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THE MICE THAT SET THEELEPHANT FREE
THE MICE THAT SET THE
ELEPHANTS FREEAuthor : Arthur W. RyderStandard: VIII
Submitted By
Arantxa. K. G English optional
SUMMARY The story tells us the need for considering,
understanding and helping others. It also
reminds one about the value of friendship and
mutual help.
The story revolves around the mice and the elephants.
Once a herd of elephants crushed many mice while going
in search of water. Mice asked for mercy and there
occurred a mutual understanding between them as the
elephant king agreed to go in another way for their
mission. After so many years these elephants were
trapped by the elephant- trappers. Now the mice comes
to their rescue.
ARTHUR W. RYDER
Birth: March 8, 1877
Death: March 21, 1938
•He was a professor of
Sanskrit at the University of
California
•He is best known for
translating a no. of Sanskrit
works into English including
the Panchatantra and the
Bhagavad Gita.
RUINED VILLAGE
destroyed village
SETTLER
A person who settles in an area where there were no or few previous inhabitants
CHINKSSmall holes in a wall or between two things that join together
FESTIVITYCelebration of
something in a joyful
and exuberant
way
RETINUE A group of advisers,
assistants, or others
accompanying an
important person
HERD
A large group of animals
CRUSHCompress forcefully
DISCOURSEConsider yourself as the mice
chief and write a letter to the
elephant king requesting him to
change his path while going in
search of water.
SCAFFOLDING QUESTIONS Where did the mice dwell?
They dwelled in the chinks in the floors of houses and temples
in a ruined village.
How did they find happiness?
They found happiness in a variety of festivities.
Who came into the scene?
An elephant king and his retinue came into the scene.
Where were the elephants heading to?
They were going in search of water.
While marching through the mouse community what did the
elephants do?
They killed many mice by stepping on them.
FOLLOW UP ACTIVITY
Write a diary entry as a mouse who was injured by the elephants.
THANK YOU