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2. Read the text above and match the words/phrases in column 'A' with their
meanings in column 'B'.
A B
(a) universe (i) a bed made with pieces of stones
(b) generous (ii) beautiful fantasy
(c) stone-made bed (iii) dairy products
(d) alms (iv) cosmos, space
(e) butter and curd (v) willing to give freely.
(f) castle of dream (vi) donations, offerings
Read and answer
1. Read the text again and answer these questions.
(a) Who is Dhan Bahadur?
(b) What did he use to eat?
(c) Who gave him five liters of milk? Why?
(d) What type of business did he start in his dream?
(e) Why did Dhan Bahadur run after his children?
(f) How did he realize his reality?
(h) Why did his castle of dream crash?
2. Read the text again and rewrite the story in your own words.
Dhan Bahadur … a beggar in Gaurigaun … lived on alms … had a dream … rich
man … Started a dairy … buffaloes and cows … built his own house … got
married … got children … ran after the children … kicked the milk pot … spilled
all over the floor … came to reality … realized daydream is good for
nothing … one bird in hand is better than two in the bush.
Grade 8/English Book 165
