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 Board of Secondary Education Manipur (BOSEM) Class - IX English Literature Reader (Prose) Chapter - 6 The Rice Cakes P. Aung Khim Summary of the Play The play begins on a peaceful morning in a small Burmese village, where 8-year-old Ko Ko finds himself alone in his family's bamboo-walled house after his parents have gone to work in the fields. He discovers his favourite treat, four delicious rice cakes, left for him by his mother. Excited at the thought of having the cakes all to himself, he brings them to the table. Just as he is about to indulge in the cakes, his friend Nyi Nyi knocks on the door. In an attempt to keep the cakes to himself, Ko Ko quickly hides them behind the radio, pretending that it is broken to deter Nyi Nyi from finding them. After Nyi Nyi leaves to find another radio, Ko Ko retrieves the cakes, only to be interrupted again by his friend Mi Mi, who brings hot banana fritters to share. Fearing that his lie to Nyi Nyi will be exposed, Ko Ko hides the cakes in ...

Class - X English Literature Reader Chapter -2 Macbeth William Shakespeare I. Answer the following questions in a sentence each. 1. Whose help did Macdonwald seek when he rebelled against King Duncan? Ans.: - Macdonwald, in his rebellion against King Duncan, sought assistance from the king of Norway and his soldiers. 2. How did the third witch address Macbeth? Ans.: - The third witch spoke to Macbeth, referring to him as the future king of Scotland. 3. Why did Lady Macbeth not stab King Duncan herself? Ans.: - Lady Macbeth refrained from stabbing King Duncan herself due to the distressing sight of the king with his white hair on his pillow, which evoked memories of her own father. 4. "Then Macbeth caught sight of his own hands..." What did Macbeth see of his own hands? Ans.: - Macbeth observed that his hands were moist with the blood of King Duncan. 5. After the discovery of the king's murder, why did Macbeth kill the two grooms guarding the king? Ans.: - After learning a...