doting – caring and loving

inexplicable – which cannot be explained

howling – crying in a loud voice
stealthily – secretly , slowly
crouched – to sit
Hush! – to make someone keep quiet.
nasty – bad
striped – having strips
crept - to walk very quietly.
haunches – back part of an animal
to spring - to jump
wailing - cry of sorrow
heed – attention
exasperated – angry
persimmon – fruit which looks like tomato
sheer – complete / absolute
astonishment – surprise
frightened – feared
frightful – dangerous / scary
stolen into the house – entered secretly into the
house
firmly – tightly
grabbed – caught
panicked – feared suddenly
realised- understood
in terror – in fear / under fear
streaked – ran very fast
countryside – outside part of the village
convinced – accepted / agreed
1. Where did Soon- Bok live with her grandson?
Ans: Soon –Bok lived with her grandson in a small village near
a wildlife forest.
2. What made the tiger enter Soon-Bok's courtyard?
Ans: The tiger was looking for food and Minijoon`s cries
made him enter his courtyard.
3. How did the grandmother try to stop Minijoon's cries, the
first time?
Ans: The first time Grandma Soon –Bok said that he should
stop crying loudly otherwise the nasty striped tiger will hear
him and come to get him.
4. Why was the tiger taken by surprise?
Ans: The tiger was taken by surprise because when the old
lady frightened the boy with tiger`s presence, he paid no
attention but a persimmon stopped him at once.
5. What is a persimmon? Why did its mention frighten the
tiger?
Ans: A persimmon is a fruit which looks like tomato. Its
mention frightened the tiger because due to its mention the
boy became silent.
6. Who entered Soon-Bok's house at this moment and why?
Ans: The village thief entered Soon-Bok`s house at this
moment to steal her cow.