Lesson 1

The king and the bees
Wise – One who has knowledge
Proceed – move forward
Wreaths – circular arrangements of flowers and leaves
Artificial - human made
Alike – Same
Vine – a climbing plant  

Q.1  Who came to visit the king and why ?

Ans. – The queen of the neighbouring land came to visit the king to test his wisdom.

 

Q.2  What had the queen heard about the king ?

Ans. -  The queen had heard that the king was very wise.

 

Q.3   What did the queen do to test the king’s wisdom ?

Ans. – The queen gave the king a puzzle to test his wisdom.

 

Q.4  What did the king do to prove his wisdom ?

Ans. – The king had an idea and let the windows of his place be opened. Soon, a swarm of bees came in and sat around the wreath made of real flowers.

 

Q.5  Why did the honeybees sit on only one wreath ?

Ans. – The honeybees sat on only one wreath because only one of them was made of real flowers.