NCERT Solution of Class 9 Beehive The Snake And The Mirror
Question 1:
“The sound was a familiar one.” What sound did the doctor hear? What did he think it was? How many times did he hear it? (Find the places in the text.) When and why did the sounds stop?
Answer
The doctor lived in a room, which was full of rats. He heard the sounds of the rats. There was a regular traffic of rats to and from the beam. He heard the sound thrice. The sound stopped suddenly as the rats had seen a snake.
Class 9 Beehive The Snake And The Mirror
Question 2:
What two “important” and “earth-shaking” decisions did the doctor take while he was looking into the mirror?
Answer
The doctor took two “important” and “earth-shaking” while he was looking into the mirror.
(1) First, he decided to shave daily and grow a thin moustache.
(2) Second, always to keep an attractive smile on his face.
Class 9 Beehive The Snake And The Mirror
Question 3:
“I looked into the mirror and smiled,” says the doctor. A little later he says, “I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself.” What is the doctor’s opinion about himself when: (i) he first smiles, and (ii) he smiles again? In what way do his thoughts change in between, and why?
Answer
The doctor thought that he had a good smile when he first smiled. But when he smiled a little later, he laughed at his destiny. His life was in danger. His thoughts got changed because of the snake. He was quite near to death.
Class 9 Beehive The Snake And The Mirror
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