IN THE KINGDOM OF FOOLS

BASUDEV PRASAD SHARMA T. G. T. (ENGLISH)JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SHIVPURI (M. P.)

LESSON PLANCLASS 9TH

ABOUT THE KINGDOMABOUT THE KINGDOM

It is the story of a kingdom where the It is the story of a kingdom where the king and the minister both were king and the minister both were foolish. They had ordered that night foolish. They had ordered that night be treated as day and all people be treated as day and all people should work after dark. They should should work after dark. They should go to bed as soon as the sun came up. go to bed as soon as the sun came up. King’s ordered were followed by the King’s ordered were followed by the people by fear of death.people by fear of death.

ABOUT DISCIPLE

The disciple was a food freak. He was tempted with the cheap food available in the kingdom of fools. He decided to stay in the kingdom.

ABOUT GURU

Guru was wise. He knew that the behavior of fools is unpredictable. He advised the disciple not to stay there but the disciple did not realise the danger.

TROUBLE STARTS THIEF BREAKS INTO A MERCHANT’S HOUSE

WALL COLLAPSES AND THE THIEF DIES

THE THIEF’S BROTHER BLAMES THE MERCHANT FOR HIS BROTHER’S DEATH

THE KING SUMMONNS THE MERCHANT.

THE TRIAL THE MERCHANT SAYS IT IS THE FAULT OF THE

BRICKLAYER THE BRICKLAYER HOLDS THE DANCING GIRL

RESPOSIBLE THE DANCING GIRL BLAMES THE GOLDSMITH THE GOLDSMITH IN TURN ACCUSES THE RICH

MERCHANT THE MERCHANT WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE

ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE HOUSE WHOSE WALL HAD FALLEN

THE UNIQUE TRIALA thief broke into a rich merchant’s house . While he was running away with the money the wall of the house collapsed and killed the thief. The thief’s brother blamed the rich merchant for his death. The merchant blamed the bricklayer who built a weak wall. He held the dancing girl responsible for distracting him. She blamed the goldsmith who did not make her ornaments in time. But he pleaded that a rich merchant pressed him to make ornament early for a family wedding. Now this merchant was the father of the owner of the house.

She blamed the goldsmith who did not make her ornaments in time. But he pleaded that a rich merchant pressed him to make ornament early for a family wedding. Now this merchant was the father of the owner of the house. Now the king ruled that the rich merchant was the real culprit .The rich merchant was ordered to be executed. But the merchant was too thin to fit the stake. The disciple was found fit for the stake.

THE JUDGEMENT JUSTICE HAD COME A FULL CIRCLE,

THOUGHT THE KING HE ORDERED THE MERCHANT TO

BE EXECUTED. A NEW STAKE WAS PREPARED. BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE TOO

BIG FOR THE MERCHANT.

FUNNY ALTERNATIVE THE KING ORDERS TO FIND A FAT

MAN TO FIT IN THE STAKE THE DISCIPLE WHO HAD GROWN FAT

EATING RICE AND GHEE AND SWEETS FOR ONE DUDDU WAS SELECTED

THE DISCIPLE WAS SHOCKED AND REMEMBERED THE WORDS OF HIS GURU

GURU’S TRICK The disciple remembered his guru who appeared at once. They started fighting. Each wanted to be executed first. The guru explained to the king whoever die to the stake first would be reborn as the king of the country.. Whoever die next would be reborn as the minister. The king and the minister consulted and decided to take their place. The king and the minister were executed next morning. The Guru and disciple were their new king and minister. They changed all old laws.

THE CLIMAX THE GURU COMES TO THE DISCIPLE’S

RESCUE. BOTH OF THEM PRETENDED TO WANT

TO DIE ON THE STAKE THE KING IS SURPRISED. THE KING AND THE MINISTER DECIDE

TO DIE. THE PEOPLE FINALLY GET RID OF THE

FOOLISH KING AND HIS MINISTER

VOCABULARYVOCABULARY DELIGHTED:VERBDELIGHTED:VERB SYN:EXCITED,HAPPY,PLEASEDSYN:EXCITED,HAPPY,PLEASED ANT:UNHAPPY,MISERABLEANT:UNHAPPY,MISERABLE

STIRRING:VERBSTIRRING:VERB SYN:MOVEMENT,MOTIONSYN:MOVEMENT,MOTION