Lesson 2

Little girls are Wiser

I. Answer in brief:

1. Where do the little girls meet? How does the place look like?

Ans. The little girls met in a lane between two houses, where the dirty water from the farm had run
down the lane to form a large puddle.

2. What happened when the men came out of their houses?

Ans. When the men came out of their houses they saw their women quarrelling with each other, so
they too join the fight.

3. What did Akulya's grandmother say to try and calm the crowd when she saw the girls playing together
again?

Ans. When Akulya's grandmother saw the little girls running in great delight, trying to catch the stream,
she shouted at the crowd who were fighting on account of the girls. She told them that the girls were
much wiser than the grown ups.

4. How did the others feel once they stopped fighting?

Ans. When the grown ups heard grandmother's remarks they were ashamed of their behaviour, they
went back home laughing at themselves.

Extracts

1.” What are you beating my girl for ?”she said.

a) Who said this to whom? Malasha’s mother told this to Akulya’s mother.

b) What happened next ?

Both the women started shouting at each other .

2. “What are you thinking of, friends ? “ “Is it right to behave like this ? On a day like this, too?”

a)Who said this to whom?

Grandmother said this to the crowd.

b) Why does the text say on a day like this? What was special about that day?

On a day like this - it was Easter a big festival which signifies love for God and neighbours and instead of
enjoying they were fighting with each other

3. Answer in detail :

1. Are the little girls friends or strangers, how do you know?

Ans. The little girls were friends for a long time . They lived on the opposite side of the Lane, their
families knew each other. Both of them went to church together and spend a lot of time together as
best friends.

2. Why did Malasha’s mother become so angry?

Ans. When Akulya’s mother scolded Malasha she started do howl loudly so that she could be heard all
down the street, this stunned her mother who came out immediately. When she found out the reason
she became furious and the two ladies started fighting with each other.

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Q.4 How did Akulya’s grandmother finally stop the fight?

Ans. After a little displeasure, both the girls started playing again. Seeing them together, grandmother
rebuked the crowd for their immature behaviour, thus making them realise their foolishness and stop
fighting