CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Tricki was treated by Dr Herriot without medicine or surgery. He controlled the amount of food he ate and gave him plenty of water. He made Tricki play and exrecise with the other dogs in the surgery. Tricki gained his energy and spark back once he was fed the correct amount of food and given enough exrcise.

Detailed explanation-2: -At the surgery the household dogs surrounded Tricki. He looked at them with dull eyes. The other dogs sniffed him but he did not give any response. So they found him as an uninteresting object and rejected him.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the surgery, the household dogs surged round me. Tricki looked down at the noisy pack with dull eyes and, when put down, lay motionless on the carpet. The other dogs, after sniffing round him for a few seconds, decided he was an uninteresting object and ignored him.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the first day, Tricki lay motionless on the carpet. On the second day, he started showing some interest in his surroundings. On the third day, he began to whimper when he heard the dogs in the yard. From then on, his progress was rapid.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer. When Tricki and the other household dogs met each other at the surgery, they became excited and tried to play with him but Tricki’s laziness made them conclude that he was an uninteresting object and worth ignorance.