Story of a Boy Helping the Needy

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Why did the six elder sons refuse to go fetch the fish?

  • They were afraid of the fish
  • They were too busy with work
  • They wanted to teach the youngest son a lesson
  • They were scared of the strange faqir (correct)

What was the strange faqir's condition for the blind peasant to see again?

  • Rubbing ash of a fish's eyes in his own eyes (correct)
  • Praying at a specific river at sunrise
  • Finding a rare flower and inhaling its fragrance
  • Drinking a potion made from fish scales

Why did the youngest son end up being the one sent to fetch the fish?

  • He was not afraid like the elder sons (correct)
  • The elder sons convinced their father to choose him
  • He was the bravest of all his siblings
  • The strange faqir specifically requested him

What was the main reason six elder sons advised their father to send the youngest son?

<p>They thought he would succeed where they failed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the blind peasant's sons suggest as an alternative to fetching the fish?

<p>Leaving their father blind (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the young man ask from the fish when he reached his destination?

<p>To give him its eyes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the fish suggest restoring the young man's father's eyesight?

<p>By touching his father's closed eyelids with sand from its eyes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the young man's response when the fish asked how it was possible to restore his father's eyesight?

<p>He followed the fish's instructions with faith (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did the fish assure the young man that it will be at his mercy if it failed to fulfill its promise?

<p>To gain the young man's trust (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the young man say he wanted the fish's eyes for?

<p>To restore his father's eyesight (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What condition did the young man set for sparing the fish's life after restoring his father's eyesight?

<p>'In case my father does not get his sight back, your life will not be spared' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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