1. Read the extracts and answer the questions that follwos. 'I hurried back to the room feeling very nervous, for it is much easier to steal something than to return undetected." a) Who is the speaker of this line? b) Why was the speaker feeling nervous? c) Why was it difficult for the speaker to return the money? d) What was the view of Hari regarding theft? 2. Well, it's time I did some real work, I told myself, and I'm out of practice. And if I don't take the money, he'll only waste on his friends. After all, he doesn't even pay me. a) What did he tell himself? b) Why did Hari decide to steal? c) Did Anil pay Hari a regular salary? d) What justification does Hari Singh give for stealing Anil's money?
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The Thief's Story
- Ruskin Bond
1.
- (a) The speaker of the given line is Hari.
- (b) Hari thought that it was much easier to steal something than to return undetected So he was nervous.
- (c) Hari stole the money and ran away from the place. He thought, in meantime, Anil might have woke up and discovered the theft. Thus it could become difficult for him to return the money undetected.
- (d) Hari understood clearly that he could earn more money if he were educated than being a thief to rob someone else's earnings.
2.
- (a) He told himself: Well, it's time I did some real work. Here he was referring to steal Anil's money.
- (b) Hari thought if he didn't steal the money, Anil would waste it on his friends. He was also aware of being an unpaid employee. So he decided to steal.
- (c) No, Anil didn't pay Hari a regular salary. But in the end of the story, Anil told that he would pay him regular salary thereafter.
- (d) Anil would waste the money on his friends. He was also aware of being an unpaid employee.
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