Class 6 English Honeysuckle Chapter 3 Practice Question Answers - Taro's reward

Q1: What was the cause of his sadness?
Ans: He worked very hard though, but his earning is very little.

Q2: What did Taro’s father wish to have?
Ans: His father wished to have a cup of sake.

Q3: Who wished to have a cup of sake?
Ans: Taro’s old father.

Q4: ‘How do I earn more money?’ – Who said this and to whom?
Ans: Taro said this to himself.

Q5: What did Taro decide to do to fulfill his father’s wish?
Ans: He decided to work even harder than before.

Q6: Why did Taro suddenly stop chopping?
Ans: Because he heard the sound of rushing water.

Q7: What did he see behind a rock?
Ans: He saw a beautiful little waterfall hidden behind a rock.

Q8: How did he take the drink for his father?
Ans: By filling the pitcher he had with him.

Q9: What happened after he swallowed the drink?
Ans: He stopped shivering and danced a little in the middle of the floor.

Q10: Who spread the story of the magic waterfall and where?
Ans: The lady (neighbor) spread the story throughout the whole village.

Q11: Taro was a thoughtful son. Explain how.
Ans: Taro worked very hard by chopping woods in the forest, but earned a very less amount of money. This made him sad because he wanted to gave his old parents everything they needed, but he couldn’t afford to pay it thus, we can say, he was a very thoughtful and kind son.

Q12: Why couldn’t Taro afford to fulfill his father’s wish?
Ans: His father wished to had a cup of sake, a heart-warming drink, which is very expensive though Taro worked very hard, he could not earn much money as he required to have so, he was unable to pay the price for the drink his father wished to.

Q13: What Taro could not remember about the sound?
Ans: Taro could not remember ever seeing or hearing a rushing stream in the part where he work in the forest. Though, he was very thirsty, he left his axe and ran towards the direction of the sound where it was coming from.

Q14: Why the villagers gathered in front of his house?
Ans: A long procession of visitors were gathered in front of Taro’s house, as the lady spread the news of the magic waterfall. Each villager proceed to his house, heard the story from taro and took a sip of the sake.

Q15: What was Taro’s reward?
Ans: Taro was rewarded with twenty pieces of gold for his kindness and love towards his old parents by the emperor of Japan. Further the emperor also named the most beautiful fountain in the city as Taro, because to encourage all the children to honour and obey their parents like Taro.

Q16: Why the neighbors went to the waterfall?
Ans: The neighbors were pleased to hear the story of the magic waterfall from Taro and decided to get some sake for themselves too. So they went carrying pitchers, jars, buckets, etc to hold the magic sake. As one villager knelt down and held his mouth to drink from the waterfall, he found nothing but water and that made the whole villager angry with Taro because they thought Taro had fooled them with the sake.

Q17: Why did the magic waterfall give Taro a sake?
Ans: The magic waterfall gave taro a sake because he was a very thoughtful and caring son. He always worried for his old parents how to give everything that they required. So, the sake was a reward for his kindness towards his old parents.

Q18: Why did Taro hide behind the rock?
Ans: He hide himself behind the rock because all the villagers were looking for him, as they thought Taro had fooled them with the magic waterfall. Thus, the villagers decided to drown him in the waterfall, and so this made taro hide behind a rock.

Q19: What was the reaction of his father as he brought the sake?
Ans: His old father was very delighted and happy with the sake he brought. As the old man swallowed once of the drink, he stopped shivering and also danced a little in the middle of the floor with Joy.

Q20: How did Taro decide to earn more money?
Ans: Taro was very sad after his father’s wish so, he decided to work harder than ever before. He woke up earlier than usual time and made his way to the forest. He chopped more and more woods just thinking of the extra money he could earn to buy the drink for his old father.