This chapter is about an incident described by a homoeopathy doctor at night, he lived in a rented room in the village and just set up his clinic in the village. One summer’s night he returned from dinner to his house where there was no electricity so he lit up the kerosene oil lamp for light in the room.
यह अध्याय एक होम्योपैथी चिकित्सक द्वारा रात में वर्णित एक घटना के बारे में है, वह गाँव में किराए के कमरे में रहता था और गाँव में उसका क्लिनिक था। एक गर्मियों में वह रात के खाने से अपने घर लौटा जहाँ बिजली नहीं थी इसलिए उसने कमरे में रोशनी के लिए मिट्टी के तेल का दीपक जलाया।
There were lots of rats in the room which ran on the beam of the house from there. Doctor told me he earns very less plus he had only 60rs in his suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis, I also possessed one solitary black coat which I was then wearing.
उस कमरे में बहुत सारे चूहे थे जो घर की बीम पर दौड़ते थे। डॉक्टर ने मुझे बताया कि वह बहुत कम कमाता है और उसके सूटकेस में केवल 60 रुपये थे। कुछ कमीजों और धोतियों के साथ, मेरे पास एक अकेला काला कोट भी था जिसे मैं पहनता हूँ
Doctor’s room has two windows. It was an outer room with one wall facing the open yard. It had a tiled roof with long supporting gables that rested on the beam over the wall. There was no ceiling. He made his bed which was close to the wall and laid on it but wasn’t able to sleep and then he went out to the veranda for a little air.
डॉक्टर के कमरे में दो खिड़कियां हैं। यह एक बाहरी कमरा था जिसकी एक दीवार खुले आँगन की ओर थी। इसकी एक टाइल वाली छत थी जिसमें लंबे समय तक सहायक गैबल्स थे जो दीवार पर बीम पर टिकी हुई थी। कोई छत नहीं थी। उसने अपना बिस्तर दीवार के पास रखा और उस पर लेट गया लेकिन सो नहीं पा रहा था और फिर वह थोड़ी हवा के लिए बरामदे में चला गया।
Then he got back to the room and opened the book naming the Materia Medica on the table where a lamp, a big mirror and a comb were kept. Now he started staring himself in the mirror and began to think, he thought earlier he was a great admirer of beauty so he had to look good and handsome to make his presence felt because he is bachelor and doctor.
फिर वह कमरे में वापस आया और मेज पर मटेरिया मेडिका नाम की किताब खोली जहाँ एक दीपक, एक बड़ा दर्पण और एक कंघी रखी हुई थी। अब वह खुद को आईने में घूरने लगा और सोचने लगा, उसने सोचा कि पहले वह सुंदरता का बहुत बड़ा प्रशंसक था इसलिए उसे अपनी उपस्थिति का एहसास कराने के लिए अच्छा और सुंदर दिखना होगा क्योंकि वह कुंवारा और डॉक्टर है।
Once again he looked into mirror and thought now he should shave everyday and keep very thin moustache on face to look handsome after all he is bachelor and doctor too, one more he looked into mirror and smiled and he decided to smile everyday to look more attractive and handsome all this because he is doctor and bachelor too but there is some sound is coming above of him.
एक बार फिर उसने आईने में देखा और सोचा कि अब उसे हर रोज दाढ़ी बनानी चाहिए और सुंदर दिखने के लिए चेहरे पर बहुत पतली मूंछें रखनी चाहिए क्योंकि वह कुंवारा है और डॉक्टर भी, एक और उसने आईने में देखा और मुस्कुराया और उसने और अधिक आकर्षक दिखने के लिए हर रोज मुस्कुराने का फैसला किया और यह सब सुंदर है क्योंकि वह डॉक्टर और कुंवारा भी है लेकिन उसके ऊपर से कुछ आवाज आ रही थी।
One more beautiful thought came to mind: to get married to a fat lady, so when he made any mistake she would not be able to catch him. Suddenly there came a dull thud as if a rubber tube had fallen to the ground. When he turned,he saw a fat snake wriggling over the back of the chair and landed on his shoulder.
एक और सुंदर विचार मन में आया: उसे एक मोटी महिला से शादी करनी चाहिए, ताकि जब वह कोई गलती करे तो वह उसे पकड़ न पाए। अचानक एक नीरस गड़गड़ाहट आई जैसे कोई रबर की नली जमीन पर गिर गई हो। जब वह मुड़ा, तो उसने देखा कि एक मोटा सांप कुर्सी के पिछले हिस्से पर झूल रहा है और उसके कंधे पर जा गिरा।
The snake slithered along my shoulder and coiled around my left arm above the elbow. The hood was spread out and its head was hardly three or four inches from his face. Doctor turned to stone. But his mind was very active. In these difficult times he remembered the creator of this world and this universe. God was there.
सांप मेरे कंधे पर फिसला और कोहनी के ऊपर मेरे बाएं हाथ के चारों ओर लपेटा। हुड फैला हुआ था और उसका सिर उसके चेहरे से मुश्किल से तीन या चार इंच दूर था। डॉक्टर पत्थर हो गया। लेकिन उनका दिमाग बहुत सक्रिय था। इस कठिन समय में उन्होंने इस दुनिया और इस ब्रह्मांड के निर्माता को याद किया। उसे लगा कि भगवान वहां हैं।
He cant move a little because a little moment can end his life and he also didn't have any medicines for snake bite to save his life. Then by God grace the snake turned its head. It looked into the mirror and saw its reflection. Now the snake unwound itself from his arm and crept onto the table and moved towards the mirror, the snake started to stare at itself.
वह थोड़ा हिल भी नहीं सकता था क्योंकि एक छोटा सा पल उसकी जान ले सकता था और उसके पास अपनी जान बचाने के लिए सांप के काटने की कोई दवा भी नहीं थी। फिर भगवान की कृपा से सांप ने अपना सिर घुमा लिया। उसने आईने में देखा और अपना प्रतिबिंब देखा। अब सांप ने अपनी बांह से खुद को खोल लिया और टेबल पर रेंग कर शीशे की ओर बढ़ा, सांप अपने आप को घूरने लगा।
Doctor was wondering whether the snake is male or female. As soon as the snake got down the doctor ran like never before to his friend's place. There he smeared himself with oil all over, took a bath and changed into fresh clothes. He forgot about his home in the morning when he went home to move from there but he found the thief had looted his stuff and left very few things while as an insult the thief left his thirty vest, The doctor said, “My vest, the dirty one. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness...! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water.”
डॉक्टर सोच रहे थे कि सांप नर है या मादा। जैसे ही सांप नीचे उतरा डॉक्टर अपने दोस्त के घर की तरफ दौड़ा। वहाँ उसने अपने आप को चारों ओर से तेल लगाया, स्नान किया और नये वस्त्र धारण किये। वह सुबह अपने घर के बारे में भूल गया जब वह वहाँ से जाने के लिए घर गया लेकिन उसने पाया कि चोर ने उसका सामान लूट लिया है और बहुत कुछ छोड़ दिया है, जबकि अपमान के रूप में चोर ने डॉक्टर की गंदी बनियान छोड़ दी, चोर को सफाई की ऐसी भावना थी। ..! बदमाश इसे ले सकता था और इसे साबुन और पानी से धोकर इस्तेमाल कर सकता था।"
Question and Answer
Ques 1- “The sound was a familiar one.” What sound did the doctor hear? What did he think it was? How many times did he hear it? (Find the places in the text.) When and why did the sounds stop?
Ans 1- the sound was coming from above or from the roof, he thought rats were running here and there on the beam. He first heard the sound when he opened the door after coming from dinner and he heard this sound four times till it got silent and after this a dull thud sound as if a rubber tube had fallen to the ground. It only stopped when the snake came up to the doctor.
Ques 2- What two “important” and “earth-shaking” decisions did the doctor take while he was looking into the mirror?
Ans 2- the two decisions were:
First most” important decision” taken by the doctor was to shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome.
Second “earth-shaking” decision was that he would always keep that attractive smile on his face to look more handsome.
Ques 3- “I looked into the mirror and smiled,” says the doctor. A little later he says, “I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself.” What is the doctor’s opinion about himself when: (i) he first smiles, and (ii) he smiles again? In what way do his thoughts change in between, and why?
Ans 3- The Doctor smiled two times seeing himself in the mirror first when he decided to carry a smile everyday to look handsome and attractive. When he came to know he didn't have any medicine for snake bite in his room so he smiled at his stupidity. Thoughts change from self love to his stupidity due to his life threatening situation in the face of a snake.
This story about a frightening incident is narrated in a humorous way. What makes it humorous? (Think of the contrasts it presents between dreams and reality. Some of them are listed below.)
1. (i) The kind of person who has very few possessions, about sixty rupees in his suitcase. Along with some shirts and dhotis and one solitary black coat.
(ii) The kind of person he wants to be attractive, valued and handsome.
2. (i) The person he wants to marry a fat doctor lady with lots of money who is not able run after him
(ii) The person he actually marries is a thin lady who actually runs fast like a sprinter.
3. (i) His thoughts when he looked into the mirror he remembered he was a great admirer of beauty hence now he wanted to look handsome everyday by having clean shaved look and keeping a thin moustache with permanent smile on face.
(ii) His thoughts when the snake coiled around his arm he was laughing out of fear of himself for the stupidity of not keeping any medicine for himself to save himself.
Ques I. Here are some sentences from the text. Say which of them tell you, that the author:
(a) was afraid of the snake,
(b) was proud of his appearance,
(c) had a sense of humour,
(d) was no longer afraid of the snake.
1. I was turned to stone.
2. I was no mere image cut in granite.
3. The arm was beginning to be drained of strength.
4. I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O God’.
5. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out.
6. I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.
7. I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood.
8. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it!
9. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness...! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water.
10. Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead.
Ans- (a) was afraid of the snake:
I was turned to stone.
The arm was beginning to be drained of strength.
I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O God’.
I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out.
(b) was proud of his appearance:
I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.
I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it!
(c) had a sense of humour
The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness...! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water.
Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead.
(d) was no longer afraid of the snake.
I was no mere image cut in granite.
I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood.
II. Expressions used to show fear Can you find the expressions in the story that tell you that the author was frightened? Read the story and complete the following sentences.
1. I was turned to stone
2. I sat there holding my breath
3. In the light of the lamp I sat there like a stone image of flash.
Match the meanings with the words/expressions in italics, and write the appropriate meaning next to the sentence. The first one has been done for you.
Ans - 1.I knew a man was following me, I was scared out of my wits. (very frightened)
2.I got frightened when I realised how close I was to the cliff edge. (Too scared to move)
3.He nearly jumped out of his skin when he saw the bull coming towards him(is frightened by something that happened suddenly)
4.You really gave me a fright when you crept up behind me like that( is too scared to move.)
5.Wait until I tell his story — it will make your hair stand on end.(too scared and shocked)
6.Paralysed with fear, the boy faced his abductors.(very frightened)
7.The boy hid behind the door, not moving a muscle.(too scared and shocked)
IV.Reported
Study these sentences:
His friend asked, “Did you see the snake the next day, doctor?"
His friend asked the doctor whether/if he had seen the snake the next day.
The little girl wondered, “Will I be home before the TV show begins?"
The little girl wondered if/whether she would be home before the TV show began.
•Someone asked, “Why has the thief left the vest behind?"
Someone asked why the thief had left the vest behind.
The words if/whether are used to report questions which begin with: do, will, can, have, are etc. These questions can be answered ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
Report these questions using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what. Remember the italicised verbs change into the past tense.
1. Meena asked her friend, “Do you think your teacher will come today?"
Ans- Meena asked her friend that what would she thought
2. David asked his colleague, “Where will you go this summer?"
3. He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?"
4. She asked me, “When are we going to leave?"
5. Pran asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?"
6. Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?"
7. Sheila asked the children, “Are you ready to do the work?"
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