Read the paragraphs (1,2 & 3)
Though the house and grounds of our home in India were Grandfather's domain, the magnificent old banyan tree was mine-chiefly because Grandfather, at the age of sixty-five, could no longer climb it. Grandmother used to tease him about this, and would speak of a certain Countess of Desmond, an English woman who lived to the age of 117, and would have lived longer if she hadn't fallen while climbing an apple tree. The spreading branches of the banyan tree, which curved to the ground and took root again, forming a maze of arches, gave me endless pleasure. The tree was older than the house, older than Grandfather,
as old as the town of Dehra, nestling in a valley at the foot of the Himalayas.
My first friend and familiar was a small grey squirrel.Arching his back and sniffing into the air, he seemed at first to resent my invasion of his privacy. But, when he found that I did not arm myself with a catapult or air-gun, he became friendlier. And, when I started leaving him pieces of cake and biscuit, he grew bolder, and finally became familiar enough to take food from my hands.
Before long he was delving into my pockets and helping himself to whatever he could find. He was a very young squirrel, and his friends and relatives probably thought him headstrong and foolish for trusting a human.
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Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond
Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond (c. 1504 – 1604) was a noblewoman of the Anglo-Norman FitzGerald dynasty in Ireland. English writers of the Tudor period, including Sir Walter Raleigh, helped popularise "the old Countess of Desmond" as a nickname for her, due to her longevity. One estimate placed her age at death in excess of 120 years. Another ranged as high as 140. Most likely she lived to about 100.
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To know the meaning of the word sniff click here
To know the meaning of the word delve click here
To know the meaning of the word headstrong click here
Answer the following questions
Why did the friends and relatives of the squirrel think him as head strong and foolish?
The boy was very much thrilled by his acquaintance with the squirrel. He writes a letter to his friend telling him about his new friend.
Help him complete the letter.
Ivy Cottage
Landour Cantt
Dehradun
28 April 1997
Dear Sravan,
Hope you are enjoying your vacation there.
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Yours lovingly,
sd/-
(name)
Though the house and grounds of our home in India were Grandfather's domain, the magnificent old banyan tree was mine-chiefly because Grandfather, at the age of sixty-five, could no longer climb it. Grandmother used to tease him about this, and would speak of a certain Countess of Desmond, an English woman who lived to the age of 117, and would have lived longer if she hadn't fallen while climbing an apple tree. The spreading branches of the banyan tree, which curved to the ground and took root again, forming a maze of arches, gave me endless pleasure. The tree was older than the house, older than Grandfather,
as old as the town of Dehra, nestling in a valley at the foot of the Himalayas.
My first friend and familiar was a small grey squirrel.Arching his back and sniffing into the air, he seemed at first to resent my invasion of his privacy. But, when he found that I did not arm myself with a catapult or air-gun, he became friendlier. And, when I started leaving him pieces of cake and biscuit, he grew bolder, and finally became familiar enough to take food from my hands.
Before long he was delving into my pockets and helping himself to whatever he could find. He was a very young squirrel, and his friends and relatives probably thought him headstrong and foolish for trusting a human.
To know the pronunciation of Banyan tree click here
Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond
Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond (c. 1504 – 1604) was a noblewoman of the Anglo-Norman FitzGerald dynasty in Ireland. English writers of the Tudor period, including Sir Walter Raleigh, helped popularise "the old Countess of Desmond" as a nickname for her, due to her longevity. One estimate placed her age at death in excess of 120 years. Another ranged as high as 140. Most likely she lived to about 100.
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To know the meaning of the word nestling click here
To know the meaning of the word sniff click here
To know the meaning of the word delve click here
To know the meaning of the word headstrong click here
Answer the following questions
In the beginning the squirrel was suspicious towards the approach of the boy. Why?
How did the squirrel become the friend of the boy?
The boy was very much thrilled by his acquaintance with the squirrel. He writes a letter to his friend telling him about his new friend.
Help him complete the letter.
Ivy Cottage
Landour Cantt
Dehradun
28 April 1997
Dear Sravan,
Hope you are enjoying your vacation there.
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................................................................................................
................................................................................................
................................................................................................
................................................................................................
................................................................................................
Yours lovingly,
sd/-
(name)
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