King Bruce And The Spider

            What lesson did the King learn from the spider?

Ans:- The continuous struggle and efforts of the spider helped King Bruce  develop a positive attitude  and taught him to be persistent and bold in order to achieve his aim in life.  It also taught him that values like strong determination and courageous efforts are essential to  succeed.  

What do you know about King Bruce of Scotland?

Ans:- King Bruce of Scotland was a very generous and patriotic emperor. He fought the British Army who wanted to establish a British colony in Scotland, but was defeated. He made several attempts to get his kingdom back and did not give up. Finally, because of his strong determination and effort he was successful in defeating the Britian

What resemblance, does the poetess find between King Bruce and the Spider?

Ans:- Both King Bruce and the spider’s final goal seemed unattainable and they had  only the very slightest hope of achieving success. Although, both had to invest a lot of effort to achieve success, ultimately, both were able to attain it.

 Why did King Bruce or the poetess call the spider “Brave”.

Ans:-  The poetess called the spider brave because it was very persistent and tried hard to complete its task. Although it suffered several failures it did not show any signs of giving up, but went on making several attempts. Finally, its efforts helped it reach its goal- the cobweb.

     

           What happened to the spider in the 9^th stanza? How many attempts were made?

Ans: The Spider in this stanza made several attempts to reach the cobweb but failed every time.  However, it did not show any signs of giving up its efforts but tried harder each time to reach its goal. After making nine brave attempts it was finally able to reach its target.


                                                                                                                              -Angelico Espanar