Sem 5 a snake in the grass

GUJARAT COMMERCE COLLEGE

1. A Snake in the Grass R K Narayan By Dr Hardeepsinh R Gohil

2. Intrduction :- The Story A Cyclist informs about the snake entering inside the house. A mother and her sons accuse Dasa the servant. The trick of catching Cobra in a water pot. R K Narayan Sahitya Akademy Awardee Malgudi Swami and Friends, The Guide, The English Teacher A C Benson Medal from Royal Society of Literature. 2

3. Food for thought. Situations when we lose our temper in critical circumstances… How do we behave with the person whom we consider ‘Lesser’ than us? 3

4. A Snake. Religiously worshipped In India. Seshnaag , Goga maharaj , Subramanyam etc. It threatens the life as well. People don’t want what they worship? 4

5. The Family of the Woman. A Mother and her four sons. A servant name Das. Easy going family. Siesta in the noon. A cyclist troubles the calm. Informs about the snake and goes away. 5

6. The S how Time. Neighbours accusing Das as the lasiest servant in the world. Das accuses owners for not providing basic instruments. College boy- In America 30,000 people die of snake bite every year! 6

7. The Garden. The garden has been mowed to the roouts . The Arrival of the beggar. Religious belief. Snake charmer’s boasting. Das appears with a water pot covered with a slab. 7

8. Das’s Relief. Saved his job with a trick! Appearance of the another snake inside veranda College-boy’s murmered - he would have checked the pot. 8

9. The Important Message. नाभिषेको न संस्कारः सिंहस्य क्रियते वने। विक्रमार्जितसत्वस्य स्वयमेव मृगेन्द्रता॥ Nobody declares a lion as the king of forest by doing rituals. By sheer might of his own, a lion achieves the status of lord of animal kingdom. 9