The king wanted to become a better ruler so he sought answers to three questions: when to begin a new venture, who to advise him, and what is most important to do. He offered rewards but was unsatisfied with the different answers. He asked a wise hermit digging in the ground. The hermit did not answer and the king helped him dig. They saw a wounded stranger who was the king's enemy but the king helped him and the man became his servant. The hermit told the king he already found the answers - that now is the important time, the person he is with is most important, and doing good for others is most important.

1. Standard VIII
PART II, UNIT V
Submitted BY
VISHNU.A.J
ENGLISH

2. LEO TOLSTOY
(1828-1910)
 Count Lev
Nikolayevich Tolstoy
was a Russian
novelist regarded as
one of the greatest of
all time.
 He is known as a great realistic writer of world
literature.
 His famous works are : War and Peace, Anna
Karenina, A Confession, Resurrection.

3. Three Questions is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy. This is a
story of a King who wanted to become a successful ruler. He thought
that he could become a better ruler if he knew the right time to begin
a new venture, who were the right people to advise him and what was
the most important thing to do. He declared rewards for the people
who gave him satisfying answers. Many people came and all the
answers given by them were different. The king was not at all
satisfied. He went to a wise hermit seeking answers. The hermit was
digging ground when the King reached there. He repeated his
question several times but the hermit did not answer. The King
helped the hermit in digging. Then they saw a stranger who was
badly wounded running towards them. The King nursed him and
bandaged his wounds. Later the man told that he was the King’s
enemy and wanted to kill him. As the king saved his life he wanted to
become his servant. The King repeated the questions to the hermit
before leaving. The hermit said that the king already found his
answers through his deeds. He said that there is only one time that is
important- Now. The most important person is the one whom he is
currently with. And the most important thing to do is doing good to

4. IDLE
:Not in
action or at
work

5. HERMIT
: One who retired
from society for
religious reasons

6. FRAIL
:
Physically
Weak

7.  What are the three questions asked by the King?
 The three questions asked by the King are, what is
the right time to start a venture, who are the right
persons to advise him, and what is the most
important thing to do.
 What did the King do when he did not get any
satisfying answer?
 When the King did not get any satisfying answer
he decided to meet a wise hermit to find out the
answers for his questions.

8.  Write a Notice about the
competition put forward by the King.

9. o Write a paragraph about the
most important person in your
life.