1. The doctor lived in a room that was full of rats. He could listen the rats all day. There was a regular inflow and outflow of rats to and from the beam. He listens the sound three times and the sound stopped suddenly as rats saw a snake.
2. The doctor took two important and earth- shaking decisions for himself while he looked at himself in the mirror. Primarily, he decided to shave daily and grow a thin moustache. Secondly, he decided to keep an very attractive smile on his face.
3. (i) When the doctor first smiles, he has an blown- up opinions about himself, admiring his looks and profession.
(ii) In the second, the doctor smiles by thinking about his foolishness and helplessness. His thoughts change after he confront with the snake. He accepted his stupidity and moved on from being a proud doctor.
1. (i) The doctor isn't a rich person. He hardly has money in his house and lives in house without the electricity. It is a small room for which he rented that also had plenty of rats living in it. He has just initiated his medical practice. So, he is not a man of possessions or money.
(ii) He wanna be rich. He also dreams of having a good appearance and a well personality. That’s why he decides to shave and grow a thin moustache.
2. (i) The doctor wanna get married to a lady doctor with a good medical practice and a lot of money. He wants her to be fatty so that she couldn’t run after him and catch him.
(ii) In actual, he marries a thin reedy woman who has a gift to sprinter.
3. (i) His thoughts are full of joy and satisfaction. He decided to shave and also grow thin moustache and to always keep smiling. He finds his smile very attractive.
(ii) He turned into a stone and sat like stone image in the flesh. He didn’t shake or cry out at all. However, his mind was still very active. He felt the creator's presence. He decides to write the words ‘O God’ outside his little heart.
1. I was turned to stone.
2. I sat there holding my breath.
3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image in the flesh.
1. I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)
2. I got a fright when I realized how close I was to the cliff edge. (frightened by something that happens suddenly)
3. He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him. (very frightened)
4. You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that. (frightened by something that happens suddenly)
5. Wait until I tell his story – it will makes your hair stand on end. (makes another feel frightened)
6. Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors. (too scared to move)
7. The boy hid behind the door not moving a muscle. (too scared to move)
1. Meena asked her friends if she thought her teacher would come that day.
2. David asked his colleague where he would go that summer.
3. He asked the little boy why he was studying English.
4. She asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.
5. Pran asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.
6. Seema asked her how long she had lived their.
7. Shelia asked the children if they were ready to do work.
