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प्रश्न
How was Mij to be transported to England?
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उत्तर
Maxwell booked a flight to Paris and from there he would go on to London. The airline insisted that Mij should be packed in a box (not more than eighteen inches square) that was to be placed on the floor, near his feet.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?
Why does he go to Basra? How long does he wait there, and why?
Why was the otter named ‘Maxwell’s otter’?
Tick the right answer. In the beginning, the otter was
- aloof and indifferent
- friendly
- hostile
What happened when Maxwell took Mijbil to the bathroom? What did it do two days after that?
What did Mij do to the box?
Why did Maxwell put the otter back in the box? How do you think he felt when he did this?
Why does Maxwell say the airhostess was “the very queen of her kind”?
What happened when the box was opened?
Why is Mij’s species now known to the world as Maxwell’s otter?
What game had Mij invented?
What are ‘compulsive habits’? What does Maxwell say are the compulsive habits of
(i) school children
(ii) Mij?
What group of animals do otters belong to?
What guesses did the Londoners make about what Mij was?
Maxwell in the story speaks for the otter, Mij. He tells us what the otter feels and thinks on different occasions. Given below are some things the otter does. Complete the column on the right to say what Maxwell says about what Mij feels and thinks.
| What Mij does | How Mij feels or thinks |
| Plunges, rolls in the water and makes the water splosh and splash | |
| Screws the tap in the wrong way | |
| Nuzzles Maxwell’s face and neck in the aeroplane |
Mijbil and the Tiger, both were looked after by humans. Assume they both meet each other in the zoo and have a conversation about their lifestyle and feelings. Write this conversation as per your understanding of Mijbil the Otter and A Tiger in the Zoo.
[You may begin like this
Tiger: Thanks for visiting me, though I don’t usually like visitors.
Mijbil: Oh? I would love visitors, I think.]
