Directions (Qs. 26 to 33): Read the story given above
and complete the story by filling in the blanks. Also, select moral of the
story and give a suitable title for the story.
There was once a stonecutter who
was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life.
One day, he passed a wealthy
merchant's house and through the open gateway saw many fine possessions and
important visitors. "How powerful that merchant must be!" thought the
stonecutter. He became very envious, and wished that he could be like the
merchant. Then he would no longer have to live the life of a mere stonecutter.
To his great surprise, he suddenly
became the merchant, enjoying more luxuries and power than he had ever dreamed
of, envied and detested by those less wealthy than himself. But soon a high
official passed by, carried in a sedan chair, accompanied by attendants, and
escorted by soldiers beating gongs. Everyone, no matter how wealthy, had to bow
low before the procession. "How powerful that official is!" he
thought. "I wish that I could be a high official!"
Then he became the high official,
carried everywhere in his embroidered sedan chair, feared and hated by the
people all around, who had to bow down before him as he passed. It was a hot summer
day, and the official felt very uncomfortable in the sticky sedan chair. He
looked up at the sun. It shone proudly in the sky unaffected by his presence.
"How powerful the sun is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be
the sun!"
Then he became the sun, shining
fiercely down on everyone, scorching the fields, cursed by the farmers and
labourers. But a huge black cloud moved between him and the earth, so that his light
could no longer shine on everything below. "How powerful that storm cloud
is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be a cloud!"
Then he became the cloud, flooding
the fields and villages, shouted at by everyone. But soon he found that he was
being pushed away by some great force, and realized that it was the wind.
"How powerful it is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be the
wind!"
Then he became the wind, blowing
tiles off the roofs of houses, uprooting trees, hated and feared by all below
him. But after a while, he ran up against something that would not move, no matter
how forcefully he blew against it ? a huge, towering stone. "How powerful
that stone is!" he thought. "I wish that I could be a stone!"
Then he became the stone, more
powerful than anything else on earth. But as he stood there, he heard the sound
of a hammer pounding a chisel into the solid rock and felt himself being changed.
"What could be more powerful than I, the stone?" he thought. He
looked down and saw far below him the figure of a stonecutter.
Lesson: We don't know the extent
of our own personal power. And sometimes, the most insignificant seeming people
among us are those most able to effect great change.
A) tacky
B) designer
C) sticky
D) Comfortable
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
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