When Daddy Was A Little Boy

recess – interval
bark – the sound of dog
grunt – the sound of pig
crowing – sound of crow
imitating – copying
flap – move wings up and down
naked – having no clothes
squeal – high pitched cry
clucking – knocking sound by animals/birds
chirping – sounds of birds
rarely – not so many times
often – so many times
could not help laughing – could not control laughing
summoned – called
handstand – to stand on hands
shrill – high & unpleasant
scampered off – ran quickly like mouse or rabbit
beforehand – already
when word got around – when the news spread
from afar – from a long distance
scattered – ran in different directions
militia station – station of military
dying to tell them - desiring so hard to tell
don`t stick your nose in something – don`t do
something

Question – Answers
1. Why was there a big crowd around Misha during
recess?
Ans: Everyone wanted to hear different sounds of
animals and bird imitated by Misha this is why there
was a big crowd around him during recess.
2. “Even the Principal of the school could not help
laughing out loud with everyone looking. ” Give an
example to prove the above statement true. Explain the
significance of the bold words.
Ans: One day the Principal had summoned Misha in his
cabin and he said Misha “You may go now, but I don`t
want to see you set foot in here again!” on this Misha
did a handstand. The bold words show that when the
Principal laughed, everyone was looking at him.
3. Give reasons to show why Misha was not afraid of
lying on the tram track.
Ans: Because he knew that if the conductor didn`t stop
the tram, he would go to jail and he was unable to
catch Misha for he was not allowed to leave the tram.
4. “They wouldn`t let him live it down. ” What does the
writer mean by this remark? What opinion do you form
of the school friends of Little Daddy?
Ans: This remark shows that the other students were
bothering to Daddy and expressing shame. According to
me, the school friends had not considered that he was
an innocent boy.