THE BLUE BEAD

1. Why did the Crocodile swallow stones? What else was in his stomach? Why?
2. How was timber transported?
3. In what way did the Crocodile rest?
4. Describe the crocodile. Pick out words from the text that mean ‘powerful’.
5. How old was the crocodile? How did he manage to survive?
6. What did the crocodile feed on?
7. What physical features protected the crocodile from dangers? Which were his
only weaknesses?
8. Describe Sibia.
9. Name the creatures Sibia saw while working with her mother?
8. Mention the things that fascinated Sibia in the Bazaar.
9. Explain the line ‘Sibia, in all her life from birth to death, was marked for
work.’
10. What work did Sibia and the other women do in order to provide for their
family?
11. Describe the necklaces made by the women? Why was Sibia unable to
complete her necklace?
12. Why did the women shout loudly while crossing the river?
13. Who were the Gujars? When did they move on?
14. What amazing sights could one see in the river below?
15. Where did Sibia play as a child? What did she make? How did she want to
decorate them?
16. Describe the crocodile’s attack on the Gujar woman and how Sibia rescued
her?
17. How would the crocodile finally die?
18. What did Sibia find in the water? Where did she keep it? What was her
reaction?
19. Mention the dangers in the forest during dusk?
20. Describe the Blue bead.
21. Why did Sibia not tell her mother about her fight with the crocodile and how
she saved the Gujar woman?
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