How Much Land Does a Man Need?

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1. What did the two women discuss? were they related to each other?

Ans. The two women discussed about the town life and village life. They were sisters.

2. What did one woman say in defense of rural life? What was the counter argument?

Ans. She said rural life is free from anxiety and worries.

3. Pakhom listened to the women's chatter. He started brooding and reached a conclusion. What was the conclusion?

Ans. He thought if he has enough land, he would not fear the devil also.

4. When the Devil heard pakhom's musings, what did he decide?

Ans. The Devil decided to give Pakhom enough land and have him in his power.

5. The estate- owner on whose land Pakhom was tenant sold her land. Who bought her land?

Ans. His neighbour bought fifty acres. Pakhom bought forty acres.

6. How Did Pakhom manage to put together the money for buying the land?

Ans. He sold his colt and some bees. He borrowed some money from his brother-in-law.

7. Pakhom met a stranger one day. Who was this stranger? What information did he give to Pakhom?

Ans. He was a peasant. He said the land beyond Volga was very fertile. The rye sown on it grew as high as a horse.

8. A trader told Pakhom something about the land of Bashkirs. What was it?

Ans. He told him that he could buy plenty of land at cheap price - 13,000 acres for only 1,000 roubles.

9. Who were Bashkirs? How did Pakhom make friends with them?

Ans. Bashkirs were landlords. Pakhom gave them various gifts to make them friends.

10. Bashkirs want to repay Pakhom for his gifts. What did Pakhom went home from them?

Ans. Pakhom wanted to buy land from them.

11. 'Our price is always the same: One thousand roubles a day,' the chief said.What did he mean?

Ans. It meant one could buy as much land as one could cover on foot in a day.

12. On what condition did the chief agree to sell land to Pakhom?

Ans. The condition was that Pakhom had to come back to starting point before sunset.

13. What is the moral of the story?

Ans. The moral of the story is ‘Greed is a curse’. One never feels satisfied till one meets one's end.

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