WORD MEANING
1. appeared – was seen, looked
2. crack – damaged
3. vase – pot
4. mysteriously – strangely, unusual
5. overflowed – filled completely and
flowing out of the container
6. stain – mark, scratch
7. disposal – throw away
8. burrow – hole
9. scared – afraid
10. series – numbers in order
11. muddy – clay
12. haunted – place where ghost lives
A. Answer these questions.
1. Who do you think
has done all the mischievous actions mentioned in the poem? Why?
The narrator himself has done all the mischievous
actions mentioned in the poem because he is very naughty.
2. Who does the narrator blame for all the
mischievous deeds? Why?
The boy blames the house itself as if it is
haunted. He is blaming in order to save himself from the anger of his mum.
3. Was the narrator playing only indoors while
his mother was away? Or did he go outdoor? Support your answer with evidence
from the text.
The narrator was also playing outdoor. This we
come to know by seeing the series of muddy footprints appeared on the new white
carpet.
B. Think and answer.
What do you think
the mother did when the narrator finally came back home? Describe.
Perhaps she was initially trying to find out how
all these things happened and the boy tried to tell lies. Therefore mother must
have scolded the boy for telling lies and creating such a mess in the house
while they had gone out keeping the boy alone in the house.
C. Discuss in class.
Seldom do we like
to accept responsibility for our misdeeds. Why is that so?
No, we often do not like to accept responsibilities for our
misdeeds. Most often we put blame on others in order to escape from being
scolded, judged and humiliated. We are afraid that if we accept we might be
scolded, punished and put to shame. So we feel unsafe to accept that we did
something wrong. Lack of confidence in others makes us hide the fact that we
are wrong.
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