English (Compulsory) For Class IX - Unit 7 - Life Skills - Words / Meanings and Summary

 

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The Secret Of Success

Words / Meanings and Summary

Words Meanings

S.NO.	Words	Meanings
1.	Announce	Make a formal public statement
2.	Argue	Giving opposite views in anger
3.	Bearded	Having a beard
4.	Bedding	Bed sheets
5.	Bitter	Resentful OR Feeling great dislike or anger.
6.	Break of day	Dawn
7.	Consult	Seek advice, Go to someone for advice
8.	Count on me	Rely on me, Depend on/ consider me
9.	Courtiers	Persons who attend a royal court
10.	Debated	Argued about
11.	Departed	Left
12.	Destitute	Extremely poor OR Very poor/ not having any money
13.	Determined	Having made a firm decision
14.	Disappointed	Sad or Displeased
15.	Discover	Find - located OR Find out.
16.	Evade	Escape or avoid
17.	Evaded	Did not come within reach.
18.	Fade	Becoming less bright
19.	Fainted	Became unconscious
20.	Fame	Being known
21.	Fortunate	Lucky
22.	Frequently	Repeatedly OR Very often.
23.	Glanced	Took a brief look OR Gave a quick look.
24.	Grief	Sorrow OR Deep sadness.
25.	Hay	Grass
26.	Hospitality	Generous reception OR Treating guests in a generous and welcoming manner.
27.	Humbly	Unpretentiously
28.	Meaningful	Having meaning
29.	Ministers	Cabinet members
30.	Moment	Instant - time
31.	Motivated	Inspired - stimulated
32.	Needy	Poor
33.	Patience	Ability to wait
34.	Pondered	Thought carefully OR Think carefully for a long time before deciding
35.	Rags	Torn clothes
36.	Restful	Relaxed
37.	Saint	A very virtuous, Holy person
38.	Spade	A digging tool
39.	Straightaway	Immediate OR Immediately.
40.	Stranger	Unfamiliar person
41.	Wounds	Injuries

Summary

A long time ago there was king who that was searching for the secret of success. He thought that if he could answer three questions, he would find the secret of success. The questions were: What is the most important time to start some work? What is the most important work to do? Who is the most important person? The king asked his ministers, courtiers and the wise and learned people, but no one could answer. The king announced the prize, but no one could answer.
To find answers of the questions, the king disguised himself as a poor man and went to a saint. The king placed his questions before him, asked their answers but the saint kept quiet. The king spent the whole day with him. In meantime, a wounded and breaded man came there and collapsed. The king dressed his wounds. The man was his enemy. The treatment and behavior of the king changed his mind and he became his faithful servant. The saint then told the king the answers. The most important time to start some work is present, the most important work is what we are doing now and the most important person is that man with whom we are at the moment.