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Why was St. Peter forced to curse the greedy little woman? Do you justify the action of St. Peter?
NCERT CLASS 9 CH THE LEGEND OF NORTHLAND

Dear Student,

St. Peter was forced to curse the greedy little woman because she found it extremely hard to part away with even the smallest cake that she had baked. She was extremely selfish and did not offer even the tiniest piece of the cakes that she had made to the hungry saint, who had come to her doorstep asking for food. The greedy little woman's unkind behaviour angered the holy man and he was forced to teach her a lesson. In my opinion, St. Peter's action was justified because a greedy woman like her ought to be taught a lesson about hunger and longing for food. However, it is not good to curse anyone and thus, maybe it was wrong on a holy man's part to curse the woman.

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St. Peter was a holy man. He was a Christian saint. He spent his time moving around places and preaching the people there.The little woman in the story was extremely selfish and greedy. After much travelling and preaching, St. Peter had become tired. He had become weak and hungry after the fast. He came to the cottage of the little woman for food. Seeing her baking cakes, St. Peter asked her to give one from her store of cakes. The greedy woman made a very little piece of cake for him. Even that small piece looked too large to be given away to the saint. Hence, she went on making it smaller and smaller. The hungry St. Peter cursed the selfish and greedy woman. She was cursed to be a woodpecker boring and struggling for her scanty food. St. Peter was justified in cursing her. She had deprived a tired and hungry saint even from a small piece of cake. She was rightly punished for her greed.

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Dear student,
 
  • St. Peter was a holy man. He was a Christian saint. He spent his time moving around places and preaching to the people there. Saints generally bless the people. They don’t curse them.
  • However, these holy men resort to cursing when people defy good sense and become evil. The little woman in the story was extremely selfish and greedy. After much traveling and preaching, St. Peter had become tired. He had become weak and hungry after the fast. He came to the cottage of the little woman for food.
  • Seeing her baking cakes, St. Peter asked her to give one from her store of cakes. The greedy woman made a very little piece of cake for him. Even that small piece looked too large to be given away to the saint.
  • Hence, she went on to make it smaller and smaller. The hungry St. Peter cursed the selfish and greedy woman. She was cursed to be a woodpecker boring and struggling for her scanty food.
  • St. Peter was justified in cursing her. She had deprived a tired and hungry saint even from a small piece of cake. She was rightly punished for her greed.

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