Chapter 6 The Monkey and the Crocodile Important Questions Class 6 A Pact with the Sun English
Short Answer Type Questions
Question 1. When he saw a crocodile what did he say?
Answer
He asked crocodile if he lived in that river.
Question 2. ‘The monkey was scared and depressed’. Why? .
Answer
The monkey saw the danger to his life. The thought of his sure death made him sad and afraid.
Question 3. What did the two friends generally talk about?
Answer
The two friends talked about birds, animals, nearby villages and villager’s difficulties.
Question 4. Why did the crocodile’s wife want to eat the monkey’s heart?
Answer
The crocodile’s wife was annoyed with him for spending a lot of time with the monkey. She was fed up with managing the young ones alone. So she planned to get rid of the monkey once for all.
Question 5. What did crocodile finally decide?
Answer
The crocodile finally decided to side with his wife as she was his life-partner.
Question 6. How did crocodile feel when this friendship was cropped?
Answer
The crocodile felt very sad and shed some tears which were genuine, and turned to go back home.
Question 7. Why was the monkey happy/unhappy?
Answer
The monkey was happy because he had plenty of sweet fruits to eat. He was unhappy because he was alone. He had no friend to talk to and share the fruits with.
Question 8. Whom did the crocodile choose to betray?
Answer
The crocodile loved his wife. He was also very fond of his friend, the monkey. He, finally decided to betray his friend and please his life partner
Question 9. Why did the crocodile agree to fulfil his wife’s demand?
Answer
The crocodile loved his wife. He was also very fond of his friend, the monkey. He, finally, decided to betray his friend and please his life partner.
Question 10. What did the monkey do as he reached the tree?
Answer
The clever monkey climbed the tree. He offered some fruit to his friend. He declared that they won’t meet again.
Question 11. What did crocodile reply?
Answer
Crocodile replied that he had come there in search of food for himself and his wife.
Question 12. What did the monkey say, where the heart was?
Answer
According to monkey the heart was on the tree.
Question 13. What did the crocodile’s wife do to get her illogical and unreasonable demand accepted by her husband?
Answer
The crocodile’s wife was very angry and she dived deep inside the water to hide herself at the bottom of the river. She even left her little ones to trouble their father.
Question 14. Why had the monkey welcomed the crocodile?
Answer
The monkey was happy to have a friend. He welcomed the crocodile because he had plenty of sweet fruits to eat. Earlier he had no friend to talk to and share the fruits with.
Question 15. What did crocodile says to the monkey when they reached in the middle of the river?
Answer
The crocodile could not hide his intention and when they reached in the middle of the river he said, “I have to go underwater now, I’ve brought you here to kill you. My wife cannot survive without eating your heart.”
Question 16. How did the monkey and the crocodile become good friends?
Answer
Both of them missed a friend to talk to. So they came close. Secondly, the monkey had lots of tasty fruit to give to the crocodile.
Question 17. How did the monkey respond to crocodile’s invitation?
Answer
The monkey readily agreed to go with his friend. But he was not a swimmer. He rode on the crocodile’s back. And they set out.
Question 18. Where did the monkey live?
Answer
Monkey lived in a tree laden with fruits, on the bank of a river.
Question 19. Why was the crocodile’s wife annoyed with her husband one day?
Answer
The crocodile’s wife was annoyed of waiting for the crocodile to come home and in managing the little crocodiles that had just been hatched.
Question 20. What did crocodile say to the monkey?
Answer
The crocodile asked the monkey if he would get some more on his next visit.
Question 21. What did monkey suggest?
Answer
Monkey suggested that they should go back to the tree to get the heart.
Question 22. What was the monkey’s reaction?
Answer
The monkey was scared and distressed. He knew his life was in danger. But he was very wise. He kept his cool and quickly thought of a plan.
Question 23. What does the last sentence of the story suggest? What would the crocodile tell his wife?
Answer
The last sentence of the story suggests that the crocodile had learnt a lesson. He realised that he had lost a good friend because of his wife’s stupid desire. So it seems that the crocodile would rebuke his wife for her greed.
Question 24. What did the crocodile tell the monkey midstream?
Answer
The crocodile told the monkey that his wife wanted to eat his heart.
Question 25. How was the monkey taken to crocodile’s home?
Answer
The monkey readily agreed to go with his friend. But he was not a swimmer. He rode on the crocodile’s back. And they set out.
Long Answer Type Questions
Question 1. ‘The monkey was nice and clever’. How?
Answer
The crocodile was a good friend of the monkey who gave him lot of fruits for him as well as for his wife. One day the crocodile returned home late. The wife was annoyed. She wanted him to break up with his friend. So she wished to eat the monkey’s heart. The crocodile carried his friend on his back. In midstream he disclosed his wife’s plan. The monkey was clever enough to save his life. He said he had left his heart behind on the tree. As the two came back to the tree, the monkey climbed up.
Question 2. How did the monkey save himself?
Answer
The monkey was very clever. He told crocodile that he would gladly give away his heart to his friend’s wife, but he forgot his heart on the tree. He asked the crocodile to swim back to bring the heart from there. The crocodile could not understand monkey’s plan he swam back up to the tree. The monkey jumped on a branch and saved himself.
Question 3. Narrate the story of the friendship between the monkey and the crocodile in about 80 words.
Answer
A monkey lived in a fruit tree on the river bank. But he was unhappy because he had no companion. He made friends with a crocodile and sent fruits for his wife. One day, the crocodile’s wife expressed her wish to eat the monkey’s heart.
The crocodile persuaded his friend to accompany him. But the monkey was not a swimmer and therefore he rode on the crocodile’s back. They set out. When they came in midstream the crocodile disclosed his evil plan. The monkey was taken aback to hear the crocodiles’s plan. He said he had left his heart behind on the tree. As he returned to the river bank, he climbed up the tree.
Question 4. What is your opinion about the crocodile’s decision to kill the monkey? Support your answer logically.
Answer
In my opinion, the crocodile took the wrong decision when he decided to be on the side of his wife. He must not have done so. He decided to kill the monkey just because she was his life-partner and wanted to eat his heart while monkey was his true friend, but he was ready to commit a crime to kill his friend for his wife. The crocodile must have discussed the issue with his wife and made her realise the importance of friendship in one’s life before taking the extreme step. He must have not taken such step even if she was not ready at any cost. The crocodile lost his friend forever after the incident. Thus, the monkey was quite right to break the friendship.
Question 5. What do you learn from the lesson about friendship?
Answer
Friendship grows among individual for their common interests and mutual respect. The bond grows if they sincerely make an effort to make it successful. However, if anyone of them betrays then his act is unforgivable, the bond is snapped. It can’t be taken any further. Monkey welcomed the crocodile to be his friend. But he was stabbed at the back. However, he managed to save his life.
Question 6. How did the crocodile plan to please his wife? How did the monkey use his wits and save his life?
Answer
The crocodile was a good friend of the monkey who gave him lot of fruits for him as well as his wife. One day the crocodile returned home late. The wife was annoyed. She wanted him to break up with his friend. So she washed to eat the monkey’s heart. The crocodile carried his friend on his back. In midstream he disclosed his wife’s plan. The monkey was clever enough to save his life. He said he had left his heart behind on the tree. As the two came back to the tree, the monkey climbed up.
Question 7. The monkey decided to discontinue his friendship with the crocodile. Do you think he is justified in this action?
Answer
Yes, the monkey is completely justified in his action as he was deceived by his friend, the crocodile, that is why he decided to discontinue his friendship with him. The crocodile invited the monkey for a meal to his home with an evil intention, but the monkey did not know about it so he agreed, but the crocodile told him in the middle of the river that his wife wanted to eat his heart. The monkey was scared. but he kept his mind cool. The monkey made a plan at once and said he was ready to meet the demand, but he had left his heart on the tree. So they would have to go back to get the heart from the tree. The foolish crocodile turned back and reached the tree on the river bank. At once, the monkey jumped on the tree and saved his life. He broke his friendship with the selfish crocodile. Now, they were no more friends at all.
Question 8. What advice did the monkey give to the crocodile on reaching back to his tree?
Answer
On reaching back to his tree, the monkey plucked a few fruits and threw them down towards the crocodile telling him to go and give them to his wife. Fruits are good for the mind and body more than a monkey’s heart. He bade him good bye and told him never to meet again.
Question 9. ‘The trust and faith is the foundation stone of friendship’. Justify your answer.
Answer
The monkey was living on a tree. To avoid the loneliness of the monkey, crocodile was happily invited by him. He was offered fruits and they spent time together. But when his wife wanted to eat the monkey, the crocodile could not defy the wish of his wife. He broke the trust of his friend. However, the monkey was clever and came out of the situation.
The bond could have been saved. The fact is that crocodile could have convinced his wife and his friendship would have gone further. He could have enjoyed fruits for a longer time period. So when the crocodile lost faith and trust of his Mend, he lost his Mend forever.
Question 10. Describe in your own words the fight between the crocodile and his wife.
Answer
The crocodile’s wife was angry when he had overstayed with the monkey and she had to look after the baby crocodiles alone. She asked him who this friend was. The crocodile told her about the monkey and said that he was very nice as he used to send fruits for her. She then demanded to eat his heart. The crocodile shouted at her and refused to deceive his friend. She asked the crocodile to bring the monkey to her but he refused. She got angry and dived deep into the river.