IWANTSOMETHI

NGI
NACAGE

L.
E.Gr
eev
e

CH-
6 ANALI
ENHAND

Wri
te‘
True’or‘Fal
se’againsteachoffol
lowi
ngstat
ement
s.
(
i)MrPurcel
lsoldbir
ds,cats,dogsandmonkeys.Tr
ue

(i
i)Hewasveryconcer
nedaboutt
hewel
l
-bei
ngoft
hebi
rdsandani
mal
sin
hi
sshop.Fal
se

(
ii
i)Hewasi
mpr
essedbyt
hecust
omerwhoboughtt
het
wodov
es.Fal
se

(iv
)Hewasasuccessf
ulshopowner
,thoughi
nsensi
ti
veandcol
dasa
person.Tr
ue

Q2.WhyisMr .Purcel
lcomparedt
oanowl?
AnsMr .Pur
celli
scompar edt
oanowlbecausethelargegl
assesthathe
woremagnifi
edhisey essoastogi
vehi
mt heappearanceofawiseand
geni
alowl.

From t
hethir
dparagraphpickout
(i
)Wordsassociat
edwi t
hcr i
esofbir
ds.Whispered,
twi
tt
er,
squeal
,cheeps
(i
i
)Wor dsassoci
atedwithnoise.St
ir
,rust
li
ng,scamper
ed

i
i
i)Wor
dssuggest
iveofconf
usi
onandf
ear
.Bewi
lder
ed,
bli
ndl
yseeki
ng.

Q4.Mr.Purcel
lheardi
tnomorethanhewouldhaveheardt
he
monotonousti
ckingofafami
li
arclock”(
Readpar
abeginni
ngwi
th.“
Itwas
aroughday………………………………………………………………” )
(i
)Whatdoesitrefert
o?

‘
I
t’r
efer
stot
hechi
rpi
ng,
squeal
i
ngandmov
ingofbi
rdsal
lar
oundhi
m.

(
ii
)WhydoesMrPurcel
lnothearitclear
ly?
Hehasbecomesousedtothosenoisesthathedoesnotmi
ndt
hem.

Compr
ehensi
oncheck-
pg42

Q1.
Doy
out
hinkt
heat
mospher
eofMrPur
cel
l’
sshopwascheer
fulor
depressi
ng?Givereasonsf ory
ouranswer.
Ans.TheatmosphereinMrPur cell
’
sshopwasdullandcheer
less.Theshop
wasf ul
lofmovement sofnoisybir
dsandpetani
mals.Mr.Purcel
lhad
becomeusedt othatnoise.Butthecust
omerwonderedhowt heownerput
upwi t
hthatnoi
se.

Q2.Descri
bet hestr
angerwhocamet othepetshop.Whatdi dhewant ?
Ans.Thestrangerwhocamet oMr.Purcel
l’
sshophadbeenr eleasedfr
om
j
ailaf
tert
eny earsofimprisonment
.Hissuitthoughnewlookingwascheap
andil
l-
fi
tt
ing.Hehadcl ose-cr
oppedhair
.Hisey esmovedall
ar oundi
nthe
shop.Hewant edtopurchasesomethinginacase.

Q3.
(i
)Themaninsi
stedonbuy
ingt
hedov
esbecausehewasf
ondofbi
rds.
Doyouagr
ee?

No,themanwasneitherfondofbir
dsnordi
dheinsi
stonbuy
ingt
hef
air
doves.Heonl
ywantedsomebi rdsi
nacage.
(i
i)Howhadheearnedt hefi
vedoll
arshehad?

Themanhadspenttenyear
sinpri
son.Hehadtowor
khard.Hewaspai
d
onl
yhal
fadol
larperyear
.Helef
tthejai
lwi
thj
ust5dol
lar
sandacheapsui
t.

Q4.Wast hecust omerinterest

edinthecar eandfeedingofthedov eshe
hadbought?Ifnot,whynot ?
AnsNo, t
hemanhadnol oveorli
ki
ngf orthedoves.Hedidnotmeant o
keepthem aspets.Sohepai dnoattenti
ont owhatMr.Purcel
l sai
dabout
thefeedandcareofbirds.Soonaftersteppi
ngoutoft heshop,hefreedthe
bir
dsanddr oppedthecage.

1)Why
,iny
ouropi
nion,
didt
hemansett
hedov
esf
ree?

Themansett hedovesf r
eebecausehehadalreadygotthebetter
tast
eofimpri
son¬ment .Heknewt heneedandv al
ueoffreedom.It
washislovef
orf r
eedom thathespenthishar
d-earnedmoneyon
buyi
ngthedov esandsetti
ngthem fr
ee.
2)Whydi ditmakeMr .Purcel
lfeel“
vaguelyi
nsul
ted”?

MrPur
cel
lfel
tinsul
tedbecausehehadr
educedt
hepr
iceoft
he
dovesandstil
lmadeprof
it
.Hef el
tsmal
ltoseet
hecust
omer
’sl
ove
forf
reedom andhi
sgreatsacr
if
ice.

Ext
raQuest
ions-

1.Descr
ibeMr
.Pur
cel
l’
sdai
lyr
out
ineatt
heshop.

Mr.Purcel
lopenedhi
sshopandper chedonahi ghstoolev
ery
morning.Heunfol
dedthenewspaperandr eadt
hroughit
.He
at
tendedthecustomerift
her
ewasany .I
twashisdailyr
outi
ne.

2.Whatsurpri
sedMrPur celloneday ?
MrPurcel
lhadhungabel latthedoorofhi
sshop.Itbegantor i
ng
onthearr
ivalofacustomer .Thatdayi
tfai
ledtori
ng.MrPur cel
l
wassurpri
sed.Hefeltthatthecustomerappearedoutoftheair.

3.Bri
ngoutacont r
astbet weenMr .Pur cel
landt hecustomer .
Purcel
l di
dnotgivemuchi mpor t
ancet ofreedom.Hesol dpetsin
cagesandear nedmoney .Hetookpl easureinencagi ngbirdsand
ani
mal s.Hewascr azyaboutgai ningmoney .Butt hecustomer
wasofdi ff
erentnature.Hispri
sonl i
fehadmadehi mreal
isethe
val
ueandmeani ngoff reedom.Heboughtapai rofdoveswiththe
moneyhehadear nedi nthejai
l.Hedr ewoutt hedov esfr
om the
cagesandt ossedthem i nt
otheai r
.Het ookpl easureinfreei
ngthe
encagedbirds.Thus,wecansayt hatbot hMr .Pur cel
landthe
customerwer edif
ferentf r
om eachot her.

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