Adventures in a Banyan Tree എന്ന പാഠത്തിലെ കൂടുതല്‍ ചോദ്യങ്ങളും ഉത്തരങ്ങളും (Class 10)

1.    The boy in the story ‘Adventures in a Banyan Tree’ writes a letter to one of his friends describing his attachment to the banyan tree. Draft the likely letter.    
    Hope you are enjoying your vacation. Now I am here in my grandpa’s house. I have got a new friend here. You may wonder  who it is. It is a young squirrel. She is grey in colour. There is a big old banyan tree in grandpa’s compound. Now the tree is full of figs. Many birds visit the tree for the fruits and for enjoyment. I have made a platform on the tree for me to sit on and read. I can also look around and enjoy the beauty of nature.
    One day, when I was sitting there, I saw a fight between a cobra and a mongoose on the ground below. The mongoose killed the cobra.
    Another very interesting thing! Grandpa has a pet rat which is white. It used to come to the tree and play with my friend, the squirrel. Then a wonderful thing happened. My squirrel gave birth to three white squirrels. I did not understand why it happened so. But grandpa told me the reason. They were fathered by the white rat! Thus there came to be a happy family of squirrel and rat with their three children.
    I need not tell you how I enjoy these things. My vacation is so beautiful. I wish you were also here with me.
    (Sd/-)
    Ruskin

2. Prepare a conversation between the boy and the Grandfather about the fight between the cobra and the mongoose.
Boy : Grandpa! I saw a horrible incident now.
Grandfather : What was it son? You seem to be so frightened.
Boy : Of course. It was a terrible fight between a mongoose and a cobra.
Grandfather : Where did you see them? Where were you then?
Boy : I saw them under the banyan tree. I was on the tree then.
Grandfather : OK. What happened then?
Boy : The fight continued for a long time and finally the mongoose killed the cobra. But          a sad thing happened. A jungle crow who tried to help the mongoose died in the attack          of cobra.
Grandfather : It is all natural, son. Let’s allow the mongoose to live  in our  garden so that it will not allow any snakes to enter our compound.
3. The boy was thrilled at seeing the fight between the cobra and the mongoose. You may also have the same feeling. Narrate the fight scene in your own words.
The boy was sitting on the platform half way up the tree. When he looked down one day, he saw a cobra and a mongoose being face to face beneath the tree. Soon the two animals started a fight. The cobra struck the mongoose, but the mongoose jumped to one side and escaped. He darted and bit the cobra on the back. The cobra struck again and missed. The mongoose jumped aside and bit the cobra. There was a third round of striking and biting. By this time the cobra became tired.  The mongoose walked to it and caught it by the snout. The cobra writhed in pain and coiled about the mongoose. But it was of no use. The cobra stopped struggling. Then the mongoose gripped it round the hood and dragged it into the bushes.
4. ‘And amongst the wool were three baby squirrels - all of them white!’ The boy couldn’t stop wondering about the white  squirrels. If he scribbled down this unforgettable sight in his diary, how would it be?
4 June, 2019
A very wonderful experience - Saw three baby squirrels in the nest of a mother squirrel. The surprising thing is that all the babies are white. How did the grey mother give birth to white offspring? An idea! The squirrel had a friend, a white rat. Maybe the white rat is the father of the babies. OK. It is not bad to have white squirrels also.
5. A single banyan tree creates such beauty and harmony. How will it be if we have such beauty everywhere? What should we do for the conservation of nature? Discuss.
Conservation of Nature
Nature is our mother. It is our mother who takes care of us. In the same way it is Mother Nature who looks after all her children on the earth. Who are her children? All the plants, animals and small organisms are her children. She has created all of them in order to live on the earth happily. Mother Nature has stored various things in nature such as light, air, water, soil, minerals and other things for her children. She loves all her children equally. Humans think that the resources in nature are for them only. It is not right. Natural resources are meant for all living beings. So we have no right to exploit them too much. All living beings - small and large - are inheritors of the earth.
So it is our duty to ensure their safety and well-being. So let’s protect all life forms and natural resources, and thus protect Mother Nature.
6. Prepare a newspaper report about the unusual incident that was happened under the banyan tree.
An Unimaginable Fight
Dehradun: A fierce fight  took place in the courtyard of the house of a boy named Rahul. It was between a cobra and a mongoose, who have been considered to be enemies for ages. The boy said that he was the only human being who witnessed the fight. But he added that a myna and a jungle crow were also there to see the fight. He reported that the fight was so frightening. The myna and the jungle crow tried to help the mongoose, but the jungle crow was killed by the cobra. Finally the mongoose defeated the cobra. When the boy described the incident to his grandfather, he allowed the mongoose to live in their garden. Now it is like a member of the family.