Question

Read the following passage carefully
RELUCTANT ELEPHANT
(1) "Where is Kesavan?" yelled
the head priest as the time to take the idols around the praharas was
nearing There was no sign of the bedecked pachyderm at the tower gate.
(2) The mahout came running to say that the animal was afl-colour. It had refused to come to the pond
for the ritual bath or to take the food offered. It would also not allow cloth to be thrown over it. The
mahout told the priest that he could not understand his ward's petulance. He could not get the
elephant ready for the day's procession.
(3) The mahout returned to the elephant shed and found Kesavan still sulking. What a contrast to the
normal routine! Every day, it would be up on its feet with a mere prod from his mahout. It would
then walk to the pond and allow the mahoat to wash and scrub it Back at the shed, it would eat
sugarcane, jaggery and fruits. Then it arould let the mahout apply vibhuti and sandal paste on its
forehead and trunk. Then it would kneel and allow the cloth to be thrown over it and a mount placed
on its back. Once ready, it would walk to the temple gopuram and wait with the mahout till the
priests' call came
(4) People visiting the temple would offer it bananas and coconut Some, who wanted to be blessed,
would offer it coins as it touched their heads lightly with its trunk. When it was time for the
procession, it would kneel so that the idol could be placed on the mount. Then it would walk around
the compound led by the temple musicians and followed by the jostling crowd )
(5) Today, Kesavon was in no mood to follow this daily regimen
(6) The mahout, unhappy at the failure of the morning's procession, went home for breakfast. There he
found Gopu, his son, still playing. He asked his wife why Gopu had not gone to school She
explained that the child had just returned from a holiday and needed a little break before resuming
his routine Gopu was a good student and his mother was confident that he would resume his
schedule on his own.
(7) Suddenly, the mahout understood why Kesavan had been so recalcitrant that morning It had just
returned from a month-long camp at Mudumalai, where it had a great time amidst vast open
spaces unfettered by thronging humans
(8) Kesavan, like Gopu, probably needed a period of adjustment before it resumed its normal schedule.
CG Rishikesh​

Answer 1

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