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George and Harris offered to pack the hampers because it was getting late and they thought that Jerome had taken too much of time. They also wanted to show their skill to Jerome.

Jerome had to reopen the packed bag twice owing to his forgetfulness. Once he had to reopen the bag as he had forgotten to pack the boots. The next time, he unpacked when he realised he had packed his tobacco-pouch in.

Jerome finally found the toothbrush inside a boot when he was putting the things back-one by one after turning them out of the bag.

The ‘horrible idea’ that occurred to Jerome a little later was whether he had packed his toothbrush or not. Whenever he travelled he could never remember if he had packed his toothbrush or not. This thought haunted him and made his life a misery.

After the bag was shut and strapped, Harris mentioned that Jerome had not packed the boots. He had waited till then to ask because he wanted to make Jerome realise his mistake and ridicule his packing skills.

When Jerome offered to pack, his real intention was to supervise the work. He wanted to show his ability through the supervision.

Yes, this story is definitely funny. Not only is the way in which the three friends pack for their trip quite mirthful, but the way the author narrates all the incidents is also entertaining. The first humorous element is that he offered to pack, George and Harris leaves the whole matter to him. Consequently, he has to do packing though his real intention was to boss the job.

The second humorous element is that George placed the butter on the chair and Harris sat on it and it stuck at his back. When they searched it for packing, it was missing. They walked round the room. At last, George saw it at Harris’s back. The third humorous element is that Montmorency squirms in where he is not wanted. He wants somebody to stumble over him and curse him steadily for an hour. He pretends that lemons were rats.

The packing escapade was already a messy job and Montmorency’s contribution made it even more tiresome. He did his level best to be a ‘perfect nuisance’. He came and sat down on things, just when they were wanted to be packed. He put his leg into the jam and worried the teaspoons. He also pretended that the lemons were rats. So he got into the hamper and killed three of them before Harris could land him with the frying pan.

Of the three Jerome is the best packer. He knew how to arrange things in order. Both Harris and George messed everything. Harris packed the strawberry jam on top of a tomato and squashed it. George stepped on the butter. They were getting constantly irritated by Montmorency. Till the time Jerome packed, although he took his time, for the job. George and Harris even kept things behind them and then kept searching for them. They made everything such a mess.

George and Harris readily accepted Jerome’s suggestion. George smoked a pipe and ‘spread himself over the easy-chair’, while Harris put his legs on the table and lit a cigar. No, Jerome was irritated by their reaction.

Jerome says Montmorency’s ambition in life was to get in the way and be sworn at. Montmorency was a mischievous little dog who loved creating troubles for others. I think that Montmorency was a perfect nuisance because whenever he found people busy with their work, he might feel bored and wanted to get involved. He meant no trouble intentionally. But when people shouted at him or threw things at his head, he got discouraged and then went away to sit silently, which the narrator calls as the fulfillment of his conceit.

The narrator volunteered to do the packing because he thought he was the best packer. He felt proud of his packing skill and wanted to show it.

There are four characters in the narrative. They are Jerome (the narrator), George, Harris and Montmorency (the dog).

He is the narrator of the story. He is very proud of his packing skill so he decides to do the packing for holiday but his real intention is different. He wants his friends to do the packing and he would supervise their work. He feels irritated when he is working and other people are relaxing. However, he does the packing task but had forgotten many things outside so he had to do the packing many times. He enjoys the packing of foods by his friends and make them feel irritated. Ansjfe is a pet dog. He had an ambition in his life to get in the way and get scolded. He felt that his day had not been wasted if he had made people mad and had things thrown at his head. His highest aim was to get somebody to stumble over him, and curse him steadily for an hour. He is disturbing George and Harris while they are packing. He sat down on many things. He put his leg into the jam and scattered the teaspoons. He pretended that the lemons were rats and crushed three.

Montmorency is the author’s pet-dog with ill-habits. He disturbed George and Harris in their job of packing. He sat on things to be packed. He put his leg into Jam. He bit and shook the spoons and spoiled three lemons. He made Harris and George stumble over him. This mischievous nature of Montmorency is inborn. So Harris gave him (the dog) a hard blow with a frying pan.

Montmorency is the author’s pet-dog with ill-habits. He disturbed George and Harris in their job of packing. He sat on things to be packed. He put his leg into Jam. He bit and shook the spoons and spoiled three lemons. He made Harris and George stumble over him. This mischievous nature of Montmorency is inborn. So Harris gave him (the dog) a hard blow with a frying pan.

Harris packed the strawberry jam on the top of a tomato and squashed it. George had to pick out the crushed tomato with a teaspoon.

Jerome thought that he had packed his tobacco pouch in it. So he had to re-open it.

What ‘horrible idea’ occurred to Jerome a little later ?

Jerome considered himself the best packer in the world. When he offered to pack his real intention was to boss the work. He wanted Harris and George to do work under his directions.

Jerome thought that he knew about packing more than any other person. So he volunteered himself to do the packing.

• Jerome’s mischievous dog Montmorency’s ambition in life was to get in the way of people and be sworn at for it.
• His day was considered wasted if people didn’t throw things at him.
• He sat on things just when they were to be packed.
• When George and Harris were looking out for something they always found his damp nose.
• He put his paw into the jam and disturbed the teaspoons.
• He also got into the hamper and smashed three lemons thinking they were rats before Harris threatened him with a frying pan.
• Harris blamed Jerome for encouraging the dog but Jerome felt that his dog didn’t need any encouragement; mischief was inbuilt in his nature.

• Jerome’s mischievous dog Montmorency’s ambition in life was to get in the way of people and be sworn at for it.
• His day was considered wasted if people didn’t throw things at him.
• He sat on things just when they were to be packed.
• When George and Harris were looking out for something they always found his damp nose.
• He put his paw into the jam and disturbed the teaspoons.
• He also got into the hamper and smashed three lemons thinking they were rats before Harris threatened him with a frying pan.
• Harris blamed Jerome for encouraging the dog but Jerome felt that his dog didn’t need any encouragement; mischief was inbuilt in his nature.

• Jerome K Jerome is the narrator of the humorous story packing.
• He felt that he knew more about packing than any other person.
• When he told his friends George and Harris to leave the packing to him.
• They Promptly settled comfortably and squashed off his idea of being the boss and supervising.
• He forgot to pack the boots and he doubted if he had packed his toothbrush.
• He brought everything out and found his toothbrush in a boot then he forgot his spectacles in the bag and ‘had to reopen it again.
• He did his work with a lot of clarity and in a systematic way.
• He left the packing of the hamper to George and Harris and had his share of laughter at their expense.
• His dog was also a nuisance during the packing.

• Yes, the story by Jerome K Jerome is funny and has many humorous elements in it.
• When the narrator told his friends to leave the packing to him they promptly settled comfortably in the arm Chair and sofa and squashed off Jerome’s idea of being the boss and supervising.
• The butter incident where George placed the butter on the chair and Harris sat on it and it got stuck at his back.
• They kept searching for it and when they moved about George saw the butter stuck on Harris's back and they had to scrape it out.
• The writer’s dog Montmorency squirmed in where he was not wanted.
• He wanted somebody to stumble over him and curse him.
• He pretended that the lemons were rats and attacked them.

• None of the three friends Jerome, George and Harris were perfect at packing.
• However, Jerome was the best as he had clarity and was systematic in his work but forgot to pack the boots.
• He doubted if he had packed his toothbrush and brought everything out and found his toothbrush in a boot, then he forgot his spectacles in the bag and had to reopen it again.
• Harris and George created a chaos while packing the hampers.
• Harris was the worst packer and very careless.
• He put the jam jar on a tomato and squashed it.
• Then he sat on the butter which was on the chair.
• George wasn’t good at packing too.
• He stepped on the butter and made a mess of it.

• Jerome was a forgetful person.
• After he packed the bag, Harris reminded him that he had forgotten to pack the boots.
• When he packed them he started looking for his toothbrush and removed everything to search for it.
• After finding it he repacked the bag but soon he realised that he had packed his spectacles inside so he had to reopen the bag again.

• Jerome doubted if he had packed his toothbrush or not so he turned out every mortal thing from the bag.
• He found the toothbrushes which belonged to his friends eighteen times over but he couldn't find his.
• As he was putting things back one by one after shaking them, he found his toothbrush inside a boot.

• Harris reminded Jerome that he had forgotten to pack the boots.
• After putting the boots in the bag, Jerome was about to close the bag when a ‘horrible idea’ occurred to him.
• He was not sure if he had packed his toothbrush or not.
• He confirmed that whenever he had to travel that thought always haunted him and made his life a misery.

• Jerome's friends left the packing for their trip to him and both George and Harris totally relaxed.
• After the bag was shut and strapped, Harris mentioned that Jerome had not packed the boots.
• He waited till all was done to irritate Jerome and ridicule his packing skills.

• Jerome was proud of his packing ability so when they were going on a trip, he told George and Harris that they should leave the packing to him.
• Actually he just wanted to be the boss and give them orders to put things in the bag and supervise their work.

• Jerome told George and Harris that they should leave the packing to him.
• They readily accepted.
• George sat in the easy chair while Harris put his legs on the table and relaxed.
• Jerome got irritated by their reaction because he just wanted to give orders to them and supervise.

• Jerome felt that he knew more about packing than any other person living.
• So when he was going on a trip with his friends George and Harris, he told them that they should leave the packing to him.
• Actually he just wanted to give orders to the other two to put things in the bags and supervise.

• In the excerpt ‘Packing’ the narrator Jerome K Jerome and his two friends George and Harris are going on a trip so they are busy packing.
• The humorous story also talks about the narrator's dog Montmorency.