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The shepherd did what the princess
told him to do. When the goddess
came, she agreed to bless him with

wisdom. He opened the door. Then
the goddess Kali wrote the sacred

letters of the Sanskrit language on
his tongue. When he returned to
the palace, he could sing beautiful

poems in Sanskrit. The princess
was very proud of him.

The shepherd became a great poet.
He was now called Kalidasa or

‘the servant of Kali’, because the
goddess Kali had blessed him.

A Comprehension

A1. Write T (True) or F (False) in the boxes.

1. Kalidasa means ‘the servant of the goddess Kali’.

2. Kalidasa was King Vikramaditya’s court painter.

3. Vidyawati was a beautiful and learned dancer.

4. The princess said, ‘Whoever can answer my questions

will be my husband.’

5. The goddess Kali painted the holy letters of the

Sanskrit language on Kalidasa’s tongue.

A2. Write complete answers to the following ques ons.

1. Who was angry with Vidyawati? What did they want to do?

sacred : holy
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