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Why did the animals think that the jackal was a king?
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The animals thought that the jackal was a king because he appeared in blue colour.
NCERT · Class 4 · English
Unit 9: The Naughty Boy and Pinocchio
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How did the jackal become blue?
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The jackal jumped into a big tub of blue dye and became blue.
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What did the animals do when they saw the blue jackal?
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When the animals saw the blue jackal, they thought that he was their king and bowed before him.
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Why did the dogs feel scared when they saw the jackal?
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The dogs felt scared when they saw the jackal because the dogs thought the jackal was the most powerful animal in the forest.
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How did the animals know that the king was just a jackal?
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Once the jackal woke up in the middle of the night hearing other jackals howling in the forest. The blue jackal forgot he was a king and began to howl loudly along with the other jackals. All the animals ran out to see and found out that the king was actually a jackal who was howling. In this way they came to know that the king was just a jackal.