Chapter 14 - A Letter About the Village Life in Pakistan

IX English - Chapter 14 - A Letter About the Village Life in Pakistan

Question and Answers

Q.1 What are the two important person in the village?

Ans. The two important person in the village are:

The Primary school teacher who also acts as the post master of the village and the Imam of the mosque who gives moral and religious guidance to the villagers and he also gives treatment of minor ailments.

Q.2 What are the attraction of village life?

Ans. Village life has its own charms, life here is quite and one is free from the noise and bustle of the city.

The air is fresh and pure and one is surrounded by all kind of natural beauty.

Q.3 Briefly describe the following:

Ans.

A Village Otaq

The meeting place for men in a village is called "Otaq". The villagers meet them in the evening or in their leisure hour, talk about the weather, the crops and village affairs and they enjoy the fok song sung to the tune of the Ghaghar and the Tambooro.

A Village Well

The Village Well is a meeting place for women. Here they gather to collect water, wash cloths and wash utensils. The women folk talk about their domestic affairs. This place also helps to create social understanding.

Imam of the Mosque

The imam of the mosque has great influence on the villagers. They look up to him for religious guidance and treatment for minor ailments. He also run a Maktab where he teaches a Holy Quran to the children. He teaches them to become pious, good and responsible citizen.

The Life of Villagers

The villagers are very simple and straight forward people. They lead a happy, contented life. They generally awake at down.

Men go to say their prayers in the mosque, while women stay at home. The villagers work in the field from dawn to dusk, reaping the crop under the scorching heat of the sun.