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    The poem "A Legend of the Northland" tells a story that takes place in a cold northern country. Saint Peter asks an old lady for a piece of cake, but she keeps making the piece smaller and smaller out of greed until she gives him nothing. As punishment for her lack of generosity, Saint Peter transforms her into a woodpecker, a bird that must work hard boring into tree bark for small amounts of food. The moral of the legend is to teach the value of generosity and not discriminating in helping others. It calls the poem a legend because it uses an old story to impart a moral lesson, not because the events are true.

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    The poem "A Legend of the Northland" tells a story that takes place in a cold northern country. Saint Peter asks an old lady for a piece of cake, but she keeps making the piece smaller and smaller out of greed until she gives him nothing. As punishment for her lack of generosity, Saint Peter transforms her into a woodpecker, a bird that must work hard boring into tree bark for small amounts of food. The moral of the legend is to teach the value of generosity and not discriminating in helping others. It calls the poem a legend because it uses an old story to impart a moral lesson, not because the events are true.

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    A Legend of The Northland - Notes

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    The poem "A Legend of the Northland" tells a story that takes place in a cold northern country. Saint Peter asks an old lady for a piece of cake, but she keeps making the piece smaller and smaller out of greed until she gives him nothing. As punishment for her lack of generosity, Saint Peter transforms her into a woodpecker, a bird that must work hard boring into tree bark for small amounts of food. The moral of the legend is to teach the value of generosity and not discriminating in helping others. It calls the poem a legend because it uses an old story to impart a moral lesson, not because the events are true.

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    A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND

    THINKING ABOUT THE POEM (page-67)

    1.Which country or countries do you think “the Northland” refers to?

    It is a country somewhere in the north of the earth. It is a cold country where people move on sledges
    drawn by reindeers. In this land of snow and ice, days are short and nights are long. Children wear heavy
    fur clothes to keep themselves warm.

    2.What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction?

    Saint Peter asked the woman for a piece of cake from her store of cakes. The woman made a very small
    piece of cake to give it to the hungry Saint Peter but it seemed too large to her to be given away. She
    went on making it still smaller and smaller. At last she did not give him anything to eat.

    3.How did he punish her?

    He punished her by transforming her into a woodpecker. Like a woodpecker, she would have to bore for
    a long time to get scanty food.

    4.How does a woodpecker get her food?

    The woodpecker bores the hard and dry barks of the trees to get its food.

    5.Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really
    was? What would have she done?

    No, she would not have behaved in such a selfish and greedy way .Instead, she would have given him a
    large piece of cake to make him happy.

    6.Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the most important?

    No. It is a legend. The main purpose of the story is to teach the young minds about the value of
    generosity and charity without any discrimination. ( stanza 3)

    7. What is a legend? Why is this poem called a legend?

    A legend is an old traditional story , usually with a moral teaching. The poet says that she does not
    believe this tale to be true. This poem is called a legend because it teaches the importance of generosity
    and charity to all fellow beings.

    8. Write the story of ‘A Legend of Northland “in about ten sentences.

    (write your own answer)

    Assignment

    1. Greed is a quality which god does not like. Discuss it in the context of the poem .( write in 100-
    120 words)

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