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Lesson -6

Snap shot of a Dog

Summary

J ames thurber came across a dim photograph of the pet dog which had died twenty five years before. It had given an account
of his childhood days spent with his brothers. The author and his two brothers tamed a dog which was an 'American' bull terrier. Its name was rex. It had a brindle eye that some times made it look like a clown and some times reminded us of a politician with derby hat and cigar. The dog was big and mucular and beautifully made. It never lost dignity, even when trying to accomplish the extravagant task, the author and his brothers used set for it. Rex was a tremendous fighter. Though it came from a line of fighters it never started fights. It never went for other dog's throat but for one of its ears. It would then get its grip and hold on for hours. Once rex had a fight with a non -descript dog. It was a Homeric fight. To separate those two dogs, finally the fire department had to be sent for. After that fight some of the relatives of the author looked upon the incident as a blot on the family name. They insisted that they should get rid of rex. But the author and his brothers were not prepared to do so. They had, at any time never experienced any problem with Rex. During its strenuous years of life it never bit a person but growled at prowlers. Rex had a gentle disposition. It killed cats quickly and neatly without any malice. It neither killed nor chased squirrels. Rex had its own philosophy. It never ran barking after wagons and automoblies. Swimming was Rex's favorite recreation. It was taken once to Alum creek for swimming. It was fun to see Rex battle upstream against a stiff current struggling and growling every foot of the way. Rex brought any thing thrown into the water. One night rex brought a small chest of drawers that was found some where. It was just an old cheap piece that somebody had abandoned on a trash heap. In order to test its mettle it dragged the chest without drawers all the way. It came home and was struggling to pull it on to the porch. The author and his brothers woke up and helped it in its attempts. The brothers carted the chest miles away and threw it out. If they had thrown it out in a nearby alley, Rex would have brought it home again, as a small token of its integrity. Though Rex had no former training it was capable of jumping fences of six feet easily. It would never give up trying even if the task entrusted to it was a difficult one. One afternoon Rex came home after taking a terrible beating, probably from the owner of some dog he had got into a fight with. His head and body were scarred. It was about to die. But it fought with the angel of death for more than an hour. Rex licked the hands of two of its masters. The third one was not present. It waited for the arrival of the third master for one hour. The person for whom Rex was waiting came, Rex walked a few wabbly paces towards him, touched his hand with its muzzle and fell down dead.

Poem-3

Snake
Summary
he beautiful poem 'The Snake' was written by David Herbert Lawrence. One hot day the poet came to the water tank to take water. He had to wait because a snake was already drinking water there. The Snake was golden in colour. The poet watched the snake for a long time. The snake came there from the burning bowels of the earth. He drank water slowly when the poet was watching quietly. His voice of education asked him to kill the Snake because golden Snakes are poisonous. The poet had different feelings such as cowardvice, perversity, humility and honour towards the snake. The voice of education of the poet criticized him for not killing the snake. When the snake had his fill and returned his conscience provoked him to kill the snake. When the snake entered the hole, the poet threw a log at the snake. The log hit the snake and it writhed in pain and disappeared very quickly The poet thought that it was a paultry, vulgar and meanact. He cursed himself for throwing the log. He regretted his mean act and wanted the snake to return to receive his hospitality. He thought that he had missed the chance of showing nobility towards the snake.

Important Questions & Answers

1) Describe Rex briefly? A. Rex was big, muscular and beautifully made. He had one brindle eye that sometimes made him look like a clown and a politician. The rest of him was white except a brindle saddle. He was an American bull terrier. He never lost his dignity even when trying to acconplish the extravagant task. 2) Rex was a tremendous fighter but he never started fightings. He was different from other dogs in several ways. What were they? A. Although Rex was a tremendous fighter he never started fights. He never lost his dignity even when accomplishing the extravagant tasks. He never bit a person nor ever growled at anyone except prowlers. He killed cats quickly and neatly and without a special malice. He never ran after wagons or automobiles. 3) He had his own philosophy about such things. What was Rex's philosophy about chasing things? A. Rex's philosophy about chasing things was that it was meaningless and foolish to pursue things which he could not catch or he could not do any thing even if he caught it. He could not tug a wagon along with his mighty jaws. So wagons were not a part of his world. 4) But he had a gentle disposition. Two pieces of evidence are offered to support this statement. What are they? A. Rex never fought or looked for troubles. He never bit a person in his active life. He never growled at anyone except prowlers. He killed cats without a special malice. These support that Rex had a gentle disposition. 5) What was the immediate reason for Rex's death? What does it tell about human being? A. The immediate reason for Rex's death was the owner of a dog had beaten Rex terribly as he got into a fight with. It tells us that human beings are very cruel to animals and they are not showing minimum sympathy towards animals. 6) Who was Rex waiting for? How did the person come through the gate? Why did he stop whistling? A. Rex was waiting for one of the three masters who was not at home. That person came through the gate whistling. He stopped whistling when he saw Rex struggling for death . 7) Why did Rex want to bring a chest of drawers home? What did James and his brothers do with this? Why did they throw it miles away? Why would Rex have brought it back? A. Rex wanted to bring the chest of drawers home because it presented him a nice problem in transportation. The chest of drawers tested Rex's spirit and courage. James and his brothers carted the chest and threw it miles away because Rex

Meanings
1. Trough=container, small tank 2. pitcher=pot, small vessel 3. Cabrob-tree=ever green tree 4. Fissure=hole, earth hole, deep crack 5. Gloom=darkness, cloudiness, dimmer, twilight 6. Trail=to move, dangle, haul, pull 7. slackness=laziness, inactiveness 8. Belly=stomach 9. Vague=not clear, uncertain, ill defined meaning, confused, indefinite 10. Flicker=move, wave to and fro, blink, shake 11. Muse=to think 12. Stoop=bend, bow, crouch, lean 13. Bowel=hole, the inner most parts 14. Venomous=poisonous, deadly 15. Confess=admit 16. pacify=appease, make peace, satisfy, assuage 17. perversity=unnatural desire, rebellious, stubborn 18. Long=desire, wish 19. Humility=being humble 20. sort=type, class, kind 21. Deliberately=wantedly, with careful, attention, intentionally 22. Horrid=causing horror, very unpleasant 23. Clumsy=irregular, awkward in shape 24. clatter=continuous noise of hard objects falling 25. Convulse=shake violently, disturb, attack 26. Writh= move in pain, twist the body 27. Regret=feel sorry, disappointment , guilt, shame 28. paltry=vulger, rude, mean 29. Despise=hate, condemn, disapprove of, have a low opinion 30. Expiate=to pay for, make up,make amends for 31. cowardice=timidity, fear 32. Hospitality=friendly and generous reception 33. pettiness=contempt, small, minor

Meanings
1. Run across= met accidentally 2. Brindle=brown with streaks of another colour 3. Saddle=back of animal, saddle shaped marking on the back of an animal 4. stocking= band of colour extending up to knee 5. Accomplish= Finish successfully, completely, achieve, carry out, discharge 6. Extravagant=beyond what is responsible, unreasonable 7. Trot=run with short steps 8. jolt=shock, jerk, astonish,shake 9. Figure out=found, work out by logic 10. Wagging=move rapidly to and fro, shake, sway 11. Tremendous= very great, remarkable, 12. Grip= hold 13. Whirl wind=air moving round and round, Cyclone, vortex 14. plump=thud 15. Eventually=finally, ultimately, consequently 16. Pry=force 17. Street cars=tram cars 18. Tranquill= peaceful, calm, undisturbed, quiet, restful 19. Vicious= dangerous, harmful, cruel, violent,brutal 20. clown=joker

Important Questions & Answers

1) What did the voice of education ask the poet to do? What is the argument for killing the snake A. The voice of education asked the poet to kill the snake. The argument for killing a golden snake is that the golden snakes are poisonous. The black Snakes are non -posisonous. The argument is between the poet and his voice of education.