Read the following passage carefully.
“But why ?” The question came from a small girl, about ten years old. She was chasing a large snake. I ran after her. grabbed her plait and held her back, shouting. “No, Moyna, don’t!”
“Why shouldn’t I ?” she asked,
“It’s not a grass snake nor a rat snake,
it’s a cobra, “I replied
“Why shouldn’t I catch a cobra ?”
“Why should you ?”
“We eat snakes, you know,” Moyna said.
“The head you chop off, the skin you
sell, the meat you cook.”
“Yes, but don’t do it this time” I said.
“I will, 1 will.”
“No, child !”
“But why?”
I dragged Moyna back to the Samithi office, where I worked. Her mother, Khiri, was there, weaving a basket. The Samithi was a place where people could come to learn, to read and write, or simply sing and dance together. (The
Why – Why Girl)
Now, answer the following questions.
1. What was Moyna running after?
2. Who grabbed Moyna’s plait?
3. Where did the narrator work?
4. Why do people come to the Samithi office?
5. Who was the mother of Moyna?
