Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow: 1 The grand fare was set before the friend and Moti Lai waited in agonising silence. Today surely, his friend would not say that it did not compare with the feasts of his village. With the great variety of food served, dinner took a long time. 2 At last the friend spoke, 'Today, your food, dear Moti, was fit for the table of a king. But still, it cannot compare with the feasts I have at home.” 3 Moti Lai nearly dropped down in disappointment. What were the feasts of his friend's village like? How lavish were they that the... Show more

Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow:

1 The grand fare was set before the friend and Moti Lai waited in agonising silence. Today surely, his friend would not say that it did not compare with the feasts of his village. With the great variety of food served, dinner took a long time.
2 At last the friend spoke, 'Today, your food, dear Moti, was fit for the table of a king. But still, it cannot compare with the feasts I have at home.”
3 Moti Lai nearly dropped down in disappointment. What were the feasts of his friend's village like? How lavish were they that the rich fare of his valley could not even compare with them ?
4 At lunch the next day, the food was so delicious that passers-by stopped and licked their lips at just the smell of it. Moti Lai bit his lips nervously. Yet once again Kisan Lai's response was, “I would really have said that the food today was incomparable had I not tasted the feasts at home.”
5 Moti Lai silently acknowledged defeat and for the rest of Kisan Lai's Stay, though he always had the best of food served, he no longer tried to compete with the food Kisan ate in his village. Eventually, Kisan Lai went away.
6 The years rolled by. One winter, Moti Lai decided to leave his snow-bound land for a while to enjoy the warmer climate of the plains. He decided to visit his friend. It would be a good opportunity, he felt, to taste the famous feasts of Kisan's village and their feasts had never really left Moti Lai's thoughts.
7 Kisan Lai was delighted to see his friend after so many years. “Do stay and rest here awhile”, he said and Moti Lai willingly accepted.
8 That evening Moti Lai spent the hours in great expectation. Dinner was served. A servant brought in two plates. Rotis, a bowl of curd, salad, dal and a plate of vegetables was all that had been served. Then the servant departed. Moti Lai waited expectantly. The servant did not reappear. His friend turned to him and said, “Please start your meal.” Moti Lai gulped down the food without a word. He told himself to be patient. Surely, tomorrow the delicacies of the village would be served to him, he thought. (377 words)

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