English VSQ (2 Marks)

The poet could hear the chatter of the fan, though she could not understand it. But soon, the scope to decode and comprehend It was lost as the fan’s motor was oiled by someone. Thereafter, the talking fan became silent.

The talking fan seemed to be very noisily and continuously chattering. Perhaps, besides the poet the others could hear it too. Though the poet was curious, she never made an attempt to understand what the talking fan said. Or perhaps before she could, the message was decoded by the person who attended to the needs of the fan by oiling its motor.

The talking fan was being troubled by lack of oiling on its various parts, disabling him from functioning smoothly.

The phrase ‘he ran as still as water’ means that ‘it began to function smoothly’.