Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below:
Once a thief in Bagdad made a hole in the
wall of a man’s house and stole a box full of jewels. He was however found out
by the chowkidars and taken into the court before the Kazi.
The thief fell upon his knees and wept, “Sir”
said he, “I am innocent, I did not make the hole nor did I steal. the box of
jewels. They have wrongly arrested me.”
“Then, how is that the box of jewels was
found with you?” asked the Kazi “Sir, I am really innocent. But my nght hand is
very wicked and often gives the trouble. It was my right hand that made the
hole and stole the jewels while I was outside the wall.”
“Really” said the Kazi, “then you cannot be
punished. But I shall send your right hand to prison for six months and you
will stand outside the prison, while your nght hand serves the sentence.”
Questions:
(a) What did the thief of Bagdad do?
(b) Where was he taken?
(c) What did he tell the Kazi?
(d) What did the Kazi tell him in reply?
(e) Pick out an expression which means
‘punishment.’
(f) Pick out an expression for the word
‘innocent.’
(g) Give the opposite word for ‘innocent.’
