CLASS 9
THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the rats were running in the ceiling
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the snake was moving towards the writer
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the snake fell on his shoulder
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the rat fell on his shoulder
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Detailed explanation-1: -He remained calm and didn’t jump, or tremble or cry out. He did not try to either catch the snake to throw it away or to loosen its hold on his arm. Fear had gripped him but he kept his cool. Thus the snake left the doctor unharmed and got busy admiring its image in the mirror.
Detailed explanation-2: -after slithering along his shoulder the snake coiled itself around his left arm above the elbow .
Detailed explanation-3: -The moral of the story is that one should not be proud of one’s looks, beauty, achievements and strengths. It is in moments of fear that humans realise the futility of worldly achievements. The doctor is cured of his arrogance after the encounter with the snake.
Detailed explanation-4: -But a short encounter with a snake, a full-blooded cobra, cured him of his pride. When the snake reached his shoulder and coiled itself around his arm, the doctor lost all arrogance and was reminded of the existence of God. Face to face with death, he realised what a weak and foolish man he was.