Story | Dividing Of The Bread Between Two Rats | For Class 9-12

Dividing Of The Bread

Once there lived two rats in a house. One day they stole a piece of bread from their neigh bouring house. But the problem arose how to divide it because each of the rats wanted the larger part. When they failed to reach any conclusion, they went to a monkey who is considered to be the wisest of all the animals. They requested the monkey to divide the bread equally. The monkey brought a pair of scales. He torn out the bread into two pieces and put them on the scales. He told the rats that one piece was clearly heavier than the other. So, he bit off a part of the bigger piece. As a result the other piece became heavier. Then the monkey took a part from the heavier piece and put it on the scales. The monkey continued doing the same thing again and again until there remained only one piece of bread. Now, the rats told the monkey to return that piece to them. They said that they themselves would divide the bread equally. But the monkey said that he toiled much to. divide the bread equally. So he wanted it as his fee. Saying so the monkey ate up that piece also. The rats left the place in a very sad mood but the incident made them wise also.

Questions

1. Where did the two rats live? 

    Answer: In a house. 

2. What did the rats take from another house?

    Answer: A piece of bread.

3. Why did the rats have a problem?

    Answer: They couldn't figure out how to divide the bread fairly.

4. Who did the rats ask for help?

    Answer: A monkey.

5. Why did the rats think the monkey could help?

    Answer: They thought the monkey was the wisest animal.

6. What tool did the monkey use to divide the bread?

    Answer: A pair of scales.

7. What did the monkey do to make the bread pieces equal?

    Answer: He bit off pieces from the bigger portion.

8. What happened when there was only one tiny piece of bread left?

    Answer: The monkey ate it as his payment.

9. How did the rats feel at the end?

    Answer: Sad.

10. What important lesson did the rats learn?

    Answer: Sometimes it's better to try to solve your own problems, or you might lose more than you bargained for. 

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