Question

How was the mother bitten by the scorpion?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The poet and his family lived in a village. It was night time. There was continuous rain for 10 hours. Due to rain, a scorpion entered the poet’s house. It stung the poet’s mother and crawled under a sack of rice. The poison was spreading through the body of the mother. The scorpion may have foreseen that the villagers will search for it and kill it. So, it risked the rain again and escaped from the house.

Answer 2

The poet and his family were living in a village.

Explanation:

It was night dark and dense. It was raining for 10 hours.

• As it was raining, a scorpion came inside the poet’s home unknowingly.
• It miffed the poet’s mother and crawled inside the rice sack.
• Her body was having the deadly poison of a scorpion.

The scorpion was seen and killed by villagers. It was tough time for mother and son.