THE MIRACULOUS PITCHER -II

 THE MIRACULOUS PITCHER -II

1. What happened when Quicksilver asked a second time for more milk?

Ans. When Quicksilver asked a second time for more milk Baucis tilted the pitcher in such a way that she poured milk into the bowl. She did not expect any milk to flow out for she knew that the pitcher was empty. But to her utter disbelief, a large quantity of milk flowed out from the pitcher and filled the bowl to the brim.

2. What do you think Baucis whispered to Philomon?

Ans. Baucis was occupied by wonders to see the miracles. She whispered perhaps, that the strangers were not ordinary human beings and they had supernatural powers with which they had plenty of milk from an empty pitcher. It seemed that she also asked her husband if he could solve the mystery anyway.

3. How did he try to test the truth of her statement? What was the result?

Ans. Philomen was curious to know the truth. Then he tried to test the truth of his wife's statement. In doing so he picked up the pitcher as the guests asked for more milk. He was captivated by surprise when he found that a white fountain was gushing out from the bottom of the pitcher.

As a result, he also came to know the miracle a fact.

4. How did the elder traveler bless the pitcher?

Ans. The elder guest wished that their pitcher might never be empty for kind Baucis and her husband anymore for the needy wayfarer.

5. What happened to the village next morning?

Ans. The next morning the village ceased to exist. It had gone. In place of that lovely village, there was a broad blue lake full to the brim with water.

6. What became of the selfish people of the village?

Ans. The selfish people of the village were all transformed into fish. They had the lives of human beings but they did not understand the value of human life. So they were changed into fish.

7. How were Philemon and Baucis rewarded?

Ans. Good couple Philemon and Baucis did a good job which was the job of an actual human being. So they were rewarded by the divine guests. They granted their favour promising to the couple with respect to their desire that they might live together so long they were alive and died together after that. They blessed that the pitcher of the couple would never be empty. The strange travelers transformed the couple's into a marble palace.

Words and Phrases

1. Which words in the story mean the following.

(a) making a sound as of bubbles

(b) flowing out suddenly and plentifully

(c) completely puzzled

(d) person who travels especially on foot

(e) changed in form or outward appearance

Ans. (a) bubbling

(b) gushing out

(c) bewildered 

(d) wayfarer

(e) transformed

2. Use the following in sentences of your own.

filled to the brim

out of the common

curious

took-up their residence

Ans. 1. During the rainy season this river is filled to the brim with rain water.

2. The way in which they were murdered was out of the common.

3. He was curious to know how the accident had taken place.

4. The men took-up their residence in the new house built on the hillock.

Additional questions

1. What was the favour that Philamon and Baucis agreed to ask of the elder traveler? What does it tell about their character? What favour would you have asked in their place?

Ans. Philemon and Baucis agreed to ask the favour, " Let us live together, while we live, and leave the world at the same time when we die."

It tells that the couple love each other very much.

I would have asked of him the favour to forgive the wicked neighbours  and make them good.

2. Use the following in sentence of your own.

(a) the remotest idea

(b) an abundant quantity

(c) could not but think

(d) have most at heart

(e) in its stead

(d) have most at heart

(e) in its stead

(f) all at once

(g) token of

Ans. (a) He has not even the remotest idea about leprosy.

(b) There is an abundant quantity of natural gas stored in this area.

(c) He was so furious that I could not but think of him as a lunatic person.

(d) The desire that they have most at heart is to defeat the enemy.

(e) In its stead there is a glass of water there.

(f) While we were going through the forest all at once a big tree broke down before us.

(g) He sent me a ring as a token of love.

3. Write the noun forms of:

(a) retire

(b) transform

(c) speak

(d) bless

(e) poor

Ans. (a) retirement

(b) transformation

(c) speech

(d) blessing

(e) poverty

4. What happened when Quicksilver asked for a little more milk?

Ans. When Quicksilver asked for a little more milk  Baucis made such a gesture as if she was pouring milk into Quicksilver's bowl. She did not have the remotest idea that any milk would flow out. To her surprise an abundant quantity of milk fell bubbling into the bowl. It immediately filled to the brim and even overflowed upon the table.

5. Which expression suggested that Baucis doubted some thing unnatural?

Ans. She could not but think that there was something rather out of the common in all that had been going on.

6. What did the stranger reply when Philemon asked who they were?

Ans. The elder stranger replied that they were their guests and their friends.

7. What did Philemon wish their neighbour to do?/

Ans. Philemon wished that if their neighbour in the village only had known the great blessed thing it was to show hospitability to strangers and if they would have tied up all their dogs and never allowed their children to fling another stone.