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errs, , wCading 1 (page 123), , 1. a. iv, , ; : b. i ii, , 4. a. Bidesia Bi ot, ae Babu worked as a geologist, , i ment Survey Office Ai tnetthe, , veek. He path, , ven He also worked as a heres oath, , nventor on Sundays. The job he, , ke, excelled at was inventing, , b. Bi j ,, , ae ee s most famous invention, e mmediate Upstart Finder. This, , was a little box with big antennae that, , picked up nervous responses typical, , to troublemakers. It was a big success, , because it was excellent for picking up, , potential troublemakers at a mela., , c. The Immediate Upstart Finder started, shaking on a Sunday morning because, there was a great commotion when some, thieves chopped down trees in the forest,, as a result of which the tiger who lived in, the jungle had started rushing about and, , frightening the people of Pipli., , d. The solution to the problem of the bee, . that was agreed to was that Khichri an, Motia would sit at the edge of the fores, and fast like the old sadhus did
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m oy. T, seemed like a plump and juicy prey The, alized that no one was around, , tiger re, ese gentiemen f, , while th, would be easy to kill. How, the hungry rumbling of, , h, which sounded like a, , asted so they, wever, he was, , frightened by, Motiaâs stomac, hundred lions roaring, This scared it away., Bidesia Babu saw the effect that the, rumbling from Motiaâs stomach had on, the tiger. It sounded like the roar of a, hundred lions and succeeded in scaring, the tiger away. This inspired him to invent, the Rumbling Revolver, which coulâ, be used to scare away tigers withou, , harming them., , 2. The writer narrates a variety of humorous, incidents. The tone is set with the description, of Bidesia Babu, whose sola topee and long, train journey give him his name, and his, varied professions. The solution that the, villagers come up with to scare away the, tigerâto fast and use the power of their, minds, is another example. The description, of Khichri sneaking away to eat guavas, and giving away his secret by burping, is another example. The most amusing, incident, however, is when the tiger comes, to eat Khichri but is scared away by the, rumbling of Motiaâs stomach, which in turn, inspires Bidesia Babuâs final invention of the, Rumbling Revolver,, , The story also has three short songs or, ditties which are sung by Bidesia, Motia, and Khichri, which are also written ina, humorous manner, However, what truly, makes the story funny is the usage of, language. The author uses a mixture of
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stand understanding, understandalyl,, erst!, , . yerstandinB, , ecable disagreeable agreed, , formily reform, , â, ee?", ap jon con, ation, y for?, joo, , pages 125-126), , pit can't Mrs Bose be ki, were 1a again, Cant Mrs Bose be kind to, atleast once? She always sends me to the, , a, , me p, sincipal: She could simply have scolded, Jowed me to remain in the class., , her. J think she doesnât like me, at should J do now? J must tell, | that J shall never make paper, planes in the class again. But Iâve said that, before and he will punish me this time. What, if] pretend to have a stomach ache? Then J, can go to the sick room and won't have to, face him at all. I canât decide...but thereâs, , the bell! J must enter now... âMay I come in,, Sir?â, 2. a. Canât Mrs Bose be kind to me?, * The modal âcanâtâ here expresses 4, possibility considered negatively., b. What should I do now?, °, The modal âshouldâ here expresses the, need for advice., C:, must tell the principal., , *The i, â mustâ here expresses 4, , donât Jike, too. But wh, the principa, , , , dj sh, all never make paper planes again., , "The, m 7 ;, a shallâ here expresses 4, , May I come 4, â âOme in, Sir?, , g,, , e, Modal] â, Modal âmayâ here expresses the, , |, 8 of permission.
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Sieve:, lara: pay Jane, could | lake, , â 4 tour of the house, before We Move jn? ae, , asking. for permission, Jane: Sure, tpermissiol, , Tara: Ah, this looks nice, , Put Tâm not sur, sure, Ve llow 5 go Vp,, , lo 80 well with the curtains, Iâve already bought. Umm..., , Jane: We could ch, , ange the colour, if you, want. offer, , âTara: Thank you so much. Would you mind, Setting this tap fixed? request, , Jane: No, not at all. We are yet to sign off the, plumbers,, , Tara: Okay, now may I see the draft of the, agreement? asking for permission, Jane: Yes, but before that, would you like, some tea? offer, , Tara: No, but thanks so much. Iâm awfully, late for a meeting., , Jane: Hereâs your contract. I can mail a copy, of this to you. ability, , Tara: Thank you so much., , i hone a taxi for you., : | think I should p, ane you were getting late. suggestion, , , , You, Tara: Thatâs so kind of you,, , Jane., , (pronunciation (page 127)
