Question 7 of 24beginner🧠 RememberVery Short3 marks

Who said to whom:

(a)

"I sold only the well, not the water."

Answer

The cunning neighbour said this to the farmer (and later to the Panchayat gathering).

(b)

"Remove the water or use it all up immediately."

Answer

The village chief (on behalf of the Panchayat) said this to the neighbour.

(c)

"He is not letting me take the water."

Answer

The farmer said this to the village chief.

Explanation

(a) The neighbour made this statement to justify why he would not let the farmer draw water from the well he had purchased. (b) This was the judgment given by the Panchayat, delivered by the village chief, ordering the neighbour to remove his water from the farmer's well. (c) The worried farmer said this when he went to the village chief to complain about the neighbour's unfair behaviour.