9 in the kingdom of fools

1. IN THE KINGDOM
OF FOOLS

2. BASUDEV PRASAD
SHARMA T. G. T.
(ENGLISH)
JAWAHAR NAVODAYA
VIDYALAYA SHIVPURI (M.
P.)
LESSON PLANCLASS 9TH

3. ABOUT THE ABOUT THE
KINGDOMKINGDOM
It is the story of a kingdom where the It is the story of a kingdom where the
king and the minister both were foolish. king and the minister both were foolish.
They had ordered that night be treated as They had ordered that night be treated as
day and all people should work after day and all people should work after
dark. They should go to bed as soon as dark. They should go to bed as soon as
the sun came up. King’s ordered were the sun came up. King’s ordered were
followed by the people by fear of death.followed by the people by fear of death.

4. ABOUT DISCIPLE
The disciple was a food freak. He
was tempted with the cheap food
available in the kingdom of fools.
He decided to stay in the kingdom.

5. ABOUT GURU
Guru was wise. He knew that
the behavior of fools is
unpredictable. He advised the
disciple not to stay there but the
disciple did not realise the
danger.

6. TROUBLE STARTS
THIEF BREAKS INTO A MERCHANT’S HOUSE
WALL COLLAPSES AND THE THIEF DIES
THE THIEF’S BROTHER BLAMES THE
MERCHANT FOR HIS BROTHER’S DEATH
THE KING SUMMONNS THE MERCHANT.

7. THE TRIAL
THE MERCHANT SAYS IT IS THE FAULT OF THE
BRICKLAYER
THE BRICKLAYER HOLDS THE DANCING GIRL
RESPOSIBLE
THE DANCING GIRL BLAMES THE GOLDSMITH
THE GOLDSMITH IN TURN ACCUSES THE RICH
MERCHANT
THE MERCHANT WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE
ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE HOUSE WHOSE WALL HAD
FALLEN

8. THE UNIQUE TRIAL
A thief broke into a rich merchant’s house .
While he was running away with the money the
wall of the house collapsed and killed the thief.
The thief’s brother blamed the rich merchant
for his death. The merchant blamed the
bricklayer who built a weak wall. He held the
dancing girl responsible for distracting him.
She blamed the goldsmith who did not make
her ornaments in time. But he pleaded that a
rich merchant pressed him to make ornament
early for a family wedding. Now this merchant
was the father of the owner of the house.

10. She blamed the goldsmith who did not
make her ornaments in time. But he
pleaded that a rich merchant pressed him
to make ornament early for a family
wedding. Now this merchant was the
father of the owner of the house. Now the
king ruled that the rich merchant was the
real culprit .The rich merchant was
ordered to be executed. But the merchant
was too thin to fit the stake. The disciple
was found fit for the stake.

11. THE JUDGEMENT
JUSTICE HAD COME A FULL CIRCLE,
THOUGHT THE KING
HE ORDERED THE MERCHANT TO
BE EXECUTED.
A NEW STAKE WAS PREPARED.
BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE TOO BIG
FOR THE MERCHANT.

12. FUNNY ALTERNATIVE
THE KING ORDERS TO FIND A FAT
MAN TO FIT IN THE STAKE
THE DISCIPLE WHO HAD GROWN FAT
EATING RICE AND GHEE AND SWEETS
FOR ONE DUDDU WAS SELECTED
THE DISCIPLE WAS SHOCKED AND
REMEMBERED THE WORDS OF HIS
GURU

13. GURU’S TRICK
The disciple remembered his guru who
appeared at once. They started fighting.
Each wanted to be executed first. The
guru explained to the king whoever die to
the stake first would be reborn as the
king of the country.. Whoever die next
would be reborn as the minister. The
king and the minister consulted and
decided to take their place. The king and
the minister were executed next morning.
The Guru and disciple were their new
king and minister. They changed all old
laws.

14. THE CLIMAX
THE GURU COMES TO THE
DISCIPLE’S RESCUE.
BOTH OF THEM PRETENDED TO
WANT TO DIE ON THE STAKE
THE KING IS SURPRISED.
THE KING AND THE MINISTER
DECIDE TO DIE.
THE PEOPLE FINALLY GET RID OF
THE FOOLISH KING AND HIS
MINISTER

15. VOCABULARYVOCABULARY
DELIGHTED:VERBDELIGHTED:VERB
SYN:EXCITED,HAPPY,PLEASEDSYN:EXCITED,HAPPY,PLEASED
ANT:UNHAPPY,MISERABLEANT:UNHAPPY,MISERABLE
STIRRING:VERBSTIRRING:VERB
SYN:MOVEMENT,MOTIONSYN:MOVEMENT,MOTION