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Prose Name : A Hero
Author Name : -R.K. NARAYAN
Question And Answer:
1. Swami’s father drew his attention to a report in the newspaper. What was the report about?.
The report was about the bravery of a village lad. When he was returning home in the jungle path suddenly a tiger came. He faced the tiger and climbed up the tree and stayed half a day. Afterwards some people came that way and killed the tiger.
2. The report said that the boy (who fought with the tiger) stayed on the tree for half-a-day. Why did he do so? (Choose the right answer)
a. He wanted to watch the tiger from the top of a tree.
b. He wanted someone to kill the tiger.
c. He wanted to take rest for some time.
3. Swami said that a very strong and grown-up person might have fought with a tiger. Do you think he made this remark out of his
(a) experience
(b) wisdom
(c) belief? (Choose the most Ove appropriate word)
4. “Can you prove you have courage ?” Swami’s father said
a. Was he joking? Or, serious?
b. Was it a challenge? Or, a command ?
a) He was not joking, he was serious about this and questioned his son.
b) At first, it was a challenge. Later it turned into command.
5. The place where Swami usually slept was……………….. (Fill in the blank)
beside his granny.
6. What is disgraceful, according to Swami’s father ?
According to Swami’s father, though his son was grown up and in the second form still he was sleeping beside his granny like a baby’.
7. What do you think was the practice of granny before she went to bed?
As usual, granny was loving her grandson and used to tell stories, patting him, taking care and showered her love.
8. Was Swami really sleeping? Or was he pretending ?
Swami was not really sleeping, he was only pretending.
9. To Swami, his father looked like an………………. (Fill in the blank)
apparition
10. Why do you think Swami looked at his granny and his mother while following his father to the room?
Swami thought his granny or his mother would save and helped him from his father.
11. “There might be scorpions before your law books”.
Said Swami.
a) Had he seen them earlier ? Or were there scorpions really ?
No, he hadn’t seen them behind, really there were no scorpions,
b) Was it a trick to escape from his father? (Answer all the questions)
Yes, absolutely it was a trick to escape from his father.
12. Swami wished that the tiger hadn’t spared the boy, which means………. (Choose the right answer)
a) he didn’t want the boy to be alive.
b) he didn’t want the tiger to be alive.
13. As silence deepend in the room, what was Swami reminded of?
Swami was reminded of all the stories of devils and ghosts he had heard in his life before.
14. Which place in the room did Swami think was safe compact and reassuring?
Swami thought that it would be safe, compact and reassuring under the bench.
15. Swami touched……….. in the room instead of granny. (fill in the blank appropriately)
The wooden leg of the bench
16. Swami saw a moving creature in the room. It was…………. (Fill in the blank)
a) his shadow?
b) a scorpion?
c) a man?
17. Who cried, “Aiyo! Something has bitten me ?”
The burglar cried, “Aiyo! Something has bitten me”.
18. Who did father, cook and a servant stumble upon?
Father, cook and a servant stumbled upon the burglar who lay amidst the furniture.
19. Why were congratulations showered on Swami?
Congratulations were showered on Swami because unknowingly he helped to catch_the most notorious house-breakers of the district.
20. Do you think Swami really wanted to join the police? If not, what did he want to be?
No, Swami, was not interested to join the police. He wanted to become an engine driver, railway guard or a bus conductor.
21. Did Swami muster up courage to sleep alone after the burglar’s incident ?
No, Swami didnot have so much of courage to sleep alone even after the burglar’s incident.
22. Who supported Swami? His mother or his granny.
His mother supported him.
23. A report about a boy in the newspaper was an unexpected event in Swami’s life. Justify.
Swami was an ordinary boy, he doesn’t know what are the things published in the news paper. While reading the newspaper his father called him and said the bravery of the lad who faced the tiger. So it was really an unexpected event to Swami.
24. Swami made a comment on the newspaper re port. Was he right? How did his view differ from that of his father?
Swami made a comment on the newspaper report. No, he was not right. But according to his belief, to face the tiger and fight with it means definetly he should be grown up. For Swami strength and age are important to fight but Swami’s father’s view was different. To support his view, he gave an example such as ‘A man may have the strength of an elephant and yet be a coward if he doesn’t fight at all where as another may have the strength of the straw but if he has courage he can do anything. Courage is everything, strength and age are not important.
25. What desperate attempts did Swami make to escape from his father ?
First of all, he tried to change the subject so he said loudly and with great enthusiasm about the cricket club & captain. But father interrupted at once. Then he said from next month onwards he can sleep alone. Father didn’t accept. Swami went quielty and secretly to his bed, covered the blanket completely. He pretended asleep until his father came and insisted to sleep in the office room. Swami gave many excuses that the office-room was dusty, the scorpions may live there, the room was dark etc., But all these attempts failed before his father.
26. Why did Swami conclude that his father’s proposition was frightful?
Swami had a habit of sleeping beside his granny. He was afraid of sleeping alone. In this condition Swami concluded that his father’s proposition (suggestion) was frightful.
27. As the night advanced, Swami felt that something terrible would happen to him. What would it be? How would it happen?
When he was in the office-room at night, he remembered all the devil and ghost stories. His friend Mani had seen the devil in the banyan tree, Muniswami’s father spat out blood, his thoughts linked like a chain. Swami thought that something terrible would happen to him. The ghost may come and carry him away. All these thoughts made him faint.
28. There was absolute silence in the room. In spite of it, some noises reached Swami’s ears. What were they?
Though there was absolute silence in the room. Swami heard the ticking off the clock, rustle of trees, snoring sounds, night insects humming etc.,
29. Narrate Swami’s dreadful experience when he was lying under the bench.
Swami thought that crouching under the bench was safe, compact and reassuring. He shut his eyes tight and covered himself in his blanket. When he was asleep, he was disturbed by nightmares. In his dream a tiger was chasing him, he could hear the loud thud and scratching sound. Swami tried to open his eyes but it would not open. The nightmare continued and he groaned in despair.
30. How was Swami honoured by classma-tes, teacher and the headmaster?
Swami became a hero in one night. The next day morning congratulations were showered on him. His classmates looked at him with great respect. His teachers patted his back and felt very proud of him. The Headmaster praised him as he was a real scout. Even the police were grateful to him for it.
31. Why did father want Swami to sleep alone in the office room?
Father wanted Swami to sleep alone in the office-room to prove courage is everything. According to Swami, age and strength was more important in adventurous tasks. But in Swami’s father’s view, the strength and age were not so important, courage is all. To prove Swami had also courage, he should sleep alone in the office-room.
32. Who do you think was wiser, Swami or his father ? Justify your preference.
According to the prose Swami was wiser. Swami was afraid of darkness and lonliness when he saw something was moving he felt that his end had come. He assumed that the devil would pull him and tear him. So why should he wait ? As it came nearer he crawled out from the bench, hugged it and used his teeth like a mortal weapon, This shows at the time of emergency, he used his wisdom. By this act he helped to catch the notorious burglar. So we can justify that Swami was wiser.
33. Why did Swami feel relieved at the end?
When father returned home from the club that night, he asked his wife about Swami. Swami as usual slept beside his granny, Father thought that Swami slept before he could return home to avoid him. So he said that he was very clever. For that mother lost her temper and supported Swami and said that he can sleep wherever he likes, there is no need to take such a risk to his life again. Father mumbled that if Swami was spoiled there is no blame on his side. By hearing this conversation Swami felt relieved at the end.
34. Suppose you are Swami of the story. Write a brief letter to your friend describing how you helped to catch a burglar in your house.
Malgudi
10th April 2017
From,
Swami
Second form
Malgudi
To,
Raju
S/o Muniswamy
2nd Cross, Vidyanagar Madurai.
My dear Raju,
How are you? I am fine and my parents too. My granny asks you often. How is your school and friends, I hope you are also fine there.
Last week my dad ordered me to sleep in his office-room alone. You know that till today I sleep beside my granny. I was afraid very much, but I had to obey my dad. I slept alone in his office-room. When I was asleep, I heard a sound, I got up and saw that there was something moving towards me. I hugged it and bite with all my strength. There was a cry, by hearing the cry, my dad, servant and family members came and caught the person. To our surprise he was a notorious burglar, like this I helped to catch the burglar though it was not my intention.
I am expecting your early reply, convey my regards to your family members.
Your loving friend
Swami
35. Some words describing the characters of the story ‘A Hero’ are given in brackets. Put them in these columns appropriately.
(Caring, protective, innocent, tricky, authoritative, disciplined, helpless, nervous)
| Swami’s father | Mother | Granny | Swami |
| disciplined | caring | innocent | tricky |
| authoritative | protective | helpless nervous |
ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY :
Task-1: Homophones-Homopho nes are words that sound the same but have different meanings and different spellings. Fill in the blanks with appropriate word.
- We had ………….. many apples to carry. (too/two)
too
2. I ………… a horse at the Marina Beach. (road/rode)
rode
3. Did you have a …………. for lunch? (pear/pair)
pear
4. The books are over ………….. on the shelf. (their/there)
there
Task-2:
Fill in the blanks with choosing the appropriate word and complete the story.
This is a ………. (storey / story) told by a ………… (night/knight). once he received a letter. When he ………… (red / read), it …….. (though/ threw), he could not belive his own eyes. ………….. (far/for), it was written ……. (buy/by) none other than the queen of the land. She asked him to meet her ……. (at/ yet) a secret plece. The Knight was in a fix. But he thought ………. (of/off) a plan to tide over this problem. He ……….. (vent/ went) to the meeting place, not alone, but along with his ………. (fair/ fare) wife. Can you guess what happened then ?
Story, knight, read, through, for, by, at, of, went, fair.
Task-3:
Scramble the letters to form words. See the meaning clues in brackets.
- a t r t e f l …………………………………….. (praise) flatter
- b o u d t ……………………………………….. (suspect) doubt
- r a g t e d y ………………………………… (unhappy ending) tragedy
- r a g f e n m t ………………………………. (a piece) fragment
- r a e t l ……………………………………….. (careful) alert
- c a c s r i y t ……………………………… (short supply) scarcity
- y m t s a t h p e i c …………………… (not cruel) sympathetic
LISTEN AND COMPREHEND
I once took part in a drama. I wanted to tell my co-actor ‘stars were twinkling, dogs were barking, and a thief broke the wall and took away the clock. But when I went on stage I said. ‘stars were barking, dogs were twinkling, and the thief broke the clock and took away the wall’. The audience had a great laugh. That day onwards I decided not to go on stage.
Answer the following:
- Why do you think the audience, on hearing the dialogue, burst into laughter ?
Because the actor said the dialogue in a wrong way, it was like joke, So they burst into laughter.
- Try to repeat the words as delivered by the actor
Do it practically. (for student).
- If you had been the actor, how would you have said it ?
If I had been the actor, I would have practiced correctly and delivered the dialogue effectively.
READ AND RESPOND
Task – 1:
A man went to an astrologer.
Astrologer: Come my child, your name is Suraj Khanna.
Khanna: Yes, indeed !
Astrologer: You have two sons and two daughters.
Khanna: How true!
Astrologer: You bought four kilos of sugar and five kilos of to yesterday, and there are five members of your household remaining after your parents passed away.
Khanna: I am impressed. But can you tell me about my future?
Astrologer: Okay then. Come back with your horoscope bookler tomorrow. And, here, take your ration card back.
Answer the questions below :
- Mr. Khanna was surprised at the astrologer’s predicition, What made him feel so ?
When Mr. Khanna went to an astrologer, the astrologer said the truth without asking any question. All statements were true. So he was very much impressed and felt surprised. But Mr. Khanna didn’t know that all the details were in his rationcard not by the predictions of an astrologer.
- Why wasn’t the astrologer able to predict Mr. Khanna’s future?
The astrologer didn’t have Mr. Khanna’s horoscope so he was not able to predict his future.
- In the conversation given above, who do you think has better common sense?
In the above conversation, I think that the astrologer has a better commonsense.
Task – 2:
My brother, an Army doctor, was part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Congo. At the end of the one year term, his congolese commander awarded him a letter of merit that ended with “………….. and he worked hardly to restore normalcy to the region”.
Which word in the passage above gives the opposite meaning of what was meant to be said?
The word in the passage above which gives the opposite meaning is ‘Hardly’. It is written “………….. and he worked hardly to restore normaley to the region” “hardly” here gives the meaning that the army doctor ‘almost not’ worked to restore normaley in the region.
The correct word therefore should be ‘hard’, which means ‘great deal of effort’. The correct sentence therefore is ‘…………. and he worked ‘hard’ to restore normaley to the region”.
Task – 3:
Look at the cartoon. Interpret it orally with your partner. What is funny as shown in the cartoon?
A man is seen entering the lift. He appears tired and sleepy. Instead of pressing the ‘floor button’ on the lift’s console he is seen pressing the lift man’s coat button.
A man is seen entering the lift. He appears tired and sleepy. Instead of pressing the ‘floor button’ on the lift’s console he is seen pressing the lift man’s coat button.
LEARN GRAMMAR THROUGH COMMUNICATION
Use of Modals :
Some sentences are given below :
a. Rewrite them beginning with ‘the clue’ given in brackets
b. Identify the language function. One example is given.
e.g.: Is it all right if I sit here?
(Begin with ‘could…………..)
Function. Seeking permission.
Sentence rewritten: Could I sit here?
- Please return my library books.
Being with ‘will ………………
Function Request.
2. The files are heavy I’ll carry them for you.
Being with ‘would’ ………………..
Function Seeking permission.
3. That’s your essay. Perhaps you have no objection if I see it. Being with ‘May …………..
Function Seeking permission.
4. Let me switch on the fan, OK?
Being with ‘Do you ………….
Function Seeking permission.
5. ‘Bring the books to my office’
Being with ‘would …………..
Function Order
Answers:
- Will you return my library books?
- Would you let me carry the files for you?
- May I see you essay?
- Do you want me to switch on the fan?
- Would you bring the books to my office?
Task – 3:
With the help of a dictionary, find out what you can under-stand about the following words.
- cheque and check as nouns.
Cheque = A written order to a bank to pay money from a bank account to another person.
Check = a Sudden Stop
a Restraint
a Test of Cprrectness / accurancy
a square ( eq. on a draughtboard)
a patternof squares
Check in and check out = to record the arrival and departure
- hire and rent as verbs.
hire = to give or get the use of by paying money.
rent = to pay rent for things, house, building, shop etc.,
Extra Multiple Choice Questions
1. R.K. Narayan is widely considered to be the greatest En-glish language ……….
a) Writer
b) Poet
c) Novelist
d) Short storywriter
2. ‘A Hero’ is the lesson written by …………………
a) R.K. Narayan
b) K. R. Raja Rao
c) T.P. Kailasam
d) Saki
3. R.K. Narayan’s which novel was adopted for film
a) The Bachelor of Arts
b) The English Teacher
c) A Hero
d) The Guide
4. R.K. Narayan was nominated to ………….
a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Vidhana Sabha
d) Parliament
- R.K. Narayan’s fictional South Indian Town was
a) Bangalore
b) Malgudi
c) Chennai
d) Madurai
- For Swami, Events took an turn.
a) imaginary
b) expected
c) unexpected
d) usual
7. The opposite of courage is ………….
a) courageous
b) discourage
c) coward
d) encourage
8. The paragraph of the newspaper described about
a) tiger
b) people
c) the fight, the boy had with the tiger
d) bravery
9. Chum means
a) Classmate
b) friend
c) foc
d) a good friend
10. The meaning of proposition is
a) suggestion
b) position
c) fight
d) decision
- The one word for ‘to make someone feel calm’.
a) reassure
b) rearrange
c) recover
d) reappear
- The one word for ‘to make someone suffer great mental pain’.
a) rock
b) rack
c) rolled
d) rescue
- Nightmare m eans
a) male horse
b) dream
c) race horse
d) a frightening dream
- “Courage is everything; strength and age are not impor – tant”. This statement is according to
a) Swami
b) Swami’s father
c) Author
d) Swami’s granny
- Swami’s father sat ………….. gazing at the newspaper on his lap.
a) happily
b) casually
c) gloomily
d) sadly
- According to Swami’s father, how should Swami show his courage.
a) Sleep alone tonight in his office room.
b) Sleep besides his granny.
c) Fight with the tiger
d) Do brave acts.
- Swami disliked to sleep in his office room because
a) There may be scorpions
b) room was dusty
c) he is not interested to prove his courage
d) he had fear to sleep alone.
- Swami had the habit of ……………
a) sleep besides his granny
b) sleep besides his mother
c) sleep with anybody
d) sleep alone
- Swami bit by his teeth was
a) robber
b) Dacoit
c) burglar
d) most notorious house-breaker of the district.
- Molly-coddle means
a) spoiling someone
b) treat some one very kindly and protect the person too much from anything un pleasant.
c) treat someone affectionately
d) Protect too much
- What was the feeling of Swami at the end
a) feeling proud
b) happy
c) felt tremendously relieved
d) a hero
II. Match the following:
1 .
| A | B | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sneer | a) an angry look or expression | f |
| 2. Scowl | b) moved somewhere quietly and secretly | a |
| 3. Sternly | c) determination | e |
| 4. Slunk | d) interupted at once | b |
| 5. Tenacity | e) seriously and strictly | c |
| 6. Cut in | f) speak in a very unkind way. | d |
2 .
| A | B | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1. proposition | a) say something not clearly enough | e |
| 2. mumble | b) ghost | a |
| 3. gesticulation | c) an object of ridicule | f |
| 4. apparition | d) a frightening dream | b |
| 5. laughing stock | e) suggestion | c |
| 6. nightmare | f) to make movements with hands and arms | d |
Introduction:
A Hero’ is the prose extract of Sri R.K. Narayan. This lesson is given under the unit “Humour’. The intention of giving this prose is how children should be courageous. The writing style of the lesson is so simple and simultaneously it gives pleasure and humour. Though it is a fiction, it is very near to real life. The reader should be one with the situation and feels as one of the routine anecdotes. The reader enjoys the story as he feels that the characters are very familiar and can see in everyday’s life.
About the Author:
R.K. Narayan born on 10th October 1906 and died on 13th May 2001. His full name was Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayana Swami. He was an Indian writer, best known for his works set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. The setting for most of Narayana’s stories is the fictional town of Malgudi first introduced in “Swami and his friends”.
His naratives highlight social context and provide a feel for his characters through everyday life. His novels brought out the humour and energy in ordinary life and displayed compassionate humanism in his writing. He received many awards and honours including the A.C. Benson Medal’ from the Royal Society of Literature and ‘Padma Vibhushan’ India’s second highest Civilian award and Sahitya Akademi Award.
SUMMARY
‘A Hero’ was the prose written by well known English Novelist R.K. Naravan. This is the extract taken by his familiar novel ‘Swami and his friends’. In this novel Swami was a boy of 11-12 years age. He was so simple, innocent, non-courageous boy born in middle class South Indian family. His family members were his father, mother, granny and little baby. His father was most disciplined and authoritative His mother and granny were more caring, protective, and he was obedient to his father.
In this extract, once his father was reading newspaper and called Swami and narrated the tiger’s incident. The brave lad faced the tiger and flew up the tree until some people came and killed the tiger. Swami’s father asked Swami’s opinion about the incident. Swami said that facing the tiger alone means he might be a strong grown up man not a boy at all. Father said that the courage is more important, strength and age are not so important. Swami did not agree, so father challenged him to show his courage by sleeping alone in his office- room. The poor chap Swami was afraid and wished to change the topic, he started talking about the cricket club.
But his father was so determined and commanded him to sleep alone in his office-room. To avoid this, Swami gave many excuses and he was not ready to sleep alone. Father said it was shame to sleep beside granny or mother like a baby though he was grown up and studying in second form. Father looked at his wife while talking, but she was not ready to take the abuses that she was spoiling her son. So she said that his granny was spoiling him. Swami’s father kept quiet. At that time swami silently went towards his bed. Granny called him and asked why he didn’t want to hear a story on that day as usual. Swami wanted to escape from his father, so he threw himself on his bed and pulled the blanket over his face. Seeing this granny told that not to cover his face and asked whether he was really very sleepy. Swami got angry on his granny and pretended to be slept. Father came and made him to get up and asked him to follow, Granny i recommeded Swami and questioned Swami’s father why did he disturb him. Mother also supported her son and suggested to sleep him in the hall. But father didn’t listen their words.
Swami was not ready to sleep in the office-room, he said it was very dusty and there may be scorpions behind the law books. But father did not agree and ordered him to sleep in the office-room only, otherwise he would make him laughing stock at school. He was afraid of darkness so he asked permission to have the burning lamp. For this also father didn’t agree because he wanted Swami to learn not to be afraid of darkness. Finally, Swami requested to leave the office – room door open. For that father agreed. There was no way to avoid from his father. So Swami went to office-room. While he was in the room he hated the news printed in the newspaper about the tiger and wished that the tiger had not spared the boy. As the night advanced and the silence deepened his heart beat fastened. He remembered scary devil and ghost stories that he had heard. He was very much afraid to be alone in the room. He could hear all types of sounds like ticking off the clock, rustle of trees, snoring sounds etc., in the calmness of night very clearly. Every moment in his thought the devils would come and carry him away. He was full of fear, he didn’t know what to do? He got up and spread his bed under the bench and crouched there. He shut his eyes tight and fell asleep. He was racked with nightmares in his sleep. Nightmares continued.. a tiger was chasing him, the tiger was at his back, the fear of tiger that it may catch him continued…………. He groaned in despair. After sometime by much effort he opened his eyes, he touched the wooden leg of the bench assuming that granny was at his side. He sweated with fear. At that time Swami saw something moving, he thought his end had come, why should he wait ? As it came nearer, he hugged it and bite it with all his strength like a mortal weapon. The man (burglar) screamed with pain and fell amidst of furniture. By hearing the cry of a man father, cook and a servant came. All three of them caught the burglas This burglar was most notorious housebreakers of the district and was a challenge for police.
Next day congratulations were showered on Swami. His classmates looked at him with great respect. His teachers and head master were also proud of him. Swami became a Hero in one night and all were happy.
At night father asked where is Swami ? for that mother replied that he already slept in his usual place. Mother also continued her talk 와 and informed that let him sleep where he likes, need not to risk his life again. Father mumbled that if Swami was spoiled then there is no blame from his side. Swami heard the whole conversation of his 2 parents and felt relieved that his father was giving him up at last.
ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾರಾಂಶ :
ಶ್ರೀಮಾನ್ ಆರ್.ಕೆ. ನಾರಾಯಣ್ರವರು ಬರೆದ ಪ್ರಬಂಧದ ಒಂದು ಭಾಗ ಈ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ಪಾಠ ‘A Hero‘. ಈ ಪ್ರಬಂಧದ ನಾಯಕ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಉಳಿದವರು ಅವನ ತಂದೆ, ತಾಯಿ, ಅಜ್ಜಿ, ಮಗು, ಡಕಾಯಿತ, ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು, ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಾಯರು ಹಾಗೂ ಮುಖ್ಯೋಪಾಧ್ಯಾಯರು.
ಲೇಖಕರ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಕಥೆಯಾದ ಇದು ನಡೆಯುವುದು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಮಾಲ್ಗುಡಿ ಎಂಬ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಊರಿನಲ್ಲಿ. ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ಕುಟುಂಬ ಮಧ್ಯಮ ವರ್ಗದ ಕುಟುಂಬ. ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಂದೆ ಶಿಸ್ತಿನ ಹಾಗೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಮಾತು ನಡೆಯಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಹಠವುಳ್ಳ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ. ತಾಯಿ, ಅಜ್ಜಿಗೆ, ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಮಮತೆ, ಪ್ರೀತಿ, ವಾತ್ಸಲ್ಯ ಒಂದು ದಿನ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಂದೆ ಪೇಪರ್ ಓದುತ್ತಿರುವವರು ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯನ್ನು ಕರೆದು ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದ ಸುದ್ದಿಯನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಒಬ್ಬ ಹಳ್ಳಿಯ ಹುಡುಗ ಮನೆಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗು ತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಕಾಡಿನ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದಕ್ಕಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಎದುರಾದ ಹುಲಿಯನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಿ, ಸಾಹಸದಿಂದ ಹೋರಾಡಿ, ಮರ ಹತ್ತಿ ಕುಳಿತಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅರ್ಧ ದಿನ ಕಳೆದ ಮೇಲೆ ಆ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದ ಕೆಲವರು ಆ ಹುಲಿಯನ್ನು ಕೊಲ್ಲುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ಸಮಾಚಾರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನೀನೇನು ಹೇಳುವೆ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದಾಗ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯು ಅವರ ತಂದೆಗೆ ಹುಲಿಯನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಿದವರು ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತವಾದ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮನುಷ್ಯನೇ ಹೊರತು ಹುಡುಗನಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ ಆಗ ಅವರ ತಂದೆ “ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯವರಿಗಿಂತ ನೀನು ಬುದ್ದಿವಂತನೇ. ಇಂತಹ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಧೈರ್ಯವೇ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವಯಸ್ಸು ಮುಖ್ಯವಲ್ಲ” ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಒಪ್ಪದ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ತನ್ನ ತಂದೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ. ನನಗೆ ಧೈರ್ಯ ಇದೆ ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡರೆ ನಾನು ಹುಲಿಯನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಬಲ್ಲೆನೇ? ಇದು ಹೇಗೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳುತ್ತಾನೆ.
ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರ ತಂದೆ “ಸರಿ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಬಿಡು, ನಿನಗೆ ಧೈರ್ಯ ಇದೆ ಎಂದು ತೋರಿಸು. ನೀನೊಬ್ಬನೇ ನನ್ನ ಆಫೀಸು ರೂಮಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಮಲಗು” ಎಂದು ಸಲಹೆ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಈ ಮಾತು ಹಾಸ್ಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿರಬಹುದೆಂದು ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಆಗಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪಿಸುಗುಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಅವನು ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಅವರ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಮಲಗುವುದು. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸವಾದರೆ ಹೆದರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ರಾತ್ರಿಯೆಲ್ಲಾ ನಡಗುತ್ತಾ ಜಾಗರಣೆ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯು ಹೇಗಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಿ ಅವನ ತಂದೆಯ ಹತ್ತಿರ ವಿಷಯ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಲು ಹರಸಾಹಸ ಮಾಡಿದನು. ಅವನ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಟೀಮಿನ ಕ್ಯಾಪ್ಟನ್ ದೊಡ್ಡವರನ್ನೂ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಆಟಕ್ಕೆ ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹೊಸ ಚೆಂಡು ಮತ್ತು ದಾಂಡುಗಳನ್ನು ತರುತ್ತಿರುವುದಾಗಿ, ಈ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಲು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲು ತೊಡಗಿದನು. ಆದರೆ ತಂದೆಯು ಆ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ತಡೆದು ದೃಢ ನಿರ್ಧಾರದಿಂದ ಮಗನನ್ನು ಒಂಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಲಗಲು ತಿಳಿಸಿದನು. ಸವಾಲು ಈಗ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಯಿತು. ಒಂಟಿಯಾಗಿ ಮಲಗುವುದರಿಂದ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಏನೇ ಕಾರಣಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ತಂದೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯಂತಹ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹುಡುಗ ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮ್ಮನ ಪಕ್ಕ ಮಗುವಿನಂತೆ ಮಲಗುವುದು ಅವಮಾನಕರ ಎಂದು ತಂದೆ ವಾದಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ರೀತಿ ನೀನು ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ನನಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ತಮ್ಮ ಪತ್ನಿಯ ಕಡೆ ನೋಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರ ಪತ್ನಿಯು ನನ್ನ ಕಡೆ ಏಕೆ ನೋಡುತ್ತೀರಿ. ಇದಕ್ಕೆಲ್ಲ ಅವರ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯೇ ಕಾರಣ, ನಾನಲ್ಲ, ಏನಾದರೂ ಹೇಳುವುದಿದ್ದರೆ ಅವರಿಗೇ ಹೇಳಿ ಎಂದಳು. ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಂದೆ ತಮ್ಮ ತೊಡೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದರು. ಆಗ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯು ಮೆತ್ತಗೆ ಶಬ್ದವಾಗದ ಹಾಗೆ ಕಳ್ಳ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಯನ್ನಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಅವನ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಹೋದನು. ತಮ್ಮ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಕುಳಿತಿದ್ದ ಅವನ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯು ಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಇದೇನು, ಇಷ್ಟು ಬೇಗ ನಿದ್ರೆ ಬಂದಿತೇ ? ಏಕೆ ಈ ದಿನ ಕಥೆ ಕೇಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೇ ? ಎಂದಾಗ ಅವಳನ್ನು ಸುಮ್ಮನಿರುವಂತೆ ಸಂಜ್ಞೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ತನ್ನ ಮುಖದವರೆಗೂ ಕಂಬಳಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊದ್ದು ಮಲಗಿದಾಗ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯು ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗೆ ಮುಖ ಮುಚ್ಚಿಕೊಂಡು ಮಲಗಬೇಡ, ನಿನಗೆ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ನಿದ್ರೆ ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆಯೇ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯು ಅಜ್ಜಿಗೆ “ಮನೆಗೆ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಬಿದ್ದರೂ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕರೆಯಬೇಡ, ಈಗ ನಾನು ಮಲಗದಿದ್ದರೆ ಸತ್ತೇ ಹೋಗುತ್ತೇನೆ. ನೀನು ಸುಮ್ಮನಿರು” ಎಂದು ಪಿಸುಗುಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಹೊತ್ತಿನ ನಂತರ ಅವರ ತಂದೆ ಬಂದು ಅವನ ಕಂಬಳಿಯನ್ನು ಎಳೆದು ಅವನನ್ನು ಎಬ್ಬಿಸಿ.
ತಮ್ಮ ಹಿಂದೆ ಬರುವಂತೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ.ಆಗ ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಂದೆಯನ್ನು ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗೇಕೆ ತೊಂದರೆ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿಯಾ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ ಆದರೆ ಇದ್ಯಾವುದನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳವ ತಂದೆ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯನ್ನು ಆಫೀಸ್ ರೂಮಿಗೆ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆಗ ತಾಯಿಯು ಸ್ವಾಮಿ, ಇಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಹಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲಗುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅವನನ್ನೇಕೆ ಆಫೀಸ್ರೂಮಿಗೆ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ಯುತ್ತಿರುವಿರಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಆದರೆ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಂದೆಯದು ದೃಢ ನಿರ್ಧಾರ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಈ ದಿನ ಆಫೀಸ್ರೂಮಿನಲ್ಲೇ ಮಲಗಬೇಕೆಂಬುದು ಅವರ ಹಠ. ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಅನೇಕ ನೆಪ (ಕಾರಣ) ಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆಫೀಸ್ ರೂಮು ತುಂಬಾ ಧೂಳು ತುಂಬಿಕೊಂಡಿದೆ. ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಚೇಳುಗಳು ಇರಬಹುದು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬಾ ಕತ್ತಲೆಯಿದೆ. ನಾನು ಹಾಲಿನಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಮಲಗುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಹೀಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ಕಾರಣ ವನ್ನೂ ಒಪ್ಪದ ತಂದೆ ಕೊನೆಗೆ ರೂಮಿನ ಬಾಗಿಲು ತೆಗೆದಿರ ಬಹುದೆಂಬ ಭರವಸೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗೆ ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಸಹ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅವನೇನಾದರೂ ಮಾತಿಗೆ ತಪ್ಪಿ. ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಎದ್ದು ಬಂದು ಅಜ್ಜಿಯ ಜೊತೆ ಮಲಗಿದರೆ ಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರ ಹಾಸ್ಯ ವಸ್ತುವಾಗ ಬೇಕೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ರೀತಿ ಯಾವ ಕರುಣೆಯನ್ನೂ ತೋರಿಸದ ತಂದೆಯ ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಎದುರಾಡದೆ ಆಫೀಸ್ ರೂಮಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆಗ ಅವನ ತಲೆಯ ತುಂಬಾ ಬೇಡದ ವಿಚಾರಗಳೇ ತುಂಬಿ ಗುಂಯ್ ಗುಡುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ರಾತ್ರಿ ಮುಂದುವರಿಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಂತೆ ಮನೆಯೊಳಗಿನ ನಿಶ್ಯಬ್ದ ಆಳವಾಗುತ್ತಾ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಆಗ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಗೆ ಅವನ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಳಿದ ದೆವ್ವ ಭೂತಗಳ ಕತೆ ನೆನಪಿಗೆ ಬರಲಾರಂಭಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಗೆಳೆಯರು ಹೇಳಿದ ಪ್ರೇತ ಪಿಶಾಚಿಗಳು, ಹಾಗೂ ಅವುಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ರಕ್ತ ಕಾರಿ ತೊಂದರೆಗೊಳಗಾದ ಮುನಿಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಂದೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಹತ್ತು ಹಲವಾರು ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಕಣ್ಮುಂದೆ ಸುಳಿಯಲಾರಂಭಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಶಬ್ದವಿಲ್ಲದ ನೀರವತೆಯ ಮೌನದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಡಿಯಾರದ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಸಪ್ಪಳ, ಗಿಡಮರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲೆಗಳು ಅಲ್ಲಾಡುವ, ಗೊರಕೆ ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಶಬ್ದ ನಿಚ್ಚಳವಾಗಿ ಕೇಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದೆಲ್ಲದರಿಂದ ಪಾರಾಗಲು ತನ್ನ ಮುಖದ ತುಂಬಾ ಕಂಬಳಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊದ್ದುಕೊಂಡನು. ಉಸಿರಾಡಲೂ ಸಹ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯು ತನ್ನ ಹಳೆಯ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ ದೆವ್ವಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ಮರೆಯಾದದ್ದು ಜ್ಞಾಪಕಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದು ತತ್ಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯು ಎದ್ದು ಬೆಂಚಿನ ಕೆಳಗೆ ತೂರಿಕೊಂಡನು.
ಅದು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವಾದ ಜಾಗ ಎಂಬ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಬಂದು ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ಬಲವಾಗಿ ಮುಚ್ಚಿಕೊಂಡು ಕಂಬಳಿಯಿಂದ ಮರೆಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡನು. ಅವನಿಗೇ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗದೆ ನಿದ್ರೆ ಆವರಿಸಿತು. ನಿದ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಸಹ ಭಯಂಕರವಾದ ಕನಸುಗಳು ಕನಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಲಿಯೊಂದು ಆಟ್ಟಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಬರುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಓಡಬೇಕೆಂದರೆ ಭಯದಿಂದ ಕಾಲುಗಳೇ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಅವನ ಹಿಂದೆಯೇ ಬರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹುಲಿ ನೆಲವನ್ನು ಕೆರೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಅದರ ಚಲನೆಯ ಥಡ್ ಶಬ್ದ ಕೇಳಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಕಣ್ಣು ಬಿಡಬೇಕೆಂದರೂ ಆಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ ನಿದ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಹೆದರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ನರಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಬಹಳಷ್ಟು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಪಟ್ಟು ಕಣ್ಣನ್ನು ತೆರೆದು ವಾಡಿಕೆಯಂತೆ ಅಜ್ಜಿಗಾಗಿ ತಡಕಾಡಿದನು. ಆದರೆ ಕೈಗೆ ತಗಲಿದ್ದು ಬೆಂಚಿನ ಕಾಲು. ಆಗ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನೊಬ್ಬನೇ ಇರುವುದರ ಅರಿವಾಗಿ ಭಯದಿಂದ ಬೆವರತೊಡಗಿದನು. ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಬೆಂಚಿನ ತುದಿಯವರೆಗೂ ಬಂದು ಕತ್ತಲಿನಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ದಿಟ್ಟಿಸಿ ನೋಡಿ ದಾಗ ಏನೋ ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎನಿಸಿತು. ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಭಯದಂದ ನಡುಗಿ ತನ್ನ ಕೊನೆ ಬಂದೇ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿತು. ಈ ದೆವ್ವ ಇನ್ನು ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಬಿಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ತನ್ನನ್ನು ಹರಿದುಹಾಕಿ ಸಾಯಿಸುವುದು ಖಂಡಿತ. ಹಾಗಿದ್ದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಾಯುವುದೇತಕ್ಕೆ ? ಎಂದು ಬೆಂಚಿನ ಕೆಳಗಿಂದ ತೆವಳಿ ಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದು, ತನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿ ಆ ಆಕೃತಿಯನ್ನು ತಬ್ಬಿಕೊಂಡು ಹಲ್ಲಿನಿಂದ ಕಚ್ಚತೊಡಗಿದನು. ಆಯ್ಕೆಯ್ಯೋ ಯಾವುದೋ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಜೋರಾದ ಆಕ್ರಂದವನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಂದೆ ಅಡಿಗೆಯವನು ಹಾಗೂ ಸೇವಕರು ಲಾಂದ್ರವನ್ನು ತಂದು ನೋಡಿದರು. ಮೂವರೂ ಆ ಅಜ್ಞಾತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಿದ್ದು ಅವನನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದರು. ಆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಪೋಲಿಸರಿಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ಕುಪ್ರಸಿದ್ದ ದರೋಡೆಕೋರ ಹಾಗೂ ಅವನನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿಯಲು ಪೋಲಿಸರು ಶತಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ನಡೆಸಿದ್ದರೂ, ಅವನು ಸಿಕ್ಕಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ.
ಮಾರನೇ ದಿನ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಶಂಸೆಗಳ ಸುರಿಮಳೆಯೇ ಹರಿಯಲಾರಂಭಿಸಿತು. ಒಂದು ರಾತ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ‘ಹೀರೋ” ಆಗಿದ್ದ. ಅವನ ಸಹಪಾಠಿಗಳು ಅವನನ್ನು ಗೌರವದಿಂದ ನೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಾಯರು ಅವನ ಬೆನ್ನು ತಟ್ಟಿ ಶಹಭಾಷ್ ಎಂದರು ಮುಖ್ಯೋಪಾಧ್ಯಾಯರು ನಿಜವಾಗಲೂ ಅವನೊಬ್ಬ ಸೈಟ್ ಎಂದರು. ಪೋಲಿಸ್ ಇನ್ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ಟರ್ ಅವನೇಕೆ ಪೋಲಿಸ್ ಪಡೆ ಸೇರಬಾರದು ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದರು. ಆಗ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿನಯದಿಂದ ಆಗಲಿ ಎಂದನು. ಆದರೆ ಈ ಘಟನೆಗಿಂತ ಮೊದಲು ಅವನು ಇಂಜಿನ್ ಡ್ರೈವರ್, ರೈಲ್ವೆ ಗಾರ್ಡ್ ಅಥವಾ ಬಸ್ ಕಂಡಕ್ಟರ್ ಆಗಬೇಕೆಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದನು.
ಆ ದಿನ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಅವನ ತಂದೆ ಮನೆಗೆ ಬಂದ ಮೇಲೆ “ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಎಲ್ಲಿ” ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದರು. ಅವನ ತಾಯಿ ಆವ ನಾಗಲೇ ಮಲಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ಹಿಂದಿನ ದಿನ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಒಂಚೂರು ನಿದ್ದೆ ಮಾಡಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದಾಗ ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದರು. ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಮಲಗುವ ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂದಾಗಿ ತಂದೆ ಗೊಣಗಿಕೊಂಡರು. “ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ತುಂಬಾ ಕಿಲಾಡಿ, ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ನಾನು ಬರುವ ಮೊದಲೇ ಮಲಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ” ಎಂದರು. ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಾಯಿ ತನ್ನ ತಾಳ್ಮೆ ಯನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು “ಅವನಿಗೆಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಕೋ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲ ಗಲಿ. ಇನ್ನೊಮ್ಮೆ ಇಂತಹ ಅಪಾಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅವನನ್ನು ತಳ್ಳುವುದು ಬೇಡ” ಎಂದಳು. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ವಾಮಿಯ ತಂದೆ “ನೀವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಸೇರೆ ಅವನನ್ನು ಹಾಳು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ, ಆಮೇಲೆ ನನ್ನ ಮೇಲೆ ಅದರ ಅಪವಾದ ಬೇಡ” ಎಂದರು. ಇದನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಕಂಬಳಿಯೊಳಗಿಂದಲೇ ಕೇಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಸಧ್ಯ! ನಮ್ಮಪ್ಪ ನನ್ನ ಈ ವಿಷಯ ಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಬಿಟ್ಟರಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ನಿರಾಳವಾಗಿ ಉಸಿರಾಡಿದನು.
GLOSSARY:
Difficult Words Meaning:
unexpected = not expected, sudden, ಅನಿರೀಕ್ಷಿತ
disputed = opposed, ಖಂಡಿತ, ಪ್ರತಿಭಟಿಸು
trembling = shake with fear, ನಡುಗು, ಹೆದರಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಕಂಪಿಸು
disgraceful = Shameful, ಅವಮಾನಕರ
rocking = to sway backward and forward or side to side, move to and fro in cradle ತೂಗಾಡು.
Stirred = keep moving, rouse, ಎಬ್ಬಿಸು, ಕದಲು
groaned = make a deep sound expre ssing pain, ನರಳು
pleaded = make earnest appeal, ಸಮರ್ಥಿಸು, ವಾದಿಸು
rustling = sound as of blown leaves, ಗಿಡಮರಗಳ ಎಲೆಗಳಿಂದ ಬರುವ ಸರಸರ ಶಬ್ದ
agonized = torture, ಯಾತನೆಯಿಂದ, ಪ್ರಾಣಸಂಕಟದಿಂದ
snoring = noisy breathng in sleep, ಗೊರಕೆ
vague = uncertain, ಅನಿಶ್ಚಿತ
ಇತರೆ ವಿಷಯಗಳು :
There’s A Girl By The Tracks English Notes
Gentleman Of Rio en Medio Notes
