The Special Prize By Birendra Nath Datta | Short Summary | Question-Answers | Video Explanation

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The Special Prize was originally written by Anand Dev Sharma but later It has been translated form Assamese by Birendra Nath Datta. This Story is about a boy who always get punished for his mischievous behaviour.


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- SHORT SUMMARY -
This story is about a mischievous boy, Tapan, who was liked by all his friends. Since Tapan was able to take cudgels on his mates’ behalf thus he was considered as a ring leader. 

# Tapan went against a shopkeeper who charged higher prices and sell less quantity. The paper bags he gave goods in were padded and added to the weight of the objects being purchased.

# Further Tapan helps an old beggar woman by holding her hand and carrying her basket. Naren and Mahesh made fun of Tapan because he was holding the basket of the beggar. 

# The other time Tapan tried to nurse an ox with lot of kindness and this act was considered as an act of care. Tapan crushed a few medicinal leaves and dressed the injured leg of ox with pulp.

All these deeds led Tapan to the best character prize. The virtues possessed by him always highlighted him as a true human being who was always ready to take up the tasks for the sake of humanity.


- WORD MEANINGS -
  • Growl - a deep sound made by an animal
  • Pranks - a practical joke or mischievous trick
  • Offends - to hurt the feelings of
  • Cudgels - (figurative) anything that can be used as a threat
  • Timid - fearful
  • Fierce - severe, exceedingly violent
  • Resumed - to take back possession of something
  • Desperately - without regard to danger or safety
  • Glance - to look briefly
  • Tame - domesticated
  • Sniggered - broken laugh
  • Kneeling - to rest on one’s bent knees

- QUESTION /ANSWERS -

Q. Give a brief introduction of Tapan.
Q. Who was Tapan ? Why did the head master call Tapan?
Q. Why did the shopkeeper complain against Tapan to Headmaster?
Q. How did Mohan guess that the headmaster was angry? Why did the headmaster send for Tapan?
Q. What had Tapan done? Why?
Q. What did Tapan do when the headmaster asked him about throwing stones at Haren’s shop?
Q. Whose duty was it to punish the dishonest shopkeeper? Did Tapan do the right thing punishing him? Why?
Q. What did Tapan do with the ox at school during break time, and what did it lead to ?
Q. What damage did the ox do to the school building ?
Q. Describe how Tapan controlled the ox.
Q. What damage did the incident with the ox lead to? How was Tapan punished?
Q. Who complained second time against Tapan ? What punishment did Tapan get for his mistake ?


Q. How did Tapan help the old woman?
Q. What did the headmaster see Tapan do when he was out for a walk?
Q. How did Tapan help the old beggar woman and the injured ox?
Q. How did the headmaster come to know about the original behaviour of Tapan ?
Q. Why was Tapan surprised to listen to his name for the prize ?
Q. Was Tapan really a bad boy ?
Q. Tapan was a naughty boy but he was also good at heart. However, the things that he did could have caused others serious harm. Do you agree that naughty children should be reprimanded for the deeds they do, even if they were not intended to harm others? Express your views on this. 

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