Chapter-7
Chandni
ABOUT �THE CHAPTER
The chapter from “An Alien Hand”
ABOUT � CHANDNI
MORAL OF THE STORY
Moral of the story
MORAL OF THE STORY
EXERCISE
Questions from book An Alien Hand of Chandni
COMPREHENSION CHECK(P-45)
1. Why did Abbu Khan’s goats want to run away? What happened to them in the hills?
2. Abbu Khan said, “No more goats in my house ever again.” Then he changed his mind. Why?
3. Why did he buy a young goat?
ANWER�COMPREHENSION CHECK(P-45)
COMPREHENSION CHECK(P-49)
1. Why did Chandni hate the rope round her neck?
2. “Now Abbu Khan understood Chandni’s problem...” What was Chandni’s problem?
3. Abbu Khan pushed Chandni into a small hut. This shows that he
(i) was cruel.
(ii) loved her and wanted to save her life.
(iii) was selfish.
ANSWERS
1.Chandni hated the rope around her neck as it would not let her go any further. She wanted to run across the green fields towards the hills. However, the rope around her neck stopped her from doing so. It restricted her freedom.
2. Chandni wanted her freedom. She wished to go to the hills. She felt that if she stayed on in Abbu Khan’s compound, she would die.
3. This shows that he loved her and wanted to save her life.
COMPREHENSION CHECK(P-51)
1. Why did Chandni refuse to join the group of wild goats?
2. Chandni fought the wolf because she
(i) was stronger than the wolf.
(ii) hated the wolf.
(iii) had to retain her freedom at all costs.
ANSWERS
1.Chandni refused to join the group of wild goats because she wanted to enjoy her new freedom all by herself.
2.Chandni fought the wolf because she had to retain her freedom at all costs.
EXERCISE
1. Why did the wise old bird say, “Chandni is the winner”?
2. “Death in an open field is better than life in a small hut,” Chandni said to herself. Was it the right decision? Give reasons for your answer.
3. Freedom is life. Discuss this with reference to ‘Chandni’ and ‘I Want Something in a Cage’.
ANSWERS
1.The wise old bird said that Chandni was the winner because Chandni had the courage to face the wolf, and had fought on till the end. She could have run away at the slightest hint of the presence of the wolf. However, she decided to stay there and stood firm on her legs. According to the author, she looked like a brave soldier ready to fight a treacherous enemy. She put up a good fight, which went on all through the night. Even though she died at the end, she was truly the winner.
2. It was the right decision. Freedom involves taking a lot of risks. It requires one to be brave and to be ready to face any difficulty, any circumstance. On detecting the wolf, Chandni could have gone back to Abbu khan. However, for her, freedom was more valuable than life. She decided to fight the wolf to retain her freedom, telling herself that success or failure was a matter of chance, and that one must put up a good fight. She fought with all her strength, and even though she did not win the fight, she was the true winner. If she had remained with abbu khan, she would have always been tied up. There, she might have lived longer, but would have ultimately died in bondage.���
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