The Secret of Success

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idioms and phrases used in the text:

In search of , to see eye to eye with each other, far and wide, in front of

Synopsis :

The story begins in this way that there is a king who is in search of the secret of success and has three questions with him to be answered:

what is the most important work to do?

Who is the most important person?

What is the most important time to start some work?

The king goes many places and meets many persons to know the answers of these questions but no body satisfies him. He has also announced the reward of 5000 gold coins to be awarded to the one who answers the questions .One day, he calls many wise and learned men in his court but but no one satisfies him.

The king comes to know that there is a jungle at a distance from the capital and there lives an old wise man but that man doesn’t like the rich.To overcome the difficulty, the king disguises himself as a common man and with his servants, who are instructed to stay behind ,leaves to meet the saint. Reaching there, the king finds the saint digging in front of his hut but is stopping every now and then out of old age. The king without considering his condition asks the questions but the king thoroughly ignores the king then king realising his tiredness and old age requests him to help him in digging that the saint accepts thanking him.

During this the evening falls , the king asks once again the questions but the saint rather answering points to something. The king glances there and finds there a bearded man, having a dagger in his hand. The man was badly injured and as soon as he reaches the hut, falls and faints. The king and the saint both divert their attention toward that injured man and put bandage on his bleeding wounds, soon the man gets relaxed and falls a sleep. By this time, the night falls, the saint invites the king to stay that the king accepts.

The next morning, the injured man calls him as majesty saying that he was there to kill him because he had his brother killed but was caught by the servants of the king but escaped. He thanks the king for his care and vows to be his faithful servant , salutes and leaves. Now the king turns to the saint and asks for the answers .The king says that he has already been answered. The first time the saint was an important person and the digging was an important work and it saved his life otherwise he would have been killed. The second time the wounded man was an important person and the dressing of his wounds was the most important work otherwise he would not have found a faithful servant.

Moral of the lesson

The most important time is the present.The most important work is what you are doing now and the most important person is the one with whom you are with at the moment.

Q/A aren’t in the text book . See the important questions here.

Q1. What were the questions of the king to know the secret of success?

Ans. see synopsis.

Q2.What is the moral of the lesson ?

Ans. See the moral given in the synopsis.

Q3.What did the saint answer after leaving the injured man to the king?

Ans. He answered that he had already been answered as the first time the saint and the digging was important otherwise he would have been killed and the second time the injured man and his dressing were important because it saved the man’s life and the king got a loyal servant. The saint also meant here that patience, focus and steadfastness are also important to be successful.

Q4.why did the king want to know the secret of success?

Ans. The king thought that if he could find out the answers to three questions, he would never fail in life.

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