Extra Questions Answers Taro's Reward Class 6 English

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 Extra Questions with Answers Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 3 Taro's Reward

Here we, Textual Solution are providing Extra Questions and Answers of chapter Taro's Reward

Very Short Answer Questions (a word/phrase or a sentence)

Q.1. Who was Taro ? Where did he live ?
Answer:
Taro was a young woodcutter who lived with his old parents in a hut.

Q.2. How did Taro earn his livelihood ?
Answer:
Taro used to chop fire wood in the forest and sell it.

Q.3. What made Taro sad ?
Answer:
Taro was sad because he earned very little in spite of working hard.

Q.4. What did Taro's old father wish for one evening ?
Answer:
It was very cold, so the old man wished he had a cup of Sake.

Q.5. Taro ran in the direction of the sound. Where was the sound coming from ?
Answer:
It was the sound of flowing water.

Q.6. What did the water of the spring taste like to Taro ?
Answer:
The spring water tasted delicious like the Sake.

Q.7. How did the villagers come to know about the magic water ?
Answer:
An old woman tasted the Sake and spread the news about the magic waterfall in the village.

Q.8. Why did the villagers mutter with anger and dis-appointed ?
Answer:
The liquid of the waterfall tasted like plain water, not like the Sake. So they cursed Taro with anger and disappointment.

Q.9. Why did the villagers decide to drown Taro ?
Answer:
The villagers thought that Taro had made a fool of them, so they decided to punish him.

Q.10. What was the Sake and its property ?
Answer:
The Sake was an expensive Japanese drink which warmed up the body and heart.

Q.11. Why did the waterfall give the tasty Sake to Taro only ?
Answer:
Because Taro was a thoughtful son.

Short Answer Questions (Answer in 30-40 words)

Q.1. Comment on the title of the story Taro's Reward.
Answer:
'Taro's Reward' is the story of a thoughtful and loving son. He felt strongly for his old parents. He tried hard to earn more to answer the needs of his old father. He was rewarded by nature as well as Emperor. The title is thus most appropriate.

Q.2. How did Taro answer the wish of his old father ?
Answer:
On a cold evening, Taro's old father was shivering. he wished he had a cup of Sake that would warm him. Taro worked harder to earn more and buy that expensive drink. Luck favoured him. He got the Sake in spring water. His father was so delighted that he began to dance.

Q.3. How did the discovery of a magic waterfall create a sensation in the village ?
Answer:
Taro discovered the little waterfall behind a rock. It was a stroke of luck. Its magic water tasted like the Sake. But it favoured only Taro and none of the villagers. They tasted it and declared that it was only plain cold water. Their visit to the waterfall only disappointed them.

Q.4. Relate the story of Taro's Reward in about 100 words. Also bring out the moral of the story.
Answer:
Taro's Reward is a Japanese story with a message. It is meant chiefly for children. The story impresses upon the young minds that it is their moral duty to obey, honour and serve their parents. Taro gets a reward from the Emperor for his devotion to his old parents.
Taro was a young woodcutter. He had poor aged parents to look after. He worked hard but he earned very little. He was usually sad because he could not provide what his parents needed.
One evening, the aged father wished for a cup of Sake, an expensive Japanese drink. Taro felt all the more sad. He worked harder to earn more. Luck smiled on him and rewarded him. He chanced to discover a magic waterfall . Its water tasted like the Sake. A cup of the drink made his old father dance with joy.
The villagers came to know of the wonderful discovery. But the waterfall gave them only cold water. Angrily they looked for Taro to drown him in the waterfall. Taro managed to escape punishment.
The Emperor of Japan also heard the story and rewarded Taro with gold coins. He wanted to encourage all the children to serve their parents devotedly. 

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