Mijbil The Otter Class 10.pptx

Class 10 English First Flight. MIJBIL THE OTTER

1. Mijbil The Otter - Gavin Maxwell

2. About The Writer He was a Scottish naturalist and author, best known for his work with otters. He wrote the book Ring of Bright Water about how he bought an otter from Iraq and raised it in Scotland. Ring of Bright Water sold more than a million copies and was made into a film starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna in 1969. The title Ring of Bright Water was taken from a poem by Kathleen Raine, who said in her autobiography that ' Maxwell had been the love of her life'.

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4. Choosing an Otter as pet Maxwell travelled to Southern Iraq in 1956. He decided to keep an otter as a pet. As his native place of living, camusfearna , had much water around so, an Otter was suitable for the experiment. 1

5. Maxwell and his friend travel to Basra Maxwell mentioned about his wish to keep an otter as a pet to his friend. His friend suggested him to take an otter from Tigris Marshes as they were common at that place and were often domesticated by the Arabs. Maxwell and his friend were going to Basra to Consulate-General to collect and answer their mail from Europe. There, they found that Maxwell's friend's mail had arrived but the Maxwell's mail didn’t had arrived. 2

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7. Maxwell sent a message to England as his mail hadn't arrived. For three days, there was no reply. He tried to make a phone call but to some problems he was not able to get through. Finally, after five days his mail arrived.  When he went to his room to read it, he found two Arabs sitting on the floor at his front door with an otter in a sack (bag). They handed the bag to him and told that it was for him.   3 Maxwell's Mail Arrives

8. The Otter Arrives As the sack opened, a creature that looked like a dragon came out. His body was covered with pointed scales and mud. It took about a month for Maxwell to remove the mud. He named it Mijbil . According to Maxwell, Mijbil's species was unknown to science. The zoologists named him ' Lutrogale Perspicillata Maxwell' or 'Maxwell's Otter'. 4

9. Mijbil's Activities For the first 24 hours, Mijbil was neither unfriendly nor friendly. He Slept on the floor. But on the second night, Mijbil  came on to the bed and slept between the narrator's knees. He started taking interest in his surroundings. He would spend most of his time playing in water. The author discovered that Otter loved to play in water. Two days later,  Mijbil escaped from Maxwell's bedroom. He went to the bathroom. He entered the bathtub and turned the tap on with his paws within minutes. 5

10. Within a very less time, he became very friendly. He followed Maxwell when he called his name. Mijbil would also play with a rubber ball like a soccer player. His favourite toy was marbles which he would roll on his flat belly without dropping it. 6 Mijbil Becomes Friendly

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