A King's Tale
Textual Writings
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Activity
10 (a)
Imagine you are Merlin, the wise counselor to King Arthur. Write a
paragraph in about eighty words on the advices you would have given the king in
his times of trouble.
Merlin’s
Advice
I would suggest the king to
establish law and order to protect the rights of his fellow countrymen by
giving proper action to the wicked who created all the troubles. Besides, I would
ask the King to foster education to all and to set up industries for welfare of
the economy of the country. I would also suggest building a strong army for the
protection of the country from the both internal and external enemies. Moreover,
I would assure him that I would be there with him forever in every situation.
Activity
10 (b)
Write a summary of the following passage:
Long ago during the reign of Khalifa Haroon-ul-Rashid, there lived a businessman called Ali. One day Ali went on a pilgrimage. He had five hundred gold coins which he put in a jar and filled the jar with oil. Ali left the jar with his neighbour Abdul. While Ali was away, one day, Abdul ran out of cooking oil in his house. He took out some oil from Ali’s jar. As Abdul was pouring the oil several gold coins fell out from the jar. He became greedy. Abdul took out all the oil and the gold coins from Ali’s jar. Then he replaced the oil in the jar from an oil-trader. Ali returned several months later. He did not find his coins. Abdul said he knew nothing of it. Ali went to the Khalifa. Khalifa Haroon-ul-Rashid heard Ali’s complain. But there was no proof against Abdul. The Khalifa called an oil merchant.He tasted the oil and said it was two months old. Ali had been gone for seven months. He could not have put that oil in the jar. So, Abdul was caught. Ali got back his coins. 190 words)
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