Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below in your own words:

Once upon a time there was an old man. He had four sons. They used to quarrel with one another. They did not pay heed to their father’s advice. An idea took place in the mind of the old man to draw his all four sons on the right track. He called all his sons. He placed a bundle of wood sticks before them. He asked each of them to try in turn and hack the bundle. Each of them tried but failed in doing so. The old man then asked them to untie

the bundle and break the sticks separately. Not to speak of the oldest, even the youngest one broke the sticks without any difficulty. Then the old man told his sons that they should see the power of unity. If they lived united, no harm would come to them. If they quarrelled, they would have to face difficulty. All the four sons of the old man made out the real meaning of unity and started living unitedly with a great affection.

 Questions:

(i) How many sons had the old man and what was their behaviour with one another ?

(ii) Did they pay heed to their father’s advice?

 (iii) What did the old man do next?

(iv) What moral do you get from the above passage?

(i) The old man had four sons- -They used to quarrel with one another. (ii) No, they did not pay heed to their father’s advice. (iii) An idea took place in the mind of the old man to draw his all four sons on the right track. He called all his sons. He places a bundle of wood sticks before them and asked each of them to try in turn and hack the bundle but each of them failed. The old man told them to untie the bundle and break the sticks separately. All of them broke it without any difficulty. (iv) From this passage we got a moral lesson that we should live in unity. If we live united no harm would come. As such we should quarrel with one another and live together.

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