A Legend of the...

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of cakes,

To give him a single one.

(Page 65)

Where was the lady baking the cakes?

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of cakes,

To give him a single one.

(Page 65)

What does the phrase ‘her store of cakes’ refer to?

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So she made a very little cake,

But as it baking lay,

She looked at it, and thought it seemed

Too large to give away.

(Page 66)

What does the word ‘little’ mean in the given stanza?

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And he said, “You are far too selfish

To dwell in a human form,

To have both food and shelter,

And fire to keep you warm.

(Pg 66)

What does the saint turn the lady into?

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

And he said, “You are far too selfish

To dwell in a human form,

To have both food and shelter,

And fire to keep you warm.

(Pg 66)

Why was the saint angry with the lady?