The Queen of The Village: ASSEB (AHSEC) Class 11 Alternative English notes
In which tree was a machan put up?
A machan was set up in Rhododendron tree
Where is MokamehGhat?
MokamehGhat is in East Bihar
Who is the “White Sadhu”?
Jim Corbett is the “White Sadhu”.
Who is the Bania’s first customer?
A small boy accompanied by an even smaller sister.
How many picemake an anna?
Four pice make an anna.
How do the villagers plough the narrow fields?
To plough their narrow fields, the villagers used a plough with a short shaft, and mountain-bred cattle, who were short and stocky.
Describe the dress of a high-caste hill woman?
The dress of a high-caste hill woman was the composition of a shawl, a tight-fitting bodice of warm material, and a voluminous sprint skirt.
How did the tiger kill his first victim?
The tiger at first leaped his first victim, who was a twelve-year-old girl and severed her head from her body. Then he carried the body away. In this way the tiger killed his first victim.
What items are sold by the bania in his stall?
The bania sold essential things such as kerosene oil and food items like atta, rice, dal, ghee, salt, andvegetables like potatoes and turnips. He also sold stale sweets, cigarettes and matches along with warm milk which he always kept simmering in an iron pan.
How do the inhabitants of Kumaon villages get news of the outside world?
The inhabitants of Kumaon villages get news of the outside world from occasional trips to Nainital and from wayfarers, the packmen were the best informers as they travel far and wide.
Describe the episode involving the sportsman from the time of his arrival at the machan to his departure.
The sportsman in this episode has claimed to be a friend of Corbett’s and offered to kill the tiger. The villagers first encountered the sportsman and his team when they were building a machan inside the forest. The sportsman climbed up the machan and camped there. When he saw the tiger, he didn’t shoot the tiger and allowed it to carry away the kill. When his gun bearer questioned him on this, the sportsman acted to have not seen the tiger and while he was lowering the lamp down from the tree, it slipped and fell. The dry leaves on the ground caught fire and soon it spread into the distance. The fire only stopped much later when it rained for a while. On the next day the sportsman left the village with his team. He came to help the villagers, but instead ended up causing harm to the forest and also he couldn’t kill the tiger. Instead, he allowed the tiger to escape with his kill.
Describe the two instances when the villagers display bravely and courage.
We, as readers saw the first instance of the villagers’ bravery when a woman was attacked by the tiger when she was cutting grass in the hill above the village. When the villagers heard her screams, the villagers very bravely got together to drive away the tiger and thus the tiger could not carry away his kill.
In the second incident, the villagers had hung the body of the woman killed by the tiger atop a rhododendron tree to try and entice the tiger to come again. When the tiger came back and took the body away, the villagers, without any arm, very bravely followed the drag for half a mile and after finding the half-eaten body, the villagers made another machan there. Thus, with this two incidents we understand the bravery and courage of the villagers.
Why did the villagers send Corbett a telegram? Why did it take him long to arrive at the village?
The villagers sent Corbett a telegram to inform him about the presence of a man-eating tiger in their Village and to seek his help in killing the same.
It took Jim Corbett long to arrive at the village because he was in Mokameh Ghat when the villagers sent the telegram. He says that even urgent telegrams take a long time in transmission and because he had to do a long journey that consists a thousand miles by rail and road, and the last twenty miles on foot. Thus, to cover this long distance, it took him a long time, roughly a week, to arrive at the village.
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