Lesson 8 The Bear Story
Lesson 8 The Bear Story
Lesson 8 The Bear Story
1. Where did the lady find the bear cub? How did she bring it up?
Ans. The lady found the bear cub in the forest near house. She fed him with bottle milk. Her
cook helped her in this task.
2. The bear grew up but “he was a most amiable bear”. Give three examples to prove this.
Ans. The friendly bear was harmless. He watched quickly the cattle grazing in the field. He went
into the stable where three ponies lived. The children used to ride his back safely.
3. What did the bear eat? There were two things he was not allowed to do. What were they?
Ans. the bear ate the same food as the dogs. He was given bread, porridge, potatoes,
cabbages and turnips. He was a vegetarion. He liked the apple most. He was not allowed to
pluck apples from the tree and attack the beehive.
4. When was the bear tied up with a chain? Why?
Ans. The bear was usually tied up with a chain only at night and on Sundays when the lady
visited her sister for lunch.
5. What happened one Sunday when the lady was going to her sister’s house? What did the
lady do? What was the bear’s reaction?
Ans. one Sunday while the lady was on way to her sister’s house, she heard the cracking of the
branches behind her. She saw the bear following her. She punished him by hitting him on his
nose with her umbrella. The bear turned round and went back.
6. Why was the bear looking sorry for himself in the evening? Why did the cook get angry with
her mistress?
Ans. the bear looked sad when the lady came home in the evening. The poor creature had been
in chains all day. He was kept waiting for the mistress to come and set him free. The mistress
scolded the bear for following her in the forest. She did not know that the bear with the bleeding
nose was a wild one. The cook removed her misunderstanding. She told how the bear had been
sitting gently all day.
7. The second bear did not attack the lady because he was afraid of her. Do you agree?
Ans. The lady while crossing found a raw bear, it seems he was taken aback to see the
self-confidence of the lady. Her fearless behavior frightened him.