SPOKEN ENGLISH FOR BEGINNERS
SESSION 6
STORY – THE PERFECT JUDGEMENT
There was a king named Bhoj. He was famous for his honesty and
justice. Whoever came to his court for justice, went satisfied. His
subjects loved him very much.
One day king Bhoj was going somewhere. He was riding on an elephant.
His soldiers and guards were following him. Whichever side he went,
people came out to salute him. The king was very happy.
All of a sudden, a stone came whizzing and fell in the lap of the king.
The king got very angry. The soldiers came around the king and took
him to a nearby safe place. The king ordered his soldiers to go and find
the culprit.
The soldiers scattered in every direction to get the culprit. After some
time the soldiers brought a little boy. One of the soldiers said, “My lord,
this is the boy who threw stone at you. He must be punished.”
The king asked the boy, “What is your name? Why did you throw stone
at me?”
The boy said, “My name is Rony. I did not intend to hit you. In fact, I
was trying to pluck sweet mangoes from a tree. The tree was too high for
me to climb. The sweet ripe mangoes were beyond my reach. I actually
throw the stone to get these mangoes. My friends too were busy
throwing stones. They ran away to their houses seeing these soldiers. I
have been caught because I did not run away. So you can punish me.”
King Bhoj was deeply impressed by the child’s honesty and
straightforwardness. The soldiers and Rony were waiting for the
punishment to be announced by the king.
But everyone was taken by surprise to see the king smiling. He took out
his pearl necklace and gave it to Rony.
, His minister standing near him was equally surprised. He said, “My
Lord! I fail to understand your judgement. The stone thrown by this boy
came and hit you, and you, instead of punishing him, are rewarding him
with a pearl necklace. There must certainly be some logic in it but it is
beyond my level of wisdom.”
The king said smiling, “It’s not unusual that you are surprised; but I
shall explain you. See, this boy did not aim the stone at me. He aimed it
at the sweet and ripe mangoes. And if a tree, hit by a stone, can give
such delicious fruits to this boy, why cannot I give a pearl necklace to
him, being a king? Am I worse than a tree?” Everyone praised king Bhoj
for his deep sense of justice and perfect judgement.
दबाव, धमकी या दायित्व के तहत की गई कार्रवाई
ACTION DONE UNDER PRESSURE, THREAT OR
OBLIGATION
• Present
• Subject+has (singular)/have(plural)/to+Verb -------- positive
sentences
• Subject+ do not have to+verb ---------negative sentences
• Subject + does not have to +verb ---------negative sentences
• Past
• Subject + had to +verb ----------positive sentences
• Subject + did not have to +verb -------negative sentences
• Future
• Subject+ will have to +verb ---------- positive sentences
• Subject + will not (won’t) have to + verb ------- negative sentences
• मुझे इसे खाना पड़ता है।
SESSION 6
STORY – THE PERFECT JUDGEMENT
There was a king named Bhoj. He was famous for his honesty and
justice. Whoever came to his court for justice, went satisfied. His
subjects loved him very much.
One day king Bhoj was going somewhere. He was riding on an elephant.
His soldiers and guards were following him. Whichever side he went,
people came out to salute him. The king was very happy.
All of a sudden, a stone came whizzing and fell in the lap of the king.
The king got very angry. The soldiers came around the king and took
him to a nearby safe place. The king ordered his soldiers to go and find
the culprit.
The soldiers scattered in every direction to get the culprit. After some
time the soldiers brought a little boy. One of the soldiers said, “My lord,
this is the boy who threw stone at you. He must be punished.”
The king asked the boy, “What is your name? Why did you throw stone
at me?”
The boy said, “My name is Rony. I did not intend to hit you. In fact, I
was trying to pluck sweet mangoes from a tree. The tree was too high for
me to climb. The sweet ripe mangoes were beyond my reach. I actually
throw the stone to get these mangoes. My friends too were busy
throwing stones. They ran away to their houses seeing these soldiers. I
have been caught because I did not run away. So you can punish me.”
King Bhoj was deeply impressed by the child’s honesty and
straightforwardness. The soldiers and Rony were waiting for the
punishment to be announced by the king.
But everyone was taken by surprise to see the king smiling. He took out
his pearl necklace and gave it to Rony.
, His minister standing near him was equally surprised. He said, “My
Lord! I fail to understand your judgement. The stone thrown by this boy
came and hit you, and you, instead of punishing him, are rewarding him
with a pearl necklace. There must certainly be some logic in it but it is
beyond my level of wisdom.”
The king said smiling, “It’s not unusual that you are surprised; but I
shall explain you. See, this boy did not aim the stone at me. He aimed it
at the sweet and ripe mangoes. And if a tree, hit by a stone, can give
such delicious fruits to this boy, why cannot I give a pearl necklace to
him, being a king? Am I worse than a tree?” Everyone praised king Bhoj
for his deep sense of justice and perfect judgement.
दबाव, धमकी या दायित्व के तहत की गई कार्रवाई
ACTION DONE UNDER PRESSURE, THREAT OR
OBLIGATION
• Present
• Subject+has (singular)/have(plural)/to+Verb -------- positive
sentences
• Subject+ do not have to+verb ---------negative sentences
• Subject + does not have to +verb ---------negative sentences
• Past
• Subject + had to +verb ----------positive sentences
• Subject + did not have to +verb -------negative sentences
• Future
• Subject+ will have to +verb ---------- positive sentences
• Subject + will not (won’t) have to + verb ------- negative sentences
• मुझे इसे खाना पड़ता है।
