Answer the following question.

Q1. What did the two traders do to avoid competition when they were in the same town?

Answer: The two traders decided to take turns visiting houses in the same town. One would go to some houses one day, and the other would visit different houses the next day. This way, they avoided competing with each other.

Q2. Were the old woman and her granddaughter always poor? What proof do we have of this?

Answer: No, they were not always poor. The proof is that they owned a beautiful gold bowl, which was a valuable item passed down from earlier times when they had more wealth.

Q3. What was the greedy trader’s plan to get the bowl for a lower price?

Answer: The greedy trader wanted to trick the old woman. He told her the bowl was worthless and offered to exchange it for a few cheap utensils, hoping she would not realize its true value.

Q4. How did the honest trader react when he realized that the bowl was made of gold?

The honest trader was surprised but did not try to cheat the old woman. He told her the truth about the bowl’s value and offered her a fair price for it.

Q5. How did the actions of the two traders affect their lives?

The honest trader gained the gold bowl and earned respect for his fairness. The greedy trader lost his chance to get the bowl and faced embarrassment for trying to cheat. Honesty brought success, while greed led to failure.