September 19, 2024

Lesson # 5 “The Ambassador’s Disguise”

Dictation

I shall not marry a woman, she cried. “The Ambassador may shoot arrows just like a man, but he talks, walks, and sits just like a woman. ”

Write the meaning of the following.

WordsEnglish MeaningUrdu Meaning
AmbassadorA representativeسفیر
LanceWooden weaponنیزہ
NobleHonourableمعزز
ThrowDropپھینکنا
GreatHugeبہت بڑا

Write the sentence of the following.

WordsSentence
AmbassadorMy uncle is an ambassador of Pakistan in London.
LanceI have a sharp lance.
NobleAli is a noble man.
ThrowThey throw a clubs in the air.
GreatKatrina was also a great warrior.

Answer the following Questions.

Ans.1:         The Russian nobles were boasting of their strength, fame, wisdom, wealth,
trusted horses, and themselves.

Ans.2:         The prince was angry with Stavr for saying that he was no match for his wife, Katrina.

Ans.3:         Katrina took a band of thirty archers, thirty chess masters, and thirty musicians.

I shall not marry a woman, she cried. “The Ambassador may shoot arrows just like a man, but he talks, walks, and sits just like a woman. ”
The Ambassador’s Disguise

Ans.4:         The Greek ambassador wanted the prince to pay tribute, failing  which he was to agree to let the  ambassador marry his niece, Zabava.

Ans.5:         Because of the clothes (armour) she was wearing, and she behaved like a man.

Ans.6:         Zabava was the niece of Prince. She refused to marry the Greek ambassador because she thought he was not a man at all but a woman.

The Ambassador’s Disguise

 

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