NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English (A Pact with the Sun) Chapter 1 A Tale of Two Birds

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Book : A Pact With The Sun NCERT Solutions | Chapter - 1 English - 2

Class : 6th
Subject : English-2
Chapter : 1
Chapter Name : A Tale Of Two Birds

Q1 How did the two baby birds get separated?

Answer. The two baby birds lived in a tall tree along with their mother. One Day, there
was a big storm. The tree came down. The mother bird was killed. The strong wind blew
the two baby birds away to the other side of the forest at a little distance from each other.
Thus they got separated from each other.

Q2 Where did each of them �nd a home?

Answer. One of the baby birds came down near a cave where a gang of robbers lived. The
other bird landed outside a rishi’s ashram a little distance away.

Q3 What did the �rst bird say to the stranger?

Answer. The �rst bird saw the stranger (the king! He called the robbers to hurry up and
rob the king’s jewels and his horse.

Q4 What did the second bird say to him?

Answer. The second bird welcomed the king to the ashram. He requested the stranger to
drink water, take rest and make himself comfortable. He added that his brother lived in
the company of robbers, so he talks like them.

Q5 How did the rishi explain the different ways in which the birds behaved?

Answer. The king told the rishi about the different behaviour of the two birds. Then the

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rishin explained that the �rst bird repeated the words of the robbers but the second bird
repeated what he had always heard at the ashram. Their different ways were the results
of their company.

Q6 Which one of the following sums up the story best?

(i) A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

(ii) One is known by the company one keeps.

(iii) A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Answer. (ii) One is known by the company he keeps.

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