners emotionally. They are easily Affected.

Question 3.
How does he narrate the story of the tusker ? Does it appear to be plausible ?
Answer:
He narrates the story of the tusker with great confidence. First he builds up a sound background for it. With these the story seems convincing. It is because there is some supernatural in the incident.

Question 4.
Why does the author say that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters ?
Answer:
Iswaran is a good narrator. He is also an entertainer like TV. Iswaran builds up suspense slowly. This affects Mahendra. Then he starts taking interest in his stories. This is all like the TV. So Mahendra does not need it.

Question 5.
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night ?
Answer:
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. But on a full moon night, Mahendra sees a cloudy form. It had a bundle. He thinks it the female ghost. She is clutching a foetus. Iswaran has told of it to Mahendra earlier. So he sees it. He then breaks into a cold sweat.

Question 6.
Can you think of some other ending of the story ?
Answer:
The story can end like this : Mahendra now decides to take Iswaran to task. He tells Iswaran that there are no ghosts : What one thinks remains in the subconscious mind for long. When such situations arise, one starts fancying the things. These are of one’s subconscious level. There are no ghosts worth the name.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 1 The Lost Child are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 1 The Lost Child.

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Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 9
Subject	English Moments
Chapter	Chapter 1
Chapter Name	The Lost Child
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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Moments Chapter 1 The Lost Child

TEXTUAL EXERCISES
(Page 6)

Think About It

Question 1.
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair ? Why does he lag behind ? (CBSE)
Answer:
On his way to the fair the child sees the flowering mustard fields and dragon-flies. He also sees little insects and worms. He sees doves also. They flew to the banyan tree. He goes near them to get one. So he lags behind.

Question 2.
In the fair he wants many things. What are they ? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer ?
Or
In the fair the child wanted many things. What are they ? (CBSE)
Or
Enlist the things the boy asked his parents to buy for him. (CBSE 2017)
Answer:
The child sees many things and wants them. These are : “gulab-jamun, rasogulla, burfi, jalebi”, a garland ofgulmohur and balloons. He also wants to ride a merry-go-round. He moves on without waiting for an answer. He knows his parents won’t buy any of these for him. So he goes ahead.

Question 3.
When does he realise that he has lost his way ? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described ?
Answer:
He realises this when he says that he wants to ride in a merry-go-round. He looks for his parents but there is no reply. He realises that he has been lost. His anxiety and insecurity are described in his weeping greatly. He is wailing calling ‘Mother ! Father !’ This anxiety is also seen in his clothes getting muddy.

Question 4.
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier ?
Answer:
The child was with his parents. He was happy. He had interest in many things. These were a toy, balloon, burfi, etc. But he is without his parents now. He is a lost child. So these things have no interest for him. He simply wants his parents.

Question 5.
What do you think happens in the end ? Does the child find his parents ?
Answer:
The end of the chapter shows nothing. It may mean that the child has found his parents. However, in such circumstances, a child is often found out by his parents. It is a village fair. In the countryside, kidnapping etc, does not take place. It is possible that the police might have restored the child to his parents.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 12 Song of the Rain are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 12 Song of the Rain.

Board	CBSE
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 9
Subject	English Literature
Chapter	Chapter 12
Chapter Name	Song of the Rain
Number of Questions Solved	7
Category	NCERT Solutions

NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 12 Song of the Rain

TEXTUAL EXERCISES
(Page 88)

Question 1.
(a) Given below are five lines from a poem but they are not in the right order. Get into groups of four. Read the lines and put them in the right order. Read the version that you develop to the whole class.
The voice of thunder declares my arrival
I emerge from the heart of the Sea
I descend and embrace the flowers.
I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
The rainbow announces my departure

(b) What is ‘F in these lines?
(c) Imagining yourself as the subject of this poem, write five lines about yourself in less than five minutes.
You may like to

• define yourself
• state what you do
• explain why people like/dislike you
• mention any other characteristic about yourself

Answers
(a) Mainly at class level. The right order is as follows:

1. I emerge from the heart of the sea.
2. The voice of thunder declares my arrival.
3. I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven.
4. I descend and embrace the flowers.
5. The rainbow announces my departure.

To be read as it is before the class as a group.

(b) ‘I ’ in these lines is ‘the rain’.
(c) I am Rajan, a class IX student, coming of a middle-class family. I am a student and take care of my rights and duties. All like me due to the qualities of head and heart as I take care of all alike as they are. I am respectful to all and dh my work with devotion. I never like to waste my time in useless activities.

Question 2.
Now listen to a poem about the rain. As you listen number the stanzas given in the boxes.
Answer
Students can on their own mark the stanzas starting from 1 to 9 in the parallel lines given after each stanza.

Question 3.
Read the song once again.
Answer
Please read the song yourself.

Question 4.
Ore the basis of your understanding of the poem, answer the following questions by ticking the correct choice.
(a) The rain calls itself the ‘dotted silver threads’ as _____.

1. the shimmering drops fall one after the other
2. it ties heaven and earth
3. it dots the earth with shimmering water
4. it decorates the fields

(b) The tone and mood of the rain in the poem reflect its _____.

1. love for the earth
2. desire to take revenge
3. merriment as it destroys
4. desire to look beautiful

Answer
(a) 2
(b) 1

Question 5.
Answer the following questions
(a) Why is the rain divine ?
(b) In this universe, rain performs many functions. What are those ? (V. Imp)

(c) “When I cry the hills laugh ;
When I humble myself the flowers rejoice ;
When I bow, all things are elated.”
Cry, humble and bow indicate different intensity with which the rain falls. Explain the three in context.

(d) How do you think the rain quenches the thirst of the fields and cures clouds’ ailment ? (V. Imp.)
(e) Think about million little ways in which the rain embraces the trees. Mention a few of them.
(f) “… All can hear, but only
The sensitive can understand’
What does the poet want to convey ?
(g)

1. Notice the imagery built around ‘sigh of the sea’, ‘laughter of the field’ and ‘tears of heaven’. Explain the three expressions in context of rain.
2. How would you express rain as
   • an agent of floods ?
   • a source of water for dams ?

(h) “I am like earthly life…”
Why does the poet call rain as earthly life ?
(i) Explain the ending of the song. (V. Imp.)
Answer
(a) The rain is divine because it comes from heaven and is the product of Heaven and Nature. Nature is another form of divinity.
(b) It decorates gardens and valleys. It embraces the flowers and trees when it descends from heaven (sky). It quenches the thirst of the fields. It ‘cures’ the clouds as they feel overloaded with water. It gives a joy to flowers and other objects of nature like hills, trees etc.
(c) ‘Cry’, means when it rains heavily (in torrents).
‘Humble’ means when it rains modest and light.
‘Bow’ means very light rain.

(d) The rain quenches the thirst of the fields when they go dry. Then they need water to sustain the growth of things in them. The rain cures the clouds because they get overloaded with water. This situation is like their having a ‘disease’ as they can’t sustain the water any more in them. They are too weak to carry rain water in them. When it rains they get floating, light and fresh.

(e) The rain embraces the trees in million ways. If we take up the literary sense of the word ‘embrace’ we may see that the rain embraces, hugs and envelops the trees profusely. It gives new energy and new life to them. Then it charges the trees’ many parts with a new life, viz trees’ roots get strong due to energy, leaves glisten, trees live with joy etc.

If the metaphorical meaning of ‘embrace’ is taken, then the rain assumes a wider role for them. It becomes a life source for them. It reaches even the cavities or chinks into the walls of the castles, roofs, old trees where dust and soil get collected. Then due to rain, new trees grow from the seeds embedded in them. In fact, their parts from the roots to the seeds get embraced by the rain.

So the rain embraces the trees in the sense that it hugs them and gives them love or affection. Due to that they live as human beings and remain cheerful. Some trees get uprooted, some begin to glisten, some get washed away, some die and some stick in the flow of water.

(f) The poet wants to convey the idea that all hear the pattering sound of the rain when it falls. But only a few with a sensitive and understanding mind can understand the value and utility of the rain. It is life-giving and refreshing.
(g)
(i)

• The rain rises from the sea in the sense that evaporation takes place from the sea. Clouds get formed. The rain in the form of vapours goes above as clouds and due to precipitation, the vapours change into water and it rains. This process is like ‘the sigh’ since the rain gets separated from its mother, the sea. It sighs at its birth and separation.
• The fields are dry due to the absence or non-availability of water. The crops sustained by them tend to wither or die. But when it rains, these very fields start refreshing themselves. This ‘refreshing’ or ‘rejuvenation’ is their ‘laughter’.
• ‘Tears of heaven’ means when it rains, the sky, ie, heaven, seems to be weeping and raindrops become its big tears. When it rains, the sky seems to be weeping and shedding tears.

(ii)

• Rain as an agent of floods becomes so when it rains non-stop for days together. In that situation, rain water gets so much that the earth becomes disabled to sustain it. It then floods everything causing lots of miseries to all. It, in fact, becomes a scene of rain all round. –
• Rain becomes a source of water for dams in the sense that rain water is properly channelised in dams. The dams retain it due to their frontiers. Then, according to needs and requirements, dam water is used differently. It is used for making electricity or for irrigation or for supplying drinking (water) to the people.

(h) The poet calls rain as earthly life because it follows the cycle of life and death in its birth and death. The rain takes its birth because of various elements available on the earth. It also dies when it has served its purpose. Or the elements can’t produce it as in deserts. It is like the living beings living on the earth. They are born, live and then die when they can’t sustain themselves any more in relation to these elements.

(i) The ending of the song is like bidding farewell to all. The rain recollects its various aspects or forms. Then it bids farewell to all ‘with love’. It is a ‘sigh’, ‘laughter’, ‘tears’ yet, it is so but with love. It disappears or fades away bidding ‘love’ to all.

Question 6.
‘Ode to Autumn’ is a beautiful poem written by the famous poet John Keats. Listen to an excerpt from the poem and pick phrases which personify autumn.
Answer
These phrases are as follows :
bosom friend of the maturing sun ; riper of fruits, etc ;
farmer ; sitting on the granary floor ; winnower ;
harvester ; reaper ; gleaner

Question 7.
Rain in the hills and rain in the desert present entirely different scenario. In the hills it revitalises the greenery and freshens the vegetation; it waters the parched land and relieves the thirsty and panting souls in the desert.
This has been a year of scanty rains. Imagine how the rain would be welcomed when it pours in the hills and in the desert after a long dry spell. Choose one of the places and describe
(а) What are you likely to see ?
(b) What would happen to the rain water ?
(c) What would be the scene before and after the rain ?

Answer
1. How hills welcome the rain when it comes after a long dry spell
When it doesn’t rain in the rainy season the hills wear a very dreary and depressing look. They present dry or stony colour. The weather among them should be comforting and rejuvenating. But it is simply unpleasant and scorching then. But when it rains over these after a long dry spell, everything welcomes it with an open heart and joy. First of all, when it rains, there comes out a pleasant aromatic smell. It soothes the heart and the senses. The rain water is just ‘drunk’ by the dry soil.

The moment it rains, the soil absorbs it and soon the hills change their dry and depressing colour. Very soon the hills present a green and refreshing colour that pleases the eyes. The dry and uninteresting scene gets replaced by all-round greenery, beauty and freshness.

2. How the desert shall welcome the rain when it comes after a long dry spell
Rain is the life breath of the vegetation whether it is hills or the deserts. Deserts don’t usually get rain. Without that they are deserts. A desert looks brown and dry because the greenery due to the crops and water, is just absent.

But when it rains in the desert, the water is, at once, soaked underground. But it has given life to the undergrowth which requires a little water. Then the undergrowth wears a green colour. It looks fresh and living like the trees.

The scene before and after the rain would not be much different. Before it rains, it is dry, depressing and hot with the sun pouring fire all round. But after the rain, it becomes pleasant. The earth starts changing its brown colour to greenish with vegetation coming up in the fields. Heat gets less pinching and the desert trees wear a pleasant greenish look. All things thus welcome the rain because it is a life- giver to them.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem Chapter 10 A Slumber did my Spirit Seal are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem Chapter 10 A Slumber did my Spirit Seal.

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Subject	English Beehive (poem)
Chapter	Chapter 10
Chapter Name	A Slumber did my Spirit Seal
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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem Chapter 10 A Slumber did my Spirit Seal

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow each :

1. A slumber did my spirit seal—
I had no human fears.
She seemed a thing that could not feel
The touch of earthly years. (Page 136) (Imp.)

Questions

(a) What actually is ‘a slumber’ here ?
(b) Explain : ‘I had no human fears’.
(c) What do you understand by ‘earthy years’ ?
(d) Give the meaning of ‘slumber’. (Page 136) (Imp)

Answers

(a) ‘A slumber’ here is the deep sleep. It is the body condition when one experiences it.
(b) The poet did not fear the physical or earthy fears when he experienced this sleep.
(c) ‘Earthy years’ are the physical existence of human life when we are aware of physical things around us.
(d) It means ‘sleep’.

2. No motion has she now, no force—
She neither hears nor sees,
Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course
With rocks and stones and trees. (Page 136) (M. Imp.)

Questions

(a) Who is ‘she’ here in the first line ?
(b) Where does ‘she’ live ?
(c) Can ‘she’ be seen ? If not, how can one ‘see’ her ?
(d) Give the meaning of ‘diurnal’.

Answers

1(a) ‘She’ here is the person most dear to the poet. She is dead now.
(b) She ‘lives’ rolled in the earth’s daily course, rocks, stones and trees.
(c) ‘She’ can’t be seen because she has become an inseparable part of the earth, rocks, stones and trees.
(d) It means ‘daily’.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 136)

Thinking About the Poem

1. “A slumber did my spirit seal”, says the poet. That is, a deep sleep ‘closed off his soul (or mind). How does the poet react to his loved one’s death ? Does he feel bitter grief ? Or does he feel a great peace ?

2. The passing of time will no longer affect her, says the poet. Which lines of the poem say this ?

3. How does the poet imagine her to be, after death ? Does he think of her as a person living in a very happy state (a ‘heaven’) ? Or does he see her now as a part of nature ? In which lines of the,poem do you find your answer ?

Answers

1. The poet reacts to his loved one’s death so greatly. He feels an extreme shock in it. Death is always associated with pain, misery and sorrow.

2. ‘She seemed a thing that could not feel/ The touch of earthly years’ suggests this.

3. The poet imagines her to be an inseparable part of the earth’s system. No, the poet does not think so because ‘heaven’ is not a dead thing. Yes, she has become a part of Nature. She shall live as long as Nature lives.

The line ‘Rolled round in earth’s diurnal course/With rocks and stones and trees’ has this answer.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem Chapter 9 The Snake Trying are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem Chapter 9 The Snake Trying.

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Class	Class 9
Subject	English Beehive (poem)
Chapter	Chapter 9
Chapter Name	The Snake Trying
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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Beehive Poem Chapter 9 The Snake Trying

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow each :

The snake trying
to escape the pursuing stick,
with sudden curvings of thin
long body. How beautiful
and graceful are his shapes !
He glides through the water away
from the stroke. (Page 125) (Imp)

Questions

(a) How does the snake escape the stick ?
(b) How does its body look ?
(c) How does the snake look when he escapes ?
(d) In what way does the snake move in water ?

Answers

(a) He escapes by sudden curvings in its body.
(b) It (Its body) looks long and thin and beautiful.
(c) He looks beautiful and graceful.
(d) He glides through the water.

2. O let him go
over the water
into the reeds to hide
without hurt. Small and green
he is harmless even to children. (Page 125)

Questions

(a) Who is Trim’ in the first line ?
(b) Where will the snake be without being hurt ?
(c) How will the snake be to the children ?
(d) Where does the snake hide ?

Answers

(a) ‘Him’ is the snake.
(b) He will be so in the reeds.
(c) He will be harmless to them.
(d) The snake hides among the reeds.

3. Along the sand
he lay until observed
and chased away, and now
he vanishes in the ripples
among the green slim reeds. (Page 125) (V. Imp.)

Questions

(a) Where does the snake lie ?
(b) What does the snake do in the ripples ?
(c) How do the reeds look ?
(d) Give the meaning of ‘vanishes’.

Answers

(a) The snake lies along the sand.
(b) The snake vanishes in the ripples.
(c) The reeds look green and slim.
(d) It is ‘disappears’.

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
(Page 125)

Thinking About the Poem

I.

1. What is the snake trying to escape from ?
2. Is it a harmful snake ? What is its colour ?
3. The poet finds the snake beautiful. Find the words he uses to convey its beauty.
4. What does the poet wish for the snake ?
5. Where was the snake before anyone saw it and chased it away ? Where does the snake disappear ? (CBSE 2016)

Answers

1. The snake tries to escape from the pursuing stick.
2. The snake is harmless. It is green in colour.
3. The poet uses these words for conveying beauty : “beautiful and graceful, glides, small and green’.
4. The poet wishes safety for the snake.
5. The snake was far from the water and reeds. It disappears in the reeds.

II.
1. Find out as much as you can about different kinds of snakes (from books in the library, or from the Internet). Are they all poisonous ? Find out the names of some poisonous snakes.

2. Look for information on how to find out whether a snake is harmful.

3. As you know, from the previous lesson you have just read, there are people in our country who have traditional knowledge about snakes, who even catch poisonous snakes with practically bare hands. Can you find out something more about them ?

Answers

1. Students can find out this information from books in the library, or from the internet. Not all the snakes are poisonous. Some of the poisonous snakes are : King Cobra, Russell’s Viper, Krait, etc.

2. This information may be obtained from the books in the library or from the Internet. This may also be got from a snake charmer.

3. They are snake charmers. They live mainly in forests. They are wandering tribes. They catch various snakes. They earn their livelihood by showing them to the public. They are a great source of information on snakes.

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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 14 The Bishop’s Candlesticks are part of NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English. Here we have given NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 14 The Bishop’s Candlesticks.

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Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 9
Subject	English Literature
Chapter	Chapter 14
Chapter Name	Bishop’s Candlesticks
Number of Questions Solved	12
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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Literature Chapter 14 The Bishop’s Candlesticks

TEXTUAL EXERCISES
(Page 112)

Discuss in groups :
Question 1.
What would you do in the following situations ? Give reasons for your answer

• If you were travelling by bus and you saw someone pick another passenger’s pocket.
• If you found a wallet on the road.
• If you ‘were in a shop and you saw a well-dressed lady shoplifting.
• If your best friend is getting involved with an undesirable set of friends.
• If you were in school and you saw one of your class-mates steal another child’s pen.

Answer
For discussion. Various answers. One viewpoint is given below :

• I would raise a cry so that the thief is arrested.
• I would return it to whom it belongs.
• I will first go to her. I will ask her why she is doing all that instead of informing the police.
• I will advise my friend against what he is doing.
• I shall snub the thief and tell him to be a good boy.

Question 2.
Imagine a child has been caught stealing in school. In groups of eight play the roles of

• The child caught stealing
• The child she/he stole from
• The teacher
• The headmaster
• The witnesses

Try to find the reason why the child stole and the possible advice you can give her/him. Should the child be punished ? Or should she/he be counselled ?
Answer
Mainly for role play at the class level under the guidance of the class teacher. Some basic help in the form of the following hints/points would be of immense assistance.

• The basic aim should be on the reformation of the thief.
• We should hate the theft, not the thief.
• We should help the convict to be a reformed person.
• Conditions to sustain his reformed status must be maintained.
• Love has no substitute. It can work wonders even on hard-core criminals. But it is not practised. The iron rules of law must not be for increasing more criminals. But these should be to convert them into more gentlemen. True human values like mercy, pity, love, compassion, sympathy etc, should be practised and relied on for change of heart for the better.
• Basic needs or compulsions turn gentlemen into thieves or convicts or criminals. These must be looked into afresh. Also their bad aspects must be dropped. Fairness must prevail at any cost, though it is difficult.

Question 3.
Read the play as a whole class with different children reading different parts.
Answer
Please read the play yourself.

Question 4.
Copy and complete the following paragraph about the theme of the play in pairs.
The play deals with a _____ and _____ Bishop who is always ready to lend a _____ hand to anyone in distress. A _____ breaks into the Bishop’s house and is _____ and warmed. The benevolence of the Bishop some what _____ the convict, but, when he sees the silver candlesticks, he _____ them, and runs away. However, he is _____ and brought back. He expects to go back to jail, but the Bishop informs the police they are a _____ The convict is _____ by this kindness of the Bishop and before he leaves he seeks the priest’s blessing.
Answer
The play deals with a convict and a Bishop who is always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in distress. A convict/thief breaks into the Bishop’s house and is given food and warmed. The benevolence of the Bishop somewhat changes the heart of the convict, but, when he sees the silver candlesticks, he steals them, and runs away. However, he is caught and brought back. He expects to go back to jail, but the Bishop informs the police they are a gift given to him. The convict is converted by this kindness of the Bishop and before he leaves he seeks the priest’s blessing.

Question 5.
(a) Working in pairs give antonyms of the following words

Answer

• kind-hearted = cruel, unkind
• suspicious = unsuspicious
• cunning = simple-hearted, clever
• unscrupulous = scrupulous
• sympathetic = unsympathetic
• caring = careless
• forgiving = unforgiving
• understanding = inconsiderate
• sentimental = stern
• benevolent = hard-hearted
• innocent = guilty
• protective = unprotective
• credulous = incredulous
• penitent = unrepentant
• concerned = unconcerned
• generous = miserly
• clever = innocent, cunning
• honourable = dishonourable
• stern = sentimental
• pious = impious
• wild = civilized
• brutal = kind-hearted
• trusting = untrusting
• embittered = sweet

(b) Select words from the above box to describe the characters in the play as revealed by the following lines from the play.



Question 6.
Answer the following questions briefly

1. Do you think the Bishop was right in selling the salt-cellars ? Why / Why not ?
2. Why does Persome feel the people pretend to be sick ?
3. Who was Jeanette ? What was the cause of her death ? (V. Imp.)
4. The convict says, “Iam too old a bird to be caught with chaff.” What does he mean by this statement ?
5. Why was the convict sent to prison ? What was the punishment given to him ? (V. Imp.)
6. Do you think the punishment given to the convict was justified ? Why /Why not ? Why is the convict eager to reach Paris ?
7. Before leaving, the convict asks the Bishop to bless him. What brought about this change in him ? (V. Imp.)

Answer
(Varied answers). One version is given below :
1. I think the Bishop was right in selling the salt-cellars because he was an ideal Bishop. An ideal Bishop is a man of God. He keeps the interests of his parishioners above his own. Secondly, real help is that help when it is rendered to a really needy person.

2. Persome is made of a different mind. She feels that the people pretend to be sick so that the Bishop may be near them.
3. Jeanette was the wife of the convict. She fell ill as she did not have food to eat. Her husband did not get any work. She died due to starvation.
4. By this he means to say that he has spent a long period of ten years in prison. So he has learnt a lot of tricks of the convicts. He can’t be cheated by any kind of softness of the heart.

5. The convict was sent to prison because he had stolen the food. He was beaten like a hound while in jail. He slept on the boards. He was given a number after taking his name. He was made to eat filth. He had had vermin on his body. He had turned into a wild beast. It is due to the ill-treatment by the police in jail.

6. I think the punishment was not at all justified. Such a horrible punishment is given to murderers or killers. The convict had stolen food. At the most he should have been fined or imprisoned for a brief spell and treated like a human being.
The convict is eager to reach Paris. It is because there he won’t be easily traced by the police. The police would be after him to arrest him again. It is because he has not yet completed his sentence. He has run away from jail.

7. The Bishop’s large-heartedness and kindness brought this change in him. He is now a gentleman and not a wild beast. So he asks the Bishop to bless him.

Question 7.
Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct options.
(A) Monseigneur, the Bishop is a … ahem !
(a) Why does Persome not complete the sentence ?

1. she used to stammer while speaking.
2. she was about to praise the Bishop.
3. she did not wish to criticise the Bishop in front of Marie.
4. she had a habit of passing such remarks.

(b) Why is she angry with the Bishop ?

1. the Bishop has sold her salt-cellars.
2. the Bishop has gone to visit Mere Gringoire.
3. he showed extra concern for Marie.
4. she disliked the Bishop.

(B) She sent little Jean to Monseigneur to ask for help.
(a) Who sent little Jean to the Bishop ?

1. Mere Gringoire
2. Marie
3. Persome
4. Marie’s mother.

(b) Why did she send Jean to the Bishop ?

1. so that he could pray for her.
2. as she knew that he was a generous person.
3. as she was a greedy woman.
4. as she was a poor woman.

(C) I offered to take her in here for a day or two, but she seemed to think it might distress you.
(a) The Bishop wanted to take Mere Gringoire in because ____.

1. she was sick.
2. she had no money.
3. she was unable to pay the rent of her house.
4. she was a close friend of Persome.

(b) Persome would be distressed on Mere Gringoire’s being taken in because____.

1. she did not want to help anyone.
2. she felt that Mere Gringoire was taking undue advantage of the Bishop.
3. she was a self-centred person.
4. she would be put to a great deal of inconvenience.

Answer
(A) (a) 3
(b) 1
(B) (a) 1
(b) 2
(C) (a) 3
(b) 2

Question 8.
The term irony refers to a discrepancy, or disagreement, of some sort. The discrepancy can he between what someone says and what he or she really means or verbal irony. The discrepancy can be between a situation that one would logically anticipate or that would seem appropriate and the situation that actually develops or situational irony. The discrepancy can even be between the facts known to a character and the facts known to us, the readers or audience or dramatic irony.
Working in groups of four complete the following table. Find instances of irony from the play and justify them.

Answer
Students should understand very well the three kinds of irony described here in these pages. They should also find more on their own from the text.
It is ironic as in the beginning the convict was against the Bishop’s using kindly and conciliatory words. But now he himself asks him to bless him before he goes. This means, he himself means these words, though in the beginning he had not meant these.

Answer
First, the convict is against leaving the window or the door unshuttered. It is because he fears that he may be found out. But if the door has been barred, he could not have entered the house.

Answer
It is ironic because the Bishop doesn’t want to sell the candlesticks. For him they are a symbol of his mother’s love for him. But later he himself offers them to the convict.

Question 9.
Identify the situations which can he termed as the turning points in the convict’s life.
Answer
These situations are as follows :

1. Convict’s stealing to buy his wife food.
2. His being caught by the police and inhuman treatment meted out by the jail authorities.
3. His escape from the jail and meeting the Bishop.
4. His stealing the Bishop’s candlesticks.
5. His being caught and brought before the Bishop and the Bishop’s getting him free from the police sergeant.
6. Bishop’s advice and telling him the way to Paris.

Question 10.
The convict is the product of the society he lived in, both in terms of the suffering that led him to steal a loaf of bread, as well as the excessive sentence he received as punishment for his “crime”. He was imprisoned for stealing money to buy food for his sick wife, this filled him with despair, hopelessness, bitterness and anger at the injustice of it all.
Conduct a debate in the class (in groups) on the following topic. Instruction for conducting a debate (and the use of appropriate language) are given in the unit ‘Children’ of the Main Course Book.
‘Criminals are wicked and deserve punishment’
Answer
Meant for debate at class level. Some points for and against the motion given below may be helpful.

For the Motion	Against the Motion
Criminals are like wild beasts knowing no mercy or compassion.	Taking one’s life is unpardonable, as, one can’t give one life.
Have no chance of reformation even if given opportunities.	Various avenues for reformation may be used.
Deserve severest punishment to teach others against repetition of such non-human crimes.	Love, pardon, mercy, pity—greatest human virtues to change the heart, even of a hardcore criminal.
Severest physical punishments given to them in Gulf countries, support this view.	Such examples in plenty in history. Crime to be hated, not the criminals

Question 11.
The convict goes to Paris, sells the silver candlesticks and starts a business. The business prospers and he starts a reformatory for ex-convicts. He writes a letter to the Bishop telling him of this reformatory and seeks his blessings.
As the convict, Jean Valjean, write the letter to the Bishop.
Answer
Jean Valjean Reformatory Paris
23 April, 20 …
Venerable father

You’ll be amazed to receive this letter from an ex-convict. It was a turning point in my life when I met you. You are the noblest soul I have met so far. I lack words to express my overwhelming sense of gratitude to you. You have rightly helped me with your cherished candlesticks.

I sold the candlesticks and started a reformatory for ex-convicts. I introduced various trades in it. It was to make the ex-convicts work and earn money for their needs. They would then live with dignity. The focus of this reformatory is to make the ex-convicts real human beings. So we focused on real Christian or human virtues. These are mercy, pity, peace, fellow¬feeling, cooperation, genuine sympathy etc. We also intended to make them earn money through various trades. We arranged for weekly moral preachings. These lectures were delivered by great men. The reformatory has now become famous all over the world for its values.

I am glad to say that we have maintained an alumni of this reformatory. The Govt, has also sanctioned a huge grant for the rehabilitation of the ex-convicts.

We would really be glad to honour you on the reformatory’s annual function. I shall write next time more about it.
Seeking your blessings
I remain
Yours sincerely
Jean Valjean

Question 12.
The play is based on an incident in novelist victor Hugo’s ‘Les Miserables.’ You may want to read the novel to get a better idea of the socio-economic conditions of the times and how people lived. Another novel that may interest you is Charles Dickens ‘A Tale of Two Cities.’
Divide yourselves into two groups in the class and read a book each. Later you may want to share your views of the book each group selected. Select an incident from the novel to dramatise and present before the class.
Answer
Mainly meant for discussion at class level. One group may cover Victor Hugo’s ‘Les Miserables’. The other group should cover Charles Dickens’s ‘A Tale of Two Cities’.

Of A Tale of Two Cities

The socio-economic conditions are almost the same as given in ‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’. In ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ the theme centres on Manette’s spiritual renewal after 18 months’ imprisonment. It comes through Lucy’s love that enables Manette’s ‘rebirth’. This shows that sacrifice is necessary to achieve happiness. Likewise, Carton’s transformation into a man of moral worth is a kind of commentary. It is on the bitter aspects of life. These are revealed in the convict’s treatment meted out to him in jail in ‘The Bishop’s’Candlesticks’.

Thus the socio-economic conditions are: grim poverty, inequality, unequal opportunities, rule of the thumb and the stick, loss of freedom and autocracy, unfair trial, maladministration of police, etc.

An incident from the novel to be dramatised

The year is now 1780. Charles Darnay stands accused of treason against the English crown. A lawyer named Stryver using long and difficult words pleads Darnay’s case. But it is not until his drunk, good-for-nothing colleague, Syden Carton, assists him that the court acquits Darnay. Carton clinches his argument by pointing out that he himself bears a strange resemblance to the defendant. It weakens the prosecution’s case for unmistakably identifying Darnay as the spy, the authorities spotted.
This Scene can be enacted by the students with proper props and directions.

Of Les Miserables

After 19 years on the chain gang, Jean Valjean finds that the ticket of leave he must display condemns him to be an outcast. Only the Bishop of Digne treats him kindly. Valjean is embittered by years of hardship. He repays him by stealing some silver. Valjean is caught and brought back by the police. He is astonished when the Bishop lies to the police to save him. Valjean decides to start his new life anew.

An incident from the novel that can be dramatised

Jean Valjean spends nineteen years in jail for stealing a loaf of bread and for several attempts to escape. He is finally released. But his past keeps haunting him. At Digne, he is refused shelter for the night. Only the saintly Bishop, Monseigneur Myriel, welcomes him. Valjean repays his host’s hospitality by stealing his silverware. When the police brings him back, the Bishop protects him by pretending that the silverware is a gift to him. With a pious lie, he convinces him that the convict has promised to reform. After one more theft, Jean Valjean does indeed repent. Under the name of M. Madeleine he starts a factory. Thereof, he brings prosperity to the town of Montrevil.

Students as two different groups :
Group A
Students who have read ‘A Tale of Two Cities’
Group B
Students who have read ‘Les Miserables’
Some points for sharing common or different views

• Socio-economic conditions grim
• Wide gaps between the rulers and the ruled
• Grim poverty, especially at the lower level of the society
• Maladministration
• Corruption
• Nepotism
• Autocratic tendencies of the rulers
• Unfair treatment meted out to the undertrials
• Voice of Truth quelled
• General well-being of people ignored

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