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A3. Complete the following:
(i) Guru Nayak was surprised that the astrologer knew his name because
(ii) Guru Nayak looked gratified because his enemy had met his death
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Answer:
ii) by being crushed under a lorry. Guru Nayak felt that the man deserved such a terrible fate for what he had done to him.
(i) Guru Nayak was surprised that the astrologer knew his name because that his real name.
(iI) Guru Nayak looked gratified because his enemy had met his death and felt his revenge to kill his enemy had been met.
An Astrologer's Day
The story of the astrologer by R. K. Narayan depicts the life of a fake astrologer. The story has subtle humour along with an expression of the life of an ordinary human. The sudden introduction of the astrologer's past and the consequent events happening in his present life was the main plot of the story.
The astrologer was the person who tried to stab Guru Nayak in his village. So, the astrologer knew about Guru Nayak and was able to manipulate him. The astrologer convinced Guru Nayak that the person who killed him had actually been killed by a lorry. This made Guru Nayak feel gratified and felt his revenge has been met.
Thus, the astrologer wisely utilized the current situation to erase a negative event that happened in his past.