Chapter 4 - The Wise Parrot · Class 5 English
Practise 8 short and long answer questions on The Wise Parrot from Chapter 4 - The Wise Parrot. Try writing your own answer first, then tap the question to compare it with the model answer and read the explanation behind it.
A rich merchant kept the parrot in a golden cage.
The story introduces the merchant and his talkative pet.
The parrot wanted the joy of flying freely in the sky.
It tells the merchant that it has tasted fruits and chillies but longs to fly.
The merchant said the parrot was very dear to him and that he could not bear to let it go.
His affection makes him unwilling to give the bird freedom.
It asked the merchant to send greetings to its friends in the jungle.
The parrot asks for this message when the merchant will not release it.
One parrot dropped from the tree and fell to the ground as soon as the merchant finished speaking.
This surprising event becomes important to the pet parrot’s plan.
The pet parrot copied the action of the wild parrot, making the merchant think it had died.
The later escape shows that the fall was part of a clever plan.
The merchant placed the apparently dead bird on the windowsill. The parrot then stirred, spread its wings and flew away.
The bird uses the message and the merchant’s reaction to create an opportunity to escape.
It understands the meaning of the wild parrot’s action and uses that idea to escape from captivity.
Its plan shows observation, reasoning and cleverness.