Class 7 English Honeycomb Chapter 3 Important Questions

The fishmongers convinced the customers by saying that the price had been down that day.

Gopal is known for his wisdom and presence of mind and was a courtier in the king’s court.

The king congratulated Gopal for winning the challenge that he forced upon him to bring the fish to the court without being in any kind of conversation about it.

The king was irritated as everyone was discussing nothing but the fish. When his courtiers were talking about Hilsa fish, he lost his temper and warned them that they were courtiers and not fishermen. But the talking soon felt guilty, looking at his nervous and humble courtier when he had rebuked. His tone changed and he said that it was the season of Hilsa and nobody could be stopped from talking about it.

Gopal’s wife thought that her husband had gone mad. She felt that he was dressed too shabbily for a normal man too.

On seeing Gopal a man said that he must be a madman while the other called him a mystic.

Gopal had half-shaven his face. Smeared ash over himself. Had put on rags and was looking disgraceful. His wife asked Gopal the reasons for-such weird acts. Gopal told her that he was going to buy Hilsa fish. At last, even she concluded that Gopal had gone mad.

Before he went to buy Hilsa fish, Gopal half-shaved his face, smeared himself with ash and wore disgraceful rags.

When Gopal asked the guards to let him meet the king, they refused. Therefore, he began to dance and sing loudly. On hearing his loud song, the king sent his messenger to call him in the court.

The season of Hilsa fish was filled with buying and selling of Hilsa fishes all around.
The fishermen, courtiers, and other people talked about nothing but Hilsa Fish. They talked about the sizes and prices of Hilsa fish being sold in the market.

The king was very annoyed with Hilsa fish being the only big fuss. Nobody talked about anything else but Hilsa fish. He thought that nobody could stop all these people from talking about Hilsa fish, not even Gopal. The king wanted to bring a change in the air. He challenged Gopal to buy a Hilsa-fish and bring it to the palace without anyone asking anything about the fish throughout the way to prove that he was clever.

The king asked Gopal to buy a Hilsa-fish and bring it to the palace without anyone asking anything about the fish throughout the way to prove that he was clever.

One was interested in the Hilsa fish. Gopal had bought because of Gopal’s condition. He was wearing rugs, his face was half-shaven and ash was smeared over his body. People were more interested in his appearance than the fish.

One should be resolute and firm. Yes, we should not give up in any situation. We should find out a solution to come out of it. Sometimes it might be tough to find the solution, but if we try hard nothing is impossible. We learn from the efforts we make in life. If we won’t make efforts then our learning will stop.

The king was initially shocked to see Gopal with such a disgraceful attire. He asked the reason for his ridiculous appearance. To which Gopal replied that nobody seemed to discuss Hilsa fish anymore and everybody’s suddenly concerned about Gopal’s disgraceful look. And that’s when the king remembered about the challenge.

Gopal happily accepted the challenge of buying a huge Hilsa fish from the market and to ensure on the way from the market to the palace no one should talk to him about the fish. He was an intelligent man. He dressed up like a mad man and his appearance caught everyone’s attention. He reached the court without anyone talking about the fish as everyone was drawn towards his appearance.

Gopal looked suspicious or rather mystic since he had dressed filthily. Moreover, his beard was half- shaven and ash was smeared on it. In addition to that, the guards barred his entry palace. He started dancing and singing loudly so that the king might hear him and call him inside. The king ordered him to be taken inside but he could not recognize him. When Gopal reminded him of his challenge and proved that he had fulfilled it the king was surprised and burst into laughter.