Notes For All Chapters – English Class 6
1. Introduction
- The story “The Magic Herb” is a Japanese folk tale.
- It teaches us about honesty and greed.
- The story is about a poor but clever merchant and a greedy innkeeper and his wife.
2. Main Characters
The Merchant
- He was poor and tired.
- Wore simple clothes and carried a small cloth bag.
- He was honest and polite.
- He requested food and a place to stay at the inn.
- He unknowingly tricked the greedy innkeeper.
The Innkeeper
- He was greedy and unkind.
- Judged people based on their looks.
- Wanted to cheat the merchant using the magic herb.
- His own trick failed, and he learned a lesson.
The Innkeeper’s Wife
- She was as greedy as her husband.
- She supported her husband’s cheating plan.
- She was excited about getting free merchandise.
3. Story Summary
The Merchant Arrives
- The merchant was tired and poor.
- He knocked on the door of an inn and requested food and a place to stay.
- The innkeeper was unhappy to take in a poor customer.
The Innkeeper’s Plan
- The innkeeper complained to his wife about the merchant.
- He thought the merchant would pay very little.
- He had a magic herb that made people forget things.
- They planned to mix the herb into the merchant’s food so he would forget some of his merchandise.
The Trick Fails
- The merchant ate the meal with the magic herb.
- The next morning, the merchant was gone along with his belongings.
- The innkeeper and his wife searched the room, but nothing was left behind.
The Lesson Learned
- The wife realized that the merchant forgot to pay for the food and stay.
- The innkeeper’s trick backfired, and he never used the magic herb again.
4. Important Words & Meanings
Inn – A small hotel where travelers stay.
Beggarly – Very poor, like a beggar.
Merchandise – Goods or items for sale.
Afford – To have enough money to buy something.
Reputation – People’s opinion about someone or something.
Suspect – To think something is wrong or doubtful.
5. Moral / What We Learn from the Story
1. Greed always leads to loss.
2. Cheating people is wrong.
3. Tricks and lies can backfire.
6. Extra Learning – Silent Letters & Tenses
Silent ‘K’ Words: Knock, Knife
Silent Letters in Words:
- Write → write
- Wrist → wrist
- Listen → listen
- Hour → hour
- Scissors → scissors
Tenses in the Story:
- Past Tense: The merchant arrived, ate, forgot.
- Present Tense: The innkeeper is greedy.
- Future Tense: The innkeeper will never use the herb again.
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