The Rescue
I. Complete the sentences
1. Nalia's ‘treasure’ was the elephant calf.
2. Jonty and Dhanai cut the ropes roughly because they wanted to make it
seem like the elephant calf had escaped without any help.
3. Naliya shouted at his men to separate and jump at the elephant calf from
different directions.
4. When Dhanai put two fingers to his mouth and whistled, the elephant calf
took off in his direction at a great speed.
5. When the baby elephant heard it's mother’s loud trumpet, it left the boys
and rushed towards its mother.
II. Answer the following
1. What did the boys see when Jonti switched on the torch?
Ans. On the left side of the cow shed the boys saw two big bulls sitting in
front of a pile of hay and on the right corner the elephant calf with its legs
tied to a wooden pool.
2. What made the guard wake up and jump to his feet?
Ans. When one of the bulls bellowed loudly, the elephant calf got nervous
and squealed. The sound awoke the guard and he jumped to his feet.
3. How did the baby elephant break free and go out of the enclosure?
Ans. Jonti and Dhanai cut the ropes that tied the elephant calf to the pole.
When one of the bulls bellowed loudly, the elephant calf got nervous and
squealed. The sound awoke the guard and he jumped to his feet. Babul hit
the calf smartly on its back and the calf ran out of the shed.
4. What happened when Nalia and his men tried to cut off the baby’s escape
routes?
Ans. When Nalia and his men tried to attack the elephant calf from all
directions, the calf slipped through a gap between them and ran into Nalia’s
hut, breaking it.
5. Why were the boys worried when Nalia wanted to get the koonki?
Ans. The boys were worried when Nalia wanted to get the koonki because
they knew that the elephant calf would not have a chance if the trained
elephant was brought.
