1st PUC ENGLISH NOTES - THE GENTLEMEN OF THE JUNGLE

 

Chapter - 1

THE GENTLEMEN OF THE JUNGLE

Jomo Kenyatta

I.

1) What favour did the elephant ask the man on a rainy day?
Ans:  The elephant inquired as to whether the man would let the elephant put his trunk inside the hut, so as to shield the trunk from the heavy downpour.

 

2) According to the man, his hut had room only for him. True /False
Ans: False.

 

3) How did the elephant sneak into the man’s hut?
Ans: The elephant sneaked into the man’s hut when the elephant succeeded to put the trunk inside the man’s hut, the elephant gradually pushed his head inside lastly tossed the man out of the hut, in the downpour.

 

4) According to the elephant, the man can afford to remain in the rain because
(a) the skin of the man is harder than his.
(b) the skin of the elephant is delicate.
(c) the skin of the elephant is harder than that of man.
Ans: (b) the skin of the elephant is delicate.

 

5) How did the lion decide to solve the problem?
Ans: The lion chose to select an Imperial Commission/Commission of Enquiry for an enquiry to take care of the issue of the man.

 

6) What kind of judgement did the man expect?
Ans: The man believed that his hut would be returned back to him and that equity would be finished.

 

7) Why was the man unhappy with the members of the Commission of Enquiry?
Ans: The man was discontent with the members of the Commission of Enquiry on the grounds that there was no portrayal from his side.

 

8) According to the elephant, the man had invited him into the hut
(a) to save his skin.
(b) to give shelter to his trunk.
(c) to save the hut from the hurricane.
(d) to fill the empty space in the hut.
Ans: (c) to save the hut from the hurricane.

 

9) In whose favour was the judgement given?
Ans:  The judgement was given in favour of the elephant.

 

10) Why did the man accept the suggestion of building a new hut?
Ans: The man accepted the suggestion of building a new hut because the man had no option as he was anxious about the possibility that that his refusal to built another hut on another site would open him to the teeth and claws of members of the Commission.

 

11) How did the man ‘buy’ peace finally?
Ans: The man bought peace finally when he constructed a hut sufficiently large to oblige all the animals and when all of them got inside the hut and begun battling themselves, while they were all embroiled together the man set the hut on fire and burnt it to the ground, jungle lords and all.

 

II.

1) Why was the Commission of Enquiry appointed by the king of the jungle?
Ans:  The Commission of Enquiry appointed by the king of the jungle because the king of the wilderness guaranteed that he needed “peace and tranquility” in his realm. With his sweet words, he persuaded the man that equity would be distributed to him through the discoveries of the Commission. Subsequently, the Commission of Enquiry was named by the king of the jungle under the appearance of doing equity to the man.

 

2) Why did the animals decide not to have anyone from the man’s side on the Commission of Enquiry?
Ans: The animals decided not to have anybody from the man's side on the Commission of Enquiry because on the contention that there was nobody accomplished from the man's side to know the complexities of the jungle law. Notwithstanding, the implicit truth is the way that directly from the earliest starting point, the Commission had no goal of doing any equity to the man and subsequently had agents just from the elephant's side.

 

3) How did the elephant justify its act of occupying the hut?
Ans: The elephant had positively no apprehensions while supporting its regional control of the man's hut. It dismissed before the Commission that the man had requested that the elephant spare his hut from the hurricane and as the storm had accessed the cabin attributable to the abandoned space in the hut, the elephant had put the vacant, lacking space to a more financial use by involving it.

 

4) Do you think the verdict of the Commission of Enquiry was on expected lines? Why?
Ans: Yes, the verdict of the Commission of Enquiry was on expected lines. The judgment was supportive of the elephant since all the members of the Commission were agents from the elephant's side. Besides, none of the jungle delegates thought about equity. They were all narrow minded and tricky individuals, similarly as the jungle ruler lion himself seemed to be.

 

5) What fate awaited the man each time he built a new house?
Ans: Each time the man constructed another house, it was powerfully involved by either creature of the jungle realm. The man was tossed out of his own home. The man's state was truly pitiable in light of the fact that each time he was guaranteed equity, yet each time he was denied equity.

 

III.

1) Do you agree with the action of the man at the end? Why?
Ans: Yes, I agree with the action of the man at the end. The man's activity can be perceived as defended requital on retaliation, retribution, discipline. We should recall the way that subsequent to having attempted over and over for equity in a quiet way and simply in the wake of being violated more than once does the man go to the extraordinary degree of torching the hut alongside all the creatures inside. Indeed, even here, reality remains that if the creatures hadn't illicitly involved the cabin which was not worked by them, the lamentable destiny wouldn't have fallen on them. In this way, in whichever point we take, the man's activity can be perceived and supported. We ought to recollect that enduring wrongdoing is as terrible as submitting it.

 

2) ‘An act of kindness is misunderstood as weakness.’ Discuss this with reference to the story.
Ans: The man's thoughtful gesture of letting the elephant put his trunk inside the hovel so as to shield the storage compartment from the hefty downpour is exploited by the elephant. The elephant doesn't have the effortlessness to comprehend a thoughtful gesture and accepts it as an indication of shortcoming. In its self-centeredness, it does extraordinary shamefulness to a companion who meets people's high expectations in the genuine soul of a companion out of luck. Further, the elephant takes plan of action to the contention that different creatures in his position would have done likewise.

 

3) ‘Peace is costly but it is worth the expense.’ What is the ironical significance of this statement?
Ans: ‘Peace is costly but it is worth the expense’ are incidentally utilized on the grounds that the man needed to lose his huts more than once before he at last defeated his foes with a ploy (plot, stunt). Usually, we don't talk regarding cash when we discuss harmony. However, on account of the man, harmony gets connected to his property. Regarding colonization too harmony gets connected to riches in light of the fact that the locals are colonized for their riches by the colonizers. Notwithstanding, the inclination for opportunity stays alive in the hearts of the colonized and all the penances put forth will be viewed as deserving of the attempt.

 

4) Every fable ends with a moral. What ‘moral’ do you find in this story?
Ans: Of course every fable ends with a moral, similarly the moral of this story lies in the notice given to the amazing creatures. It is unmistakably observed that the easygoing can defeat the powerful if the tame are pushed against the divider. In the event that the powerful believe that they can proceed with unabated in their bad behavior, they will be refuted by the easygoing.

 

5) Do you think the story can be read as a political satire on colonialism?
Ans: Yes, the story can be read as a political satire on colonialism. Unmistakably the story is a purposeful anecdote with a good. The universe of creatures is set in opposition to the man to recommend that among people, some resemble creatures in their savagery. It is unquestionably a political parody which shows the underhanded and narrow minded methods of the colonizers in their relationship with the locals. The story derides at the haughty mentalities of the colonizers who feel that it is their obligation to change the retrogressive locals. They legitimize all their narrow minded acts by concealing their childish deeds with the contention that they have been sent by God himself for the great deed. The creator utilizes terms like 'better financial use' to recommend the exchange and trade the colonizers built up in the colonized nation.

 

Vocabulary

Word Classes

Fill in the blanks in the table below with the appropriate form of the word.

 

Verb	Noun	Adjective	Adverb
Understand	Understanding	Understanding/Understandable	Understandably
Accommodate	Accommodation	Accommodating	Accommodatingly
Effect	Effect/Effects	Effective	Effectively
Clear	Clearness/Clearance/Clearing	Clear	Clear/Clearly
Fool	Fool/Foolishness	Foolish	Foolishly
Consider	Consideration	Considerable	Considerably
Protect	Protection	Protective	Protectively

 

Fill in the blanks using the noun form of the verbs given in brackets.

 

1) The faces of the animals were capable of no other expression (express) except a perpetual smile after the verdict.

2) The old woman stopped singing when there was a slight disturbance (disturb).

3) Students learnt the correct pronunciation (pronounce) of the words.

4) The lion was too hasty in his judgement  (judge).

5) Mara stood in amazement (amaze) looking at the lake.