The White Elephant - English Literature - Class 6 - English

What was the sad part of his life?

"It would be better if you and I were to go and live alone in a distant cave I have discovered." a. Who said to whom? b. Why was it better? c. Where did he want to live? d. How did they live there?

What did the white elephant hear? What did his mother warn him?

Why did the white elephant go?

What did the forester tell the elephant?

How did the elephant help the forester?

"If I captured this fine animal for him." a. Who said to whom? b. Which was the fine animal? c. Who did he want to capture? d. What does this show about the forester?

What did the king say after listening about the white elephant?

What did the forester do?

"Who will bring me food and lead me to the lotus lake for water?" a. Who said to whom? b. Why did she say so? c. Why could she not do it herself?

How did the white elephant feel?

What did the white elephant ask the king?

'Noble animal, your goodness put mankind to shame, I give your freedom to return your mother at once." a. Who said to whom? b. What goodness had the animal showed? c. Was it easy for king to let him go?

What did his mother think about human beings and what did the white elephant think?

Imagine yourself to be the white elephant. Write a message to your mother informing her that you are in the king’s palace.

Imagine yourself to be the king. Deliver a speech to your countrymen highlighting the importance of love towards animals and condemning the forester’s rude behaviour.

On behalf of the mother elephant write a letter to the king pleading with him to release her son.

Imagine yourself to be the mother elephant. Write a page of diary expressing your feeling when one day your son went away for your evening meal and didn’t return.

Imagine you are the white elephant. Write a letter to your mother informing how you are feeling in the king’s golden captivity.

Imagine yourself to be the king. Deliver a speech to your countrymen highlighting ‘The importance of love towards animals’ and condemning the forester’s rude beaviour.

On behalf of the mother elephant. Write a request letter to the king pleading with him to release her son.

Imagine yourself to be the white elephant. Write a message to your mother informing her that you are in the king’s palace.

It would be better if you and I were to go and live alone in a distant cave I have discovered.” a. Who said to whom? b. Why did he say so?

That is the voice of a man I distress a. Who said to whom? b. What did he wish to do? c. Who was distressed?

I am old and blind but I know the ways of human beings towards us. Your goodness will be rewarded by treachery. a. Who said to whom? b. Why did she say so? c. Did the white elephant listen?

The king would reward my richly a. Who said to whom? b. Why would the king reward him?

Who will bring me food and lead me o the lotus lake for water. a. Who said to whom? b. Why did she say so?

If only I had listened to her advice. a. Who said to whom? b. Whose advice did he think about? c. What was the advice?

Your majesty, the white elephant is very sick and will eat nothing. a. Who said to whom? b. Why did he say so?

Good animal, how you have changed! Why do you refuse to eat? Anything you wish will be granted to you. a. Who said to whom? b. What had happened to him?

You should have listened to me. Human beings have always brought harm to our race. a. Who said to whom? b. Why she said so? c. What reply did he give?