In the Kingdom of fools | Class 9th| Lesson 4| Supplementary| Question Answers
(A) Short Answer Type Questions
1. What did the king and minister decide?
They decided to change day into night and night into day.
2. What would happen if anyone disobeyed the order?
Anyone who disobeyed would be punished with death.
3. What did the guru and disciple see when they arrived?
They saw that everyone was sleeping during the day.
4. What did everything cost in the kingdom?
Everything cost a single dudu, whether it was rice or bananas.
5. What did the guru realise after eating?
He realised that the kingdom was unsafe because its rulers were foolish.
6. What did the guru advise his disciple?
He advised him to leave the kingdom because it was dangerous to stay there.
7. What was the result of the disciple's stay?
He became very fat by eating cheap food and was chosen for execution.
8. What happened to the thief at the merchant's house?
The weak wall collapsed on him and killed him.
9. How did the merchant escape punishment at first?
He blamed his dead father for building the weak wall.
10. What was the bricklayer's defence?
He said that a dancing girl had distracted him while he was building the wall.
11. Why did the dancing girl walk up and down the street?
She said the goldsmith had delayed making her jewellery, so she had to visit him repeatedly.
12. Why did the king blame the goldsmith?
The king blamed him for delaying the jewellery and distracting the bricklayer.
13. What did the goldsmith say about rich men?
He said rich men were impatient and often broke their promises.
14. Why was the merchant punished although his father built the wall?
The king held the merchant responsible for his father's actions and wealth.
15. Why was the merchant not executed?
He was too thin to fit the execution stake.
16. Who was chosen for execution, and whom did he remember?
The fat disciple was chosen, and he remembered his guru.
17. What warning of the guru did the disciple remember?
He remembered that it was dangerous to live in the Kingdom of Fools.
18. Why did the guru want to be executed first?
He tricked the king by saying that the first person executed would be reborn as king and the second as minister.
19. Who were finally executed?
The foolish king and his minister were executed.
20. How did the people react after their king and minister died?
They became worried and looked for new rulers.
21. What did the people request from the guru and disciple?
They requested the guru to become king and the disciple to become minister.
22. Did the guru and disciple agree to rule the kingdom?
Yes, they agreed on the condition that the foolish laws would be changed.
(B) Long Answer Type Questions
1. Describe the Kingdom of Fools. What did the guru and his disciple find foolish about it?
Answer: The kingdom was ruled by a foolish king and minister. They ordered people to work at night and sleep during the day. Everything cost one dudu. The guru realised that the kingdom was dangerous and decided to leave, but his disciple stayed because of the cheap food.
2. How did the guru save his disciple from execution?
Answer: The guru told the king that whoever died on the stake first would be reborn as king, and the second as minister. The greedy king and minister wanted these positions, so they chose to be executed first. Thus, the guru saved his disciple.
3. How did the king find the culprit responsible for the thief's death?
Answer: The king blamed the merchant, who blamed the bricklayer. The bricklayer blamed the dancing girl, who blamed the goldsmith. The goldsmith blamed the merchant's father. Finally, the king ordered the merchant's execution, but he was too thin for the stake. The fat disciple was then chosen instead.
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