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There was a village in a kingdom. There was living a milkman. His name was Deenu. He had built his hut far away from his village, in the woods. He loved the quietness of the woods rather than the noisy atmosphere of the village. He lived in his hut with his two cows. He fed them well and took proper care of them. Everyday he took the two cows to a nearby lake to bath them. The two cows gave more milk. With the milk that the two cows gave, he earned enough money to live happily.

Deenu was an honest man. Though he was content, at times he would be restless. "There is so much wrong and evil in this world. Is there nobody to guide the people?" this thought made his sad every now and then.

One evening, the ignorant man, Deenu was returning home after selling mill the village. He saw a saint sitting under a tree and meditating. He slowly walked u him and waited for the saint to open his eyes. He was happy to be with the saint p some time. He decided to wait there itself till the saint opened his eyes.

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After a while, the saint slowly opened his eyes. He was surprised to see a m patiently sitting beside him. "What do you want?" asked the saint humbly. "I want to know what the path to Truth and Piety is. Where shall I find Honey

asked Deenu. The saint smiled and said. "Go to the pond nearby and ask the fish the w

question. She will give you the answer." Then as asked to do, the ignorant man, Deenu went to the nearby pond and ask the same question to the fish. The fish said. "O kind man! First, bring me some w to drink." Deenu was surprised. He said. "You live in water. But you still want water drink? How strange!"

At this moment, the fish replied, "You are right. And that gives you the ans to your question as well. Truth, Piety and Honesty are inside the heart of a man being ignorant, he searches for them in the outer world. Instead of wandering he and there, look within yourself and you will find them."

This gave an immense satisfaction to Deenu. He thanked the fish and wall home a wiser man. He changed the way in which he saw this world as well as himse From that day, Deenu never felt restless. He took his best to carry this massage to d rest of his fellow human beings.
Questions:

1. According to the text above, how did the story begin?

2. Explore the character of Deenu. Analyze his motivations, action and words. What is his role in the play?

3. Explore the initial interaction between Deenu and fish. What do we learn about these two characters from their first meeting?

4. What is the role of the fish? Explore his character 5. What is the main problem of the story?

6. How does the problem solve?

7. What is the moral value of the story?
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