Section A

Three Questions empathy, compasslon

Leo Tolstoy

Warm-up
Discuss these questions.
Work in pairs.
ask questions?
1. When does a person wise person, whatthree
questions would you ask him/her?
2. Ifyou were tto meet a very
these particular questions?
3. Why would vou ask

Ifhe always in his kingdom. He would give agreat reward

nce acertain King had an idea. wouldt
Iteach hinm what the
AN
to anyone who
knew the ight time to begin everything, if he
right time for every action was, and who the
knew who the right people were to listen to, and most necessary people were, and how he
who to avoid, and, above all, if he always knew what
was the most important thing to do, he would never
might know the most important thing to do.
fail in anything he might undertake. Many learned men came to the King, but they
Since he was convinced that he was right in allanswered his questions differently.
thinking this way, he had aproclamation made

AUD
 In reply to the first question, some said that to know
the right time for every action, one must draw up
in advane. a table of days, months and years,
and must live strictly according to it. Others
declared that it was impossible to decide
betorehand the right time for every
action; but that, not letting oneself
be absorbed in idle pastimes, one
should always attend to all that was
going on, and then do what was
most essential. Yet others said that it
was impossible for one man to decide
correctly the right time for every action and
that the King should instead, have a council of AUD
wise people, who would help him fix the proper
time for everything,
When the King arrived. the hermilwas
Equally varied were the answers to the second digging the ground in front of his hut.
question. Some said the people whom the King The hermit was frail and weak. and each
necded the most were his councillors; others, the
time he struck the ground with the spade
priests;others, the doctors; while some said the and turned a little earth, he breathed heavity. The
warriors were the most necessary.
King went up to him and said. "1 have come to you.
To the third questian about what was the most wise hermit, to ask you to answer three questions
important occupation, some replied that the most How can llearn to do the right thing at the right
important thing in the world was science. Others time? Who are the people Imost need, and teo
said it was skill in warfare; and to others, it was whom should 1,therefore, pay most attention? And
religious worship. what aflairs are the most important and need my
The King was not convinced by any of these answers immediate attention"

nd gave the reward to none. Instead, he decided to The hemit listened to the King but answered
consultahernit, widely renowned for his wisdom. nothing. te just spat on his hand and resumed
The hermit lived in a forest, which he never left. digging. The King wutched in slence for a while.
He spoke only to common folk. So the King put on annoueent, dedarstion
procdamatlon
simple clothes and approaching the hernits cll, fral weak; feeble
disnounted his lhorse, and left his bodyguard behind.
 was flowing from underthem. Whenhe
Then, feeling sorry for the hermit, he
said, "You reached
e the ground,
the King he fainted and fellIon AU
the spade and work awhile moaning feebly. The King and the hermit
are tired, let me take
for you" unfastened the man's clothing There was
hermit silently handed over the spade and sat a large wound in his stomach. The King
The
ground When he haddug two beds the washedit as well as he could, and bandaged dit
a towelthatthe hernit with
down on the
questions The hermit his handkerchief andla
King stopped and repeated his out his would
had.
but rose, stretched But the blood i not stop lowing, andthe
again gave no answer,
King
removed the bandage soaked
hand for he spade, and said, with warnn blood again
work
"Now rest awhile-and let me
him and again, and washed and
a bit" But the King did not give
bandaged the wound. When
the spade, and continued to dig, at last the blood stopped
One hour passed, and another.
lowing, the man recovered
and asked for something
to drink.

The King brought fresh

water and gave it to him.
Meanwhile the sun had set
andit had become cool, So
the King, with the hermi's
help, carried the wounded
man into the hut. The man
lay there quietly with his eyes
closed. By now, the King was so
tired with hiswalk and the work he had
The sun began to sink behind the trees,
and the done, that he lay hinnself down and fell asleep.
sonme
King at last drove the spade into the ground,
and When he awoke in the morning, it took him
the
said, "Icame to you, wise man, for an answer to
my time to remember where he was, or who
questions. If you can give me none, tell me so, and I strange bearded man was, lying by his side and
willreturn home." gazing intently at him.
"Here comes someone running said the hermit. "Forgive me!" said the bearded man ina weak voice,
"Let us see who it is."
when he saw that the King was awake and was
The King turned around and sawa bearded man looking at him.
come running out of the forest. The man held his
hands pressed against his stomach, and blood
 sad
"Youhave alreadybeen answered! AUD
do not know you, nor do I have anythingto forgive
voufor said the King. the hermit, stillerouching on his thun legs
stood
and looking up at the King who
you do not know me,but l know you. Ian that
before him.
eneny of yours who sworetorevenge hin1self on
you. beaISe you executed my brother and
seized his property Iknew you had gone
alone to sce the hernit, and I resolved
o killyouon your way back. But the
day passed and you did not return.
Sol came out from my ambush
to find you. Your bodyguards
recogniscd me and wounded
me. Iescaped from them but
would have bled to death had
you not dressed my wound. I
wished to kill you but you
saved my life. Now if live,
and if you wish it, I willserve
youall my life."
The King was very glad to have made peace
with an enemy soeasily, and to have gained bim
for a friend. He not only forgave him but said he
would send his men and his own physiclan to attend "What do you neant asked tle King,
to him.
"Do you not see?" replied the hermit. "ll you had
The King then took leave of him and went out of notpilled my weakness yesterday and stayed o
the hut to look for the hermit. Belore golng away, dig these beds lor me, youwould lave yoe back
hewished once more to beg for an answer to tlhe And been killed by that man.So the most important
questions he had asked. The hermit was outside,on time was when you were digging the beds, and !
his knees, sowing seeds in the beds that had been Was the most0iportunt wan, and to do ne gd
dug the day before. wis your most important bustness, Afterwards, the
The King approached him and sald, "Por
recovered returned to lile/consdousnes or recoveed trom ilnes
the last time, Ipray you to answer my
ntenty with full ottention
questions, wise man" resolved determined, comrited
ambush trap, a hidden position from vsch a surprise atluckis made
rouching squating; sting on ones heels
 becas0she ony timeewhen we have
y po The
emos s
necessarr person is
he one whom vOu are wh Sor vou do not
having Tat
WRLIT he wuid hae eed withru kacwwehe you wlver haee
else, and he mos dealings
mportant
thing s o do this person good because
hisIE Rememe hen there s ontr me tie for
TpOse alone wEre Vou sent into this lifer that

(reading for main ideas)

Reading
Atswer hese auestiuns Work in pairs, read the chapter once again and check your peer's

aswers
tat te Krg asked?
1 Wret wee te tIee qEStors
arsersoS OLESTUS?
2 Wa du te doto frd
te receved? Why/why not?
Ms te satste wth the asNers
arswers?
Wom do te Kng fraly agach tor the
DesTÜE tte tam oggts t r took pace when the King
wES watung for the answore
5.

Chose he rigtt optiors to compiete these

SerteDes. Thern check your aswers.
1 Tre tared ran ared tease

te ves ady wOured n Te stoTact

te wes trgered wten te saw the Krg
all of te DE

2 Tre tearei mar warted tD Kill te Kng becaLSe

te Kirg tad taien away tis kirgdom
tre Kirg tad atded his wfe.
te Krg tad eeoued tis brote
all of tre De

Tre teIt arSvered tte Kirgs guestiors

Dy gITg tT 2Sutbe erarpie from tis own ife.

in te igt seiure te Kirg fel 2seep.

 (reading for inference HOTS
Think and answer.
C. Explain this statermert
1 You have aiready beenarnswered! lesson? What was this lesson?
King a
2 How did the hemit teach the enjoy i? Wouid you
recommend t to a
this stor? Didvou
3 What wGs your reaction to
friend? Why? enemy?
fomed about the bearded man, the Kngs
What opinion have you (value-based questicns
agassic
Discuss in class.
of empaty and compassion
D. vou think is the importance
1. Based on this story, what do
in one's Iife?
present is the most important time? Why /Why not?
Do you think that the
2.

(modal auniliaries)
Using Grammar
from the text. every acton
Read these sentences anyone who would teach him what the right time for
reward to the most important
He would give a great people were. and how he might know
who the most necessary
was, and
thing to do.
thing at the right time?
How can Ileam to do the ight modal auxiliaries. These are special
called modals or
in these sentences are not change their form. Thy
give
The highlighted words dance, sing. They do
verbs like work,
verbs and are different from follows it.
the main verb that
additional information about
verbs are used to express functions such as
Modal can, couid, may, might
1. permission can, could
2. ability must
3. obligation must not
4. prohibition need not
lack of necessity better
5. should, ought to, had
advice
6. can, could, may, might
possibility
7 may, might
8. protbability has/have to
9. necessity complete
choose the most suitable modal verbs to
Discuss and
A. Work in pairs. check your answers with
your teacher.
these sentences. Then
(needn't/wouldn't/ couldn't) buy ary
at home. You
1. There are plenty of vegetables
from the store.
do this assignment for our own
2. The teacher said we (can/must/should)
knowledge, as it is optional.