Q1: What was decided by the king and the idiots of the kingdom of fools?
Ans: They decided to change night into day and day into night. They ordered that night should be treated as day and day as night, so people had to act as if the usual times were reversed.
Q2: What was the punishment for disobeying the rule of the kingdom?
Ans: Anyone who disobeyed would be punished with death. The law allowed no mercy and made disobedience a crime worthy of execution.
Q3: Who came to the kingdom of fools, without knowing the rules of the kingdom?
Ans: One day a guru and his disciple came to the kingdom of fools. They were travellers and did not know about the strange rules that governed the place.
Q4: What is Duddu?
Ans: Duddu is a Kannada word meaning money.
Q5: Why did the disciples not want to leave that kingdom?
Ans: The disciple did not want to leave the kingdom because everything there was very cheap, so it was easy to live comfortably with little expense.
Q6: What were the things the disciples started eating every day?
Ans: The disciples started eating bananas, ghee, rice, and wheat every day. These simple foods were inexpensive and readily available in that kingdom.
Q7: Who came to the king to make a complaint?
Ans: The thief's brother came to the king to make a complaint. He went to the ruler to protest or seek redress for what had happened to his brother.
Q8: Why did the bricklayer not make the wall properly?
Ans: The bricklayer did not make the wall properly because a dancing girl distracted him; the jingling of her anklets drew his attention and he worked carelessly.
Q9: Who went to search for the goldsmith?
Ans: A bailiff went to search for the goldsmith. The official was sent by the court or the king to find and bring the goldsmith before them.
Q10: What problem was seen while giving the punishment to the old merchant?
Ans: The merchant was too thin to be executed on that stake. Because of his thin frame, they could not secure him properly for the punishment.
| 1. What is the main theme of "The Kingdom of Fools"? | ![]() |
| 2. Who are the central characters in the story? | ![]() |
| 3. How does the story depict the consequences of foolishness? | ![]() |
| 4. What lesson does Muni learn from his experiences in the kingdom? | ![]() |
| 5. How does the story conclude, and what is its significance? | ![]() |