Class 7 Chapter - The Man who made an entire mountain side green

 

The Man who made an entire mountain side green

1.       How does the author describe the lands where he went on hike ?

Ans: The hills through which the author was on a hike was totally unknown to the tourists   . It was an old region where the Alps extend into provence . It consisted of barren lands and monotonous lands   , 12000 meters above sea level. Nothing grew there except Lavender.

2.       How did he “chance ” to meet the shepherd?

Ans: The author was on a hike through the Alps. After walking for thre days he found himself in desolation. The author camped next to a village. The author was sort if water. . The author moved the camp. After five hours of walking the author could not find any water. Every where their  was the same dryness and stiff woody plant. Suddenly, the author  observe an image of a person at a distance.

3.       The author gives detailed picture of the shepherd and his place of living. What does he say?

Ans:   The author found the shepherd surrounded by thirty lambs resting under the hot

sun. The looked confident but he spoke little. The roof of his house was solid and water tight. Things in his house were in order. The dishes were washed. The floor was swept. He was freshly shaven. His clothes were mended to hide the patches. The buttons were solidly sewn. The shepherd took out a bag of acorn and started separating the bad from the good ones. He consistently did the work and he went to bed only after finding out hundred perfect acorns .

4.       What did the shepherd do with the acorns in house?

Ans: The shepherd took out a bag of acorn. He poured a pile of acorns onto a table .He started separating the bad acorns from the good ones. He consistently did the work and he went to bed only after finding out hundred perfect acorns.

5.       What did he do with the acorn in the next morning ?

Ans: Next morning , he soaked the acorns in a bucket of water. He went out with his flock to the pasture. At a distance he started pounding the ground with an iron rod .After digging a hole in the ground he planted the seeds of acorn carefully.

6.       “How counted on losing another ten thousand to everything else that is unpredictable”. What did he mean by this?

Ans: The shepherd realised that after planting Hundred Thousand acorns seeds only twenty thousand seeds had grown up into Oak Trees.”He counted” expected that still ten thousand Oak trees may grow in the blank barren areas.

7.       In 1945 when the author visited the place ,he mentions ,””I no longer recognized the landmarks I knew from my earlier visits. What were the changes that had taken place there?

Ans: The author was not able to recognize to landmarks of that area because the entire area had transformed. New landmarks were added. The desolate place now had well kept farms. People started a happy and comfortable life. The old spring began to flow. Villages were renovated. The river Brook was channeled. The pools of fountains were bordered by carpets of fresh mint.

8.       Why didi the shepherd Elzeard Bouffier talk or speak less?

Ans:  The shepherd spoke less because anyone who lived in a lonely isolated place preferred to speak or talk less.

9.       Why didi the shepherd separate the acorns?

Ans:  The shepherd separated the acorns to distinguish between bad and good seeds. The bad seeds were eliminated . The good seeds were considered for plantation

10.   Why did the shepherd plant trees?

Ans:  The shepherd selflessly started plating trees because he wanted to transform and develop the area by proper afforestation .