Fearless Prince
Vardhaman

THERE WAS A BIG
BANYAN TREE. ONE DAY, WHILE PRINCE VARDHAMAN AND HIS YOUNG FRIENDS WERE
PLAYING THERE, THEY SAW A BLACK SNAKE. THE SNAKE HAD YELLOW EYES, AND IT
WAS HISSING. HIS FRIENDS GOT SCARED. SOME STARTED TO RUN AWAY, WHILE
OTHERS CLIMBED UP THE BANYAN TREE. ONLY VARDHAMAN REMAINED CALM. HE WENT
NEAR THE SNAKE. HE GENTLY PICKED UP THE SNAKE AND PLACED IT FAR AWAY
WITHOUT HURTING IT. ALL OF HIS FRIENDS WERE RELIEVED. VARDHAMAN TOLD
THEM THAT THEY SHOULD BE BRAVE, AND NOT FEARFUL.
Questions:
1) Why did the children get scared?
2) What did Vardhamän do to the snake?
3) What did Vardhamän tell his friends?