Tiger Trouble

Question: 1 – Why does Kanuram go off his head every October? What does he like to kill and why? (or) what happens to Kanuram in the mouth of October?

Answer: Kanuram goes off his head every October because it is hunting-season of birds. He likes to kill ducks because he gets thrill when they drop down dead.

Question: 2 – What provoked the author to say that he preferred to kill tiger? Do you think he had killed any so far?

Answer: The author is provoked to make a tall claim that he preferred tiger hunting to bird shooting because Kanuram had laughed at him.

Question: 3 – What interesting programme does Hiralal suggest for the author?

Answer: The interesting programme which Hiralal suggested for the author was that he should shoot the tiger which had been killing the villagers’ cattle.

Question: 4 – Why did the author tie a white handkerchief to the machaan?

Answer: The author tied a white handkerchief to the machaan as a work of his surrender and appeal for peace to the tiger.

Question: 5 – How did the writer of the lesson ‘Tiger Trouble’ land himself into difficulties an account of his boasting about tiger hunting?

Answer: The author made a tall claim that he preferred tigers hunting to bird shooting and this statement landed him into difficulties.

Question: 6 – ‘I have never talked to the villain since’ – who says this in the lesson ‘Tiger Trouble’? What has called ‘The Villain’, and why?

Answer: The author of this lesson says these words. Kanuram has been called the villain because his remarks made the author angry who sent his handkerchief with a note, “you obviously forgot to take away your white flag”.

Question: 7 – Why did Kanuram send his friend, the author to Raniwada?

Answer: Kanuram sent the author to Raniwada for tiger hunt. Kanuram’s brother Hira Lal was forest officer camping at Raniwada.

Question: 8 – The author of the lesson ‘Tiger Trouble’ was not good at hunting. Give examples in support of the statement.

Answer: The author of the lesson ‘Tiger Trouble’ was not good at hunting. Here are some examples – (i) He sat in the machaan and tied a white handkerchief to a branch as a mark of surrender and appeal of peace. (ii) He coughed again and again to keep the tiger away. (iii) When he was in machaan, he was trembling with fear.

Question: 9 – Where did the author go with Kanuram? What did he dream of doing these?

Answer: The author went to Raniwada near Dehradun. The author dreamt of feasting on roast duck and deer meat.