Class 9- English -Moments – Chapter 3

Iswaran was a nice domestic helper for Mahendra. Apart from cooking and doing household work he was also a great entertainer for his masters.

Iswaran adds suspense to his description. He says that the road was deserted. Suddenly he noticed something. It looked like a big bushy beast. It was spread out across the road. He wanted to run back from there. But very slowly he went closer. He found it was only a fallen tree.

Iswaran wants to create a feeling of suspense and fear in his listeners.

No, the story does not seem to be plausible because Iswaran was a small boy at that time and the elephant described by him was very big.

The author says that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the lack of absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters because he would daily recount stories of adventure, horror and suspense.

Mahendra never believed in ghosts and spirits but one night he had woken up from his sleep by a low moan near the window. He could not resist his curiosity and tried to look out. To his horror, he saw a dark cloudy form clutching a bundle. Mahendra was in cold sweat from top to bottom and fell back on the pillow panting.

The story could have ended on a more positive note. Instead of resigning from his job, Mahendra could have shown more courage and proved the ghost theory wrong.