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Answer to: What happened to the cake every time when the old lady tried to bake it?

The old lady was a greedy woman. She had no desire to share her things with others. Once Saint Peter was tired and hungry. He arrived at her cottage t...

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Answer to: Why was Saint Peter tired and hungry?

Saint Peter was a holy man. He used to preach people. For his preaching he often made long journey. During the course of his journey, sometimes, he di...

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Answer to: Write the story of ‘A Legend of the Northland’ in about ten sentences.

The poem is a story of an old woman. She is asked by Saint Peter for alms who has become weak because of fasting and travelling. But her greed forces ...

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Answer to: What is a legend? Why is this poem called a legend?

A legend is a story from ancient times about people and events. The title of the poem tells that it is a legend. The poet himself says that ‘I don’t b...

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Answer to: Is this a true story? Which part of this poem do you feel is the most important?

No, it is an imaginative story. It is a legend. The third stanza of the poem is very important.

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Answer to: Do you think that the old lady would have been so ungenerous if she had known who Saint Peter really was? What would she have done then?

No, she would not have done this. On the contrary, she would have given him a large piece of cake to make him happy with the greed to get a handsome r...

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Answer to: How does the woodpecker get her food?

The woodpecker bores the hard and dry wood to get its food.

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Answer to: How did he punish her?

He cursed her and made her a woodpecker.

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Answer to: What did Saint Peter ask the old lady for? What was the lady’s reaction?

Saint Peter asked the old lady for a piece of cake. The lady behaved miserly and kept decreasing the size of the cake. At last she did not give him an...

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Answer to: Which country or countries do you think “the Northland” refers to?

It is a country in the north where days are short and nights are long.

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Answer to: God has a lot of ways of controlling Our lines. Discuss this in the light of the story ‘The Snake and the Mirror’.

Our life is definitely in the hands of God. He is fire supreme power in control of our lives. At times we forget this like the young doctor. He was un...

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Answer to: Describe in detail the doctor’s feelings when he saw the snake coiled around his arm?

The doctor was so engrossed in his day dreaming that he did not realize that a snake had wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on his shoulde...

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Answer to: Justify the title of the story ‘The Snake and the Mirror’.

The story revolves round the narrator, the snake, and the mirror. The narrator hears some familiar sounds – a dull thud and a snake lands on his shoul...

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Answer to: What are the similarities between the doctor and the snake?

The doctor and the snake had striking similarities. Both were victims of self-adoration. This is clearly visible in two decisions of the doctor- to sh...

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Answer to: Without mirror, the story will lose its charm and reality. Justify.

The story would lose its charm and reality without the mirror because it fascinates both the characters i.e., doctor and the snake. The doctor makes t...

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Answer to: “Birds of the same feathers flock together” goes the saying. Does the encounter between the snake and the doctor in the story “The Snake and the Mirror” support the saying? Why or why not?

Yes, the story supports the saying which means that the people of similar habits and tastes find each other. The doctor enjoyed self-appreciation and ...

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Answer to: What made the doctor utter “Death lurked four inches away”?

The doctor was under the grip of the snake, and sat motionless as a statue, his body was inactive but mind was completely active. He knew very well th...

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Answer to: Why did the snake leave the doctor’s arm?

The snake left the doctor’s arm because it saw its reflection in the mirror and was fascinated by it and so wanted to enjoy its own reflection by havi...

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Answer to: Why did the author of “The Snake and the Mirror” fantasize a fat woman as his wife?

The author of "The Snake and the Mirror" fantasizes a fat woman as his wife since she would never be able to catch the doctor on his mistakes. She wou...

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