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Read the following text. Alexander: (to Puru) Well, how are you, king? Puru: My name is Puru. Alexander: All right. Are you sorry for the ‘mistake you made, Puru? Puru: I made no mistake, sir. Alexander: Didn’t you reject my proposal? Puru: I did. I refused to be your vassal. Alexander: Do you know that many kings have gladly agreed to be my vassals? Puru: I know that, and I also know that none of them is Puru. First general: (softly to the second General) He is, indeed, a very proud man.Alexander: Don’t you realize that you are my prisoner? Puru: I do, but that doesn’t make any difference to me. I’m still the lawful king of my country. Now answer the following questions. 1) What was the mistake done by Puru according to Alexander? 2) What was Alexander’s proposal? 3) Did Puru accept Alexander’s proposal? 4) Why do you think Puru did not accept Alexander’s proposal? 5) “I also know that none of them is Puru” – What is the meaning of the above sentence? |
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Answer» 1) Puru did not accept to be Alexander’s vassal. 2) Alexander’s proposal was to have Puru as his vassal. 3) No. Puru did not accept Alexander’s proposal. 4) Puru was a sovereign king and he wanted to be an independent and free king of his own kingdom. So Puru did not accept to be the vassal of Alexander. 5) By this sentence Puru wanted to say that the other kings who accepted to be the vassals of Alexander were not as sovereign as Puru. They did not have the self respect. |
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