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5. State any two ways by which the poor man expressed
his sympathy.

a. __________________________________________

b. _________________________________________.

6. What, according to the poet, is greater than gold?

7. Explain the last two lines of the poem.

8. In not more than 50 words, describe a situation when
someone was kind to you.

c2. given below is a summary of the poem. complete it
by writing the missing word / words.

Once I was very (1)…......… A proud man (2)……. my grief.

He gave me some money, but did not say even a single word
of (3)…… When my sorrow was over, I went to him, (4)……
back his money and (5)….. him. After sometime, I was again
in trouble. A poor man (6)……. by me. He bandaged my head.
He gave me bread and (7)……. after me day and night. I feel
I won’t be able to repay him because (8)…… is more precious
than gold.

let's appreciate :

Act out the poem.

let's Practise Words :

v1. find the odd word out in each set :

1. sorrow, grief, distress, worry, pride

2. hot, cold, warm, boiling

3. rich, poor, wealthy, well-to-do, well off

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