Read the passage carefully and answer the questions given below it.
Certain words/phrases have been given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. Long
time ago, in a forest, there lived a young antelope. He was fond of the fruits of a particular tree. In a village bordering
the forest, there lived a hunter who captured and killed antelopes for various reasons. He used to set traps for animals
under fruitbearing trees. When the animal came to eat the fruit, it would be caught in the trap. He would then take it
away and kill it for its meat. One day, while visiting the forest in search of game, the hunter happened to see the
antelope under its favourite tree, eating fruit. He was delighted. ‘What a big, plump antelope!’ he thought. ‘I must
catch him. I will get a lot of money from selling his meat.’ Thereafter, for many days, the hunter kept track of the
antelope’s movements. He realised that the antelope was remarkably vigilant and fleet footed animal that it would be
virtually impossible for him to track him down. However, he had a weakness for that particular tree. The crafty
concluded that he could use this weakness to capture him. Early one morning, the hunter entered the forest with some
logs of wood. He climbed the tree and put up a machan (platform used by hunters) on one of its branches by tying the
logs together. Having set his trap at the foot of the tree, he then took up position on the machan and waited for the
antelope. He strewed a lot of iy ,ovef mrui bts eo rn2thoeig6round beneath the 11.004.3, tree to conceal the trap and
lure the antelope. Soon, the antelope came strolling along. He was very hungry and was eagerly looking forward to his
usual breakfast of delicious ripe fruits. On the treetop, the hunter, having sighted him, sat with bated breath, willing
him to come closer and step into his trap. However, the antelope was no fool. As he neared the tree he stopped short.
The number of fruits lying under the tree seemed considerably more than usual. Surely, something was amiss,
decided the antelope. He paused just out of reach of the tree and carefully began examining the ground. Now, he saw
what distinctly looked like a human footprint. Without going closer, he looked suspiciously at the tree. The hunter was
well hidden in its thick foliage, nevertheless the antelope, on close scrutiny, was now sure that his suspicions had not
been unfounded. He could see a corner of the machan peeping out of the leaves. Meanwhile the hunter was getting
desperate. Suddenly, he had a brainwave. Let me try throwing some fruit at him,’ he thought. So the hunter plucked
some choice fruits and hurled them in the direction of the antelope. Alas, instead of luring him closer, it only confirmed
his fears! Raising his voice, he spoke in the direction of the tree —”Listen, my dear tree, until now you have always dropped your fruits on the earth. Today, you have started throwing them at me! This is the most unlikely action of
yours and I’m not sure I like the change! Since you have changed your habits, I too will change mine. I will get my
fruits from a different tree from now onone that still acts like a tree!’ The hunter realised that the antelope had
outsmarted him with his cleverness. Parting the leaves to reveal himself, he I grabbed his javelin and flung it wildly at
the antelope. But the clever antelope was well prepared for any such action on his part. Giving a saucy chuckle, he
leapt nimbly out of the harm’s way.