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Answer to: Why does the poet say that the hours of the day are few?

In the poem, the poet uses a name Northland. In the area of Northland, the nights are longer and the days are shorter. As a result there are very few ...

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Answer to: How is true satisfaction spoiled by greed?

True satisfaction lies in sharing things with others. Peace and satisfaction are the two sides of a coin. If there is satisfaction in our life, peace ...

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Answer to: What quality do you find in saints?

Saints are wise people. They have gained heavenly power. Riches make no sense for them, for which people often hanker. They need only food to survive ...

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Answer to: What moral lesson do you get from this poem?

This poem teaches us that true happiness lies in sharing things with the persons who are in need. If we are greedy, we cannot have happiness in our li...

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Answer to: Why was the little woman cursed particularly to be a woodpecker and not another bird? How did she struggle to get her scanty food?

The little woman aroused the anger of a holy man. The saint spend most of his time in travelling and preaching. Constant fasting had made him hungry a...

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Answer to: Why was St. Peter forced to curse the greedy little woman? Do you justify the action of St. Peter?

St. Peter was a holy man. He was a Christian saint. He spent his time moving around places and preaching the people there. Saints generally bless the ...

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Answer to: How can you say that the old lady was greedy?

The old lady was running a bakery. Saint Peter was a wise saint. He had travelled and preached a lot so he was tired and hungry. He had arrived at her...

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Answer to: A holy man should not curse the lady. Justify this statement in the context of the poem ‘A Legend of the Northland’.

A holy man is known for his wisdom. He teaches moral lessons to the people whether they are liberal or greedy. All are equal in his eyes. In the prese...

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Answer to: Why did the little old woman had to struggle for her scanty food after she was cursed to be a woodpecker?

The greedy little woman denied hungry St Peter even a small piece of cake. She made a very small piece of cake but it seemed too large to her to be gi...

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Answer to: Why did the little woman knead another and still a smaller cake?

St. Peter asked the little woman to give one cake from her store of cakes. The little woman made a very little piece of cake to give it to the hungry ...

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Answer to: Who was St. Peter and why did he come to the cottage of a little woman?

St. Peter was a holy man and a Christian saint. He went around different places preaching the people. Too much travelling made him tired and hungry. H...

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Answer to: Why does the poet tell a story which he does not believe to be true?

The poet wants to tell a ‘curious’ story. It is the story of St. Peter and a greedy little woman. The poet himself doesn’t believe in the truth of the...

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Answer to: Describe the landscape of the Northland as described in the poem.

The Northland is far away in the north. In this land of snow and ice, the days are very short. The nights are too long. When it snows, they harness sw...

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Answer to: What happened to the old lady when Saint Peter cursed her?

Saint Peter became angry at her greed because she did not give a piece of cake to Saint Peter to satiate his hunger. When he cursed the lady, she turn...

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