Short questions and answers of the poem ' Fable '

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Short Questions and Answers of the poem ' Fable '

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

1.Who wrote the poem 'Fable'?

Ans :Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the poem 'Fable'.

2.What does the word ' fable' refer to ?

Ans :The word ' fable' refers to a short story which has animals as its character and conveys a moral lessons .

3.Who had a quarrel with the Squirrel ?

Ans :The mountain had a quarrel with the Squirrel .

4.Who is described as former ?

Ans :The mountain is described as former.

5.Who is described as latter ?

Ans : The Squirrel is described as latter .

6.Who is doubtless very big?

Ans :The mountain is doubtless very big.

7.What must be taken to make up a year and a sphere ?

Ans : All sorts of things and weather must be taken to make up a year and a sphere .

8.What does not the squirrel deny?

Ans :The squirrel does not deny that the mountain makes a very pretty track for it .

9.Who can carry forest ?

Ans :The mountain can carry forest .

10.Who cannot carry forest ?

Ans :The squirrel cannot carry forest .

11. Who can crack a nut ?

Ans :The squirrel can crack a nut .

12.Who cannot crack a nut ?

Ans. The mountain cannot crack a nut .

13.Who is 'Bun' in the poem?

Ans: 'Bun' is an another name of the squirrel.

14.What is not disgraceful to the squirrel ?

Ans : To occupy his place is not disgraceful to the squirrel.

15.What does the word 'sphere' indicate ?

Ans: The word 'sphere' indicates the earth.

16.Why is it not disgraceful to occupy one's place ?

Ans: It is not disgraceful to occupy one's place because everyone has his own quality and importance in this world.

17. "...not half so spry '-Who is not half so spry?

Ans :The mountain is not half so spry as the squirrel.

18.What is the message of the poem ?

Ans :The message of the poem is that nobody in the world is inferior or superior ; everyone has his own quality ,importance , and place in this world.

19.How does the mountain make fun of the squirrel ?

Ans: The mountain makes fun of the squirrel by calling 'Little Prig'.

20. Mention two qualities of the squirrel .

Ans: The squirrel is very spry and it can crack a nut.

21.Mention two qualities of the mountain.

Ans :The mountain can make a pretty squirrel track and it can carry forests on its back.

22.What did the mountain call the squirrel ?

Ans :The mountain called the squirrel 'Little Prig'.

23.What can the squirrel do that the mountain cannot?

Ans :The squirrel can crack a nut but the mountain cannot.

24.What is the main difference between the mountain and the squirrel?

Ans: The main difference between the mountain and the squirrel is that the mountain is very large and the squirrel is very small.

25.Who is called 'little prig' and by whom?

Ans: The squirrel is called 'little prig' by the mountain.

26.What is the cause of the quarrel between squirrel and mountain?

Ans:The mountain is proud enough to laugh at the small size and ability of the squirrel. He calls the squirrel 'Little Prig '. This hurts the squirrel 's dignity and the quarrel starts.

27.What, according to Squirrel, are the limitations of the mountain?

Ans:According to squirrel, the mountain is not half as spry as the squirrel and he can't crack a nut.

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