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प्रश्न
“The incidental expenses are so heavy,” she confides to inquiring friends. Who is the speaker? What is she referring to here?
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उत्तर
It is Mrs. Packletide who speaks. Louisa Mebbin, Mrs. Packletide’s paid companion, knew that the honour she got for killing a tiger was not worth it. She was afraid Mebbin would tell everyone the truth about how the tiger died. She had to make Mebbin happy, who took advantage of the situation. The money that was spent on Mebbin is called “incidental expenses.”
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Why do people hunt? Complete the web chart giving various reasons for the
same:
Answer the following question in your own words :
Why did Mrs. Packletide wish to kill a tiger ?
Did Mrs. Packletide achieve her heart’s desire? Give reasons for your answer.
How did Miss Mebbin manage to get her week-end cottage? Why did she plant so
many tiger lilies in her garden?
Do you think the writer is trying to make fun of the main characters in the story i.e. Mrs. Packletide, Miss Mebbin and Loona Bimberton? Pick out instances from the story that point to this fact.
A person who is vain is full of self importance and can only think of himself/herself and can go to great lengths to prove his/her superiority. Do you think Mrs Packletide is vain? Give reasons in support of your answer.
Sometimes writers highlight certain negative aspects in society or human beings by making fun of them. This is called a Satire. In your groups, discuss whether you would classify this story as a satire. Give reasons to support your answer
Rewrite the one in ordinary prose so that the meaning is retained.
Mothers carrying their babies home through the jungle after the day's work in the
fields hushed their singing lest they might curtail the restful sleep of the venerable
herd-robber.
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Rewrite the one in ordinary prose so that the meaning is retained.
Louisa Mebbin adopted a protective elder-sister attitude towards money in
general, irrespective of nationality or denomination.
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Rewrite the one in ordinary prose so that the meaning is retained.
Evidently the wrong animal had been hit, and the beast of prey had succumbed to
heart-failure, caused by the sudden report of the rifle, accelerated by senile decay.
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Rewrite the one in ordinary prose so that the meaning is retained.
As for Loona Bimberton, she refused to look at an illustrated paper for weeks, and
her letter of thanks for the gift of a tiger-claw brooch was a model of repressed
emotions.
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Years later Mrs. Packletide writes her autobiography. As Mrs. Packletide, write
about the tiger episode with the help of the clues given below.
| jealous of the applause Loona was getting-thought of tiger hunt--all arranged-- Louisa Mebbin accompanied; turned out to be a blackmailer-huge price to pay to outdo a rival |
In groups of four, construct the dialogues and enact the following situations
from the story:
1. Mrs. Packletide and the headman of the village/other villagers discussing the
details of the tiger shooting
2. Miss Mebbin blackmailing Mrs Packletide into gifting her a cottage
3. Loona Bimberton and a lady-friend discussing Mrs Packletide's hunting success
Solo hunting has been banned because
The Maasai use three parts of the lion. They are
Answer the following question:
Why does the author say that Louisa Mebbin had a "protective elder sister" attitude towards money?
