The Imp and The Peasant's Bread | BOSEM Class 10 English
Class X English Literature Reader Chapter - 4 The Imp and The Peasant's Bread Leo Tolstoy I. Answer the following questions briefly. 1. How did the peasant react when his bread has been stolen? Ans.: - The Peasant was saddened to lose his bread, which he had planned to eat for breakfast. However, he comforted himself by reasoning that whoever took it must have required it, and there was nothing he could do about it. He also expressed that he would not starve without his breakfast, and he hoped that the person who took the bread would benefit from it. 2. What was the imp's aim in stealing the bread? Ans.: - The imp stole the bread with the intention of tempting the peasant to sin by cursing the thief and invoking the Devil. 3. What did the Devil fear when he heard of the imp's failure? Ans.: - When the Devil learned that the imp had not succeeded in tempting the peasant to sin, but instead the peasant wished well upon the person stealing the bread, he became concerned that ...