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Before you read:

When we talk about people, we discuss their qualities. The box given below has some words which best describe people. Sit in small groups and classify them under ‘Desirable ’ and ‘Not so desirable ’ qualities. You may consult a good dictionary or your teacher.

Text Book Exercises:

I. Check your comprehension:

Question 1.
Who did Yudhistira ask to look for water?
Answer:
Yudistira asked Nakula to look for water.

Question 2.
Why do you think Nakula was happy when he got to the place?
Answer:
Nakula was very happy to see the pool as he was very thirsty.

Question 3.
Can you give another word for ‘transparent’ which means almost the same?
Answer:
Transparent means “clear.”

Question 4.
Why do you think Nakula did not obey the voice?
Answer:
Nakula did not heed to the warning because he was very thirsty. He wanted to quench his thirst first.

Question 5.
What happened to Nakula when he drank the water?
Answer:
Nakula began to feel terribly drowsy and fell down, to all appearance dead.

Question 6.
Why did Yudhistira send Sahadeva to see what the matter was?
Answer:
Nakula did not return for a long time. So, Yudhistira sent Sahadeva to see what the matter was.

Question 7.
Why did Sahadeva meet the same fate as Nakula?
Answer:
Sahadeva also ignored the warning. So he met the same fate as Nakula.

II. Check your comprehension:

Question 1.
What did Arjuna see when he got to the pool?
Answer:
Arjuna saw his brothers lying dead near the pool.

Question 2.
Why do you think the voice did not allow Arjuna to drink water?
Answer:
The Voice wanted to test Arjuna. It asked him to answer its questions first. So, it did not allow Arjuna to drink the water.

Question 3.
Why did the invisible being laugh at Arjuna?
Answer:
Arjuna became very angry. He said that he would kill it. He shot sharp arrows in the direction of the voice. As the arrows could not do any harm, the invisible being laughed at Arjuna.

Question 4.
What was the warning of Yaksha to Yudhistira?
Answer:
Yaksha warned Yudhistira that his brothers had died because they did not heed to its words. So Yudhistira should not follow them. He should answer its questions first and then quench his thirst.

Question 5.
Do you observe any difference between Arjuna and Yudhistira in their responses to the invisible voice?
Answer:
Yes, there was a great difference between Arjuna and Yudhistira in their responses to the invisible voice. Arjuna become very angry when he heard the warning of the voice. He shot sharp arrows in the direction of the voice. He wanted to destroy the unseen foe. But, Yudhistira was very calm. He realised that those were the words of a Yaksha. He saw a possible way of redeeming the situation. He politely requested the bodi¬less voice to ask the questions.

Question 6.
Why do you think all the brothers fell, unconscious when they drank the water?
Answer:
All the brothers ignored the warning of the invisible voice. Therefore they fell unconscious when they drank the water.

III. Check your comprehension:

Question 1.
According to Yudhistira, mind is faster than the wind. Do you agree with him?
Answer:
Yes, we agree with Yudhistira.

Question 2.
What is that, abandoning which man becomes loved by all?
Answer:
By abandoning ‘Pride’ man becomes loved by all.

Question 3.
What is the answer of Yudhistira to the question, ‘Who rescues man in danger?
Answer:
“Courage” rescues man in danger.

Question 4.
Why do you think the Yaksha gave Yudhistira a boon?
Answer:
Yaksha gave yudhistira a boon when Yudhistira confidently answered all the questions posed by the Yaksha intelligently and with great humility, which pleased the Yaksha very much.

Question 5.
Why did Yudhistira choose Nakula in preference to Bhima?
Answer:
Kunthi and Madri were the two wives of his father. He was Kunti’s son. To be fair, he wanted one of Madri’s sons to be revived. So, he chose Nakula over Bhima.

Question 6.
If you were Yudhistira, how many questions would you be able to answer?
Answer:
If I were Yudhistira, I would have been able to answer about half the questions posed by the Yaksha.

Question 7.
Why did Yama take the form of a Yaksha?
Answer:
Yama wanted to test the Pandavas and also meet his son Yudhistira. So he took the form of Yaksha.

C1. The sequence of events has been jumbled up. Rearrange them and complete the given chart working in pairs.

The sun was hot overhead and the five brothers grew more and more thirsty.
When Nakula did not return for a long time, Yudhistira sent Sahadeva to see what the matter was.
Sahadeva also did not return for a long time.
Yudhistira sent Nakula to fetch water.
Yudhistira was anxious when Bhima and Arjuna did not return.
The Yaksha was pleased and granted all his brothers’ lives.
At last Yudhistira himself got to the place where all his brothers were lying dead.
Yudhistira obeyed the Yaksha and answered all his questions.

Answer:

The sun was hot overhead and the five brothers grew more and more thirsty.
Yudhistira sent Nakula to fetch water.
When Nakula did not return for a long time, Yudhistira sent Sahadevato see what the matter was.
Sahadeva also did not return for a long time.
Yudhistira was anxious when Bhima andArjuna did not return.
At last Yudhistira himself got to the place where all his brothers were lying to all appearance dead.
Yudhistira obeyed the Yaksha and answered all his questions.
The Yaksha was pleased and granted all his brother’s lives.

C2. Hope you have enjoyed reading the story. Answer the following questions by choosing the correct options.

1. Arjuna wanted to destroy this unseen foe, but first he had to ___________
a. ask permission from his brother.
b. quench his terrible thirst.
c. find out where it was.
Answer:
b. quench his terrible thirst.

2. Yudhistira agreed to answer the questions of the Yaksha because _________________
a. he was afraid of the Yaksha.
b. he knew the Yaksha.
c. he wanted to see a possible way ’ of saving his brothers.
Answer:
c. he wanted to see a possible way of saving his brothers.

3. According to Yudhistira, happiness is the ________________
a. result of material comfort
b. result of good conduct
c. result of good friendship.
Answer:
b. result of good conduct

C3. Here are some direct quotations from the story. Identify the speaker and write what each quotation suggests about the speaker. You can use the adjectives given in the box and may also add your own.

Answer:

Yudhistira; Humility
Arjuna; Arrogance
Yudhistira; Selflessness
Nakula; Prediction
Yaksha; Commanding

C4. Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph (30-40 words):

“There must certainly be water there.” How do you think Nakula came to that conclusion?
“Arjuna wanted to destroy this unseen foe.” Why do you think he wanted to do so?
“Yudhistira himself proceeded in the direction his brothers had taken.” What made Yudhistira take that decision?
“Happiness is the result of good conduct.” Do you agree with this? Support your answer with an example.
“May the cloud-complexioned Nakula, arise.” Why did Yudhistira choose Nakula in preference to Bhima and Arjuna?

Answer:
Class Activity

Vocabulary:

VI. From the text find the words or phrases that match these definitions and write them down. The number of the paragraph where you will find the words/phrases has been given in brackets.

a small area of still water in a hollow place (1)
to be so excited, angry or interested etc. that you forget everything else _______ (3)
a feeling that you are better than other people ___________ (8)
leave a place or habitat forever __________ (8)
alone or single __________ (8)

Answer:

pool
overwhelmed
pride
abandon
solitary

V2. Read the dialogue between Yudhistira and the Yaksha carefully, and match the items in A with the items in B

A	B
1. earth	(a) God
2. friend of a traveler	(b) mother
3. power behind the sun	(c) Mind
4. faster than the wind	(d) Learning
5. result of good conduct	(e) happiness

Answer:
1. (c), 2. (a), 3. (b), 4. (d), 5. (e).

After matching, frame appropriate sentences.
Answer:

The mind is imagined to be‘faster than wind.
Learning is the best friend of a traveler.
Happiness is the result of good conduct.
A mother who brings up her children is more nobly sustaining than the earth
The power of God makes the sunshine every day.

We can form the opposites by adding prefixes to words. Now replace the underlined words with appropriate words beginning with ‘un’, ‘in’ or ‘im.

Bindu was not happy because she could not get good marks.
It is not possible to sing like Bhimsen Joshi.
Anusha could not go to school because she was not well.
It is not wise to study overnight during exams.
The officer dismissed the clerk because he was not competent.
Man is mortal but great work of art is not mortal.

Answer:

Bindu was unhappy because she could not get good marks.
It is impossible to sing like Bhimsen Joshi.
Anusha could not go to school because she was unwell.
It is unwise to study overnight during exams.
The officer dismissed the clerk because he was incompetent.
Man is mortal but great work of art is immortal.

Task 2. Read the given story and answer the questions that follow:

Once Akbar and his minister Birbal were [ walking in the palace garden. The king saw a huge flock of crows flying around. He wondered who could ever count the number of crows in the city. He immediately ordered his men to count the crows. The king’s men went to all parts of the city to count the crows. They counted the crows on the rooftops. They counted the crows in the trees. They counted the crows near the riverbanks. But still they were not sure about the number of crows in the city.

All the men counted the crows. But no one was sure of their number. The king thought it was the right time to ask Birbal. King sent for Birbal and the matter was, told. Birbal laughed and answered.

Birbal: It is very simple, There are two hundred crows in the city
King: But people told that there were two hundred and forty.
Birbal: That’s right, some crows have come to visit the city.
King: But I counted a hundred and sixty-five!!
Birbal: You are correct your Majesty, some crows have gone, to visit their friends.
Akbar: You are a very clever man!!! King Akbar gave Birbal a bag of gold for the answer.

Work in pairs. Match the words in the boxes with their meanings given below.

group of birds
intelligent
very big
certain
a title of respect used when speaking to a king/queen

Answer:

flock;
huge;
clever;
Your Majesty;
sure.

Speak well:

SI. Here is a conversation between Sindu and Bindu. Listen to your teacher and practice the conversation changing the roles.

Sindu: Bindu, there is a talent show on Sunday. Can you participate in it?
Bindu: Um… no thanks. I don’t want to.
Sindu: Oh, come on, you sing well, don’t you?
Bindu: Perhaps you can sing, but I can’t.
Sindu: OK. Can you dance, at least?
Bindu: Of course, I can. Anyway, I’m in no mood to dance right now.
Sindu: It doesn’t matter. Shall we register our names with the teacher?
Bindu: Oh, that we shall.

Task: Note how the speakers use contracted forms like can’t, don’t. Make a list of contracted forms of words. Then use them in short oral conversations.
Answer:
contracted forms of words: don’t, can’t, I’m, doesn’t

Language in use:

Gl. Group work

Task 1: Choose some sentences in the positive form and change them into the negative form.

Question 1.
Yudhistira sent Arjuna to fetch some water to drink first.
Answer:
Yudhistira did not send Arjuna to fetch some water to drink first.

Question 2.
Arjuna wanted to destroy the unseen foe.
Answer:
Arjuna did not want to destroy the unseen foe.

Question 3.
The sun was hot overhead.
Answer:
The sun was not hot overhead.

Question 4.
Man will be loved by all if he aban¬dons “Pride”
Answer:
Man will not be loved by all if he aban¬dons Pride.

Question 5.
Yaksha embraces Yudhistira
Answer:
Yaksh a does not embrace Yudhistira

G1. Task 1:
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask questions to your partner using the incomplete ques¬tions in the table below. You will need to use appropriate wh-words. Answer your partner’s questions.

a. ____________ did India become independent?
b. ____________ would you spend your holidays?
c. ____________ was, the world’s first woman Prime Minister?
d. ____________ is the biggest flower in the world?
e. ____________ years does a millennium have?
f. ____________ can you find lions in India?
g. ____________ colours are there in the rainbow?
h.____________ does oil float on water?
I. ____________ do you think a mermaid can be found?
j. ____________ do you stay in holiday?
Answer:
a. When
b. How where
c. Who
d. Which
e. How many
f. Where
g. What
h. Why
i. Where
j. Where.

Task 2: Can you imagine the Pandava brothers sharing their experiences after getting life? Write a conversation in which they talk about their experiences to each other.

Arjuna: I was heartbroken with grief when I saw my brothers lying dead. I decided to avenge their, deaths. But I drank water. I don’t remember what happened next.
Bhima: I heard a voice some which warned me not to drink the water. But I disobeyed and drank. Immediately my strength was lost. What happened next I could not understand.
Yudhistira: Well it was my brothers, Yama, my father disguised made you unconscious, as Yaksha testing us, who finally revived you and blessed us all.

The Enchanted Pool Additional Questions and Answers

I. Four alternatives are given below for each question / incomplete statement. Choose the most appropriate one.

Question 1.
The lesson “Enchanted Pool” is taken from C. Rajagopalchari’s book:
(a) The Ramayana
(b) The Bhagavad Geetha
(c) The Mahabharatha
(d) The Vishnu Purana.
Answer:
(c) The Mahabharatha.

Question 2.
The Pandava brothers wandered deep into the forest in pursuit of a:
(a) deer
(b) bear
(c) tiger
(d) rabbit.
Answer:
(a) deer.

Question 3.
Nakula climbed the tree and he had seen:
(a) Houses
(b) Animals
(c) Water plants and Cranes
(d) Birds.
Answer:
(c) Water plants and Cranes.

Question 4.
Nakula did not heed the warning of an invisible voice because:
(a) He was arrogant
(b) of his intense thirst
(c) Of the fear
(d) he wanted to the warning.
Answer:
(b) of his intense thirst.

Question 5.
The Pandavas who was heart-broken with grief and decided to avenge
(a) Sahadeva
(b) Arjuna
(c) Bhima
(d) Yudhistira.
Answer:
(b) Arjuna

Question 6.
Yudhistira’s brothers died because:
(a) They were killed by the enemies
(b) They did not heed Yaksha’s words
(c) Weary and thirst
(d) They were killed by a cruel animals.
Answer:
(b) They did not heed Yaksha’s words.

Question 7.
According to Yudhistira, the friend of one who stays at home is:
(a) father
(b) son
(c) mother
(d) wife
Answer:
(d) wife.

Question 8.
Yudhistira asked for __________ to be revived.
(a) Arjuna
(b) Nakula
(c) Sahadeva
(d) Bhima.
Answer:
(b) Nakula.

Question 9.
Yudhistira turned __________ Bhima. The correct preposition is to be filled
(a) for
(b) to
(c) about
(d) on
Answer:
(b) to

Question 10.
Identify the ‘Not so desirable’ quality.
(a) wisdom
(bj affection
(c) selfishness
(d) honesty
Answer:
(c) selfishness.

Question 11.
It was Yama. the Lord of Death. Write the Correct past of speech for the underlined word
(a) Adjective
(b) Noun
(c) Verb
(d) Pronoun
Answer:
(b) Noun

Question 12.
And instantly his great strength seemed to slip from him like a garment. The figure of speech used in the sentence is
(a) Simile
(b) Metaphor
(c) Personification
(d) Irony
Answer:
(c) Personification.

Question 13.
Chakravarthy Rajagopalachari is popularly known as:
(a) Mahatma
(b) Chacha
(c) Rajaji
(d) Rajarishi.
(c) Rajaji.

II. Match the following.

A	B
1. drowsy	a. notice
2. quiver	b. to bring back
3. heed	c. worried
4. anxious	d. case for arrows
5. survive	e. sleepy

Answer:
1. (e), 2. (d), 3. (a), 4. (c), 5. (b).

III. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow:

1. “At a little distance, I see water plant and cranes”

Question a.
Who said this?
Answer:
Nakula said this.

Question b.
Who was it said to?
Answer:
It was said to Yudhistira and other brothers.

Question c.
What did he confirm by seeing cranes and water plants?
Answer:
He confirmed that there must be water.

2. “Come and stand up to me and I will kill you”

Question a.
Who said this?
Answer:
Arjuna said this.

Question b.
Who was it asked to?
Answer:
It was asked to Yaksha.

Question c.
Why did he say so?
Answer:
Because he wanted to avenge the death of his brothers and Yaksha warned him not to drink water before answering questions.

3. “What accompanies a man in death?”

Question a.
Who asked this question?
Answer:
Yaksha asked this question.

Question b.
“Who was it asked to”?
Answer:
It was asked to Yudhistira.

Question c.
What was the answer given by Yudhistira to this question?
Answer:
Dharma, that alone accompanies the soul in its solitary after death.

4. “None of your enemies will be able to discover you”

Question a.
Who said this?
Answer:
Yama, the Lord of Death said this.

Question b.
“Whom does ‘You refer”?
Answer:
‘You’ refers to Yudhistira.

Question c.
“Where was he at that time”?
Answer:
He was in the forest.

IV. Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
Why did Pandavas grow more and more weary and thirsty?
Answer:
One day in the twelfth year of their exile, the Pandavas wandered deep into the forest in pursuit of a deer. The sun was hot and overhead. So, they were grown weary and thirsty.

Question 2.
What did Nakula see at a little distance?
Answer:
Nakula saw water plants and cranes at a little distance.

Question 3.
How did Arjuna react when he sees his brothers lying dead?
Answer:
Arjuna was heartbroken, with grief, he wanted to avenge their deaths.

Question 4.
What is the answer of Yudhistira to the question, “ What is the greatest wonder in the world?
Answer:
“Every day, men see creatures depart to Yama’s abode and yet, those who remain, seek to live forever. This is verily is the greatest wonder. This is the answer given by Yudhistira.

Question 5.
Who was yaksha?
Answer:
Yaksha was the Yama, the lord of Death.

V. Give the opposites of:

lost × gained
dead × alive
obey × disobey (water).
rapidly × slowly
foe × friend
sorrow × happy
birth × death
blessed × cursed

VI. Give one word for the following:

Placed under a magic spell.
To satisfy the thirst by drinking something (water).
Open refusal to obey somebody or something.
Semi – divine being.

Answer:

Enchanted
Quench
Defiance
Yaksha.

The Enchanted Pool Summary in English

The enchanted pool is an episode of the Mahabharatha written by C. Rajagopalachari. One day, in the twelfth year of their stay in forest, the Pandava brothers wandered deep into the forest in pursuit of a deer and became more weary and thirsty. Yudhistira asked Nakula to climb a tree and see whether there was any pool or river nearby. Nakula climbed a tree and said that at a little distance away, he could see water plants and cranes. Seeing this, Nakula understood that there must certainly be water.

Yudhistira sent Nakula to fetch some water to drink. Nakula was glad when he saw the pool. He thought of quenching his thirst before taking water for his brothers. But he heard a voice which ordered him to stop and not to drink water, and further asked him to answer his questions before drinking the water. But Nakula did not heed to the warning and began to drink water. At once, he felt terribly drowsy and fell down, to all appearance looking dead.

Yudhistira sent Sahadeva, Arjuna and Bhima, one after the other. They also ignored the warning of the voice, and drank the water arid fell down dead.

Yudhistira was worried and went in the direction his brothers had gone for fetching water. He saw his four brothers lying on the ground near the pool, who appeared as dead. He was shocked. He also got into the pool to quench his thirst. At once the voice without form warned him that his brothers had died because as they did not heed to his words. The Voice asked Yudhistira to answer his questions first and then quench his thirst.

Yudhihistira understood that those words were of a Yaksha and guessed what had happened to his brothers. He saw a possible way of redeeming the situation. Yudhistira requested the bodiless voice to ask the questions:

The voice put questions rapidly one after another. It asked, “what makes the sun shine every-day?” Yudhistira replied that it was “Power of the God”. “What rescues a man in danger?” it asked. Yudhistira quickly answered that “Courage rescues a man in danger”.

Like this, the Yaksha posed many questions and Yudhistira answered them all. In the end, Yaksha asked Yudhistira that one of his dead brothers could be revived. Whoever he chose would come back to life. Yudhistira asked Nakula to rise. Yaksha asked Yudhistira for the reason of choosing Nakula in preference to Bhima or Arjuna. Yudhistira answered to Yaksha that Kunthi and Madri were the two wives of his father. He was the son of Kunthi and has survived. So, to be fair, he had asked for Madri’s son Nakula to be revived.

Yaksha was pleased with Yudhistira’s impartiality and granted that all his brothers would come back to life. It was Yama, the Lord of Death, who had taken the form of the deer and the Yaksha so that he might see his son Yudhistira and test him He embraced Yudhistira and blessed him and disappeared.