NCERT Solution of Class 9 Moments Ch-4 In the Kingdom of Fools
Summary of Chapter 4 In the Kingdom of Fools
Glossary
bailiff : a law officer who makes sure that the decisions of a court are obeyed
scrape : a difficult situation that one has got into
Question 1:
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
Answer
The two strange things that the Guru and his disciple find in the kingdom of fools are people who work at night and sleep during the day. The cost of everything in the market was the same, one duddu.
Class 9 Moments Ch-4 In the Kingdom of Fools
Question 2:
Why does the disciple decide to stay in the Kingdom of Fools? Is it a good idea?
Answer
The disciple decided to stay in the Kingdom of Fools because he was delighted that everything cost a single duddu and everything was very cheap. All that he wanted was good and very cheap food.
No, staying there for a long time was not a good idea. All the kingdom’s people were fools, which could be dangerous for them in the future, as suggested by the Guru.
Class 9 Moments Ch-4 In the Kingdom of Fools
Question 3:
Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.
Answer
The owner of the house, i.e., the merchant, the bricklayer, the dancing girl, and the goldsmith, were tried in the king’s court. They all were tried because the thief died when the wall of the merchant’s house collapsed. The merchant tried to build a weak wall.
Class 9 Moments Ch-4 In the Kingdom of Fools
Question 4:
Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?
Answer
The real culprit, according to the king, is the merchant because although his old father was the real murderer, he was dead, and someone had to be punished in his place. He escapes the punishment because he is too thin to be properly executed at stake.
Class 9 Moments Ch-4 In the Kingdom of Fools
Question 5:
What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?
Answer
The Guru’s words of wisdom were that it was the city of fools. He advised the disciple to leave the city because he would not know what they would do next.
The disciple remembers this when he was going to be executed.
Class 9 Moments Ch-4 In the Kingdom of Fools
Question 6:
How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?
Answer
The Guru arrived on time to save his disciple and created a drama. He told the king that it was not an ordinary stake and whoever went to the stake first would become the king in next life. The second to die would become his minister. The king wanted to avail himself of the opportunity. The Guru and his disciple were released. Thus the Guru managed to save his disciple’s life.
Class 9 Moments Ch-4 In the Kingdom of Fools
