CLASS XI: STORIES FOR EXERCISE

STORIES FOR EXERCISE FOR CLASS XI/MADHYAMIK STUDENTS

1.A cowboy – used to tend cows in a field near a forest – decided to befool the farmers and make fun – cried,” Tiger, Tiger.” – villagers came leaving their work – no tiger – they returned – cowboy repeated the mischief – farmers disgusted – one day really a tiger came – nobody turned up – tiger killed the cowboy as well as his cows.

2.A house-dog met a wolf – house-dog plump and well-fed – wolf half-starved – dog proposed wolf to go and work with him at his master’s house – had to keep an watch at night only  - wolf agreed – noticed a mark on the neck of the dog – came to know it to be the mark of chain as he was chained/tied during day – wolf turned towards the forest by saying,” Lean freedom is better than plump slavery.”