Class 9 English The Snake And The Mirror (Part 1)

Class 9 English The Snake And The Mirror (Part 1)

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Quality Education For All

2. THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR
Chapter 5

3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

4. VAIKOM MUHAMMAD BASHEER,ALSO
KNOWN ASBEYPORESULTHAN,WASAN
INDIANINDEPENDENCE ACTIVISTAND
WRITEROFMALAYALAM LITERATURE.

5. SUMMARY:

6. THESNAKEANDTHEMIRRORISASTORY
WRITTENBYVAIKOMMUHAMMAD BASHEER.
THENARRATOR OFTHESTORYISA
HOMOEOPATHIC DOCTORWHOTALKSABOUT
HISDANGEROUS ENCOUNTERWITHASNAKE
WHILEHEWASRESTINGINHISROOM.

7. BEINGADOCTOR HIMSELF,HE
NARRATESTHISTALETOSOMEPEOPLE
ABOUTHISFEELINGSOFHAVINGA
FACE-TO-FACECONFRONTATION WITH
AHUGESNAKE.HEBEGINSTHESTORY
WITHHOWHELIVEDINASMALLRENTED
ROOM AS A BACHELOR.

8. ONEHOTSUMMEREVENING,HEWAS
RETURNING TOHISROOM AFTER
HAVINGAMEALATARESTAURANT.
SUDDENLYHEHEARDANOISEFROMTHE
ROOFOFHISROOMTHATSOUNDED
FAMILIAR,BUTHEIGNOREDIT.

9. HISRENTEDROOMWASINATERRIBLE
STATEWHERETHEREWASREGULARTRAFFIC
OFRATSTOANDFROMTHEBEAMOFHIS
ROOM.THETILEDROOFOFHISROOMWAS
SUPPORTEDBYGABLESWHICHINTURN
WEREHELDUPBYTHEBEAM.
the triangular upper part of a wall at the end of a
ridged roof.

10. ASTHEREWASNOELECTRICITY,HEQUICKLY
TOOKOUTABOXOFMATCHESANDLIGHTEDTHE
KEROSENE LANTERNKEPTONHISTABLE.

11. SINCETHEHOMEOPATH’SINCOMEWAS
COMPARATIVELY LOW,HECOULDNOT
AFFORDTOSTAYINAPLUSHHOUSE
WITHCLEANSURROUNDINGS.

12. HEHADAROUNDSIXTYRUPEESINHISSUITCASE,
ALONGWITHAFEWSHIRTSANDDHOTISAND
ONESOLITARYBLACKCOATWHICHHEWOULD
OFTENWEAR.

13. SOON,HETOOKOFFHISCOAT,SHIRT
ANDVESTANDHUNGTHEMUPONA
HANGER.HEOPENEDTHEWINDOWSOF
HISROOMANDMADEHISBEDAND
PULLEDITCLOSERTOWARDSTHEWALL.

14. HETRIEDTOSLEEP,BUTCOULDN’TDUE
TOTHEHUMIDWEATHER.HEROSE
FROMHISBEDANDWENTTOGET
SOMEFRESHAIRINTHEVERANDA,YET
THEWEATHERWASDRYOUTSIDE.

15. HERETURNEDTOHISROOM,SATDOWNON
ACHAIRANDOPENEDABOXBENEATHTHE
TABLEANDTOOKOUTAMEDICALBOOK
NAMED‘MATERIAMEDICA’TOREAD.

16. WHILEHEOPENEDTOREADIT,THEREWASA
LARGEMIRRORBESIDETHELAMPANDA
SMALLCOMB KEPTNEARTHEMIRROR.
AGAIN,HEHEARDTHESAMENOISECOMING
FROMABOVETHEROOF,YETHEIGNORED.