Talk about it

Talk about it . This episode describes the silly behaviour of a rich woman who is foolishly indulgent, perhaps because she is lonely. Do you think such people are merely silly, or can their actions cause harm to others? . Do you think there are also parents like Mrs Pumphrey? . What would you have done if you were: (i) a member of the staff in Mrs Pumphrey’s household, (ii) a neighbour? What would your life have been like, in general? . What would you have done if you were in the narrator’s place? • ‘Rikki Tikki Tawi’ by Rudyard Kipling • Dog Stories by James Herriot • ‘A Zoo in My Luggage’ by Gerald Durrell • ‘A Tiger Comes to Town’ by R.K. Narayan