GRANDFATHER AND THE PYTHON - CLASS VIII

With Love from Grandfather and the RUSKIN BOND…. Python….









•  What happens when the grandfather goes to fetch the snake???? •  We need to read and find it out!!! •  CHARACTERS OF THE LESSON 1.grandfather 2.grandmother 3.a small boy 4.cook 5.gardener 6.python 7.aunt Mabel

Grandfather is an odd but lovely. One day in the market, he buys a young python that he sees from the Snake Charmer. Alas, when they bring the python home, Grandmother lets out an ungodly scream, and says it must be sent packing. Try though they might, the python keeps coming home and becomes a reluctant part of the family. But what scrapes will young Ruskin get into with a python as a pet? And how does one take care of the python when you also have a parrot and a monkey?



•  The python appears under the cushion which changes the duration of Aunt Mabel’s stay. •  Grandfather and the narrator discover the weakness of the python which was a mirror in which the python loved to see its own reflection. •  Grandfather builds an extraordinary trap for capturing the python which included a trap with mirror and some delicacies for the python. •  Grandfather manages to capture the python and leaves the python free near the river. •  The python doesn’t want to leave the cage as it is in love with its own reflection.

“Animals have simple needs, and all they want is to be left alone. We are the interlopers.” ― Ruskin Bond, The Jungle Omnibus

a) Where did the Grandfather find the python? What did he do with it? Ans: Grandfather found the python with a snake charmer in the bazaar. He bought the python for six rupees then put it around his neck and took him to his home from the bazaar.

b) What was Grandmother’s reaction on seeing the python? Ans: Grandmother nearly fainted at the sight of the python curled around Grandfather’s neck . She immediately asked him to get rid of the python and had no intentions of getting used to it. c) Who arrived at the narrator’s grandparent’s home, shortly? Ans: Aunt Mabel arrived at their home the next day for a three week visit.

d) Where did the guest first see the python? Ans: Aunt Mabel first saw the giant snake on the guava tree in the garden when she was reaching out to take a guava. She screamed at its sight and came running through the steps from the verandah. After Aunt Mabel saw the python on the guava tree it started making regular appearances





ART /SUBJECT INTEGRATION •  Design a collage of cover pages from the collecFon of Ruskin Bond. •  Research and gather informaFon about the health and mood boosFng benefits of pets. •  Survey to find out the percentage of pet lovers in your class.

Unscramble the words and match them with their correct meanings: •  elranKo Unforgiving •  eslstelren able to accept what others say •  urkcweatrs eat quickly •  mirespsgni a strict order •  ucjniotni making others admire oneself •  vorued feeling very impressed

•  tolerant - able to accept what others say •  Relentless – unforgiving •  Awestruck – feeling very impressed by something •  Impressing – making others admire oneself •  injuncFon – a strict order •  devour - eat something quickly

•  queasy- nauseous, feeling sick •  I have heard this is a queasy boat ride. •  Travelling by bus makes me queasy.

•  bag and baggage – (with) all one’s belongings •  Tired of their tantrums, the landlady asked the tenants to vacate the house, bag and baggage, in a week’s Fme. •  He got rid of the visitors, bag and baggage. •  She packed up and leV, bag and baggage.

•  awestruck – feeling very impressed by something/ full of complete wonder •  The liKle girl was awestruck by the fireworks display. •  The children were awestruck at the breath taking décor and exciFng rides in the amusement park. •  People were awestruck by the pictures the satellite sent back to earth.

Thank you!