Moral Science: The Fish Basket; Class -vi; chapter

Moral Science: The Fish Basket; Class -vi; chapter - 7

The Fish Basket
(Accepting and Adapting to Change)

I. Know your Lesson.

1. Why did the fisher woman want to take up the business of gardening?

Ans: Due to the recent storm at the sea, her fishing business was not doing well. So, the fisher woman was thinking of taking up the business of gardening.

2. Why could the fisher woman not sleep peacefully in the gardener's room?

Ans: There were some baskets of beautiful fragrant flowers were kept in the gardener's room. The fisher woman could not sleep because of the smell of those flowers.

3. What put the fisher woman to sound sleep?

Ans: The fisherwoman fell asleep due to the smell of fish emanating from the basket that was placed next to the fisherman's nose.

4. Why did the fisher woman dropped the idea of gardening?

Ans: The fisher women dropped the idea of gardening because she thought that she was so accustomed to the smell of fish that she could not adjust the fragrance of flowers.

5. Why do you think that the fisher woman resisted change?

Ans: We are happy and comfortable doing what we have been doing and fear any change. So, I think the fisher woman resist change because she has settled into a comfort zone, based on her habits and experience.

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