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er1–ATr
iumphofSur
ger
y

Quest
ion1:

Whyi
sMr
sPumphr
eywor
ri
edaboutTr
icki
?

Answer
:

MrsPumphr eywaswor ri
edandupsetaboutTricki
’
sheal
thashewasnoteat ing
anyt
hing.Herefusedt
oeathisfavour
it
edi
shesandhadboutsofvomit
ing.Hespent
al
lhist i
melyingonar ug,pant
inganddi
dn’tshow anyi
nter
estingoingfordail
y
wal
kst oo.

Quest
ion2:

Whatdoesshedot
ohel
phi
m?I
sshewi
sei
nthi
s?

Answer
:

Ini
tiall
y, MrsPumphr eythoughtt hatTrickihadbecomel i
stl
essasheseemedt ohav e
noener gy.Sheassumedt hathemustbesuf fer
ingf rom malnutri
ti
on, soshestarted
givi
nghi m somelit
tl
eext rasbet weenmeal st
obui l
dhim up,somemal tandcod-li
ver
oilandabowlofHor l
i
cksatni ghttomakehi m sl eep.Shewoul dalsoi ndul
gehimi n
cream cakesandchocol atesunnecessar i
lyanddi dnotgivehi m enoughexer ci
se.
Wi t
hal lthispamper i
ngandi ndulgence,Tri
ckibecamehugel yf at,li
keabl oated
sausagewi thalegateachcor ner.Itwasabsolut elynotawi sedeci si
onont hepart
ofhi smi str
esstoov erf
eedhi mt hatwor senedhiscondi t
ionandmadehi m morelazy
andbul ky.However,seeinghi spli
ghtMr sPumphr eywasdi straughtandconsul t
eda
veterinarysurgeon,Dr.Her r
iottohel pimproveTricki’
shealthcondition.

Quest
ion3:

Whodoes‘
I
’ref
ert
oint
hisst
ory
?

Answer
:

I
nthest
ory
,‘I
’ref
erst
oDr
.JamesHer
ri
ot,
avet
eri
nar
ysur
geon.

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ndOut(
Page3)

Quest
ion1:

I
sthenar
rat
orasr
ichasTr
icki
’
smi
str
ess?

Answer
:

Therearesomei nstancesinthestorythatsuggestDr.Herri
otwasnotasr ichas
Tri
cki
’smist
ress,Mr sPumphrey.Thi
sisev i
dentf
rom thefactt
hatthenarratorcoul
d
notprovi
dealuxuriousli
fesuchasacosybedst uff
edwi t
hfavouri
tecushions,toy
s
andrubberr
ingsalongwi t
hbowlsfordif
ferentmealsoftheday,r
atherhemadeupa
bedforTri
ckiinawarmlooseboxnextt
otheonewheretheotherdogsslept.The
doct
oralsocouldnotaff
ordanenti
rest
affofmai
dsandcar et
akersjustli
keMr s
Pumphreytotakecar
eofthesol
ewel
l-
bei
ngandmai
ntenanceofherpet,Tr
icki
.

Quest
ion2:

Howdoeshet
reatt
hedog?

Answer
:

Dr.Herr
iotdidnotindulgeTri
ckiwithunnecessar yfoodi t
ems,rathertreatedhimlike
anov er
weightandl azydogwhi chneededsuf fici
entexer ci
sewithacont rol
leddiet
.
Hecutdownhi sfoodi nt
akeandkepthi m underst r
ictobservat
ionf orthefirstf
ew
days.Induecour seoft i
me,hei ncreasedTr i
cki’
sf oodi nt
akewi t
habal anceddiet
andsethi mf r
eef orphy si
calactivi
ti
est oimpr ovehi shealth.Gradually,thedog
healt
hst ar
tedshowi ngimprovementandhedi dnotr equi
reanyki ndofmedi ci
nal
tr
eatmentandr ecoveredfr
om hisil
lnesssoon.

Quest
ion3:

Whyi
shet
empt
edt
okeepTr
icki
onasaper
manentguest
?

Answer
:

Mr sPumphr eyst art

edt obri
ngr oundf resheggs,twodozenatat i
me,t obui l
dup
Tricki
’
sst rengt h.Laterevent hebot tl
esofwi neandbr andybegant oarri
ve.The
narrat
oral ongwi t
hhi spart
nersenj oyedhavingtwoeggseachf orbreakfast,wine
andbr andyt hatwasmeantf orTr i
cki.Theywereday sofdeepcontent,start
ingwell
withtheext raeggi nthemor ning,i
mpr ovedandsustainedbyt hemiddaywi neand
fi
nishi
ngl uxuriouslyroundthef i
rewiththebrandy.I
twasi ndeedastrongtempt at
ion
forHerriottokeepTr i
ckionasaper manentguesttoenjoyt hel
uxur
iousinfl
owofal l
thesefoodi tems.

Quest
ion4:

WhydoesMr
sPumphr
eyt
hinkt
hedog’
srecov
eryi
s“at
ri
umphofsur
ger
y”?

Answer
:

MrsPumphr eyt
houghtt hatTrickiwasseriouslyil
lwhensheconsul tedDr.Herri
ot,
butherpetrecoveredfrom hisconditi
oncompl et
elywithi
naspanoft woweeks.She
wasgl adt oseet hathehadbeent r
ansf
ormedi ntoaf l
exi
bleandhar d-muscl
ed
ani
mal.WhenDr .Her r
iotbroughtTrickit
oMr sPumphr ey,hetookatremendousleap
andsailedintohismist r
ess’slap.Hisrevi
valwithoutanymedi ci
naltreat
mentwas
noteworthyandshedecl aredt hatthedog’sr ecoverywasi ndeed“ atri
umphof
surger
y”,toexpr
esshergr ati
tudeandhappinesst othedoctor.

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nkabouti
t(Page6)

Quest
ion1:
Whatki
ndofapersondoyouthi
nkthenar
rat
or,av
eter
inar
ysur
geon,i
s?Woul
dyou
sayhei
stact
ful
aswellasf
ull
ofcommonsense?

Answer
:

Thenar rator
,av eter
inar
ysurgeon,wasav er
ywi seandtact
fuldoct
or.Hehandled
Tri
ckipr operl
ywi t
hcompassi onasheunder stoodthatthedogwasnotsuf fer
ing
fr
om anyi ll
ness.From thedog’slazycondi ti
on,hecoul dmakeoutt hathehad
becomebul kyduet oov erf
eedi
ngbyhi smistress.Thus,hedidnotper f
orm any
surger
yonhi m,rathercuredhim byalteri
nghisdi etandengaginghi
mi nphysi
cal
acti
vit
ies.Undert hedoctor’
ssupervi
sion,Tri
ckirecoveredfr
om hisil
l
nesswithi
na
spanoft woweeks.

Yes,Dr .Herr
iotwasa t act
fulperson ashe could convi
nce Mr sPumphr eyt o
hospi
tali
seTri
ckiforasurger
y .Heknewexactlyhowtotreatherpeteffect
ivel
yand
makehi m ali
v el
yani
mal.Upont hedog’srecovery
,heinformedMr sPumphr eyt o
comeandcol l
ectTri
ckieventhoughhewast emptedtokeepherpetasaper manent
guestforthel
uxuri
ousinf
lowofexpensi
vefoodi t
emssentbyhismi str
essfrom ti
me
toti
me.

Quest
ion2:

Doy
out
hinkTr
icki
washappyt
ogohome?Whatdoy
out
hinkwi
l
lhappennow?

Answer
:

Yes,Tri
ckiwashappyt oreturnhomeashel ovedhi
smi stressdearlyandhemi ssed
thecomf ortofhislav
ishlife.Alt
houghhedi dn’
thav
eanyf ri
endsathomel ikeinthe
hospit
al,heseemedequal l
yexcitedtomeethi smi st
ressaf tertwoweeks.Gi ven
Tri
cki’
slaziness,wehopet hatMr sPumphreywouldbecar efulaboutTricki
’sdietand
heal
thgoi ngforwardandwoul dtrytoengageherpettogetsomephy sicalexerci
se
asprescribedbyDr.Herri
otear l
ier.

Quest
ion3:

Doy
out
hinkt
hisi
sar
eal
-l
if
eepi
sode,
ormer
efi
cti
on?Ori
sitami
xtur
eofbot
h?

Answer
:

Thestor
yseemst obeabl endoff i
cti
onandr eal-l
if
ei nci
dent.I
tisquiteobv i
ousf or
ri
chpeopletoov er
feedt hei
rpet sduet oloveandaf fecti
on,j
ustli
keMr sPumphr ey.
Wehav eobser vedhowduet oherpamper i
ng,thedogwasov er
eatingandbecame
l
azyandbulky .Similarl
y,i
tisn’tunusualforrichpeopl ewhot r
ytoprov i
deal uxuri
ous
l
if
etotheirpetsandi ndul
get hem oft
en.Howev er,i
tmi ghtbeunli
kelyforavet er
inary
doct
orli
keDr .Her r
iotwhowentoutofhi swayandl iedaboutasur gerytotheowner
i
nordertosav eherpetf r
om unnecessar yindulgences.

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kabouti
t(Page7)

Quest
ion1:
Thi
sepisodedescr
ibest
hesi l
l
ybehav
iourofar
ichwomanwhoi
sfool
i
shlyindul
gent
,
per
hapsbecausesheislonely
.Doyouthi
nksuchpeopl
ear
emerel
ysi
ll
y,orcanthei
r
act
ionscauseharmtoothers?

Answer
:

MrsPumphr ey
’ssil
lyacti
onsofov erf
eedingTri
ckihadahar mfulr eacti
ononher
pet’
sheal t
h.Shewasmaki ngTrickiovereatandi
ndulgeinfat
tyfoodi nthenameof
l
oveandaf fecti
on.Thi
swor senedhi sconditi
oninsuchawayt hathehadbecome
ver
yl azyandbul kytoevengooutf orshor twal
ks.Richpeopl
el i
keMr sPumphr ey
oft
eni ndulgetheirpet
sinsill
yact i
onssuchasov er
feedi
ngtoimpr ovetheirheal
th,
whichcanot herwisehavedangerousef f
ectsonthem.

Quest
ion2:

Doy
out
hinkt
her
ear
eal
sopar
ent
sli
keMr
sPumphr
ey?

Answer
:

Yes,therear
esomepar ent
sl i
keMr sPumphreywhospoi lt
heirchi
ldr
enbyov er-
i
ndulgingandpamperingthem.Theyt r
yt oover
feedt hei
rchil
drenorpetsdespi t
e
knowingtheil
l
-ef
fect
sofov ereat
ingonthei
rheal
th.Itisimper
ati
v et
hatparent
sl i
ke
MrsPumphr eyshoul
dkeepacl osecheckandmai ntainahealthyl
if
estyl
eoft heir
famil
ymember sandpets.

Quest
ion3:

Whatwouldyouhavedoneify
ouwere:(
i)amemberofthest
affinMrsPumphr
ey’
s
househol
d,(
ii
)anei
ghbour
?Whatwouldyourl
i
fehav
ebeenli
ke,i
ngeneral
?

Answer
:

1.IfIwereamemberoft hest affinherhousehol dIwoul dhav enotf ollowedMr s

Pumphr ey’sorderstof eedTr i
ckibli
ndlywithoutthinkingofitshar mf uleffects.
Iwouldhav einfact,fedhi m aspert hevet’sadv i
ceandensur edt hatheget s
enoughphy si
calexer cisewhi chhelpshi mtost ayactiveandheal thy.Besides,
Iwouldhav ealsogiv enTr ickiabal anceddietthatiseasyt odi gestandal so
wouldhav eski ppedsendi ngt heunnecessar ystuffliketoysandcushi onst o
thehospital.
2.IfIwereMr sPumphr ey’snei ghbour ,Iwouldhav eadv isedhert omai ntaina
stri
ctdietandengageTr ickiinphy sicalacti
vit
iessuchaspl ay i
ng,r unningor
goingforwal ks.Ifhiscondi ti
onwoul dhavedet eri
orated,Iwoul dhav easked
hertoconsul tav eterinarydoct orandf oll
ow hi sadv i
cest r
ictlyt okeepher
pet’
sheal t
hi ncheck.Besi des,Iwoul dhavealsobeensuppor t
iv eandki ndi n
suchacr it
icalsituat
ionwhenTr ickiwassupposedt obehospi tali
sed.Iwoul d
havetri
edt othebestofmyabi lit
yt obesy mpat heti
candbenev olenttoMr s
Pumphr ey.

Quest
ion4:
Whatwoul
dyouhav
edonei
fyouwer
eint
henar
rat
or’
spl
ace?

Answer
:

IfIwereinthenarrat
or’
splace,Iwoul dhavetr
eatedTri
ckii
nasi milarfashionwith
l
ov eandcompassi on.Iwoul dhavebeenv i
gil
antandcaringjustl i
keMrJames
Herri
otwast owar
dsTr i
cki
.Howev er,Iwouldhavebeenal i
ttl
estri
ctwhi l
eadv i
sing
MrsPumphr eytoputTr i
ckionabal anceddi
etknowingthel ov
ef orherdearpet .
Besides,IwouldhavealsonotconsumedTr i
cki’
sshareofeggs,wi neandbr andy
sentbyMr sPumphr eyandr esi
stedmyt emptati
onfrom keepingTr ickiasmy
permanentguesti
nmyhospi tal
.