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Chapter – 2 The King’s Magic Drum
A. Answer these questions :-
1. Who was Efriam Duke ? What special object did he possess ?
Ans – Efriam Duke was an ancient king of Calabar. He had a magic
drum.
2. What could the magic drum do ?
Ans – Whenever the magic drum was beaten it provides plenty of
good and drink .
3. How did the king treat his enemies ?
Ans – Whenever any country declare war against him, he used to call
his enemies together and make them surprise by beating the drum
and instead of fighting , the people found tables spread with all sorts
of dishes, fish, foo – foo, palm oil , chops ,soup , cooked yams, and
plenty of palm wine for everybody. In this way Efriam Duke kept all
the country quiet and sent all his enemies away with full stomachs ,
and in a happy and contented frame of mind.
4. Why did the tortoise want compensation ?
Ans – The tortoise wanted the compensation from the king because
according to him the king’s wife had stolen his palm nut.
5. What did the tortoise ask the king to give him ?
Ans – The tortoise asked the king to give him , his magic drum.
6. How did the tortoise become one of the richest men in the kingdom
?
Ans – The tortoise became one of the richest men in the Kingdom
with the help of the magic drum.
B. Answer these questions with reference to the context.
1. ‘ I am poor man, and I climbed the tree to get food for myself and my
family'.
a. Who said this ?
Ans – The tortoise said this words.
b. Who was the speaker talking to?
Ans – The speaker was talking with Ikwor Eden, the king’s
wife.
c. Why did the listener take the palm nut ?
Ans – The listener took the plum nut because she thought it
had fallen from the tree.
2. ‘ what will you take? You may have anything you like.’
a. Who said this and to whom ?
Ans – The king said this to the tortoise.
b. Why did the speaker say this ?
Ans – The speaker wanted to get rid of the tortoise.
c. What did the listener want to have from the speaker ?
Ans – The listener wanted the magic drum.
