Hi Everyone!! This article will share Tomkin and the Three-Legged Stool Questions & Answers.
In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Raggedy-Ann and the Kite, The Watchmaker’s Shop and The Adjutant Bird so, you can check these posts as well.
Tomkin and the Three-Legged Stool Questions & Answers
Question 1: What was the stool sure that the king would not do?
Answer: The stool was sure that the king would not remember him.
Question 2: Why did Tomkin think it was going to rain soon?
Answer: Tomkin thought it was going to rain soon because he saw a big, black cloud.
Question 3: What did the little girl tell Tomkin?
Answer: The little girl told Tomkin that the cloud is always up there, but it never rained.
Question 4: What happened when Tomkin cut open the cloud?
Answer: Tomkin was washed off his feet with the gush of water and went gasping and tumbling down to the bottom of the hill.
Question 5: In what ways was the stool helpful to Tomkin?
Answer: The stool helped Tomkin cross the river and told Tomkin to snip the cloud to make it rain.
Question 6: Read the lines and answer the questions:
1. ‘I don’t think I want to be king here’. He said.
(a) Who says these words and to whom?
Answer: Tomkin, the tailor says these words to the three-legged stool.
(b) Why did he not want to be king there?
Answer: He did not want to be king there because the people looked sad.
(c) What happened next?
Answer: A bony little girl came and requested him to do something to the big, black cloud to make it rain.
2. ‘Be careful!’ the stool called after him.
(a) To whom are the words addressed?
Answer: The words were addressed to Tomkin.
(b) Why does the stool give this warning?
Answer: The stool gave this warning because Tomkin reached the top of the hill and the huge black cloud was just above his head.
(c) What answer is given and what action is then taken?
Answer: Tomkin answered that he knew what he was doing. He pulled out his scissors and cut three long slashes tight across the cloud–Snip! Snap! Rip!
So, these were the Questions & Answers.