'The Tea Kettle' Story in English by Priyankar Gupta | Summary | Question and Answers.
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- The Tea Kettle -
'The Tea Kettle' story in english :
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# Summary :
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The Tea Kettle Summary :
A holy priest of Japan bought an old bronze tea kettle at a shop. At the temple, as the priest fell asleep, the tea kettle changed its shape and became a badger. When the kettle badger began to dance and sing aloud, the surprised pupils at the temple chased it, but could not catch it. And the badger became a tea kettle again. The priest thought the tea kettle had a devil in it, so he sold it to a tinker.
The tinker kept the tea kettle with him. At night, it changed into a badger again. The badger explained that it was not a devil or the product of any black magic. It also said that it had been tortured by people previously. The tinker took good care of the kettle badger. They both became friends.
When the badger realised that the tinker was poor, it offered to help him by performing as a circus animal. They named their show the Bumbuku-Chagama. Many people came to watch the performance of the talking walking shape-shifting badger. They earned a lot of money; the tinker became rich.
After many years, the badger wanted to leave because he did not want to remain a badger anymore. He wanted to become an ordinary tea kettle again.
Fulfilling his friend's last wish, the tinker gave the tea kettle and half of his wealth to the temple.
It is said that the kettle was worshipped at the temple for many years.
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# Word - Meaning :
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⚈ Province : Section of a country with its own local government.
⚈ Rin : A Japanese unit of currency.
⚈ Novice : Trainee; apprentice.
⚈ Smug : Having or showing an excessive pride in one's achievements.
⚈ Spout : A tube projecting from a container, through which liquid can be poured.
⚈ Hullabaloo : A loud noise made by annoyed people.
⚈ Witchcraft : The practice of black magic, the use of spells.
⚈ Mercy : Forgiveness.
⚈ Hobgoblin : A small, ugly and mischievous creature that likes to trick people.
⚈ Badger : A heavily built omnivorous nocturnal mammal of the weasel family.
⚈ Tinker : A person who mends metal utensils.
⚈ Flocked : Moved or went together in a crowd.
⚈ Minting money : Earning a very large amount of money.
⚈ Sacred : Regarded with great respect.
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# Question Answers :
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# Choose the correct answers.
Q1. Where did the priest live?
a. Kลzuke province in Japan ✅
b. Shikoku province in Japan
c. In a province in Korea
d. None of these
Q2. What was the ancient tea ceremony called?
a. Badger tea ceremony
b. Bumbuku
c. Cha-no-yu ✅
d. Chai-no-yu
Q3. How much did the priest pay for the bronze tea kettle?
a. Four rin
b. Two rin
c. Five rin
d. Three rin ✅
Q4. Who was the kettle in reality?
a. A trained circus animal
b. A badger-tea kettle
c. A metal kettle
d. The prince of badger kettles ✅
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# Reference to the context.
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He was the talk of the town and very soon, they were minting money.
a. Who was the talk of the town?
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b. How did he become the talk of the town?
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c. Who were minting money and how?
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Are you poor, tinker?
a. Who is the speaker here?
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b. Why did the speaker say so?
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c. What did the speaker do to help the tinker?
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I would like to be given to the Morinji temple as a sacred treasure.
a. Who is the speaker? When does he say this?
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b. Who did he express his wish to?
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c. Why did he want to be given away to the temple?
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# Answer the following questions :
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What happened when a novice rubbed the tea kettle?
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What happened when the priest fell asleep?
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How did the novices react when they saw the tea kettle dance?
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How did the priest get rid of the tea kettle?
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What requests did the badger make to the tinker?
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Describe the bond between the kettle and the tinker.
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How was the attitude of the tinker different from that of the people at the temple? Did it work in his favour? Give reasons.
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How did the tea kettle prove to be a true friend to the tinker?
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The tinker was unhappy to part with the badger kettle, but he honoured its wish and gave it away to the temple. Along with the badger, he also gave away half of the wealth earned. Comment on the character of the tinker with reference to this act.
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