Magic Violin Class 9th English Literature Book Written By :-Dr.Anand Malik.

Magic Magic ViolinViolin

Class 9th English Literature BookWritten By :-Dr.Anand Malik

PREPARED BY:-PREPARED BY:-

Mr.Darshan Singh(English Mr.Darshan Singh(English Master)Master)

Govt.Sen.Sec.SchoolGovt.Sen.Sec.School

SUKHPURSUKHPUR

In Sicily , there once lived a boy who was In Sicily , there once lived a boy who was always happy although he was very always happy although he was very poor . His parents died when he poor . His parents died when he young .so he set out by himself to seek young .so he set out by himself to seek his fortune. He laughed merrily at his fortune. He laughed merrily at everything and all though his troubles everything and all though his troubles he was cheerful and happy.he was cheerful and happy.

He went about the country looking for He went about the country looking for work , and at last one day to work , and at last one day to farmhouse.farmhouse.

He was a mean person and miser and He was a mean person and miser and thought that the boy must be a beggar.thought that the boy must be a beggar.

The boy went to live in the The boy went to live in the farmhouse ,and every day he look the farmhouse ,and every day he look the goats to the hills to graze.goats to the hills to graze.

Than he gave the boy three copper Than he gave the boy three copper coins for three years work . The boy coins for three years work . The boy looked at them and laughed. He put looked at them and laughed. He put the coins in pocket , took his shabby the coins in pocket , took his shabby hat and went off whistling.hat and went off whistling.

The boy his hand into his pocket took The boy his hand into his pocket took out the copper coins that were his out the copper coins that were his wages for three years . And he gave wages for three years . And he gave to beggar because he was very to beggar because he was very hungry.hungry.

The old man was not a beggar he was The old man was not a beggar he was an angle. The boy thought for a an angle. The boy thought for a moment and said ,’I would like to have moment and said ,’I would like to have violin which plays music to make all violin which plays music to make all men dance , and a gun that will men dance , and a gun that will always hit the thing at which I am.’always hit the thing at which I am.’

The boy made his way back towards The boy made his way back towards the farm where he had worked for the farm where he had worked for three long years for three copper coin, three long years for three copper coin, and Justas he went near the gate ,a and Justas he went near the gate ,a bird fly up from a field. At once the boy bird fly up from a field. At once the boy aimed at with his magic gun and of aimed at with his magic gun and of course, hit the bird as the bird fell, the course, hit the bird as the bird fell, the farmer come out of the house and went farmer come out of the house and went to pick it up. to pick it up.

I will have none of yours rudeness, I will have none of yours rudeness, you rascal,’ shouted the farmer But you rascal,’ shouted the farmer But before he reach the bird, the begun before he reach the bird, the begun to play on his violin and farmer had to play on his violin and farmer had to dance .He danced and the boy to dance .He danced and the boy would not stop playing. would not stop playing.

Than he went on his way, but the farmer Than he went on his way, but the farmer ran before him and told into the village ran before him and told into the village and told the police that the boy was a and told the police that the boy was a thief. The magistrate sent out the thief. The magistrate sent out the policeman and they soon caught the boy policeman and they soon caught the boy with the thousand pieces of silver that the with the thousand pieces of silver that the farmer said he had stolen.farmer said he had stolen.

In those days, in Sicily, the In those days, in Sicily, the punishment for stealing was death. punishment for stealing was death. So he was sentenced to be hanged at So he was sentenced to be hanged at once.once.

The boy asked the magistrate to let The boy asked the magistrate to let him play the violin before he was him play the violin before he was hanged. The kind magistrate allowed hanged. The kind magistrate allowed him to do so.him to do so.

It can do no harm .Let the poor lad play It can do no harm .Let the poor lad play the violin for a few minutes: he too young the violin for a few minutes: he too young to die so the began to play the violin. At to die so the began to play the violin. At once the magistrate and the hangman and once the magistrate and the hangman and the former and all the people, who were the former and all the people, who were gathered in the market place to see the gathered in the market place to see the poor boy hanged, began to dance. They poor boy hanged, began to dance. They danced and a danced and while the boy danced and a danced and while the boy played they could not stop dancing.played they could not stop dancing.

At last the magistrate cried,’ Stop, At last the magistrate cried,’ Stop, boy stop! You shall go free. The boy stop! You shall go free. The farmer gives you the thousand farmer gives you the thousand pieces of the silver and I give you pieces of the silver and I give you your freedom.your freedom.

Questions:-Questions:-

Q1:-Why did the boy go to the Q1:-Why did the boy go to the farmer?farmer?

Q2:- What did the old man give to the Q2:- What did the old man give to the boy?boy?

Q3:- How did the boy get the silver Q3:- How did the boy get the silver coins and his freedom back?coins and his freedom back?

Q4:- How much did the farmer pay Q4:- How much did the farmer pay him and when?him and when?

Fill in the blanks:-Fill in the blanks:-

[old farmer, work, master, hills, any-one][old farmer, work, master, hills, any-one]

The boy wanted a change of______ The boy wanted a change of______ because he felt lonely in the ______.When because he felt lonely in the ______.When he came home at night ,he never he came home at night ,he never saw_______ to talk to but the ______.One saw_______ to talk to but the ______.One evening,he told his _______that he evening,he told his _______that he wanted to leave him.wanted to leave him.

BibliographyBibliography

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