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Std. VI
Chapter 1.2: Who’s the Greatest?
1.2 Who’s the Greatest?
Glossary agitated (adj) compete (v) courtier (n) curious (adj) emperor (n) exclaimed (v) expression (n) extends (v) favours (n) flog (v) in a proper fix (phrase) incur displeasure (phrase) interesting (adj) moustache (n) nobleman (n) occasion (n) offending (adj) opportunity (n) patron of art and culture (phrase) pose (v) scholar (n) stunned (adj) sweetmeats (n) thoughtfully (adv) whip (v) word of mouth (phrase)
disturbed to take part in a competition a person who is present in the court of a king eager to know king, ruler to say or shout with strong emotions the look on someone’s face to stretch to give someone things they desire beat someone hard, especially with a whip in a tight corner, in a difficult situation make someone angry something that catches attention hair that grows on the upper lip of a man a man born into high class of rank or title a particular time or event upsetting, causing a problem chance a person who appreciates, supports and encourages art and culture to put across an intelligent and learned person shocked, surprised sweet food with a careful thought to hit someone passing information orally from one person to another
Summary Emperor Akbar is known as one of the greatest ruler in the world. Moreover, he was also a good human being. He had great respect for scholars, writers, poets and artists of various religions. Birbal was his favourite among the nine gems or ‘nav-ratnas’ in his court. Akbar liked to ask questions to his courtiers and Birbal was usually the one to come up with witty answers. One day the Emperor asked his courtiers in a very serious manner as to what should be the punishment extended to the person who pulls his moustache. This question surprised some courtiers and left some disturbed. Only Birbal was witnessing the scene calmly and had a smile playing on his lips. Akbar, suddenly, threw the question at Birbal to which he cleverly replied that the offender should be given his favourite sweets. The courtiers looked at Birbal with a question mark on their face. Birbal explained that it could only be the Emperor’s grandson, who would have the courage to pull his moustache. Upon hearing this Emperor Akbar burst out laughing. The exact incident had taken place earlier that day. On another occasion, when Akbar was relaxing with his courtiers, they began to flatter him to gain favours. He was called the greatest of kings by one of them. They even compared his 4
Std. VI Chapter 1.2: Who’s the Greatest? greatness to God. Akbar wasn’t foolish to believe them, so he decided to test them on their word. He asked them to point out one thing that he could do but God Almighty couldn’t. He warned them that if they failed to come up with an answer by the next day, they would have to face his displeasure. Everyone was puzzled. They could not find any solution other than to ask Birbal for his help. The next morning, in a court full of people, the Emperor asked the courtiers for their answer. Birbal stepped forward to answer the question in his usual witty form. According to him, there was certainly one thing that Akbar could do, but God Almighty could not. He said that Emperor Akbar could banish a person from his kingdom, but God could not. This is because God’s kingdom extends everywhere. Akbar, once again, praised Birbal for his wit and forgave the courtiers for their foolishness.
Summative Assessment Extract I Read the extract from line (1 to 16) on page (2) of your textbook and answer the following questions. I.
Do as directed. 1. Name the courtier closest to the Emperor’s heart. Ans: Birbal 2. King Akbar was a patron of _____ and _____. (Fill in the blanks) Ans: art and culture 3. Choose the verb form of the word ‘belief’ from the extract. Ans: believe
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Give the meaning of the following words and phrases. *1.
untold wealth - a large quantity of wealth
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closest to the Emperor’s heart - Emperor’s favourite
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pose interesting questions - to ask exciting questions
Answer of the following questions in 2-3 sentences. 1.
Why was Akbar known as one of the greatest rulers in the world?
Ans: Akbar was known as one of the greatest rulers in the world because along with having a vast empire, a very strong army and untold wealth, he was a good human being. 2. What did Akbar love to do? Ans: Akbar loved to pose interesting questions to his courtiers in his court. 3. How have the stories of Akbar and Birbal handed down over generation? Ans: The stories of Akbar and Birbal have been handed down over generations mostly by word of mouth. 5
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Chapter 1.2: Who’s the Greatest? Extract II Read the extract from line (17 to 54) on page (2 and 3) of your textbook and answer the following questions. I.
Give the meaning of the following words and phrases. *1. 2. 3.
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grave offence - serious crime offer an explanation - to make clear burst out laughing - to laugh suddenly
State with a reason, whether the following statements are true or false. 1. Akbar wanted to punish the person who pulled his moustache. Ans: False. Akbar did not want to punish the person who pulled his moustache because he was none other than his grandson. 2. Birbal was smiling whereas everyone else was agitated. Ans: True. Birbal knew that only the Emperor’s grandson would dare to pull his moustache and hence he was smiling. 3. Akbar was furious after hearing Birbal’s explanation. Ans: False. Akbar burst out laughing after hearing Birbal’s explanation because the same incident had taken place earlier during the day.
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Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences. 1. What was the question that Akbar asked his courtiers in his court? Ans: In his court, Akbar asked his courtiers as to what punishment should be given to the person who pulled his moustache. 2. What punishment did Birbal suggest for the offender? Ans: Birbal suggested that the offender should be given his favourite sweetmeats. 3. Why did Akbar burst out laughing? Ans: Akbar burst out laughing because he realized that Birbal was clever enough to guess that it was none other than the Emperor’s grandson who dared to pull his moustache.
Extract III Read the extract from line (55 to 97) on page (3, 4 and 5) of your textbook and answer the following questions. I.
Give the meaning of the following words and phrases. *1. 2. 3.
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banish- to send someone away from the kingdom as a punishment shower praise - to appreciate a lot stepped forward - to come ahead
State with a reason, whether the following statements are true or false. *1. Akbar thought he was greater than God. Ans: False. The courtiers thought Akbar was greater than God. 6
Std. VI Chapter 1.2: Who’s the Greatest? *2. Birbal thought Akbar was greater than God. Ans: False. Birbal knew that God was kind enough to not banish anyone from His kingdom which proved that He was greater than Akbar. 3. Akbar punished the courtiers for their stupidity. Ans: False. Akbar forgave the courtiers for their stupidity. III.
Answer the following questions in 2-3 sentences. 1. Who was Akbar compared to? Ans: Akbar was compared to the God Almighty. 2. What did Akbar ask the courtiers to prove? Ans: Akbar asked the courtiers to prove to him at least one thing that he could do but God Almighty could not. 3. Write a short note on Emperor Akbar. Ans: Emperor Akbar was a great king. He had a vast empire and an interest in art and culture. He had great respect for scholars, writers, poets and artists belonging to different religions. He cared for his subjects. Emperor Akbar was loved not only because he was a great king but also because he was a wonderful human being.
Open Ended Questions *1.
Write a sentence each about three of your friends. Each time you should say what your friend cannot do, and yet, pay a compliment to your friend. Ans: My friend Ram cannot lie because he is an honest man. My friend Karan cannot work fast because he pays detailed attention to everything. My friend Meena cannot be rude to anybody because she is polite. 2.
Write an instance wherein your friend cleverly saved you from getting punished by your teacher.
[Note: Students are expected to attempt the above question on their own.]
Formative Assessment
Listening Activity *1.
Listen to the stories carefully, as your teacher reads them aloud. Note down the new words, ideas or concepts. Discuss them in the class.
[Note: Students are expected to attempt the above question on their own.]
Reading Activity *1. Convert the stories into dialogues and read the dialogues aloud in the class. Ans: i. (One day, the Emperor entered the court.) 7
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(Akbar was relaxing with his courtiers…)
[Note: Students are expected to attempt the next dialogue writing on their own.] 8
Std. VI Chapter 1.2: Who’s the Greatest? Speaking Activity *1.
Form pairs and make a ‘pair presentation’ of any one of the two stories. To do so, each person presents only one sentence at a time, and next one is immediately presented by the partner. Thus, each person in the pair presents alternate sentences without breaking the flow of the narration.
[Note: Students are expected to attempt the above question on their own.] *2.
Find at least five other Akbar and Birbal stories and share them with your friends. Make a list of the stories collected by the entire class. Put your list in the alphabetical order. Ans: i. Birbal Denies a Rumour One day, a man met Birbal in the street. He began telling Birbal his sob story. The man said, “I’ve walked twenty kilometres just to see you. All along my way people said that you were the country’s most generous man.” Birbal thought to himself, “This man is going to ask me for money.” Birbal asked him, “Are you returning the same way?” The man replied, “Yes.” Birbal said, “Will you do something for me?” The man said, “Of course. What do you want?” Birbal said as he walked away, “Please deny the rumour of my generosity.” Birbal, as always, proved to be a genius leaving the man speechless. Moral- One should indeed be smart but shouldn’t act over smart. ii.
Birbal and Akbar’s Ring It so happened that once, Emperor Akbar misplaced his ring somewhere. When Birbal arrived in the court, Akbar told him, “I have lost my ring. It was very dear to me as my father had given it to me as a gift. Please help me find it!” Birbal said, “You need not worry, Jahanpanah! I will find your ring right away.” He further added, “Your Majesty, the ring is here in this court itself. It is with one of our courtiers. The courtier who has a straw in his beard has your ring.” The courtier who had filched the Emperor’s ring was shocked and immediately moved his hand over his beard. Birbal was waiting for this reaction from one of the courtiers. He immediately pointed towards that particular courtier and ordered the royal guards to search him. The guards frisked the courtier and found the Emperor’s ring lying in the pocket of his achkan. Akbar was pleasantly surprised at another wonderful example of Birbal’s wit and asked “Birbal, tell me how were you able to find the culprit?” Birbal then told the Emperor, “Your Majesty, I just shot an arrow in the dark. As they rightly say that a guilty person is always scared, the real culprit revealed himself by moving his hand over his beard.” Once again, Birbal used his wit and saved the Emperor from being robbed. Moral- One should never lie, steal or cheat. [Note: Students are expected to find the rest of the stories on their own.] 9
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Project *1.
Visit a library: Find the stories of: Share them in the class.
[Note: Students are expected to attempt the above question on their own.]
Mulla Nasiruddin
Gopal Bhand
Tenali Raman
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