Answer:- The Tsar saw a bearded man come running out of the wood. The man was badly wounded and he held his hands pressed against his stomach, and blood was flowing from under them. When the man reached the Tsar, he fell fainting on the ground moaning feebly. Immediately the Tsar engaged himself in nursing the wounded man. At first, the Tsar unfastened the man's clothing with the hermit's help. The Tsar saw a large wound in the wounded man's stomach. Then, the Tsar washed the wound as best he could and bandaged it with his handkerchief and a towel provided by the hermit. But the blood would not stop flowing, and the Tsar again and again removed the bandage soaked with warm blood and washed it and rebandaged the wound. At last the blood ceased flowing, the man revived and asked for something to drink. The Tsar brought fresh water and gave it to him. Then the Tsar, with the hermit’s help carried the man into the hut and laid him on the bed. In this way the Tsar nursed the wounded man and saved his life.
Or, How did the learned men answer the Tsar’s questions ?
ANS:- The first question that the Tsar asked the learned men was, what was the right time to start any work. Some learned men advised him to draw up in advance, a table of days, months and years and must live according to it. Others suggested that to be up-to-date with the recent happenings and not remain engaged in idle pastimes to decide the right time. Some of them recommend him to consult a Council of wise men in order to find out the Tsar's work at the right time. Some others advised the Tsar to seek help of a magicians because they have an ability to know the future circumstances beforehand.
The second question asked by the Tsar was who were the right people to listen to and whom to avoid. Equally the Tsar got various answers. Some learned men said that the Tsar’s councillors were the persons he needed most. Some others said the priests. Some suggested the doctors, while some said the warriors were the most necessary persons.
The third question was what was the most important thing to do or the most important occupation. The Tsar got different answers again. Some replied that the most important thing in the world was science. Others said it was skill in warfare. While the rest recommend that it was religious worship. All the answers being different, the learned men could not satisfy the Tsar with their answers.
ANS:- In the Leo Tolstoy's story Three Questions”, the three questions that had occurred to the Tsar were — What was the right time to begin everything, who were the right people to listen to, and whom to avoid, and what was the most important thing to do.
The Tsar needed correct answers to those three questions because he thought that, if he could gain the proper answers then he would never fail in anything he might undertake.
When the Tsar was dissatisfied with the answers of the learned men to his three questions, he decided to consult a hermit who was widely renowned for his wisdom.
Question: "All the answers being different, the Tsar agreed with none of them." — What were the questions to which the tsar got different answers? Whom did the Tsar decide to consult when he was not satisfied? Where did the person live whom the Tsar decided to consult? What was he famous for? [HS - ’22]
Ans: The Tsar wanted answers to the three vital questions. The first was related to the important time of any action. The second question was about the correct people who would be the most important to listen to. And the third was about the most important business in life.
When the Tsar was not satisfied, he decided to consult a wise hermit.
The person, whom the Tsar decided to consult with, lived in a wood.
He was famous for his wisdom.
Question: Why did the bearded man become an enemy of the Tsar? What did the man swear and resolve to do? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar and what did he promise him? [HS - ’ 17]
Ans: The bearded man became an enemy of the Tsar because the Tsar had executed his brother and seized his property.
The man decided to take revenge by killing the Tsar on his way back from the hermit's place.
The man asked forgiveness from the Tsar because the Tsar saved his life when he was severely wounded although he had intended to kill the Tsar.
The man promised the Tsar that he and his sons would serve the Tsar as his most faithful slaves.
Question: How was the wounded man revived and nursed? Why did he ask forgiveness of the Tsar? What did the Tsar do when he had gained the man for a friend? [HS - ’19]
Ans: The man was severely wounded. There was large wound in his stomach. The Tsar along with the hermit, started to nurse the wounded man. The Tsar washed and bandaged the wound several times. At last, the blood ceased flowing and the man gradually revived. The Tsar gave him some fresh water to drink carried him into the hermit's hut and laid him on the bed.
The man begged forgiveness from the Tsar because the Tsar saved his life when he was severely wounded although he had intended to kill the Tsar.
The Tsar was extremely happy to gain the friendship of an enemy so easily. He forgave the man. He promised to send his servants and his own doctor to attend to him. He also promised to give back the man's property.
[✵✵ I hope above mentioned answer will help the students of Class -XII to write a perfect answer of this question.]
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