The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom English - The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom

What was the custom when their lord passed by in the days of the daimios?

What miracle could the magic ash do?

What happened when the wicked man threw a handful of ashes over the tree?

What happened when the greedy neighbouring couple tried to get gold from the mortar and magic mill?

The old couple loved their pet as if ………….. .

The words ‘good souls’ are used for the covetous neighbouring couple.

The wicked neighbour borrowed the mortar and magic mill to make magic ashes.

The kind couple fed the pet with titbits of fish.

The dog did not eat or move as it was greatly afraid of the cruel pair.

The carcass of the dog was buried under a cherry tree.

Why did the neighbours kill the dog?

Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish his neighbour for the same act?

What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?

The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in the first two paragraphs.

(i) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?
(ii) How did it help him next?

The wicked farmer wanted to be rich like his neighbour. What happened every time when he tried to do so?

How did the dog repay his master?

Explain three ways in which the dug helped his master.

When New Year’s time drew near, he wished to make some rice pastry, s (Turn into Simple.)

Though the covetous people scolded him, they let him fill his basket with ashes, (Use ‘but’.)

They chopped the mill into pieces to use it as firewood. (Use ‘so that’.)

There was nothing but a dead kitten, (Turn into Affirmative.)

No sooner had the dog got near the pine tree than he began to scratch the ground. (Use ‘As soon as’.)

Thus, in an hour the old couple were made rich. The good souls bought a piece of land, made a feast for their friends, and gave plentifully to their poor neighbours. As for the dog, they petted him till they nearly smothered him with kindness.
Now in the same village there lived a wicked old man and his wife, not a bit sensitive and kind, who had always kicked and scolded all dogs whenever any passed their house. Hearing of their neighbours’ good luck, they coaxed the dog into their garden and set before him bits of fish and other dainties, hoping he would find a treasure for them. But the dog, being afraid of the cruel pair, would neither eat nor move.
Questions :
Q.1. Why are the old couple called ‘good souls’ here?
Q.2. How much did the kind old couple fondle the dog?
Q.3. ’They had always kicked and scolded all dogs whenever any passed their house. What kind of their nature does this sentence suggest?

Suddenly the leader of the van caught sight of the aged man up in the tree. He was about to call out to him in an angry tone, but, seeing he was such an old fellow, he pretended not to notice him and passed him by. So, when the daimyo’s palanquin drew near, the old man, taking a pinch of ashes from his basket, scattered it over the tree. S’ In a moment it burst into blossom.
S’ The delighted daimyo ordered the train to be stopped and got out to see the wonder. S; Calling the old man to him, he thanked him s and ordered presents of silk robes, sponge- cake, fans and other rewards to be given him. He even invited him to his castle.
Questions:
Q.1. Why did the leader of the van avoid getting angry with the aged man up in S’ the tree?
Q.2. What did the aged man up in the tree do when the daimyo’s palanquin drew near?
Q.3. How was the old man rewarded?

One day the dog came running to him, putting his paws against his legs and motioning with his head to some spot behind.
The old man at first thought his pet was only playing and did not mind It. But the dog kept on whining and running to and fro for some minutes. Then the old man followed the dog a few yards to a place where the animal began a lively scratching. Thinking It was possibly a buried bone or bit of fish. the old man struck his hoe in the earth. when, lo! a pile of gold gleamed before him.
Questions:
Q.1. How did the dog beckon the old man?
Q.2. Why was the dog making gestures?
Q.3. What did the dog do when the old man ignored his gestures at first?

The old man …………..1………….. (awake) and went at once to his wicked neighbour’s house, where he …………..2………….. (find) the miserable old pair …………..3………….. (sit) at the edge of their square fireplace, in the middle of the floor, smoking and spinning.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of verbs given in the brackets and complete the texts

The good old man humbly asked ………………… the ashes ………………… the covetous couple turned ………………… their noses at him ………………… scolded him ………………… he were a thief, they let him fill his ………………… basket ………………… the ashes.

But ………………… the greedy neighbour heard ………………… It, he took some of ………………… magic ashes went out on the highway. There he waited ………………… a daimIos train came ………………… and, instead of kneeling down like the crowd, he climbed a withered cherry tree.

(mortar. appeared, grate, sauce, spirit, pastry)
That night the …………………… of the dog ……………….. to him In a dream and said, “Cut down the pine tree over my …………………. and make from It a …………………… for your rice and a mile for your bean …………………… .”

(loyal, Impertinence, d-zimio.s, lordship, custom, pasted)
Now, in the days of the ……………………, It was the ……………………, when their lord passed by. for all the …………………… people to shut up their high windows. They even …………………… them fast with a slip of paper, so as not to commit the …………………… of looking down on his …………………… .