A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING:
A. Answer these questions:
1. What did the narrator do that Saturday? What did he think about the 'little black cars'?
A: The narrator had a little bit of shopping to do on that Saturday. He went to the nearby shopping centre to get some fish, groceries and the dry cleaning done. He thought that the 'little black cars' were among the most common of things, with many people seeming to have the same idea as himself.
2. What was the 'startling thing' that happened when he was driving back home?
A: When the narrator was driving back home, he felt the back of his neck being licked by a dog, while he hadn't brought his dog along.
3. How did he come to know about the details of the dog in his car?
A: The dog's collar had a name and the address of a farm on it. Thus, the narrator got to know about the details of the dog, that was in his car.
4. What did he think about how the dog came into his car?
A: He thought that the dog's owner had left it in his car, mistaking it to be his (owner's) car.
5. Why did he decide against reporting to the police about his supposedly stolen car?
A: He thought, that it would seem a little bit 'fishy' if he drove up to the police station in a black car, just to report that another of the same colour was stolen. Hence, he decided against reporting the matter to the police.
7. Who was Arthur?
A: Arthur was the owner of the dog which was found in the author's car.
8. Why did the farmer's wife put her things in the narrator's seat?
A: The farmer's wife had put her things in the author's car, because she was scatter brained.
9. 'So, of course, we all had a good laugh and the whole thing ended on a happy note'. Could the story have ended here? What effect does the final paragraph have?
A: Yes, the story could have ended here like all 'happy note' endings. The final paragraph lends a possibility to another episode, not very different from the earlier, around which the whole story revolves.
C. Work in pairs and discuss these:
1. Is this story about a 'slight misunderstanding' or a 'major misunderstanding' ?
A: This story is about a slight as well as a major misunderstanding, because certain situations are slight like, the driving around in the wrong car and major as in driving away in the wrong car again.
2. Look at the sequences of this story. How many misunderstandings can you find in the story? Pick out the sentences that contribute to the misunderstanding.
A: The sentences that give out hints of misunderstandings are:
(i) The author that someone had left their pet in his vehicle, thinking it to be theirs.
(ii) He thought his car was still at the market's parking lot.
(iii) The author thinking that everyone had bought a car of the same model and colour.
(iv) Driving back home in the wrong car, again!
D. Imagine you are the narrator and you are writing a letter of apology to the farmer, for the mix-up.
Again, kids you ought to do this on your own. It'd benefit you lots to write in your own words. I've given some hints below, you can use those:
Dear Mr. .......... ,
I am sorry ........ Reasons causing the misunderstanding, why did you get confused, how it got solved and what steps you had taken to rectify that. Blah, Blah, Blah.
A. Answer these questions:
1. What did the narrator do that Saturday? What did he think about the 'little black cars'?
A: The narrator had a little bit of shopping to do on that Saturday. He went to the nearby shopping centre to get some fish, groceries and the dry cleaning done. He thought that the 'little black cars' were among the most common of things, with many people seeming to have the same idea as himself.
2. What was the 'startling thing' that happened when he was driving back home?
A: When the narrator was driving back home, he felt the back of his neck being licked by a dog, while he hadn't brought his dog along.
3. How did he come to know about the details of the dog in his car?
A: The dog's collar had a name and the address of a farm on it. Thus, the narrator got to know about the details of the dog, that was in his car.
4. What did he think about how the dog came into his car?
A: He thought that the dog's owner had left it in his car, mistaking it to be his (owner's) car.
5. Why did he decide against reporting to the police about his supposedly stolen car?
A: He thought, that it would seem a little bit 'fishy' if he drove up to the police station in a black car, just to report that another of the same colour was stolen. Hence, he decided against reporting the matter to the police.
7. Who was Arthur?
A: Arthur was the owner of the dog which was found in the author's car.
8. Why did the farmer's wife put her things in the narrator's seat?
A: The farmer's wife had put her things in the author's car, because she was scatter brained.
9. 'So, of course, we all had a good laugh and the whole thing ended on a happy note'. Could the story have ended here? What effect does the final paragraph have?
A: Yes, the story could have ended here like all 'happy note' endings. The final paragraph lends a possibility to another episode, not very different from the earlier, around which the whole story revolves.
C. Work in pairs and discuss these:
1. Is this story about a 'slight misunderstanding' or a 'major misunderstanding' ?
A: This story is about a slight as well as a major misunderstanding, because certain situations are slight like, the driving around in the wrong car and major as in driving away in the wrong car again.
2. Look at the sequences of this story. How many misunderstandings can you find in the story? Pick out the sentences that contribute to the misunderstanding.
A: The sentences that give out hints of misunderstandings are:
(i) The author that someone had left their pet in his vehicle, thinking it to be theirs.
(ii) He thought his car was still at the market's parking lot.
(iii) The author thinking that everyone had bought a car of the same model and colour.
(iv) Driving back home in the wrong car, again!
D. Imagine you are the narrator and you are writing a letter of apology to the farmer, for the mix-up.
Again, kids you ought to do this on your own. It'd benefit you lots to write in your own words. I've given some hints below, you can use those:
Dear Mr. .......... ,
I am sorry ........ Reasons causing the misunderstanding, why did you get confused, how it got solved and what steps you had taken to rectify that. Blah, Blah, Blah.
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