Unit - 6 : This is Jody’s Fawn English - Unit - 6 : This is Jody’s Fawn

Dr. Wilson and Mill supported

What will help Jody to find his way back home in case he got lost in the scrub ?

Some buzzards were circling at a place in the scrub to ...

Jody tried to shield the face of the fawn so that ...

Jody sent Mill-wheel back because

Jody offered the fawn some creamy milk in a gourd.

Jody dipped his fingers into the milk and let the fawn suck milk from them.

The night's rain had washed away all tracks except those of a cat and buzzards.

Jody carried the fawn home all the way from the thicket under his arm.

Jody found the footprints of a leopard on the sand.

He remembered his father ……..1………. (say) that a fawn ………2……… (will + follow) if it ……..3……. first ………4…….. (have + carry). He started away slowly.

His arms began ………1……….. (ache) and he ………..2…… (force) to stop again. When he walked on, the fawn ………3…….. (follow) him at once.

(found, meeting, disappointment, unwilling, endure, dead) Suddenly Jody was …….1…….. to have Mill-wheel with him. If the fawn was ……..2…….. , or could not be ………3…….. , he could not have his ……..4……. seen And if the fawn was there, the ………..5…….. would be so lovely and so secret that he could not …………6……….. to share it.

(right, world, starve, nothing, ungrateful, free) “Pa says it would be …..1…… to leave it to …….2……..” Doc Wilson said, “That’s ………..3……….., Ma’am. …..4…… in the …….5……. comes quite …….6………. . The boy’s right and his daddy’s right.”

This has no bearing on anything that will happen today. (surety for, relevance to, doubt about)

The apology of that poor man got me hemmed in. (caught me into a tight situation to refuse, irritated me a lot, led me to take an undesired step)

I had a close shave this morning when a speeding car unexpectedly swerved into my lame. (shaving with great care, narrow escape, great experience)

I was light-headed hearing her problem. (greatly relaxed, terribly confused, feeling helpless)

Always try to keep your head when others are panicking. (be happy, feel merciful, remain calm and sensible)

(1) Then a buzzard rose in front of him and flapped into the air. He came into the clearing under the oaks. Buzzards sat in a circle around the carcass of the doe. They turned their heads on their long scrawny necks and hissed at him. He threw his bough at them and they few into an adjacent tree. The sand showed large cat prints but the big cats killed fresh, and they had left the doe to the carrion birds.
He parted the grass at the place where he had seen the fawn. It did not seem possible that it was only yesterday. The fawn was not there. he circled the clearing. There was no sound, no sign. The buzzards clackca their wings, impatient to return to their business. He returned to the spor where the fawn had emerged and dropped on all fours, studying the sam for the small hoof prints. The night's rain had washed away all tracks except those of cat and buzzards.
Questions
(1) What are buzzards?
(2) How did Jody try to avoid buzzards?
(3) What are carrion birds?
(4) What 'business' is referred to in this passage?

Then a buzzard rose in front of him and flapped into the air. He came into the clearing under the oaks. Buzzards sat in a circle around the carcass of the doe. They turned their heads on their long scrawny necks and hissed at him. He threw his bough at them and they flew into an adjacent tree. The sand showed large cat prints but the big cats killed fresh, and they had left the doe to the carrion birds.
He parted the grass at the place where he had seen the fawn. It did not seem possible that it was only yesterday. The fawn was not there. He circled the clearing. There was no sound, no sign. The buzzards clacked their wings, impatient to return to their business. He returned to the spot where the fawn had emerged and dropped on all fours, studying the sand for the small hoof prints. The night's rain had washed away all tracks except those of cat and buzzards.
Questions:
(1) What are buzzards?
(2) How did Jody try to avoid buzzards?
(3) What are carrion birds ?
(4) What 'business' is referred to in this passage ?

Jody allowed his thoughts to drift back to the fawn. He could not keep it out of his mind. He had held it, in his dreams. in his arms. He slipped from the table and went to his father's bedside. Penny lay at rest. His eyes were open and clear, but the pupils were still dark and dilated.
Jody said, "How are you feeling. Pa?" "Just fine, son. Old Death has gone thieving elsewhere. But wasn't it a close shave !" "I agree."
Penny said. "I'm proud of you, boy, the way you kept your head and did what was needed."
"Pa-"
"Yes, son."
"Pa, do you recollect the doe and the fawn ?"
"I can never forget them. The poor doe saved me, that's certain."
"Pa, the fawn may be out there yet. It might be hungry and very scared."
Questions:
(1) Which thoughts had a strong hold on Jody's mind?
(2) What did Pa want to express with the words 'wasn't it a close shave !'?
(3) How did Jody behave when his father was not in good health?
(4) Why could Pa not forget the doe?

His arms began to ache and he was forced to stop again. When he walked on. the fawn followed him at once. He allowed it to walk a little distance, then picked it up again. The distance home was nothing He could have walked all day and into the night, carrying it and watching it follow. He was wet with sweat but a light breeze blew through the June morning, cooling him. The sky was as clear as spring water in a blue china cup. He came to the clearing. It was fresh and green after the night's rain. He fumbled with the latch and was finally obliged to set down the fawn to manage it. Then, he had an idea-he would walk into the house, into Penny's bedroom, with the fawn walking behind him. But at the steps, the fawn balked and refused to climb them. He picked it up and went to his father. Penny lay with closed eyes.
Jody called, "Pa! Look!"
Penny turned his head. Jody stood beside him, the fawn clutched hard against him. It seemed to Penny that the boy's eyes were as bright as the fawn's. He said, "I'm glad you found him."
Questions:
(1) Why did Jody stop?
(2) What is the clearness of the sky compared with ?
(3) Why was the clearing fresh and green?
(4) What does this sentence 'the boy's eyes were as bright as the fawn's' mean?

How did Jody feel as he touched the fawn's skin?

Why did Jody see only buzzards feeding on the dead body of the doe?

What did Doc Wilson say about Jody's suggestion ?

How does Penny take his son's argument?

What message does the story of the fawn convey to the readers ?

The touch made him delirious.

They turned their heads on their long scrawny necks and hissed at him.

We used the doe’s liver to draw out the poison and save Pa.

It might take me a long time to find the fawn.

He could not keep it out of his mind.

If the fawn was dead, he could not have his disappointment seen. (Use ‘unless’.)

Mill-wheel mounted his horse and pulled Jody up behind him. (Turn into SimpleJ)

Nothing in the world comes quite free. (Turn into Affirmative.)

It might be hungry and very scared. (Use ‘not only… but also.)

Jody allowed his thoughts to drift back to the fawn. (Use ‘Let’.)

He waited …….1……. the sound of …….2……… hooves to end, ……….3…….. cut to the right. The scrub was still. Only his own crackling ……..4……… twigs sounded ………5……… the silence. He wondered for an instant …………6………. he had mistaken his direction.

He stroked its sides as gently ……..1……… the fawn were a china deer ……..2…….. he might break it. Its skin was very soft. It was sleek and clean and had a sweet scent …….3……. grass. He rose slowly and lifted the fawn …….4……. the grounds Its legs hung limply. They were surprisingly long and he had to hoist ……….5……… fawn as high as possible ……..6……. his arm.

‘Cruelty to Animals’.

Jody said, “How are you feeling, Pa ?”: “Just fine, son. Old Death has gone thieving !; elsewhere. But wasn’t it a close shave !” ; “I agree.” Penny said, “I’m proud of you, boy, the; way you kept your head and did what was needed.”

“Boy, you’ve got me hemmed in.” “It won’t take much to raise it, Pa. It’ll soon start eating leaves and acorns.” “You are smarter than boys of your age.” “We took its mother, and it wasn’t to blame.”