Question

What are the 4 things said by the peasants to console the mother from the poem 'night of the scorpion'

Answer 1

Answer:

The poem “Night of the Scorpion” is about a night in which the mother of the poet was stung by a scorpion. The mother cried in pain for the whole night. Different people held different opinions for the incident. Some said that it was a curse of the mother for the wrongs which she did in her last life.The villagers did not do anything to help the mother. They reacted unscientifically to the scorpion bite. ... So he also called the holy-man thinking he might cure the mother in pain. He even poured a little paraffin oil and lit a flame on the sting to kill the effect of the poison