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English | Class 6th | Let’s Read-VI
The Friendly Mongoose | Lesson 2 | Summary | Questions and Answers |
Short
Summary
"The
Friendly Mongoose" is a tale about a loyal mongoose and a family. A
farmer and his wife keep a mongoose as a pet to guard their baby. One day,
while the farmer's wife is away, the mongoose protects the baby by killing a
snake that had entered the house. When the mother returns and sees the mongoose
with blood on its mouth, she assumes it attacked her child and, in a fit of
rage, kills the mongoose. Later, she discovers the baby is safe and the dead
snake nearby. Filled with regret, she realizes her mistake.
The story teaches the moral of avoiding hasty decisions and the consequences of acting without thinking.
Questions
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1. Why did the farmer bring a baby
mongoose into the house?
2. Why didn’t the farmer’s wife want to
leave the baby alone with the mongoose?
3. What was the farmer’s comment on his
wife’s fears?
4. Why did the farmer’s wife strike the
mongoose with her basket?
5. Did she repent her hasty action? How
does she show her repentance?