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3. Everyone seemed to agree that Samjhu Sahu should pay for the bullock
he had bought.

4. Jumman gave verdict against his friend out of his revenge.
D. Answer the following questions.

1. How did Jumman and his wife behave with their aunt after they got the property from her?
2. “Is your friendship more valuable than your honesty?” What did Jumman’s aunt mean by this?

3. How did Jumman defend his case before the panchayat?
4. Why did Ramdhan and other members of the panchayat rejoice?
5. What was the difference between Samjhu and Alagu’s behaviour towards the bullocks? What
does this behaviour tell us about their nature?

6. What was Jumman’s verdict on Samjhu’s case?

E. Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

“You sold me a half-dead animal. Because of him I lost so much money!

And now you want payment?”
1. Who said these words and to whom?

2. Why did the speaker say that he had lost money because of the animal?
3. Did the speaker finally make the payment?

Let’s Listen

Manu and Shekhar have a problem to resolve. Listen to your teacher read out an account of how
they resolve the problem. Read the sentences and write T for true or F for false statements.

1. Shekhar is a small farmer.
2. A river flows through the lands of Manu and Shekhar.

3. Shekhar has not been getting enough water for his field for two summers.

4. Shekhar decides to reason with Manu.
5. Manu made a cut in the canal and reduced the water flowing into Shekhar’s field.

6. In the end, Manu and Shekhar argue with each other.

Let’s Speak

Given below are a few situations. Work in pairs and practise these exchanges. Respond to your
partner with appropriate exclamatory expressions.

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