Class 9th English Chapter-11 The Trunk Of Ganesh

Answer The Following Questions

Q1. Soon after his bath, what did Gobinda Maharana do?

Ans: Soon after his bath, Gobinda Maharana took a glass of tea from his wife’s hand.

Q2. Why was he anxious in the morning?
Ans: As soon as Gobinda took the glass of tea from his wife’s hand in the morning, his fingers slackened and it slipped from his hand. He was anxious for the conscious knowledge of the fear he carried.

Q3. What was Gobinda Maharana’s trade?
Ans: Gobinda Maharana had learnt the art of idol-making from his father. That was his trade.

Q4. What was bothering him since last three days?
Ans: One morning a glass of tea slipped from Gobinda’s hand. He remembered that such type of mishappening had been occurring since last consecutive three days. The mishappening was the mysterious breaking of trunk of Ganesh image which he was making. That was bothering him.

Q5. Worried Gobinda Maharana gave reasons for the breaking of the trunk. What are they?
Ans: Gobinda thought of several reasons for the breaking of the trunk. He thought that perhaps he had been using his powers uselessly or the icons he had been making was not exactly as his father had done in his time.

Q6. Sulochana did not want to question him for his work. What is the reason behind this?
Ans: Sulochana didn’t want to question him for his work for she knew it very well that he was one of the best image makers in the whole valley.

Q7. What thoughts did come to Sulochana’s mind when the trunk broke again on the third day?
Ans: When the trunk broke again on the third day, Sulochana thought that it so happened for the anger of the God, because perhaps her husband had demanded more price for the image.

Q8. Do you think Gobinda Maharana had become old and his hands and eyes were not strong enough to prepare the clay for the idol? Is there some supernatural power playing the trick? Let’s read to find out.
Ans: No. I don’t think so. Neither Gobinda Maharana had become old nor his hands and eyes were weak enough to prepare the clay for the idol. And also there is no supernatural power to play the trick.

Answer The Following Questions

Q1. How old was Gobinda Maharana ? Who were there in his family?
Ans: Gobinda Maharana was sixty-one years old. His family consisted of his wife, three sons, his eldest son’s wife and his two children. In total his family was consisted of eight members.

Q2. Was Gobinda happy with his eldest son? How did he spend his day?
Ans: Gobinda was not at all happy with his eldest son. Because that son was very irresponsible and he spent his days fishing idly in the Mahanadi.

Q3. List the changes that had come in the designing of the clay figures.
Ans: The eye catching apparel and the use of luminous paint were the changes that had come in the designing of the clay figures.

Q4. Who was Ranju? What was his contribution to Gobinda’s family?
Ans: Ranju- was the youngest son of Gobinda Maharana, who was thirteen years old. He was the only son who had interested in the ancestral profession of idol-making. He provided his assistance in his father’s work.

Q5. Where was the idol placed? Why did Gobinda keep the idol there?
Ans: The idol was placed very close to the open window only a metre away. Gobinda kept the idol there so that more light would be available for his work and the wet clay would dry up soon.

Q6. Why did Ranju request Gobinda to close the window?
Ans: Ranju apprehended that the trunk was breaking for the wind coming through the window. So he requested his father to close the window.

Q7. Did Gobinda think that the wind was responsible for the breaking of the trunk?
Ans: No, Gobinda didn’t think that the wind was responsible for the breaking of the trunk.

Answer The Following Questions

Q1.Why did Gobinda tell his son to sit in the workroom?

Ans: Gobinda told his son to sit in the workroom to know the cause how the trunk was breaking.

Q2. Why did he choose that particular place to sit?
Ans: He chose that particular place to sit because from there he could observe the door, the window and the image at the same time.

Q3. Was Ranju awake all through the night?
Ans: Ranju wasn’t awake all through the night because he dozed off and then layed to the ground in the night.

Q4. What was Gobinda thinking in darkness?
Ans: Gobinda was thinking of the intruder in darkness.

Q5. Who was the intruder? How was it coming into the room?
Ans: A cat was the intruder. It was coming into the room through the open window.

Q6. Why did Gobinda Maharana smile at the end?
Ans: Gobinda’s eagerness to find the intruder came to an end when he found a cat, ready to jump onto Ganesha’s trunk. So he smiled at the end knowing that the cat was the real intruder.

D. Let’s Write :

Answer the following questions in about 50 words each.

Q1. Why was Gobinda Maharana worried? What thought came to his mind?

Ans: Gobinda Maharana was an excellent and popular idol maker of his area. Once he was worried for the breaking of the trunk of Ganesha image repeatedly. He thought that he had no right to interfere in the private lives of gods. He imagined that gods’ anger resulted in breaking of the trunk, every night. He was overcome by sup.

Q2. What were Sulochana’s reaction to the breaking of the trunk?
Ans: Sulochana was a very innocent and simple lady. She came to know that her husband was much worried for the breaking of the trunk of Ganesha. She heard everything from her husband. She reacted it otherwise. She thought that perhaps her husband had grown old and his hands and eyesight were not strong enough to make the idols perfectly. As a result it was breaking. An unknown fear engulfed her.

Q3. Why was she proud of her husband? How did she value her husband’s work?
Ans: Sulochana was proud of her husband, Gobinda, because she knew that her husband was one of the best idol makers in that area. She knew well that he was unbeatable in his profession. She never suspected his work. She had heard the townsfolk’s admiration for his husband. But she nursed her pride in secret.

Q4. Was Gobinda Maharana superstitious? What proof do you get from the story?
Ans: Undoubtedly Gobinda Maharana was superstitious. He was subdued by it, and was worried about the breaking of the trunk of Ganesha. Various kinds of thought arose in him. First of all he thought that he had committed a mistake by interfening in the private lives of gods. He apprehended that it so happened due to gods’ anger.

Q5. Who helped Gobinda in repairing the trunk? How did they differ in their point of view regarding the breaking of the trunk?
Ans: Gobinda’s youngest son Ranju helped him in preparing the trunk. Gobinda mended the trunk with a fresh mass of clay, prepared by Ranju. But they differed in their point of view regarding the breaking of the trunk. Gobinda thought it to be the action of supernatural being whereas his son thought it to be the effect of the wind coming through the window. He wanted the window to be closed. But Gobinda was not at all convinced by his son’s view.

Q6. Gobinda Maharana thought of many reasons for the broken trunk. What are they?
Ans: Being subdued by superstition Gobinda thought of many reasons for the broken trunk. First of all he viewed that his interference in the private lives of gods had made them angry. He thought that there was some supernatural power playing the trick in the mysterious breaking of the trunk. He also thought himself responsible for the breaking of the trunk as he had claimed unreasonable price for the image.

Q7. How did Gobinda solve the mystery? What did he find? Or, How was the mystery regarding the breaking of the trunk of Lord Ganesha revealed at last?
Ans: The mysterious breaking of the trunk of Ganesha tormented Gobinda Maharana. He thought of many reasons for it. At last he along with his youngest son decided to remain vigilant for that night to discover the mystery. The image was placed near the window. At the dead of the night, to his utter surprise he found a cat ready to jump onto the top of Ganesha’s trunk. He came to know that the little cat was the real intruder. Thus the mystery regarding the breaking of the trunk was revealed at last.

E. Activity:

Q1. Discuss how the superstitions created problems in Gobinda Maharana’s life?
Ans: Gobinda Maharana was an illiterate and poor man. But he was an expert idol maker in his locality. Once the trunk of Lord Ganesha which he made broke time and again. He was worried for the mysterious breaking of the trunk. A number of suspicious facts arose in his mind. He was overcome by superstitions. He made himself responsible for the breaking of the trunk for he had claimed more money for the image. He thought that the god’s anger was the cause of breaking of the trunk. Even his family life was disturbed. He told everything to his wife, Sulochana. At last he apprehended the interference of any supernatural power. In this way superstitions created problems in his life.

Q2. The traditional art of idol-making is dying. Discuss in the class and note down the reasons for the near extinction of this art.
Ans: The traditional art of idol-making is dying. It is a fact. The extinction of this art in near future is clearly seen. There are various reasons responsible for this. The artisans are not properly paid for it. So they are discouraged. They are not taking interest to continue this art. Secondly, the demand for the idols is decreasing at an unexpected rate. Thirdly the encouragement of the government for the restoration of the art is not satisfactory. These are the reasons for the near extinction of this art.

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