Taro’s Reward Class 6 Worksheet English Honeysuckle Chapter 3

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Q.1. Why was there a long procession outside Taro’s house? 

A long procession was there outside Taro’s house because people had come to know about the story of the waterfall and the magic sake.

Q.2. What did Taro find in the forest while cutting wood? 

When Taro was cutting the wood, he heard the sound of rushing water in the forest. He found a beautiful little waterfall hidden behind a rock. It had very tasty sake.

Q.3. Why did Taro decide to work harder? 

Taro decided to work harder as the ‘sake’ was very expensive, and he could not afford it, but he wanted to fulfil his father’s demand.

Q.4. What was Taro’s father's demand? 

Taro's father demanded a cup of sake that would provide warmth and benefit his heart.

Q.5. What are Taro's qualities as a good son? 

When his father wished for sake, Taro worked very hard. He was a thoughtful son and wanted to give his parents everything they wanted. Such qualities made him a good son.

Q.6. Who was Taro? Where did he live? 

Taro was a young woodcutter. He lived on a lonely hillside with his parents.

Q.1. Taro got the magic sake for his father. How?

Taro wanted to give sake to his father, but because it was costly, he could not buy it. So he went to the forest and chopped and cut more wood. His mouth was dry, and his face was wet with sweat, but he continued to work. All of a sudden, he heard the sound of rushing water and found a waterfall of delicious sake. He at once brought some for his father from the waterfall.

Q.2. Give a character sketch of Taro. 

Taro was a young and energetic woodcutter who lived with his parents on a lonely hillside. He was a hard worker but could earn very little money. He was a thoughtful son and wanted to make his parents happy. When his father wished for sake, he started working harder than ever before.

Q.1. Taro was being rewarded by God. What do you think about it? Give reasons to support your answer.

Yes, it was sure that Taro was being rewarded by God as he loved his parents and could do anything to fulfill their wishes. When his father wished to have sake, He wanted to get the sake, which was expensive, and he could not afford it, so he decided to work harder. But with God’s blessing, he found a beautiful waterfall that was a source of magic for him. He took it for his father and gave it to him. The waterfall gave cold water to those who were selfish and greedy. It gave the sake only to Taro, who was selflessly serving his parents. Thus, we can say that this was God’s way of rewarding Taro for his loyalty to his parents.

Q.2. Who was Taro? How do you know that he loved his parents?

Taro was an energetic, hard-working young woodcutter who lived with his parents on a lonely hillside. All day long, he chopped wood in the forest. He earned very little money in spite of working very hard. He loved his parents very much, and he took care of them. He was very worried about getting the sake for his father as it could have provided him warmth and was good for his heart. He was an obedient boy, so he decided to work harder than before, forgetting the expensive sake. He chopped and cut more wood to earn more money.