Shoul

dWi
zar
dHi
tMommy(
Summar
y)
Thest or yofJohnUpdi kest artswi tht hedai lyr outinet hatJackhadbeen
followi ngf ort woy ear swi thhi sdaught er,Jo.Hi sdaught erwast wo
year sol dwhent het radi ti
onst ar t
edandt odayshewas4y ear sol d.The
tradi tionwast hatJackwoul dt ellJoast or youtofhi smi ndev erydayi n
theev eni ngbef or egoi ngt obedandal soonev er ySat urdayaf ternoon
dur inghernapt i
me.Noet hei ssuewast hati thadbeensol ongt hathe
hadbeent ell
i
ngherst ori
est hathedi dnothav eanygoodi deasf or
stor iesl ef twi thhi m.Ev enJodi dn’tsl eepdur ingt hest orysessi ons
any mor e.Soev erydaywhenheusedt otel lherast ory ,thebasi cpl otof
thest oryusedt obesame-r ev olvingar oundRoger ,anani malwhoused
to changeev er yday .Rogerused t o hav eapr oblem and hewoul d
appr oacht hewi seowlf orhel p,whowoul dsendhi mt ot hewi zar d.The
wi zar dwoul dsol veRoger ’
spr obl em butaskf ormor epenni est han
Rogerhadandwoul dal sogi vehi m asol utiont ogof et cht hepenni es
from aspeci fi
cpl ace.ThenRogerwoul dgot ot hatpl ace,f etcht he
penni esandwoul dhappi l
ygobackandpl aywi thhi sf riends.Af ter
play inghappi l
ywi t
hhi sf r
iends, Rogerwoul dgobackhomebef orei tgot
dar k,t owai tforhi sf at herwhowoul dbeonhi swaybackf r
om Bost on.
ThenJackwoul ddescr ibewhatal lRogerandhi sf ami lyhadf ordi nner
andt henendt hest or y.Ont hisspeci fi
cSat ur dayaf ter noonnap,Jack
askedJot hataboutwhi chcr eat uredi dshewantt ohearast or y ,t o
whi chsher epli
esa“ Skunk” .SoJackst artedt hest orywi thRogerskunk
whowasav eryst inkyani mal .Noneofhi sf r
iendsl i
kedt opl aywi thhi m.
Onedayhewentt ot hewi seowlandshar edhi spr oblem.Thewi seowl
thent oldhi mt ogov isitt hewi zar d.Thent heskunkwentt ot hewi zar d
and shar ed hi s pr obl em.The wi zardt hen hel ped hi m t o sol v e hi s
probl em andaskedhi m how hewant edt osmel l.Tot his,Rogerskunk
repliedt hathewant edt osmel lliker osesdi d.Wi t
ht hewi zard’smagi c,
hest artedsmel lingl iker oses.Thenhedi dnothav eenoughpenni est o
payt ot hewi zard, sowi zardt ol dhi mt ogot ot hemagi cwel l,turnar ound
threet i
mesandhewoul df i
ndt hreepenni est her ewhi chhecoul df etch
andgi vet ot hewi zar d.Theskunkdi dexact l
ywhatwast oldandgott he
wi zar dhi spenni es.Lat er ,hewentoutandal ltheot herani mal sgat her ed
aroundhi m ashewassmel l
ingv er ygoodbutwhenhewenthome,hi s
mot herdi dnotl iket hesmel landaskedwhohadmadehi m smel ll i
ke
that .Rogerskunkt oldt hewhol est oryt ohi smom andhi smot hersai d
thatshel ikedhi ssmel lear li
erandhesmel ledt hewayal itt
leskunkwas
supposedt osmel l.Sot hent heskunkt oldhi smom t hatt heot her
ani mal sr anawayf rom hi m becauseoft hef oulsmel lbuthi smom sai d
thatshedi dn' tcare.Shet ookhi mr i
ghtbackt ot hewi zar dandassoon
ast hewi zar dopenedt hedoor ,shegav ehi m oneonbl owhi sheadwi th
herumbr ellaandt hewi zardchangedt heskunk’ ssmel landhesmel led
foulagai n.Whi legoi ngback,t heskunkhear dt het raincomi ng.Hi s
fatherwascomi ngont hatt rai n.Theyhaddi nnert oget her.Whent he
skunkwasaboutt osl eep, hismot hercamet ohi m andt oldhimt hatshe
l
ov edhi mt hewayhewasandt her ewasnoneedt ochange.Thest ory
endedt here.ThenJoaskedherf atherwhet hert heani mal sr anaway
from theskunkaf tert hatt owhi chher eplied“ no” .Alloft hem hadnow
gotusedt ot hewayhesmel led.Jodi dnotl iket hewayskunk’ smot her
forcedhi m andmadehi m smel lfoulagai n.Shewant edt hatherf ather
shoul dt ellheranot herst oryt henextdayi nwhi cht hewi zard hits
mommybackandr efusest ochanget heskunk’ ssmel lback.ThenJack
toldhert hathewoul dseeandt hemai npoi ntoft hest orywast hatt he
skunkl ov edhi smot hermor et hananyot herani mali nt hewoodsand
thatmommyknewwhatwasr ightf orhim.Het hent oldhert osl eepas
herbabybr otherwasal sosl eepi ng.Het hencl osedt hedoorandwent
downst airs.Hi s wi f
e was pai nting the chai rr ail
.He hear d some
footstepsabov eandt henscol dedJo.Thef oot stepsf ainted.ThenCl are
askedhi mt hati twasal ongst oryandt ot hather eplied“ thepoorki d”.
Thenhewat chedhi swi fedot hepai nti
ngandwor kingbutwasv erytired
tohel pher .Al so,het houghtt hatt heirmar riagewasnoti nagoodst ate
andal sot hatt herewasnosol utiont oit.Heal sosai dt hathedi dn'tfeel
l
iket al
kingt ohernort ouchi ngher .

Shoul
dWi
zar
dHi
tMommy?Text
ual
Ques
tionsandAns
wer
s

Re
ad-
and-
fi
nd-
outQue
sti
ons

Que s
tion1 .
Whoi sJo?Howdoe ssheres
pondtohe rf
ather’
sstoryte
lling?
Answe r:
Jowasaf our-year-oldgir
lwhowasfondof li
steni
ngt ostories.
Ev e
rySaturday
af
ternoon, herfathe rJackusedt
otel
l ast
orytoJ otoputhe rtosleep.J
owasa
verykeenl i
stenerandus edtoas
kmanyque st
ions.Sheev e npredi
ctedthenext
mov eme nt.Sheus e dtogetsomuchinvol
ve dinthestoryt hatherfaci
al
expressi
onal soc hange dacc
ordi
ngl
y.

Quest
ion2.
Whatposs
ibl
epl
otl
inec
oul
dthes
tor
ycont
inuewi
th?
Ans.
He r
ethepos
sibl
eplotl
inecouldbethatRogerSkunk
’smommywouldnot
l
ikethesmel
lofr
oses.
Shewouldt akehi
mbac ktothewizar
dandas
khi
mt o
makehimas k
unkagainwit
houtanys pe
cif
icsmell
,fr
eefr
omanyodour
.

Questi
on3 .
Whatdoy outhinkwasJ o’sproblem?
Answer:
Jowasas mallgirl
.Forherpee racce
ptancewasofprimeimpor
tance.Shecould
notimagi
net hemai ncharact
e roft
hes t
oryt
osme l
l s
obadastobehumi li
ate
d
andshunnedbyot he rani
mals. I
twasquitee
mbar r
assingt
osmellbad,soshe
wantedacceptabil
it
yandpe e
rappr eci
ati
onassheidenti
fi
edwi
ththepainand
suf
feri
ngofRoge rSkunk .

Shoul
dWi
zar
dHi
tMommy
?Re
adi
ngwi
thI
nsi
ght

Que s
tion1 .
Whatist hemor al
issuet hatt
hestoryr
ais
e s
?
Answe r:
Thes t
oryde alswi
tht hemor ali
ssueoft
hee xt
entofpar
entalc
ontrolovert
he
chi
ldren. Howmuc hf reedomistobegiventothechi
ldr
en?Moreover,thest
ory
rai
sesani ssuewhethe rchil
drenshoul
dbeallowedtoremaini
nani dealworl
d
ofthei
rownors houldt heybeforcedt
oacceptthehars
hreali
ti
esoftheadult
world.

Questi
on2 .
Howdoe sJowantthes t
orytoendandwhy ?[
Delhi20
1 9,
De lhi201
4(C),Delhi
2015]
Answer:
Jowantsahappye ndingtot
hes t
ory.ShewantsthatRoge rSkunkwillgett
he
smell
of r
osesandmommys houldbepuni s
hed.Shewant sthatthewizar
d
shoul
dhitmommybe causei
tiscrue
lont hepartofmommyt omakeRoge r
Skunkagainsmel
l l
ik
eaSk unk.Asasmallchil
dac c
eptabi
lityandpe e
r
appre
ciati
onisofpri
mei mport
ance.

Questi
on3.
Whydoe sJ
ackinsi
stt
hatthemotherwouldnotbehit?
Answer:
ForJackhi
tt
ingthemothe
rwasac hal
lengetotheparent
alauthor
it
y.Whi
le
defe
ndingRoger’
smother
, J
acki
sunconscious
lydefe
ndinghisownmother
whocouldneve
rbewrong.Hewante
dhisdaught
e rtounder
standthefac
tthat
mothersc
anneverbewrong.
Inot
herwords,
parentalaut
hori
tyisf
orthe
benef
itofac
hil
d.

Que s
tion4 .
Whatmak esJackfeelcaughtintheuglymiddleposit
ion?
Answe r:
Jackfee l
scaughtintheuglymi ddleposi
ti
onbe c
ausehi sli
tt
ledaughter
.J owas
i
nade fi
antmoodandwant edthewizardtohi
tmommy .ButJackdidn’
twantt o
l
osehisaut hori
tysohet hreate
ne dherandorderedhe rtosl
eep.Hewasf eel
ing
helpl
es si
nhandlinghislit
tl
edaught erwhohads uddenlystart
edassert
inghe r
opini
on. Moreover,heknewt hathiswif
ewaswai ti
ngforhimt ohelpher.Sohe
fee
lstrappedandune asy.

Questi
on5 .
Whatisyours tancere
gardi
ngt hetwoe ndingstotheRogerSk unkstoi
y?[HOTS]
Answer:
Chil
drens e
ef actsast
heyare,asdidJ o.Shethoughtitwasunfairt
hatthe
Skunk’smot hershoul
dgobac ktot hewizardandforcehimtoc hangetheSkunk
backintohisstinkyol
dself
.Thiswayhewoul dloseal
l hi
sfr
iendsandbel one
ly
andsad. Whe nhes mel
tofros
e s,hewasmor eaccept
ableandhadf ri
ends.

Adults,
ontheotherhand,arecol
our edbybiasesorsometimesbas etheir
conclusi
onsonthewisdomof the
ire xperi
ences,
asdidJack.Hefeltthatthe
Skunk ’
smotherknewwhatwasbe stforhi
m. Thi
scanbet r
anslat
edt ome an
eit
he rt
hatadul
tsknowwhati sbestforthei
rchil
drenorthatadult
sar einthe
habitofimposi
ngthei
rwil
l onchi
ldren.

Thus
,howthest
oryshoul
de ndwoul
ddependlar
gel
yonhowe ac
hone
i
nter
pret
sthef
actsoft
hestoryandt
hei
runder
lyi
ngi
mpli
cat
ions.

Que s
tion6 .
Whyi sanadul t’
spe rspecti
veonlif
edif
fer
entfromt hatofachil
d’s?
Answe r:
Inthes tory
, ‘
ShouldWi zardHitMommy ?’
,thewr i
terexaminest
heissuesof
parentingandt heflawst hati
nadvert
entl
yc r
eepin.Theadulttendencytoquel
l
theque sti
oningmi ndof ac hi
ldandals
otheintrusi
onof thebel
ief
she l
dby
adultstor epr
esentt heonlyvali
dviewpoi
nt,areareasthatfi
ndme nti
oninthe
simpley etpowe r
fuls t
ory.
J
o,thef
our-
yearolddaught
erofJac
k,hasbe
e ns
ubjec
tedtoari
tual
ofbe
dti
me
s
tor
ytel
li
ngbyhe rf
atherev
ersi
nceshewastwoyear
sofage.

Nowats i
xyearsofage,Jowantsthewiz
ardtohitMommyi nretal
iati
onf orher
havinghi
tthewizar
d.IfMommygotawaywi thturni
ngtheskunk ,
whic hnow
sme l
tofros
esint
o-hisoldsti
nkysel
f,
hewouldlosehisnewfoundf r
iends.Thi
s
vi
olatedJo’
ssenseoffai
rness
,forwhyshoul
dthes k
unknots me l
lni
ce ,have
fr
iendsandthusbehappy ?

Jac kinsi
ststhatitwasthewi zardthatwashi tandnotthemot he r
;forhewant s
Jot ounde rst
andt hattheskunk ’
smot he rknewwhatwasbe stforhim. Al
s o,
Jac kisalit
tl
et akenabackt ofindthatJohasac t
uall
ydaredt oque sti
onhi m.
Thi sappearsli
k eanactof def
iancet ohi
mandhes uddenlyfeelsthatheison
shak yground, andne e
dst ore-est
ablis
hhi sauthori
ty.Whenhehads tar
tedt his
stor yaboutthepoors ti
nkys k
unk ,hehadbe enremindedof allthehumi l
iations
of hisownc hil
dhoodandi nawayt hes t
andt hathetakesregar dingthesk unk’s
mot heri
sinde fenceofhisownmot her.Thisstor
yill
ustr
atesthedi ff
erencein
theat ti
tudestol i
febetweenc hil
drenandadul ts.

Shoul
dWi
zar
dHi
tMommy?Shor
tQues
tionsandAns
wer
s

Que s
tion1 .
Giveane xampletos howt hatJ owasas ensi
ti
vechil
d.[
Forei
gn2017]
Answe r:
“Uh-oh, he r
ecome sRoge rStinkySk unk
,’’
all
theothert
inyani
malswouldc
ry.
Johe arsne ws t
oriesli
kethise achdayfromhe rf
atherJ
ack.Sose
ns i
ti
veachi
ld
shewast hatshewant edRoge rSkunkasthehe r
o.Herj
oyandsorrowwas
l
inkedt ot hatoftheprotagoni st
,theSkunk.

Questi
on2 .
Whydi dJofeelthattheSk unk’
smommywass t
upid?[Forei
gn2 014]
Answer:
ForJo,if
mommydoe snotcareforthewi s
hesof t
hechild,thenshewasstupi
d.
JofoundRoge rSkunk ’smommyv e
rycruelandinsens
iti
v ebecauseshedi
dnot
botherabouthers on’
shappi nessandc oul
dnotunde rs
tandt hemi s
eryhefac
ed
whe nrej
ect
edbywoodl andcreatures
.

Ques
tion3
.
WhydoesJoi
nsi
stt
hathe
rfat
hers
houl
dte
llhe
rthes
toi
ywi
thadi
ff
ere
nt
endi
ng?[AllI
ndia2013]
Answer:
Jowasas mallgi
rlof
fouryears
. Forherpeeracceptanceandappreci
ati
onwas
themostimportantt
hing.Shefounditcruelandinsensit
iveonthepar
tof
mommyt ohitt
hewizardandge tbackSkunkhi sor
iginalsmel
l.
Shewanteda
happyendingandalsowizardtohitmommyf orherinsensi
ti
veact.
Soshe
askedherfat
hertotel
lthestor
ywi thadiff
erentending.

Que s
tion4 .
Whichac tionof J
oannoy edJack?Whatdoy outhinkdistur
bedhim?[Forei
gn
2013]
Answe r:
WhileJ ackwast el
li
ngthes t
ory,Jowasi nt
errupt
inghi mduet oherexc
ite
me nt.
Thisannoy edJ ack.
Jackdidn’twantt olosehisauthori
tyasas t
orytel
lerandwant edt
oe xer
tfull
free
domf orthat.Mostimportantl
y,Jackdidnotappr oveofthese
ntimentof
punishme ntforthemot her.
Mor eover,
hewasi nahur rytomak eJosl
eeps o
thathec ouldhe l
phispregnantwi f
ewhowaswor k i
ngalonedowns t
air
s.

Que stion5 .
Whi cht wof ac t
orsmadeJ ackc ont
inuet hestory?[
Foreign2 013]
Ans we r:
Whi l
eJ ackwast el
li
ngt hestory,hefoundt hatthoughJowase xhibit
ingthe
de si
redr espons etothes t
ory,herresponsewasnots ince r
elikehiswife’s
pre t
enc eatt hec ockt
ail part
y.Sohet houghtof conti
nuingt hestorytoc r
eate
he rreal i
ntere s
tinthes tory.Moreover,henot i
cedthatJ owase xpectingthe
storytoe ndi napartic
ul arwayandhec ouldnotbe arwhe nwome ntak ethi
ngs
forgrant ed. Sohede cide dtocontinuethes t
orybygivingitat wist
.

Questi
on6 .
Whatchange sdidJ ackfindinhisdaughte rascomparedtot hepastwhenhe
begannarratinghe rbedtimestorie
s ?
Answer:
Jackhadbe ent el
li
ngs tori
estoJof ortwoy ear
s.Buthefoundt hatofl
atethere
wasac hangei nhisdaught e
rasc ompar edtothepast.
NowJ owasdevelopi
nga
quest
ioningat t
it
udeandhe rcuriosi
tylevelwasincr
easingdaybyday .She
wantedlogicalanswe r
st oquesti
onsast ohowwasGodar oundthem?Coul d
magicspe l
lsbereal?,etc.Moreover,herawar e
nessofthewor ldwasgrowing.
Questi
on7.
WhywasRoge rSkunk’smummyangr ywithhim?Doesherangersee
mj ust
if
ied?
[HOTS]
Answer:
WhenRoge rSkunk’
smot he
rfoundhimsme l
li
ngli
keroses,
shegotveryupset
andangry.
Shedi dnotli
kethei
deathathersonshouldl
osehistr
ueskunk
char
acter
.Infact
,shewascorrec
tbecauseoneshouldnotl
eaveone’sori
gi
nalit
y
fort
hesakeof ot
hers.

Quest
ion8.
WhydidJothinkRogerSk unkwasbe tteroffwitht
henews mell?
Ans
we r:
Jowasas mallchi
ld.
Forhe r,peeracceptanceandapprec
iati
onwasof ut
most
i
mportance.That’
swhys het houghtRoge rSkunkwasbet
teroffwit
hthenew
smel
lasitgavehimac c
ept anceandappr eciat
ionofhi
speergroup.

Question9 .
Howdi dt hewizardhelpRogerSkunk
?[Del
hi2012]
Ans.
Roge rSkunks mel
tverybadandthati
swhynobodywantedtoplaywi
th
hi
m. Theowl suggest
edtohimt ogotot
hewizar
dforhel
p.Thewizar
daske
d
RogerSk unkforthesme l
lhewantedtohaveandsogav
ehimt hes
me ll
ofr
oses
wit
ht hehe lpofhismagicwand.

Que s
tion1 0
.
Whydi dRoge rSkunk ’
smommyi nsis
tontakinghimtothewizar
datonc e
?
[Fore
ign2 013]
Answe r:
RogerSk unk’smot herwasannoye dtofi
ndhims mel
li
nglik
er os
es.Shebe l
ie
ved
thatas k
unks hould
sme l
lli
keas kunk.Itisthei
rnaturalf
eatur
eandt hemarkofthei
ridentit
y.So,
shewant edhisoriginalsmell
tober est
oredassoonaspossi
bleandt hatiswhy
sheimme di
atel
ytookhi mt othewizard.

Questi
on1 1
.
WhywasRoge rSk
unk’
smotherangry?Onwhomdidshepourherange
r?[Al
l
I
ndia2014(C)]
Answer:
RogerSkunk’smothe
rwasangrytofi
ndRogerSk
unksmell
ingli
kearoseand
l
osinghisori
ginal
smell
.I
narage,shewentt
othewiz
ardandhithimonhis
headf
orc
hangi
ngRoge
rSk
unk
’ss
mel
l.
Sheas
kedhi
mtogi
vehi
sor
igi
nal
sme
ll
backt
ohi
m.

Questi
on1 2
.
WhydidRoge rSkunkgot ovis
ittheowl?[All
India2014(C)
,Del
hi2015]
Answer:
RogerSkunksme l
tawf ul
thatiswhynowoodl andcreat
urewasre
adytoplay
wit
hhim. Hewasr ej
ectedandr i
dicul
edbyal lothe
rchil
dreni
nthefore
st.
He
wasverysadanddi s
he ar
tened.So,inordertotaketheadvi
ceastohowtoget
ri
dofthesme ll
,hewe ntt
ot heowl.

Ques t
ion13.
Howwast heSkunk ’
sstorydif
fer
entfr
omt heot
herst
orie
snar r
atedbyJ ack?
[Del
hi 2014]
Answe r:
Allt
hepr evi
ouss t
ori
esnar r
atedbyJackhadahappyendingwhe rethe
protagonis
twashappyands ati
sfi
edattheendoft
hestory.Butthi
ss t
oryended
onav erydif
fer
entnot e.HereRogerSkunkwasgi
venhisori
ginalbadsme l
l
becausehismot herdidn’twanthi
mt ohaveanyot
hersme l
l.Thewizard,who
gavethes mell
of ros
estoSk unk,washitbymommyonhi shead.

Question14.
Whatdi dJowantt hewi z
ardt odowhenMommySk unkappr oache
dhim?[ Del
hi
2013]
Answe r:
Jowasas mallgi
rloffour.
Shehadmor ei
mpor t
anceforpe e
rappreci
ati
onand
acceptance.Shewast ooyoungt ounderstandt hemor al
v al
uestoremain
ori
ginalandmai nt
ainone ’
sowni de
nti
ty.ThatwaswhyJ odi dn’
tli
keheractof
hi
tti
ngt hewizardont hehe ad.Shewantedt hatmot hershouldbepunis
hedfor
hercruelactofhavinghitthewi z
ardonthehe ad.

Que st
ion15 .
Whydoe sJackins
istt
hatitwasthewizar
dt hatwashitandnotthemother?
[Delhi2014(C)]
Answe r:
Jackinsist
edthatitwasthewizardandnott hemotherwhowashi tbec
ausehe
want e
dt oimbibeamor alval
ueinhisdaught e
r.Hewantedtostr
essthepoi
nt
thatparentsareal
way sri
ghtsotheydemandr es
pectandauthor
it
y .
Que st
ion1 6.
Whi c
hdoy outhinkisabe tt
erendingof RogerSkunk’
sst
ory,Jo’
sorhe rfather’
s?
Why ?[Delhi2015]
Answe r:
I
nf act,t
hee ndingof RogerSkunk’sstoryshoul
dbeasgivenbyfatherJ ack.
Everystoryshouldhav eamor al.
Int hi
se ndi
ng,t
heme ss
ageisverystrongand
i
mpor tant.Wemus thonourandr espectwhatwehav egotnatur
all
y.Wes houl
d
nottrytoloseouri denti
tyandoriginali
tyandshouldbeaccepte
dint hesoc i
ety
forwhatwer e
allyare.

Questi
on1 7.
Whatwast hebasicplotofeachst or
ytoldbyJ ack?[De l
hi20
1 7
]
Answer:
Thebas i
cplotofeachstor
ywast hatthetal
ewoul ds tar
twithsomeanimal,
for
exampleRoge r
,who
wouldhav eaproblemandv isi
tanowl whoint urnwoul ddi
recthi
mt oawizar
d.
Thewi z
ardwouldt henperf
ormamagi cspel
landt akeac er
tai
nf e
ethatwould
beinsuff
ici
entandont hedire
ctionsof thewiz
ar d,theanimalwouldfi
ndthem
ataplaceandpayhi m.

Que stion1 8.
Hav inggotr i
dof hi
ssti
nk,whatproblemdidRogerSkunkface
?[De l
hi2017]
Ans we r:
AlthoughSk unk’
sfri
endswerehappyandpl ay
edwithhimashes me l
ledgood,
hismot hergotangryandtol
dhimt hathesmell
edawful.Shefel
tthataSkunk
shoul ds melll
ik
eoneasi t
’shi
sidenti
ty.Thi
swastheproblemhefaced.

Questi
on1 9.
WhatproblemdidRoge rSkunkf acewhenhewe ntt
oplaywithhi
sfr
iends.How
didhesolvei
t?[Delhi
2017 ]
Answer:
RogerSkunksme l
ledawful.Hes me l
ledsobadt
hatnoneoftheot
heranimals
wouldplaywithhim.Hes ol
ve dtheproblembyseeki
ngtheoldwi
seowl ’
s
advi
cewhoi nturnsenthimt othewi z
ard.

Questi
on20
.
Whatismot
herSk
unk ’
srol
einthestor
y?[All
Indi
a2017
]
Answer:
I
tisthemot
herSkunkwhobringsi
nac hangeint
henarr
ati
vebydi
sappr
ovi
ng
theSkunk’sr
osys
me l
landt
elli
nghimthataSkunk’si
denti
tyi
sitsst
inki
ngsme
ll
andhes houl
dsmell
li
keone.Sheconvi
nceshersonthathi
sfr
iendsshoul
d
accepthimashei
swhichev
ent ual
lyt
heydo.

Shoul
dWi
zar
dHi
tMommy?LongQues
tionsandAns
wer
s

Que stion1 .
Atthee ndof thes torytel
li
ngs ession, whydoe sJ ackcons i
de rhims e
lf‘c
aughtin
anugl ymi ddl epos it
ion’?[CBSE2 018]
Answe r:
Jackf eelsthathehasbe enc aughti nanugl ymi ddlepos i
tion,me ntall
yaswe ll
ase mot ionally.Hewasawar eof hisdut iesasaf atherandasahus band. Hi
s
li
ttl
es onBobbywasal readyas l
e ep. Hise ff
or tstomak ehisdaught erfal
l as
leep
prove dv erytiri
ng. Shek eptoni nterrupt inghi m, aski
ngf orc l
arifi
cati
ons,
pointingoute rrorsandput ti
ngoutal t
e rnat i
v estohim. Jac kdidnotr el
ishsuch
abe hav iourof hers.Hel i
ke dhert obeappr e hensive.Sohek eptone xtending
thes tory,thoughhewasi nahur rytogodowns t
airsandas s i
sthispregnantwife
i
nhe rone roust askof paintingthewoode nite ms.Ther esultof ext
endingthe
storypr ovedunf r
uitfulandunpl eas antforJ o, Cl
areandJ ack.J owantedhi mto
changet hee ndingof t
hes tory.
Cl arec ompl ainedthathehadt oldalongs t
ory.
Jackf eltveryt i
redanddi dnotwantt os pe akt ohiswi f
eorwor kwi t
hhe ror
touchhe r.Hewast husc aughtinanugl ymi ddlepos i
tion.

Que stion2 .
Thes ames ituati
onc anbev iewe dthrought wodi ff
erentpe r
spe cti
v es.
Howdoe s
‘
Shoul dWi zardHitMommy ?’ establ
ishthispoi ntthrought hev i
e wsof Jackand
Jo?[ De l
hi2 013(C)]
Ans we r:
Thes ames ituati
onc anbev iewe dthrought wodi ff
erentpe r
spe cti
v es.
Thisis
evide ntthrought hes t
or yof Roge rSkunk.Int hes tory,RogerSk unkhadav ery
bads me l
landwasr idi
c uledandr ej
e c
tedbyhi spe ergroup.Hewe nttothe
wizar dwhoc hange dhisbads me l
li
ntothepl easantsme l
lofroses .
Cons e quently,heisappr eciatedandac ceptedbyal lt
hec reatures. Buthis
mot he rwasannoy edandwe ntt othewizar d,hithimont hehe adandgot
Roge r’soriginalsme l
lrestore d.Fromt hev i
e wpoi ntofJ o,t
hiswasnott he
appr opr i
atee ndi
ngasmommyc annotbes oc rue lastohumi li
atehe rownc hi
ld.
Sos hewant e dmommyt obepuni shed.Butf romJ ack’sviewpoint ,parent
sare
alway sr i
ghtandk eepi
ngone ’
sor i
ginali
tyisv erys i
gnif
icant.Thus ,thestory
emphas isesthepoi ntthatthes ames it
uationc anbeanal ysedthr ought wo
dif
fe r
e ntangl es.
Que s
tion3 .
Whydi dJ othinkRoge rSk unkwasbe t
teroffwiththene ws me l
l?[Del
hi 2010]
Ans.Jowasas mal lgir
l.Forherpeerappr eciat
ionandac c eptancewast hemos t
i
mpor tantthing.Infact,sheidenti
fiedRoge rSkunkwi thhe rs
e l
f.Shefel
tbad
andc ouldfeelthepai nof RogerSkunkwhe nhewasr e
jectedbyot herwoodl and
creat
ur esduet ohisbads me ll
.Sowhe nt hewi z
ardgav ehimt hene ws melldue
towhi chhes me l
tli
k erose s
,Jobecamehappy .
Duet ohisne ws me l
l,al
lthe
creat
ur esbecamehi sfr
iendsandhewasac ceptedwhol eheartedly.
Hee njoyed
playi
ngwi ththewoodl andc re
aturesthroughoutt heday. Acceptanceand
appreciati
onof Roge rSkunkbyot he rcreat
ur e
sof thewoodl andmadeJ ofeel
thathewasbe tte
rof fwiththene wsme ll
.

Question4 .
WhywasRoge rSkunk ’
smommyangr ywithhi m?Whatdi ds hefi
nall
yt el
lhim?
[Del
hi 2010]
Answe r:
RogerSk unk,ontheadv i
ceof t
hewi seowl, wenttothewi zardtogetr i
dofhis
bads me l
l.Thewizardgav ehimane ws mell,i
.e.of
ros es.
Hewasv e
r yhappy.
Duet othegoods me ll,
allthecreaturesof
t hewoodl andbe camehisf ri
endsand
all
owe dhi mtoplaywi ththem. Butwhe nher eachedhomei ntheev eni
ng,his
mothe rwasangr ytofindhi msme l
lingofros es
.Shedi dn’
twantRoge rSkunkto
los
ehi struenature.Shes col
de dhimandas kedhimt oimme di
atel
yhav ehis
ori
ginalsme ll
restor
e d.Shefinall
ytookhimt othewiz ar
dandhi thi
monhi s
headasapuni shmentandas kedhimt orestoreRoge rSkunk ’
sori
ginalsme l
l.

Que st
ion5 .
Disc ussthes i
gnificanc eof thet i
tle‘ShouldWizardHitMommy ?’
Ans we r:
Thet i
tl
eof thes toryi si
nt hef ormof aquesti
onandr aisesmoralande thical
i
ss ue s
. Jackt oldas torytol it
tleJ oinwhichmommyhi tthewizar
df ordari
ngt o
changet henat uralfe at
ur eof he rchil
d.ButJofoundi ttobecruelont hepar tof
mommy .Thes t
or yde pictsac onf li
ctofvi
ewpointsbet weenadultsandc hildren.
Jobe l
iev esinahappye ndi ngsos hewant edhe rf
athertotell
anot herst
oryi n
whi cht hewi zar dwoul dhi tMommy .Butherprotes
tisac hal
lenget oparent al
aut hority.Jac kwonde r
e dwhe therornothewoul dbe ndbe f
oreJo’ semotional
blac kmai l
. Thes toryi sleftatthisc ruci
almome ntandt hewr i
terl
eav esi
ttot he
reade rtoi nterpre titinthel i
ghtof hisorherowne xperience
sandbe l
ief
s.

Que
sti
on6.
I
nwhatwayi
sRoge
rSk
unk
’ss
tor
ysi
mil
aranddi
ff
ere
ntf
romot
herRoge
rst
ori
es?
Answe r
:
Jackuse dt ot e
llst
ori
estoJoonSat urdayafter
noonst oputhe rtos l
e ep.Hewas
doingitf ort helastt
woy earsandhadmadeas toryli
ne.Everytimet herewasa
Roge rcre atureinthestorywhohadapr obl
e mandheal way swe nttot hewi se
owl t
ot ak ehi sadvice.
Theowl usedtor ef
erhimt othewizardwhowi thhi s
magics pe l
lsolvedhisprobl
e msandc hargedmone y.Therewe recreatur e
sl i
ke
fi
sh,squi rrel,Chipmunk,etc.wit
hmi norproble
msandt hewi z
ardus e dtos ol
ve
thesepr obl emsqui ckl
y.Moreover,t
heywe renotreject
edort easedbyt hei
r
peergroups .ButRogerSkunk’sprobl
e mwasv erycharact
e r
ist
icof hisspe ci
es
andwasr elatedtoamor ali
ssue:thenee dtomaintainone’snatural
character is
tics.

Que s
tion7.
Whatpar tofst
orydidJ ackhimsel
fenjoyt hemos t?Why ?
Answe r:
Jackenjoyedmos tthepartof t
hestoryinwhi chthewi z
ardwaspr ese
nt.Hewas
proudof hi
sabil
itytoenac tt
hepartof thewizardthroughhi svoi
cemodulation
andfac i
alex
pressions.
Hedi ditbyscrunchinguphi sfaceandwhi nni
ngthrough
hiseyes,whi
chfeltfortheint
e r
valr
he umy .Helikedtoe nactanoldman.This
kindof i
mprovis
ationinthestoryt
ell
ingc aptur
e dJo.Mor eover
, J
ackhimself
f e
lt
sati
sfi
edandhappyt otel
lthestor
yus ingallhi
swi tsandtalent
.

Que sti
on8 .
Jackisnotus edtohav i
nghisauthorityque stioned?Howdowek nowabouti t
?
Howdoe shes howt histohisdaughte r?
Ans wer:
Jackwasnotus edtohi sauthorit
ybe ingque st
ione d.Tillt
hi sti
me ,Johadne ver-
que st
ione dany t
hingi nthestory.Butnowaphas ewasde v eloping.Johad
starte
das ki
ngque stionsandr easons. Moreov er,Jo’sc onstantque sti
oning
duringthes toryandhe rref
us al
toac ceptthee ndingof t
hes t
oryappe aredto
himt obeat hreattohi saut
hor i
ty.Manyt ime sdur ingthec ourseof s
torytel
li
ng,
Jacke xertshisauthor i
tybyas ki
nghe r“ Who’ stell
ingt hes tory?”Atthee nd
whe nhel efttheroomi nspiteofJo’spr ot
es tagains tt
hee ndandde mandf ora
ne wstory ,
hec amebac kagaintos enseJ o’sre st
lessne ss.Heul t
imate l
yus e
d
theadul tauthorityandas kedhe rifshewant edhimt os pankhe r.

Quest
ion9.
Howdoe sJ
acki
nter
weavehi
sownchi
ldhoodinthest
oryofSt
inkySkunk?
Answer:
Jac
ktoldhi
sdaught
erJoast
oryi
nwhi
c htheprot
agoni
stRogerSkunkis
humi l
iatedandr ej
ectedbyt hepeergroupbe causeof hisbads me l
l.While
narrati
ngt hestor
y,Jackfeltthi
stobepar tofhisownc hil
dhoode x
pe ri
ence.He
reme mbe redthehumiliati
onandr i
dicul
et hathehadf ac e
di nhischildhood.He
toldJot hatall
theotherc r
eaturesref
usedt oplaywithorbe f
ri
e ndRoge rand
ranawaybe causeofhisbads mell.
Hewasl ef
talonetoc ry.Thismus thavebe e
n
hisownc hi
ldhoodexpe ri
encewhe nhemi ghthav ebee nreject
e dandmoc ke
d
bype ersandc ri
edalonease very
onewoul dhav elefthim.

Questi
on10.
Duri
ngchil
dhoodandadol
escence,
pe e
rpress
urepl
aysaveryi
mport
antrol
ein
ourli
ves.
Writ
easpeechonthetopi
c‘Eff
ectofPe
erPr
essur
eonChil
dren’
.
Answer:

Ef
fec
tof
Pee
rPr
ess
ureonChi
ldr
en

GoodMor ningde arfri

ends,chil
dhoodi ssuppos edtobet hemos ttenderti
meof
li
fe.
Ac hil
disl i
kec laywithnopr econce pt
ions.It
swor ldissmall.I
tincl
udesi
ts
parentsandf ri
ends .ButasWor dsworths aid“Thec hil
disfatheroftheMan”,so
event hissmal lchildisconsci
ousof hisimage, acceptanceandappr eci
ati
on.At
thi
sy oungage ,i
ti sverydif
fi
c ul
tforac hil
dtoac ceptridi
culeandr ej
ecti
on
becaus ehei snotmat ureenought ohandl eharshre al
iti
esof l
if
e.Asaresul
t,t
he
acti
onandr e act
ionof i
tsfr
iendsbe c
ome smos ti
mpor t
anttohim.

I
t’
snott hatthepe e
re f
fecti
salwaysne gati
ve.Manyatime ,
ac hil
dlearnsne w
c
onstr
uc tiv
et hi
ngsandhabi tsinaverynaturalwaywhiledealingwit
hi ts
f
ri
ends.Itlearnssoci
al mannersandthes i
gnifi
canceofcari
ngands haring.Butif
t
hepee rgroupisnotr i
ght,t
he nthepressureofpeergr
oupmi ghtmisl
eadi t
.It
c
anstartimi t
ati
ngbadhabi tsli
k et
ell
inglie
s,abusi
ng,steal
ing,etc.
Eve nift
he
c
hil
dk nowswhat evertheothersar
edoi ngiswrong,i
tiscompe ll
edtodot he
s
ameoutof pe erpr
es s
ure.

Thus,peerpres
surecanbever
yeff
ect
iveif
itc
onsi
stsof
c hil
dre
nwhohav
egood
habit
s.Butif
thepe e
rgroupi
snotuptothemark
,thenthismayle
adt
o
dis
astrousef
fect
s.

Questi
on1 1.
Confl
ic
tbe t
we e
nt heviewpoi
ntsofchi
ldr
enandparent
sisav er
ycommon
fe
ature.Manyatimepar ent
sfi
nditdif
fi
cul
ttohandl
echil
dren.Writ
eanarti
cl
e
onthegrowingconfli
ctsbet
weentheideologi
esoft
heparentsandchi
ldr
en
wit
href
ere
ncet
othes
tor
y‘Shoul
dWi
zar
dHi
tMommy
?’
Answe
r:

Conf
li
ctbe
twe
enPar
ent
sandChi
ldr
en

Thec onfl
ictbetwe enparentsandc hil
dre ni sanage -oldphe nome non. Some
cal
l i
tage nerati
ongap, whileot he r
sdubi tasc onfl
ictof i
deas.Infac t,t
he yboth
seemt ober i
ghtont heirpart.Par ents,
be i
ngadul ts,wantt obec aringand
cauti
ousaboutt hei
rchildre
n. Asanadul t,itistheirdut ytoimbibet radit
ionsin
them. Theirconcernforthefutur eof t
he irchi l
drenmak esthemt os upe r
vise
them. But,ontheot herhand,c hildrenhav ethe i
rownv ie
wpoi nt
.F orthemt hei
r
i
ndividuali
tyands t
andinginthe irowns oc i
e t
yisof utmos timportanc e.LikeJo
i
nt hes t
ory‘ShouldWi zardHitMommy ?’ the yfi
ndi tcruelonthepar toftheir
parentstomak ethemanobj ec tof ri
diculebyt hepe ergroup.

But,ontheotherhand,par
e ntsar
eals
or i
ghti
nt heirthi
nki
ng,
li
keRoger
Skunk’smommy ,whodi dnotwanthersontolos ehisori
gi
nal
it
yandident
it
y.
Shewant st
oteachSk unkthatweshouldnotchangef orot
her
s;thewor
ld
shouldacce
ptusaswhatwear e.

Thus,
thec
onf
li
ctbe
twe
ent
hei
deol
ogi
esof
par
ent
sandt
hatof
chi
ldr
eni
san
ongoi
ngpr
oce
ss.