KSEEB Class 10 · English (1st language) · KTBS Revised 2024-25
The Pie and the Tart
Chapter summary, hard words and model exam answers for Karnataka Board Class 10 English.
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Compiled moral tale for SSLC - a light story about honesty tested by temptation when pies and tarts are too attractive to resist, teaching that small deceits grow into trouble.
Summary
A child or servant sees delicious pie and tart left to cool - aroma stirs greed.
A child or servant sees delicious pie and tart left to cool - aroma stirs greed.
Thinking nobody will notice, they take a piece or swap tart for pie - first lie seems tiny.
Thinking nobody will notice, they take a piece or swap tart for pie - first lie seems tiny.
Crumbs, missing plate or angry cook force more excuses - one sin leads to another.
Crumbs, missing plate or angry cook force more excuses - one sin leads to another.
Another person is blamed or the thief lives in fear of discovery - tension rises.
Another person is blamed or the thief lives in fear of discovery - tension rises.
Truth comes out through witness, guilt or punishment - honesty restored painfully.
Truth comes out through witness, guilt or punishment - honesty restored painfully.
Honesty in small matters protects trust; temptation is easier to resist at the start than after lies multiply.
Honesty in small matters protects trust; temptation is easier to resist at the start than after lies multiply.
Hard words & meanings
| temptation | urge to do something unwise or immoral |
| conscience | inner sense telling right from wrong |
| confession | admission of guilt |
| deceit | act of hiding the truth |
| trust | belief that someone is reliable and truthful |
| appetite | strong desire to eat |
| exposure | revelation of hidden wrongdoing |
| integrity | quality of being honest and principled |
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