NIOS Class 10 English Chapter : How the Squirrel Got his Stripes

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 Q. 1. How did the squirrel justify what he was doing?

      Ans: The squirrel justified what he was doing by saying that he did not have much strength but he could still help by carrying pebbles because he wanted to help Lord Rama in whatever way he could.
  

          Q. 2.   Why did the squirrel want to help in building the bridge?

      Ans: The squirrel wanted to help in building the bridge because he had love for Lord Rama and wanted to show his love for him.
  

         Q. 3.   Was the work of the squirrel less important than the monkey’s work? Give reasons for your answer.

     Ans: The work of the squirrel was not less important than the monkey’s work because he was giving contribution to build the bridge according to his physical strength, he had love for Lord Rama and wanted to show his love for him.

          Q. 4. How did the squirrel come into Rama’s hands?

     Ans: When one of the monkeys picked the squirrel up by the tail and threw him away, he fell into Lord Rama’s hands.

         Q. 5. How did the squirrel get his stripes?

    Ans: When the squirrel fell into Lord Rama’s hand, he gently and lovingly ran his fingers on the squirrel’s back. The stripes on the squirrel‘s back are the marks of Lord Rama’s fingers.

        Q. 6. What were the monkeys doing?

    Ans: The monkeys were making a bridge on the sea. They carried stones rocks and other materials and busy to build the bridge on the sea.
 

        Q. 7. What did Rama advice to all the monkeys?

    Ans: Rama advised the work is real worship. Never think the squirrel little and weak. Fun to weak is bad.

        Q. 8. What was the little squirrel carrying?

    Ans: He was carrying little stones and pebbles.