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    The Clay Mother-in-law is a folk tale famous in Tamil Nadu . This tale was translated into English by A.K. Ramanujan. This is a story of a submissive and loyal woman who used to consult her mother-in-law for all types of household tasks. Her mother-in-law was quite old and finally died one day. NowRead more

    The Clay Mother-in-law is a folk tale famous in Tamil Nadu . This tale was translated into English by A.K. Ramanujan. This is a story of a submissive and loyal woman who used to consult her mother-in-law for all types of household tasks.

    Her mother-in-law was quite old and finally died one day. Now the woman had no one to give instructions. She started asking silly questions about the measurement of amount of rice she would cook to her husband.

    Her husband could not bear her silly questions. Hence he made a clay statue of his mother for his wife. However she took open fingers of the clay statue as measure and started cooking more food. This made the rice bag get empty quickly which enraged her husband. Being furious, he threw his wife and the statue out of his home.

    Having nowhere to go, the sorrowful and hopeless wife went to forest. When it grew dark she was frightened and hence climbed a tree with the statue. Under the tree, some thieves came to take rest along with a big loot. She mistook them to be devils and being scared, the statue slipped off her hands and fell on the thieves. The thieves got frightened and ran away leaving the looted money.

    She remain on the tree till next morning and found the loot. She went back to home. Initially her husband scolded her for returning back. However when she told him about the loot, both of them went to the forest. They collected all the money and things and returned back to home happily.

    At home, her husband asked her to bring a big vessel from the neighbours for measurement and also warned her not to tell anybody about the loot. Wife agreed and went to her neighbour’s house. However the latter became suspicious and pasted tamarind gel in the bottom of the vessel to know what exactly are the going to measure.

    The wife came back to home with the vessel. After measuring the loot, she gave back it to the neighbours. However a rare gem got stuck to the bottom of the vessel. Hence the neighbours compelled the lady to tell everything and the latter narrated the whole story.

    Hearing the story, the neighbours made plan to do the same. Neighbour’s husband made a sculpture and asked his wife to go to the same place and do the same. When the thieves came, neighbour husband’s wife threw the sculpture on them. This time, the thieves did fear but they hid themselves behind the tree to find out who has done this.

    Assuming that the thieves have run away, neighbour husband’s wife come down and was caught. She was beaten and tied to the tree. The next morning, neighbour husband went to forest to collect the loot. However, on contrary he found his wounded wife and no loot at all.

    The story ends.

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    "A Case of Suspicion" is a short story by Graham Greene. The story is about a country doctor named Dr. Benson who is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from a patient named Evans. Evans is in a state of panic and asks Dr. Benson to come to his house immediately. Dr. Benson agrees toRead more

    “A Case of Suspicion” is a short story by Graham Greene. The story is about a country doctor named Dr. Benson who is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from a patient named Evans. Evans is in a state of panic and asks Dr. Benson to come to his house immediately. Dr. Benson agrees to go and sets out on a windy night to reach Evans’ house.

    On the way, Dr. Benson meets a man who is walking in the same direction. The man tells Dr. Benson that he is going to Evans’ house as well. Dr. Benson is suspicious of the man and wonders if he is a thief or a murderer. However, the man assures Dr. Benson that he is a friend of Evans and is going to help him.

    When they reach Evans’ house, they find that he is in a state of shock. Evans tells Dr. Benson that he has been robbed and that the thief has taken his watch. Dr. Benson examines Evans and finds that he is not injured. He then asks Evans to describe the thief, but Evans is unable to do so.

    Dr. Benson notices that the man who accompanied him to Evans’ house is wearing a watch that looks like the one Evans described. Dr. Benson confronts the man, who admits that he stole the watch from Evans. The man returns the watch to Evans, and Dr. Benson leaves the house.

    The story ends with Dr. Benson reflecting on the events of the night and realizing that he was wrong to suspect the man. He also realizes that he has learned an important lesson about the dangers of suspicion and the importance of trust.

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    Mr. James Herriot, a skilled veterinary surgeon, possesses a deep understanding of the root cause behind Tricki's troubles—an insatiable appetite. Acknowledging this, Mr. Herriot advises Mrs. Pumphrey to enforce a stringent dietary regimen for the dog. Practical and pragmatic, Mr. Herriot abstains fRead more

    Mr. James Herriot, a skilled veterinary surgeon, possesses a deep understanding of the root cause behind Tricki’s troubles—an insatiable appetite. Acknowledging this, Mr. Herriot advises Mrs. Pumphrey to enforce a stringent dietary regimen for the dog. Practical and pragmatic, Mr. Herriot abstains from administering any medical treatments, instead focusing on providing an abundance of water during Tricki’s initial two-day stay at the clinic.

    Remarkably, this approach yields positive results. Filled with gratitude, Tricki’s appreciative owner expresses her heartfelt thanks, hailing this accomplishment as “A TRIUMPH OF SURGERY.” Lightening the atmosphere with a touch of humor, Mr. Herriot playfully muses about the idea of retaining Tricki as a permanent guest, relishing the joyous moments shared with his friends over breakfast eggs, lunchtime wine, and brandy. He fondly refers to this period as a blissful chapter for both himself and his companions.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Lily is the 1st generation child in US as her parents moved from India after unfavourable conditions. The customs and traditions of both the countries are quite different. While Lily's parents are stick to their Indian Culture, Lily on the other hand is stuck between the Indian and the American CultRead more

    Lily is the 1st generation child in US as her parents moved from India after unfavourable conditions. The customs and traditions of both the countries are quite different. While Lily’s parents are stick to their Indian Culture, Lily on the other hand is stuck between the Indian and the American Culture and Beliefs.

    In the house, her father asks her to learn about the Indian Subcontinent while in the Schools her teachers ask her to learn about American History. Among this she is not been able to adopt anything.

    Mr Pirzada used to give her a candy whenever he would visit her. When Lily comes to know about the disappearance of Mr Pirzada’s family she starts putting a candy in her mouth while going to bed in the night and keeps it there till the morning.

    This is her understanding of prayer and believes that her prayers will be fulfilled and finally when she comes to know that Mr Pirzada’s family is safe, she gives up this practice.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven
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    Following figures of speech have been used in the poem "On His Blindness" by John Milton. Pun: Pun is a literary device which depicts two or more meanings of a single word or phrase. In the poem, there is a play on the word Light. Light here refers to his eyesight as well as his life before gettingRead more

    Following figures of speech have been used in the poem “On His Blindness” by John Milton.

    1. Pun: Pun is a literary device which depicts two or more meanings of a single word or phrase. In the poem, there is a play on the word Light. Light here refers to his eyesight as well as his life before getting blind.
    2. Personification: Patience is here personified as having human characteristics.
    3. Alliteration: A number of times alliteration is used in the poem. e.g.days in this dark, World and Wide, that one talent, my soul more, my Maker, labor, light, patience to prevent, best bear, serve who only stand.
    4. Hyperbole: It is an exaggerated statement. e.g. thousands at his bidding speed.

    Read detailed summary of this poem.

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    Plot, in a play, means the main events of a play, novel, film, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

    Plot, in a play, means the main events of a play, novel, film, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

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