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PP: Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s coat

Read the definitions and think of the correct word.

1. an army rank. COLONEL

2. a small animal raised for its valuable fur; the fur itself. MINK
3. to leave a valuable article with a person. PART
4. someone who will lend money in return but may sell the article if he is not repaid
on time. PAWNBROKER.
5. act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage. CHEAT

Now let’s think about the characters and setting

Mrs Bixby Mr Cyril Bixby Aunt Maude Colonel Wilkins

New York Baltimore Pennsylvania station Christmas weekend

Read the story and record AN AUDIO with your answers

Who is speaking to whom and about what? Which statements are true?

1. 'I've got to have this coat! I've got to have this coat!' TRUE Mrs. Bixby to herself.
2. 'I only want to borrow enough on it to help me until Monday.' TRUE Mrs. Bixby to the pawnbrokers.
3. 'I think you ought to put a description.' TRUE The local man to Mrs. Bixby
4. 'I stayed on in the office and did some work.' TRUE Mr Cyril Bixby to Mrs. Bixby.
5. 'I'd much rather it was for you than for me.' TRUE Mr Cyril Bixby to Mrs. Bixby.

Write questions for these answers

1. Why did you travel to Baltimore?. To visit a gentleman known as the Colonel.
2. What did the Colonel give to her? A mink coat.
3. How much did the pawnshop pay for the coat? Fifty dollars.
4. . Where did she decide to sell the coat to a pawnshop? On the seat of her taxi
5. Why did she sell the coat to a pawnshop? Because she doesn’t want him to recognise her.
6. . What did Mr. Bixby gave it to her wife? A mink neckpiece
7. Who did he give the coat? To Miss Pulteney.

Personal questions
1. Do you think there is a moral in this story? If so, what is it? Yes, this story has a moral: when
you do bad things to other people, they return it to you, even if it is accidentally.
 2. Imagine you are Mrs Bixby. What will you do next? I would try to tell my husband the whole truth
and ask him to forgive me.

3. Did you like the story? Yes, I liked the story

4. Why?. It is very easy to read and this makes the reading more enjoyable.

5. Why not? Because I don’t like the dark humour.

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Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s co

Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s coat