1.THE UMBRELLA MAN
1.Narrate the events that led the little girl and her mother to wait in the rain for a taxi?
A:- The narrator of the story 'The Umbrella Man ' is a girl of twelve years. One day she went to London along with her mother as she has an appointment with the dentist. After completing the dental treatment they decide to go to a cafe. The girl has a banana split while the mother has coffee. When they come out of the cafe at 6pm they find that it is raining quite heavily. It looks as though the rain will not stop soon. They plan to take a taxi to get back home. However, all the taxis are occupied. While waiting for a vacant taxi on the road, both get wet.
2. Sketch in a paragraph the character of the gentleman who approached the girl and her mother with a request for a favour.
A:- The old man of about seventy years is dressed like a gentleman and has good manners. In a hesitant tone he asks the mother for a favour. He says that he has left his wallet at home. He is willing to give away his expensive silk umbrella for just a pound, so that he can take a cab home. The mother is suspicious but the man convinces her that he is speaking the truth. He turns down the offer of taking a pound as charity. It appears, thus, that he is a real gentleman. The man gives the umbrella and takes a pound. But he does not take a cab. Instead, he rushes to a bar and drinks a large dose of whisky. He then picks up an umbrella belonging to another person and sells it to a man on the road. Thus, the old man seems an honest gentleman but is actually a crook. He steals umbrellas on rainy days and sells them cheaply. He drinks whisky with the money he gets.
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