CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -James Alfred Wight is popular as James Herriot, and He was a British veterinary surgeon and writer too. He has written this story A triumph of Surgery.

Detailed explanation-2: -The writer of this story is James Herriot. He is a veterinary surgeon in real life and all his stories are based on the animals he treated in his career. In this story, he explains how a rich lady named Mrs Pumphrey loved her pet dog Tricki so much that she fed him all the time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answers. A triumph of surgery was written by James Harriot, where author learnt us not to spoil anyone by giving too much things. The story has much significance for our life as well. Children put on weight and grow ill due to their parents’ over-care for them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mrs Pumphrey thought that the dog’s recovery was “a triumph of surgery” because in two weeks, Tricki had recovered completely and had been transformed into a hard-muscled animal.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mr Herriot was a capable veterinary surgeon who treated Tricki. He was a very compassionate doctor and a wise and sympathetic human being. He showed his capabilities almost immediately when he advised Mrs Pumphrey to put Tricki on a strict diet after understanding his symptoms.