A Bottle of Dew English - A Bottle of Dew

Arrange the following lines in the correct sequence based on their occurrence in the story.
(i) Rama Natha becomes a follower of Mahipati.
(ii) Madhumati gets worried.
(iii) Rama Natha tests the potion.

Who said the following lines and to whom?
I have wasted six precious years of my life.

Rama Natha cleaned his lands and started planting rows and rows of banana plants because

What did people do when Rama Natha asked them about the magic potion?

Why did the Sage Mahipati trick Rama Natha into working hard instead of telling him the truth?

Rama Natha was a lazy man.

Rama Natha was angry when the magic potion did not work.

Madhumati helped Rama Natha in the fields.

Madhumati helped Rama Natha in taking care of the banana plants.

Rama Natha travelled to the Himalayas in search of the magic potion.

The five litres of dew collected by Rama Natha was a symbol of his _________ .

Mahipati was a _________ sage.

Rama Natha worked hard on the _________ .

Madhumati was _________ about Rama Natha.

The sage Mahipati wanted to teach Rama Natha that hard work is best way of achieving our _________.

In what season did the sage ask Rama Natha to collect the dew?

What do we learn from Madhumati?

Why did Rama Natha follow the sage's advice?

Why was Madhumati worried?

Who helped Rama Natha understand the truth about the magic potion in the story?

How was Rama Natha before he met the sage and started working in his fields?

Write about Rama Natha's reaction when Mahipati said he knew the recipe of the magic potion.

Why didn't Rama Natha take care of his land?

Describe Rama Natha's character before his ultimate realisation by sharing some examples from the story to support your answer.

How was Madhumati different from Rama Natha?

What changes could be noted in Rama Natha's behaviour during the six years when he worked on his banana plantation? What moral do we derive from this story of Rama Natha?

How did Rama Natha's wife help him in gaining wealth?

There is a very famous quote by Booker T. Washington-'Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.' Do you think it is true? Justify the statement based on your understanding of the story 'A Bottle of Dew'.

'You can plant as many banana plants as you want. But remember, you must look after them yourself and collect the dew with your own hands.' Who is the speaker of these lines? What was his intention behind these words? Give a reason for your answer.

If you were Rama Natha's neighbour and he came to ask you about the magic potion, how would you deal with him?

Carefully, he took the bottle to the sage. The sage smiled and muttered something over the water. Then he returned the bottle and said, 'Try it out.' Rama Natha sprinkled a few drops on a copper vessel and waited for it to turn to gold. To his surprise nothing happened! 'This is cheating,' he told the sage. 'I have wasted six precious years of my life.'
Q.1. Why did the sage mutter something over the water?
Q.2. What happened when Rama Natha sprinkled the magic potion on the vessel?
(a) The vessel turned to stone 
(b) The vessel remained unchanged 
(c) The vessel turned silver 
(d) The vessel turned gold 
Q.3. Do you think Rama Natha wasted six years of his life?
Q.4. The word that means the same as 'shower' in the given extract is _________.