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    AL- MUNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DAMMAM

    GRADE VII
    NOTES- HONEYCOMB
    LESSON: 4 The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom
    (Refer Text Book for word meanings)

    Antonyms

    1. Grow x shrink
    2. Competent x incompetent

    Synonyms

    1. Snug = cosy, cushy


    2. Wicked= evil, sinful

    Frame Sentence

    1. Envious: She is envious of Jane’s good looks and covetous of her car.
    2. Buried: She buried her feet in the sand to keep them warm.

    Working with the Text


    1. Why did the neighbors kill the dog?
    A: The neighbours killed the dog in frustration and anger. They were expecting that the
    dog will help them to find a treasure the way the dog helped the old couple in finding
    one. But, the dog took them to a place where there was a foul smelling dead kitten.
    2. The old farmer is a kind person. What evidence of his kindness do you find in the
    first two paragraphs?
    A: The old farmer is a kind person. We find the evidence of kindness at various
    instances in the story. For example, the first paragraph says that the old couple treated
    the dog as if it were their own child. They used to feed him pieces of fish with their
    own chopsticks. They used to offer him boiled rice.
    The second paragraph says that the old man often turned up a sod on purpose to give
    food to the birds.
    3. What did the dog do to lead the farmer to the hidden gold?
    A: To lead the farmer to the hidden gold, the dog came running to the farmer and kept
    its paws against his legs. It continuously kept directing towards a place behind him.
    The old man at first thought that the dog was just playing, but when it kept running and
    whining, the old man followed it to the place.
    4. (i) How did the spirit of the dog help the farmer first?
    (ii) How did it help him next?
    A: (i) The spirit of the dog appeared in the farmer’s dream and instructed him to cut off
    the pine tree. It also said that the old farmer should make a mortar and hand-mill with
    that. When the farmer followed the instructions of the spirit of the dog, he received
    heaps of gold. That is how the spirit of the dog helped him first.
    (ii) The second time the spirit of the dog appeared in the farmer’s dream, it told the old
    man to collect the ashes of the mortar and the mill from the wicked neighbors and
    sprinkle it on the dead trees. It said that if the farmer did so, the trees would blossom
    again. When the farmer followed his instructions and sprinkled the ashes on the cherry
    tree in front of the daimio, it blossomed and the old man was rewarded with high-
    valued gifts.
    5. Why did the daimio reward the farmer but punish his neighbour for the same act?
    A: The daimio rewarded the farmer but punished his neighbor for the same act. This is
    because when the old farmer sprinkled the ash on the withered cherry tree in front of
    the daimio, it blossomed. This made the daimio pleased with the farmer’s act of
    welcoming him.
    But, when the neighbour sprinkled the ashes on the tree in front of the daimio, nothing
    blossomed. Instead, the same ash fell on the daimio and its fine particles entered his
    and his wife’s eyes. This spoiled the whole program and irritated the daimio. That is
    why the neighbour was punished severely.

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