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8 The Snake in the Grass

Warm Up

● Are you afraid of snakes?
● Have you ever seen a snake? How did you feel?

Reading skills

On a sunny afternoon, when the

inmates of the bungalow were at
their siesta, a cyclist rang his bell at
the gate frantically and announced.

"A big cobra has got into your
compound. It crossed my wheel".
He pointed to its track under the gate,
and resumed his journey.

The family consisting of the mother and
her four sons assembled at the gate in

great agitation. The old servant, Dasa
was sleeping in the shed. They shook
him out of his sleep and announced to

him the arrival of the cobra. “There is
no cobra", Dasa said. They forced him to
take an interest in the cobra. "The cobra

is somewhere here. If it is not found
before evening, we will dismiss you,"
they said. Some neighbours dropped in.

They looked accusingly at Dasa and said,
“You have the laziest servant on Earth.”
He is responsible for this. Isn't it his duty to keep the garden clean?

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