Class 9 English The Snake And The Mirror (Part 2)

Class 9 English The Snake And The Mirror (Part 2)

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2. THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR
Chapter 5

3. WHODOESN’TLIKEADMIRINGONESELFWHEN
THEYSEETHEMSELVESINTHEMIRROR?THE
DOCTORWASNOEXCEPTION.

4. SO,ASHEBEGANGAZINGATTHEMIRROR,HE
COULDN’THELPADMIRINGHIMSELFANDWANTEDTO
LOOKMOREPRESENTABLE.

5. ASHEPICKEDUPTHECOMB AND
ADJUSTEDTHEPARTINGOFHISHAIRINA
NEATSECTION,HESTARTEDTHINKINGTHAT
HESHOULDWORKONHISLOOKSAND
ALWAYSWEARASMILEONHISFACE.

6. GRADUALLY,HISCHAINOFTHOUGHTS
SHIFTEDFROM SELF-ADMIRATION TO
MARRYING ABULKYWOMAN DOCTOR
WHOWOULDEARNPLENTYOFMONEY
ANDHADAGOODMEDICALPRACTICE.

7. HEWANTED TOMARRY AFAT
WOMAN SOTHATWHENEVER HE
COMMITSABLUNDER,SHEISUNABLE
TORUNAFTERHIMANDCATCHHIM.

8. THEDOCTORWASSOLOSTINHISTHOUGHTS
THATHEDIDN’TPAYHEEDTOTHEPIN-DROP
SILENCEINHISROOMANDTHESCURRYINGOF
THERATSWASSUDDENLYINTERRUPTED.

9. FURTHERMORE,THEREWASASUDDENTHUDLIKEA
RUBBERTUBEONTHEGROUND.HEDIDN’TREACT
TOTHESOUNDATALL.BUTJUSTASHETURNED
AROUND,HESAWASNAKEWASWRIGGLINGON
THEBACKOFHISCHAIRTHATLANDEDONHIS
SHOULDER.

10. INNOTIME,THESNAKECOILEDONTHE
DOCTOR’SLEFTARMABOVETHEELBOW.THE
SNAKEWASROUGHLYAFEWINCHESAWAY
FROMHISFACE.

11. CONSEQUENTLY,THEDOCTORWAS
COMPLETELYNUMBANDREMAINED
STILLLIKEASTATUE.ATTHAT
MOMENT,THEDOCTORCOULDFEEL
THATGODMIGHTHAVEPUNISHED
HIMFORHISARROGANCE.

12. HEREALIZEDTHATHEWASA
SIMPLEHUMANBEINGANDHE
SHOULDNOTHAVEBRAGGED
ABOUT HIS LOOKS.

13. WHILETHEDOCTOR WASLOSTINTHIS
REALIZATION,THESNAKESLOWLYMOVEDAWAY
FROMHIMANDWENTCLOSERTOWARDSTHE
MIRROR.

14. ASTHESNAKEOBSERVED ITSELFINITS
REFLECTION,ITWASFILLEDWITHADMIRATIONOF
ITSOWNBEAUTY.SEEINGTHIS,THEDOCTOR
SILENTLYESCAPEDFROMHISROOMANDRAN
FORHISLIFEUNTILHEREACHEDAFRIEND’S
HOUSE.

15. THENEXTMORNINGHERETURNEDTOHISROOM
TOFINDTHATALLHISBELONGINGSWEREROBBED
EXCEPTTHEDIRTYVESTHANGING ONHIS
ROOM’SHANGER.

16. ASTHEDOCTORCONCLUDED HISTALE,THE
LISTENERSWEREEAGERTOKNOWABOUTTHE
WHEREABOUTSOFTHESNAKEANDASKEDHIM
SEVERALQUESTIONSPERTAININGTOIT.

17. THEDOCTORFINALLYWRAPPEDUPHIS
STORYSTATINGTHATHENEVERSAWTHE
SNAKEAGAINANDASSUMEDPROBABLY
ITWASENTICEDBYITSOWNBEAUTY.
Enticed -arousing strong attraction or interest