ncert summary class 10 english foot prints without foot chapter1
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Introduction to the chapter:-
The chapter is based on a concern of a dog's deteriorating health.Mrs. Pumphrey who has a dog, Tricki , loves a lot to him. Tricki is bit greedy for food. Mr. Herriot has already suggested Mrs. Pumphrey not to give him much food but proper exercise and walks. Mr. Herriot sees the dog who has become very fat and lazy and becomes worried. After few days he took the dog to treat him. He took 15 days to get him well. At last Tricki again became active and well dog.
CHARACTERS:-
1.Mrs. Pumphrey:-
A rich lady.
mistress of Tricki, her dog.
loves him too much.
brings him chocolates and cream cakes.
becomes upset when Tricki becomes ill.
2.Tricki:-
A dog.
greedy to eat food.
bloated(fat) and lazy.
suffers from malnutrition.
likes cream cakes and chocolates.
has to be hospitased.
recovers and becomes fine in 15 days.
3.Mr. Herriot:-
A surgeon.
like a family doctor of Mrs. Pumphrey.
suggests Mrs. Pumphrey to give Tricki a proper regime.
treats Tricki , when he falls ill.
gives treatment for a fortnight.
makes him healthy.
IMPORTANT POINTS OF THE CHAPTER:-
Mrs. Pumphrey's concern:-
her dog Tricki, whom she loves a lot.
suffers from malnutrition.
gets worried for his health.
calls Mr.Herriot to treat him.
Mr. Herriot's suggetion to Mrs. Pumhrey:-
suggested Mrs. Pumphrey not to give Tricki much food.
instructed her to give him proper diet.
told her to give him regular exercise and walks.
also told her not to give sweet and chocolates.
Tricki's treatment by Mr. Herriot:-
Tricki's condition became painful.
he was panting, unable to stand up.
Mr. Herriot decided to hospitalise it.
took him to the hospital and started his treatment.
didn't give him any medicinal treatment.
first day gave him only water.
Tricki soon started getting well.
in only fortnight Tricki became well.
Summary to the chapter:-
The chapter "A Truimph of Surgery" deals with Mrs. Pumphrey's concern for her dog Tricki , who is getting fat and becoming lazy day to day. Mrs.Pumphrey is on a walk with Tricki when Mr. Herriot comes there and asks her whether she is giving Tricki a proper diet and exercise. Mr. Herriot is very sure that Mrs. Pumphrey has not been strict for Tricki's diet. Now Tricki has become fat and lazy. His only fault is, he is a greedy dog for food.
Mr. Herriot advises Mrs. Pumphrey to be strict for Tricki's diet. Mrs. goes from there. Mr. Herriot gets an urgent call from Mrs. Pumphrey and he reaches her home. He finds Tricki in a very painfull condition.
Mr. Herriot sees that Tricki is unable to stand and decides to hospitalise him. For sometimes Mrs. Pumphrey denies but then agrees for Tricki's good. She feels very bad but wants Tricki to be well soon.
Mr. Herriot and his collegues take Tricki's night bed, day bed and his other favourite things. Mr. Herriot starts his special treatment. He does not give him any medicinal treatment. He knows very well that Tricki only needs a proper regime.
First day Mr. Herriot does not give him food but only water. Other dogs come to see the new dog but ignore him. Tricki is not showing any interest first day. The next day he is given food but he needs more. So from next day Herriot gives him one more bowl. By and by Tricki is showing his interest in things around him. Tricki is improving his health.
Mrs. Pumphrey is very worried for his health. She daily calls many times and asks many question all the time. She also send eggs for Tricki but eggs are not given to him. Mr. Herriot and his collegues eat them in breakfast. Mrs. Pumphrey starts to send brandy for Tricki but Herriot enjoyes it. Now he gets some greed and wants to keep Tricki there forever but resists this thought. He calls to Mrs. Pumphrey. She comes there in her long car, worried. Mr. Herriot comes there and tells her to be relieved.
Mr. Herriot then comes there with the dog. The dog gets happy to see his mistress. Mrs. Pumphrey thanks Mr. Herriot a lot and goes from there.
This is quite an interesting story about a scientist named Griffin. He had been finding ways that could make a man invisible. He got success in his experiment a developed a formula with which he can become invisible, but can be touched and felt physically. Griffin gulped the drug and became invisible. He accidentally stepped in mud and was first seen by two young men who followed his footprints till it becomes faint. He was walking on roads and was feeling cold, so he enters a shopping centre to feel warm. After the stores shut down, he chooses to wear some comfortable garments and eat something.
He initially unpacks a couple of garments and wears them. At that point from the kitchen of a café, he eats cold meat and some espresso. Later he decided to sleep on a heap of quilts in a store. The next morning before he wakes up some store associates had seen started following him. He removed all the clothes instantly and became invisible once again. Now he is wandering without clothes in chilly winters of London. He then decides to take clothes from a theatre company as he was sure he will get something there to cover his face too. He has stolen dull glasses, bogus nose, and a hat and some bandages for covering his face. Then, he goes to a shopkeeper’s place and stole all his money. Soon he realizes London is quite a busy place to live like this, so he thought of moving to the Iping village.
He booked two rooms in a hotel in the village and reached there. It is quite unusual for the villagers that an outsider with such a peculiar appearance has come to stay at a hotel throughout winter. After some time his money exhausted, and he started stealing from people. Furthermore, he hit the owner and his wife when they attempt to check his room in his absence. As they cannot see anyone the owners thought there were spirits in the inn and that unusual guest is responsible for it. At that point, the town constable is requested to inquire in regard to what his identity is and what he did to her furnishings. This made him annoy and decides to show his identity as a headless man. They cannot catch hold of Griffin as he takes off all his garments and become invisible.