Rajam and Mani
1 . ‘Did you bring the thing I wanted ?’ – What thing did Mani ask for ? Why could Swaminathan not get the thing ?
Ans . Mani asked for lime pickles . Swaminathan could not get it because his mother was all the time in the kitchen .
2 . ‘You are in need of a little warning .’Who was in need of a little warning and why ?
Ans . Swaminathan was in need of a little warning . Mani considered Rajam to be his rival .On a certain Monday , he saw Swaminathan,his loyal friend , talking to Rajam .This sight angered him very much , and so he felt that Swaminathan was in need of a little warning .
3 . ‘River Sarayu was the pride of Malgudi .’How did the people of Malgudi look upon the river Sarayu and its surroundings ?
Ans . The people of Malgudi were proud of river Sarayu .Its sandbanks were the evening resort of all the people of the town .The Municipal President took any distinguished visitor to the top of the Town Hall and proudly pointed to him the Sarayu in moonlight , glistening like a silver belt across the north .
4 . ‘But thank God , I am not you , a milk-toothed coward like you.’What does ‘a milk-toothed coward’ mean ? Why did the speaker say this to the person spoken to ?
Ans . A milk tooth is any of the first set of teeth in young children that drop out and are replaced by others . so a ‘milk-toothed coward’ is a coward who has not yet matured . Swaminathan was afraid of policemen and warned Mani against killing Rajam , whose father was the police superintendent .Swaminathan’s fear displeased Mani and so he called Swaminathan a ‘milk-toothed coward’.
5 . ‘That is all I can say.’What did the speaker try to say here ?
Ans .Mani considered Rajam to be his rival . On a certain Monday , he saw Swaminathan , his loyal friend , talking to Rajam .This sight angered Mani and so he tried to tell Swaminathan that if the latter hanged about Rajam much , he would break his limbs .
6 . ‘The teacher bit his moustache and fired a second
Ans . Mani asked for lime pickles . Swaminathan could not get it because his mother was all the time in the kitchen .
2 . ‘You are in need of a little warning .’Who was in need of a little warning and why ?
Ans . Swaminathan was in need of a little warning . Mani considered Rajam to be his rival .On a certain Monday , he saw Swaminathan,his loyal friend , talking to Rajam .This sight angered him very much , and so he felt that Swaminathan was in need of a little warning .
3 . ‘River Sarayu was the pride of Malgudi .’How did the people of Malgudi look upon the river Sarayu and its surroundings ?
Ans . The people of Malgudi were proud of river Sarayu .Its sandbanks were the evening resort of all the people of the town .The Municipal President took any distinguished visitor to the top of the Town Hall and proudly pointed to him the Sarayu in moonlight , glistening like a silver belt across the north .
4 . ‘But thank God , I am not you , a milk-toothed coward like you.’What does ‘a milk-toothed coward’ mean ? Why did the speaker say this to the person spoken to ?
Ans . A milk tooth is any of the first set of teeth in young children that drop out and are replaced by others . so a ‘milk-toothed coward’ is a coward who has not yet matured . Swaminathan was afraid of policemen and warned Mani against killing Rajam , whose father was the police superintendent .Swaminathan’s fear displeased Mani and so he called Swaminathan a ‘milk-toothed coward’.
5 . ‘That is all I can say.’What did the speaker try to say here ?
Ans .Mani considered Rajam to be his rival . On a certain Monday , he saw Swaminathan , his loyal friend , talking to Rajam .This sight angered Mani and so he tried to tell Swaminathan that if the latter hanged about Rajam much , he would break his limbs .
6 . ‘The teacher bit his moustache and fired a second