Question

Mothers carrying their babies home through the jungle after the day’s work in the fields hushed their singing lest they might curtail the restful sleep of the venerable herd-robber.

(a) Who is referred to as the herd-robber ?

(b) Why didn’t they want to disturb him ?

(c) What is meant by ‘venerable’ ?

(d) Give the antonym of ‘restful’.

Answer 1

(a) the tiger which was brought to fulfil Mrs. Packletide’s desire is referred to as the herd-robber.

(b) the herd-robber was suffering from the infirmities of age. It was feared that he would die before the shooting took place.

(c) venerable means old and respectable.

(d) Restless.