TheFr

iendl
yMongoose
Don’
tmakehast
ydeci
sionst
haty
ouwi
llr
egr
etl
ateri
nyourl
if
e.

I
ntr
oduct
ion

Thestory,
‘TheFri
endl
yMangoose’ isastor
yfrom ‘
ThePanchatantra’,ananci
entIndi
an
col
lect
ionofint
err
elat
edanimal f
ablesinSanskri
tver
seandpr ose.Thisstor
ytell
s
aboutthehumantendencytojumpt oconcl
usionshur
riedl
yandhowt hist
endency
di
sruptsandcausesdist
urbancesinsyst
em andwehav et
oregretforthat
.

NewWor
ds&Phr
asesandt
hei
rmeani
ng

(
1)Mongoose -pl
ural
–mongoosesormongeese

Asmal
lcar
niv
orousmammal
wit
hal
ongbodyandt
ail
anda
gr
izzl
ed

orbandedcoat
,nat
ivet
oAf
ri
caandAsi
a.I
teat
ssnakes,
rat
sand
bi
rds’

eggs.

(
2)Compani
on -Aper
sonorani
mal
wit
hwhom onespendsal
otoft
imeorwi
th
whom

onet
rav
els.

Sy
nony
ms–associ
ate,
par
tner
,fr
iend

(
3)Bushyt
ail -t
ail
wit
hthi
ckhai
r

(
4)Cr
adl
e -Ababy
’sbedorCot

(
5)Al
ter
nat
ely -occuri
ntur
nrepeat
edl
y

(
6)Fed -gi
vef
oodt
o(f
eed–f
ed–f
ed)

(
7)Rocked -mov
edt
oandf
ro

(
8)Iam of
ftot
hebaz
aar–Iam l
eav
ingt
hispl
aceandgoi
ngt
othebazaar
.

(
9)Keepaney
e -keepawat
ch,
guar
d

(
10)Fr
ankl
y -honest
ly,
trut
hful
l
y
 (
11) Forqui
tesomet
ime–al
ongper
iodoft
ime

M.
S.-Ihav
en’
tseenherf
orqui
tesomet
ime.

(
12)Gr
ocer
ies -ki
tchenf
oodi
tems

(
13)Cust
omar
y -accor
dingt
ocust
omsorusual
pract
ices

(
14)Scr
eamed -gav
eal
ong,
loud,
pier
cingcr
y

(
15)Paws -
Anani
mal
’
sfoothav
ingcl
awsandpads.

(
16)Smear
ed -cov
ered

(
17)wi
cked -ev
ilormor
all
ywr
ong

(
18)Hy
ster
ical
l
y -madl
y,uncont
rol
l
abl
y

M.
S.-Ist
art
edl
aughi
nghy
ster
ical
l
y

(
19)Bl
i
ndwi
thr
age–v
eryangr
y

(
20)St
rengt
h -power

(
21)Tor
n -cuti
ntopi
eces

(
22)I
naf
lash/l
i
keaf
lash-v
eryqui
ckl
y,i
mmedi
atel
y

M.
S.–Shewasoutoft
hebackdoori
naf
lash.

(
23)Sobbi
ng -cr
ying

(
24)Hast
il
y -wi
thexcessi
vespeedorur
gency
,hur
ri
edl
y

M.
S.-Heact
edsohast
il
y

(
25)Rashl
y -car
elessl
y

wi
thoutcar
eful
consi
der
ati
onoft
hepossi
bleconsequences.

M.
S.–Weshoul
dnotmakedeci
sionsr
ashl
y.

(
26)St
ared -l
ookedf
ixedl
y,gazed

M.
S.-Don’
tst
areatpeopl
eli
ket
hat
,it
’sr
ude

(
27)Wi
ping -cl
eani
ngbyr
ubbi
ngwi
thacl
oth,
api
eceofpaperorone’
shand
M.
S.-Shewi
pedherf
acewi
thahandker
chi
ef.