NCERT Solutions Class 6 English (A Pact with the Sun)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 English (A Pact with the Sun) Chapter – 6 The Monkey and the Crocodile has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 6
(The Monkey and the Crocodile)
1. The monkey was happy living in the fruit tree, but his happiness was not complete. What did he miss?
Answer – The monkey was happy living on the tree full of fruits, but wanted a companion to talk and share the fruits with him.
2. What did the two friends generally talk about?
Answer – The monkey and the crocodile became good friends. They talked about birds and animals and the difficulties faced by the villagers nearby in raising good crops for lack of rain.
3. Why was the crocodile’s wife annoyed with her husband one day?
Answer – The crocodile’s wife annoyed of waiting for the crocodile to come home and in managing the little crocodiles that had just been hatched.
4. Why was the crocodile unwilling to invite his friend home?
Answer – The crocodile was unwilling to invite his friend home because his wife wanted to eat the monkey’s heart. The crocodile was not ready to invite the monkey to his home because he was not ready to kill his dear friend.
5. What did the crocodile tell the monkey midstream?
Answer – The crocodile told the monkey midstream that he would have to go under water now so that he could kill the monkey and give the monkey’s heart to his wife for a meal.
6. How did the monkey save himself?
Answer – The monkey said that he forgot his heart on the tree and asked the crocodile to swim back to bring the heart from there.
7. What does the last sentence of the story suggest? What would the crocodile tell his wife?
Answer – The crocodile was sadder and wiser. He would have told his wife about all that happened and how she broke a great friendship because of her insecurity and greed.
NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English (A Pact with the Sun)
- Chapter 1 : A Tale of Two Birds
- Chapter 2 : The Friendly Mongoose
- Chapter 3 : The Shepherd’s Treasure
- Chapter 4 : The Old-Clock Shop
- Chapter 5 : Tansen
- Chapter 7 : The Wonder Called Sleep
- Chapter 8 : A Pact with the Sun
- Chapter 9 : What Happened to the Reptiles
- Chapter 10 : A Strange Wrestling Match
