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1. Justice delayed is justice denied.

2. Our actions speak louder than words.

1. The disciple came to Andher Nagari to pay respects to the mighty King Choupat but to his surprise the king ordered the Hangman to hang him without delay.

2. The blame game continued one after another and the king ordered the Hangman every time to hang the person without verifying his/her mistake.

3. The king requested the guards to take him to the gallows and hang him without any delay to become the next king of the same kingdom in his next life.

1. I have heard amazing stories …. [ ]

2. I am especially impressed by the fact…. [✓]

3. I am quite happy about it. [ ]

4. I beg for justice. [ ]

5. … and my friend was instantly killed ….. [✓]

6. My house has been recently built …. [✓]

7. It is the fault of the bricklayer …. [ ]

A thief will never appear in a court on his own. This thief dares to do so because the king of his kingdom was not powerful and the rules and regulations of his kingdom were not so strict.

3. There were two hardworking and honest thieves in the great land of Andher Nagari. 

4. They were very true to their profession from the last several years. 

2. One day they made a hole in the wall of a merchant’s house.

1. The wall collapsed while entering the house and the thief’s friend was instantly killed.

The king should have said to the thief that it was the fault of him and his friend and not of the merchant. As they had entered his house with the intention of stealing when his family was away. So he and his friend were totally responsible for what had happened.

(a) The Goldsmith blamed the King for the delay in his work. – True

(b) The King thought that the Goldsmith had a good reason to delay the Daughter’s work. – False 

(c) The Goldsmith was hanged. – False 

(d) The noose did not fit the Goldsmith’s neck. – True

(e) The noose did not fit the disciple’s neck. – False 

(f) The sage wanted to die on that day. – True 

(g) The sage wanted to save his disciple. – True

(h) The king wanted to be king again in his next birth. – True

1. peered – Past Tense 

2. was living – Past Continuous.

The sage told the King that, the great prophets had foretold that one who would be hanged on that day, in that kingdom, would become the next king and conquer many more nations. The King wanted to become the next great king of Andher Nagari. He also wanted to be a famous royal monarch. So he wanted to die to become the king of Andher Nagari.

The King wants to know why the sage, being a wise and holy man wishes to obstruct the course of justice. He also wants to know why the sage wanted to be hanged in place of his disciple.

1. king 

2. prophet 

3. fate 

4. sage.

1. c o u r t 

2. g u a r d 

3. g r e a t 

4. f a u l t.

I think the king is stupid. He believes every person of his kingdom without any proof. “Guards! Take me to the gallows and hang me at once without any delay.” This action shows that he was really stupid. Being a king he should have thought of his action.

The daughter was very much confident that the king will not hang her because she knew that she was not guilty and she also knew the king very well. Yes, her prediction came true.

The potter said when he was shaping the mouth of the pot he heard the sweet, delicate tinkling of anklets of money-lender’s daughter. I think he must be telling the truth as it might have disturbed his work and the mouth of pot became too wide.

No, the King was not willing to hang the sage because the sage told him that the one who would be hanged on that day, in that kingdom, would become the next king. So to become the next great king of Andher Nagari, he didn’t want to hang the sage whereas he wanted himself to be hanged.

Yes, I think the Goldsmith was telling the truth. After making that ladies ornaments the Goldsmith could have received the money from her. But he did not think about the money whereas he thought about the respect and honour of the King. So he started making the Queen’s ornaments instead of that lady’s bridal ornaments.

1. “Oh, do not fret, father. The king will i not hang me,” said daughter.

2. The King said, “Ah! Justice at last! Take him to the gallows without further delay.”

1. excess, forgive, guilty, mercy. 

2. Majesty, measure, mortar, moulding.