Class 9th English Chapter-14 The Magic Flute

Now Answer The Following Questions

Q1. What was the name of the boy? Why was he going to the village?

Ans: The name of the boy was Sukumar. He was going to the village to find some shelter for the night as he had already left his home.

Q2. Why did he play the flute?
Ans: He heard a girl calling her mother in the village. It reminded him of his own mother who had died. He was filled with memories of his mother. So he began to play the flute.

Q3. Who was the middle-aged woman? When she met Sukumar, how did both of them feel?
Ans: The middle-aged woman was the village headman’s wife. Sukumar was playing his flute standing in the village. The woman met him on her back home. Fascinated by the boy’s flute tune, she stopped there and listened to it silently. Sensing her presence, Sukumar turned back. Both looked at each other and it seemed to them as if they had known each other before.

Q4. What did she ask Sukumar to do? Do you think Sukumar will stay in the elderly woman’s house? Why? / Why not?
Ans: The woman came to know that Sukumar was looking for a place to spend the night. So she asked him to go with her to her house, I think Sukumar will stay in the elderly woman’s house. Because the woman called him her son and Sukumar felt her as his own mother in her.

Now Answer The Following Questions

Q1. Which part of the story takes place earlier — the part in section A or the part in section B?

Ans: The part of the story in Section B takes place earlier than the part in Section-A because Section B describes the past history of Sukumar.

Q2. Sukumar had lost his mother as a child. He wanted to know where she was. What did his father tell him?
Ans: Sukumar had lost his mother in his childhood. He wanted to know where she was. His father told him that his mother lived in the house of the gods. Although she was far beyond the sky, she was with them in their hearts and he met her in his heart when he played his flute.

Q3. Why did Sukumar want his father to make a flute for him?
Ans: Sukumar came to know that his father had met his mother in his heart when he played his flute. Sukumar was anxious to meet his mother. Therefore, he wanted his father to make a flute for him so that he would meet his mother by playing it.

Q4. What happened when Sukumar lost his father:? Why do you think he left his home?
Ans: When Sukumar lost his father he became an orphan child because he had already lost his mother at the age of five. I think he became hopeless and helpless in the absence of his parents at home. So he left home in despair.

Q5. Who was Sayapatri? How did the middle-aged woman introduce Sukumar to her?
Ans: Sayapatri was the young daughter of the village headman. One day unexpectedly her mother returned home with Sukumar, a newcomer to the house. To introduce him to his daughter Sayapatri she said, “Daughter, I’ve brought home a nice boy to stay with, us, no. I mean I’ve brought home your brother.”

Q6. How did Sukumar feel ¡n Sayapatri’s house? Why?
Ans: In Sayapath’s house, Sukumar felt quite comfortable with Sayapatri and her affectionate mother. When Sayapatri’s father returned home, her mother told him about the newcomer and the marvelous tune of his flute. They took their dinner together but her father said nothing to the boy. Sukumar felt uncomfortable because of her father’s unfriendly attitude.

Q7. Sukumar wanted to leave the next morning. What happened?
Ans: Sukumar wanted to leave the house the next morning. But the loving woman didn’t let him leave. Therefore, Sukumar stayed there with the family.

Now Answer The Following Questions

Q1. What reason did Sukumar give Sayapatri for being sad?

Ans: Sukumar told Sayapatri that he had been deprived of getting his parent’s love and affection. Though he was able to win the hearts of Sayapatri and her mother in her house, he was unable to win her father’s heart. That was the reason for his sorrow.

Q2. How did he plan to win Sayapatri’s father’s heart?
Ans: Sukumar realised that he hadn’t won the heart of Sayapatn’s father. So he planned to win his. heart by playing his flute.

Q3. Why did Sayapatri’s father not like Sukumar?
Ans: Sayapatri’s father had a strong belief that orphans weren’t re1iab1e As Sukumar was an orphan. her father didn’t rely on him.

Q4. What do you think Sukumar will do now?
Ans: Perhaps Sukumar will leave Sayapatri’s house now as he is unable to win the love of Sayapatn ‘s father.

Now Answer The Following Questions

Q1.Why did Sukumar leave Sayapatri’s house?

Ans: All the efforts made by Sukumar to win the love of Sayapatri’s father ended in smoke. Sukumar was disappointed. So one morning he quietly left Sayapatri’s house.

Q2. Why did Sukumar feel sad in the temple?
Ans: Sukumar left Sayapatri’s house and reached the summit of a mountain at sunset and decided to take shelter in a temple there. He felt lonely and very sad there. He thought that by leaving Sayapatri and her mother he had once again lost his family.

Q3.Why did Sukumar decide to return to Sayapatri’s house?
Ans:Leaving Sayapatri’s house, Sukumar Look shelter in a temple on the summit of a mountain but he felt very lonely and sad there. He realized that he had again lost his family. The next night he dreamt of Sayapatri, who in a dream, was standing in front of him and calling him to return home. So he decided to return to her house.

Q4. When Sukumar entered the house, what did he see?
Ans: When Sukumar reached Sayapatri’s house, he saw many villagers around the yard with gloomy looks on their faces because of Sayapatri’s illness. Then he entered the house quietly. Inside the house, he saw Sayapatri lying on her mother’s lap. She was seriously ill and in an unconscious state.

Q5. According to her mother, what was wrong with Sayapatri?
Ans: According to her mother. Sayapatri fell ill soon after Sukumar’s departure. She was sick with a very high fever on the very night Sukumar left her house. She was in a coma state. Perhaps her spirit had gone off in search of Sukumar. That was wrong with Sayapatri.

Q6. What did Sukumar do when he heard about Sayapatri’s mother? What happened to Sayapatri then?
Ans: When Sukumar heard Sàyapatri’s mother about her daughter’s sudden acute illness who was in a coma state, he brought out his magic flute and began to play it very quietly. As the tune floated across the room, his eyelids started fluttering. Miraculously, Sayapatri opened her eyes slowly at the magic touch of the flute tuning made by Sukumar.

Q7. Sayapatri’s father did something unexpected. What was it?
Ans: When Sayapatn opened her eyes to the magic tune of the flute, her father’s attitude towards Sukumar completely changed. Her father did something unexpected. He embraced Sukumar and admitted him as his own dear son and he told him not to leave them again.

Q8. Do you think this is a happy story or a sad story? Why?
Ans: Really this is a happy story because finally, the boy got shelter and the affection of the whole family. Its ending is comic as all the characters are reunited and lived happily as before.

Q9. Why is the story entitled “The Magic Flute”? How was the flute magical?
Ans: The story is entitled “The Magic Flute” because the flute made by Sukumar’s father had magical power. By playing the flute Sukumar could attract the wife of the village headman as well as her family members. Not only this, but it helped Sayapatri to recover from her coma state. So it seemed to have magical power.

D. LET’S WRITE:

Write the answers to the following questions in about 50 words each :

Q1. Why and how did Sukumar learn to play the flute?

Ans: Sukumar had lost his mother in his childhood. After her death, his father played his flute every evening. One night he asked his father if he had ever met his mother. His father admitted that he had met her in his heart when he played his flute. Sukumar was anxious to meet his mother in his heart by playing the flute. So he requested his father to make a flute for him. Accordingly, his father made a flute for him and taught him how o play it. This is how Sukurnar learned to play the flute.

Q2. How did he come to Sayapatri’s house?
Ans: On his way to search for a shelter for the night, Sukurnar was playing his flute standing in a village. Just then Sayapatri’s mother was coming home. She was attracted by the magic tune of the flute and stopped there. Both looked at each other. It seemed to both of them that they had always known each other. After a little conversation, Sayapatri’s mother came to know that Sukumar was looking for a place to spend the night. She asked the boy to accompany her to her house and the boy followed the woman to her house.

Q3. Why did Sayapatrl’s father not want Sukumar in his house?
Ans: Sayapatri’s father learned from his wife that Sukumar was an orphan and his wife had already considered him as her own son: That day he remained silent without giving any remarks. He also had a wrong notion that orphans weren’t reliable and dependable. So one day Sukumar would leave them and would create a bad influence on their daughter. So he didn’t want Sukumar in his house.

Q4. Why did Sukumar go back to Sayapatri’s house?
Ans: Sukumar was unable to win the love of Sayapatri’s father. Ultimately he left home disappointed at this. He took shelter in a shrine on the summit of a mountain. But he was not happy there thinking of Sayapatri’s love and her mother’s kindness. One night he had a dream in which he saw Sayapatri calling him. He woke up and became emotional. So he went back to Sayapatri’s house.

Q5. How did Sayapatri recover?
Ans: The village headman’s daughter, Sayapatri had deep love and affection for Sukumar. The boy could win the love of everybody in the family except her father. He felt sad and left the house. Sayapatri was seriously ill on the very night he left. The next night Sukumar dreamt of Sayapatri calling him. He returned and saw the worst condition of the girl. Her mother requested Sukumar to do something for the girl’s recovery from her illness. Sukumar took out his magic flute and began to play it quietly. Soon Sayapatri opened her eyes and talked to him with the magic power of the flute. This is how Sayapatri recovered from her illness miraculously.

E. ACTIVITY :

The following is the summary of the story. But there are eight mistakes in the summary. Underline the mistakes. Rewrite the summary after correcting the mistakes.
Sukumar was an orphan who was 11 years old. His mother had made a guitar for him and he played it very well. One day, he came to a village and the Headman’s daughter took him to her house. She introduced him to her Sayapatri. But Sukumar was sad because Sayapatri’s mother did not love him. So, one day he left their house and went to live in a shrine on a mountain. One night he had a dream. He saw Sayapatri’s mother calling him. He went back to Sayapatri’s. He found that Sayapatri’s mother was very sick. He played his flute arid slowly she opened her eyes. Savapatr hugged him and the story ended happily.
Answer:
Sukumar was an orphan who was 11 years old. His father had made a flute for him and he played it very well. One day, he came to a village and the Headman’s wife took him to her house. She introduced him to her daughter, Sayapatri. But Sukumar was sad because Sayapatri’s father did not love him. So, one day he left their house and went to live in a shrine on a mountain. One night he had a dream. He saw Sayapatri calling him. He went back to Sayapatri’s. He found that Savapatri was very sick. He played his flute and slowly she opened her eyes. Sayapatri’s father hugged him and the story ended happily.

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