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d. Choose the adjective that best describes him.

i. determined ii. brave iii. agile iv. fearful

e. What happened as a result of the fallen oak tree?

Time to think and answer

1. Even when the master cracked his whip, Beauty did not go further on the bridge because he
knew something was wrong with it. Now, write three lines from the story which tell you that
Beauty knew the bridge was dangerous. life skill analytical thinking

2. In the story, the master believes that the animals can sense danger. Do you find this notion to

be true? Give reasons for your answers. life skill critical thinking

Time to study language

Read these sentences.

• ‘There’s something wrong, sir,’ said John.

• John told the master that there was something wrong.

The first sentence tells us exactly what the young man said, in his own words. Such a sentence is
said to be in direct speech.

The second sentence tells us what John told the master, but in the words reported by someone.
Such a sentence is said to be in indirect speech.

When we change a direct speech statement into the indirect one, we need to keep the following
points in mind:

• The inverted commas of direct speech are removed in indirect speech. The comma after the
reporting verb is removed in indirect speech. For example,

♦ ‘I wish we were well out of this wood,’ said my master. (direct speech)
♦ His master said that he wished they were out of that wood. (indirect speech)

• The conjunction that is usually used between reporting verb and reported speech in indirect
speech. For example,
♦ ‘I wish we were well out of this wood,’ said my master. (direct speech)

♦ His master said that he wished they were out of that wood. (indirect speech)

• The pronouns and the possessive adjectives also change according to subject or object of the
sentence in direct speech. For example,

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