Chapter 3 The Shepherd’s Treasure Important Questions Class 6 A Pact with the Sun English
Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1. What did the other Governors tell the king about him?
Answer
The other Governors told the king that he was dishonest and secretly took his share from the tax collection.
Question 2. Who visited the shepherd one day, and why?
Answer
The king of a country visited the shepherd one day because he was famous for his wisdom and friendly nature. The king heard about him, and thought of meeting him to know the truth.
Question 3. What was there in the box?
Answer: There was no silver, no gold but old blanket in the box.
Question 4. What impressed the king when he met the shepherd?
Answer
When the king met him, the shepherd welcomed him warmly. He took the king (disguised as a traveller) inside his cave and gave him water to drink and also shared his insufficient food with him. The shepherd’s wise conversation and hospitality impressed the king.
Question 5. Why did the other governors grow jealous of the shepherd?
Answer
The common shepherd was appointed as the governor of a small district. He was loved and honoured by the people. His fame spread far and wide. So the governors of other provinces grew jealous of him.
Question 6. How did the king feel?
Answer
The king was very much impressed by his hospitality and wise conversation.
Question 7. Where did the shepherd live?
Answer
The shepherd lived in a village in Iran.
Question 8. Why did the king go to the cave?
Answer
The stories of the wisdom and friendly nature of the shepherd led the king of Iron to visit his cave.
Question 9. The king rewarded the shepherd twice. How and why?
Answer
The king was greatly pleased with the shepherd’s gentleness and intelligence. So he appointed him the governor of a small district. Later on, the king rewarded the shepherd for his honesty, humility and wisdom. He made the shepherd the governor of a much bigger district.
Question 10. How was the shepherd?
Answer
The shepherd was poor and uneducated. But he was wise and friendly. He lived in a cave.
Question 11. What were the notable qualities of the shepherd?
Answer
The shepherd was poor and uneducated. But he was wise and friendly. He lived in a cave.
Question 12. What impressed the king when he spent a night in the cave?
Answer
The king was greatly impressed by the shepherd’s hospitality and wise talks.
Question 13. Why was the new governor called to the palace?
Answer
The jealous governors reported that the new governor was dishonest, and he always carried his treasure in an iron chest. So the new governor was called to the palace because the king wanted to know the secret of the iron chest.
Question 14. What is the moral/message of the story?
Answer
The moral of the story is that honesty, humility and wisdom are great virtues. These are recognised and rewarded by everybody sooner or later.
Question 15. What did the shepherd do to the traveller?
Answer
He took the traveller inside in the cave, gave him water to drink and a share of his meager food.
Question 16. What quality of shepherd impressed the king?
Answer
The king was greatly impressed by the shepherd’s hospitality and generosity.
Question 17. How did the shepherd behave after becoming Governor?
Answer
After becoming Governor, the shepherd remained as humble as ever.
Question 18. How did other people react when he was opening the box?
Answer
People standing around were curious to know the contents of the iron box.
Question 19. What changes were seen in the shepherd after he became the governor of a small province?
Answer
There was no change in the shepherd’s behavior even after he became the governor of a small province. He was still as humble as ever.
Question 20. Why were the people astonished when the chest was opened?
Answer
When the chest was opened, the people were astonished to see that it contained not the secretly collected treasure, but only an old blanket.
Question 21. What reward did the shepherd get for his qualities?
Answer
The king was greatly pleased with the shepherd’s gentleness and intelligence. So he appointed him the governor of a small district. Later on the king rewarded the shepherd for his honesty, humility and wisdom. He made the shepherd, a governor of a much bigger district.
Question 22. What led the king of Iran to the cave of the shepherd?
Answer
The stories of the wisdom and friendly nature of the shepherd led the king of Iran to his cave.
Question 23. Why did the shepherd always carry his old blanket with him?
Answer
The old blanket was the shepherd’s oldest and the best friend. It could protect him when the king wished to take away his position, power and cloaks.
Question 24. Who decided to meet him?
Answer
The king of the country heard about him and decided to meet him.
Question 25. What was the shepherd carrying in the iron chest?
Answer
The old blanket was the shepherd’s oldest and the best friend. It could protect him when the king wished to take away his position, power and cloaks.
Question 26. How did the king reward him?
Answer
The king rewarded him by appointing him a Governor of a small district.
Question 27. What did everyone including the Governors notice about him?
Answer
Everyone noticed that the new Governor always carried an iron box on the camel’s back.
Question 28. Why did new governor always keep the blanket?
Answer
According to the shepherd, the blanket could save him in the event if king withdraws his powers.
Question 29. What did the governors of other provinces think about the chest that the new governor carried with him?
Answer
The governors of other states were suspicious and jealous of the shepherd. They thought that he had hoarded a lot of money which he must have dishonestly stolen from the taxes collected from the people. The chest contained this secretly collected treasure.
Long Answer Type Questions
Question 1. Write a few qualities that the shepherd possessed.
Answer
The shepherd possessed a lot of good qualities. He was poor and illiterate yet wise. He understood people’s sorrows and troubles and helped them to face their problems with courage. He gave sound advice to people. He was kind and just to all when he became the governor. He was friendly and hospitable to travellers. He was a fair and wise governor yet was humble.
Question 2. Honesty and wisdom are great virtues which are rewarded at the end? Support your answer with proper arguments.
Answer
It is true that honesty and wisdom are great virtues which are rewarded sooner or later. The shepherd was an honest and wise man. He shared his food with an unknown traveller and allowed him to sleep in his cave. As the stranger was the king, so he made shepherd governor of a small district. He rose to power, but remained as humble and calm as ever. He was kind and treated everyone equally with kindness. The other governors were jealous of him and made a conspiracy against him to defame him. The said he was dishonest and corrupt. But he remained humble to everyone and told them the truth. He opened the box to show everything. The king was pleased with the shepherd’s wisdom and made him the governor of a much bigger district. Thus, honesty and wisdom are great virtues which are rewarded sooner or later.
Question 3. (i) What did the iron chest contain?
(ii) Why did the shepherd always carry it?
(iii) Is it an example of the shepherd’s humility or wisdom or both?
Answer
(i) The iron chest contained an old blanket.
(ii) The shepherd always carried it because it was his oldest friend and it could always protect him even when king took away his new cloaks.
(iii) It is an example of both shepherd’s humility and wisdom.
Question 4. Give a character sketch of the shepherd. What qualities pleased the king?
Answer
The poor shepherd lived in a village in Iran. He was illiterate. But he was wise, and noble. He helped the people in trouble. He solved their problems with courage and common sense. The king was impressed by the shepherd’s hospitality and gentleness. He appointed the humble shepherd the governor of a district. The new governor always carried an iron-box. The jealous governors thought that there was gold inside the chest. The king examined the box and found only an old blanket in it.
Question 5. How did the other governor try to humiliate the shepherd?
Answer
The king was pleased with the shepherd’s wisdom and appointed him as a governor. The envious governors poisoned the king’s ear against him. The king agreed to see for himself the jewels in the iron- box. But he found only an old and ordinary blanket. That was his only treasure. This incident enhanced shepherd’s dignity. The other governors felt embarrassed.
Question 6. Was the shepherd worthy of being rewarded twice in the story? Why? Give your answer accurately.
Answer
Yes, the shepherd was worthy of being rewarded twice. First, the king was impressed by the shepherd’s goodness and wisdom when he visited his cave and made him the governor of a small district because he was glad with him. Secondly, when the king was doubtful about the shepherd’s honesty after hearing false stories about him, he asked the shepherd the reason behind carrying an iron box always. Hearing it, the shepherd replied in a humble way that the box contained the blanket which was his oldest friend. The blanket will protect him any time. The king was pleased to hear the shepherd’s reply. Being impressed with his honesty, he made him the governor of a much bigger district. Thus, the king’s action was justified.
Question 7. The story of shepherd teaches humanitarian values. Do you agree?
Answer
The shepherd was an embodiment of wisdom and kindness. He earned the honor bestowed upon him by the king. The king decided to meet him when he heard about the courage and common sense.
The king went in a disguise to him, who greeted him. The shepherd bade him farewell by calling him ‘Your Majesty’. This surprised the king. He made him the governor of a small state. When false accusation was laid on him he gave a reply with poise and dignity.The values that can be learnt from him are honesty, wisdom and compassion.
Question 8. How did the other governors try to humiliate the new governor (the shepherd)?
Answer
The shepherd was poor but humble, honest and hospitable. The king was pleased with the shepherd’s goodness and wisdom. His wisdom, common sense and above all, honesty were his real wealth. But wherever he went, he carried with him an iron chest. The envious governors poisoned the king’s ears against him. The king agreed to see for himself the jewels in the iron-box. But he found only an old and ordinary blanket. That was his only treasure. This incident enhanced the shepherd’s dignity. The other governors felt embarrassed.
Question 9. Why was everyone delighted to see the iron chest on the camel’s back?
Answer
Everyone was delighted to see the iron chest fastened securely behind him on the camel’s back. The councillors had warned the king that he was dishonest and stored all the treasures that he collected in the iron chest. They were convinced that he had brought the iron chest with him it would be opened and his dishonestly would be revealed to the king.