Question

But the same old nightmare came - the butcher with a knife and a rope, who came nearer

and nearer, smiling that dreadful smile, while she could not move, could only stand still,

crying out, "Grandma! Grandma!" She woke up shivering to see Father beside her bed, a

candle in his hand. "What's the matter?" he said.

a) Why did she cry 'Grandma! Grandma"?

b) Why was she shivering?

c) Who do you think she saw in her dream? What did she do?

d) Find a word from the passage which means 'frightful'.

e) Name the author of 'The Little Girl'.
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Answer 1

I like to answer A.

Explanation:

because she had a nightmare

Answer 2

Answer:

Here is your answer

A) She cried for her grandmother because she was frightened after seeing a nightmare.

B) She was shivering with fear, as the nightmare was a dreadful one.

C) she saw a butcher with a knife and a rope. He was coming closer to her with a dreadful smile on his face. She was paralysed with fear, and began crying

she saw a butcher with a knife and a rope. He was coming closer to her with a dreadful smile on his face. She was paralysed with fear, and began crying out aloud. In her nightmare

D) ‘frightful’ means Dreadful

E) Katherine Mansfield is the author of 'The Little Girl'.