CHAPTER 5 THE SNAKE AND THE MIRROR
Thinking about Language
Writing
QUESTION-2
Read the description given alongside this sketch from a
photograph in a newspaper (Times of India, 4 September 1999). Make up a
story about what the monkey is thinking, or why it is looking into a mirror.
Write a paragraph about it.
ANSWER:
THE FAIREST OF THEM ALL
On a bright day, a monkey was having fun climbing and jumping across
trees. Suddenly he saw a shining piece of mirror on the ground. He jumped
down and had a close look at the mirror. At first, he could not understand
what it was. After some time, he realised that the thing in his hand showed
him his reflection. He looked at his face in the mirror. He removed twigs and
dust that were stuck on his face. He made several faces and kept looking
at his reflection. He touched his head and rubbed his hair. He preened
himself for long. Then he threw the mirror back on the ground and took a
leap onto the next tree.