clinic every morning so that you can paint in peace at home.’ ‘My boy!’ he confided to Zigzag after matters were satisfactorily settled, giving the bird a toffee from his desk. ‘You have your own strange way of showing your genius. A Zigzag way, I’d call it, wouldn’t you?’ But Ziggy - Zagga - King - of - the -Tonga, brought up on compliments as he was, didn’t bother to reply. He just ate the toffee, paper wrapper and all, and then lowered one crinkly eyelid in a knowing wink.
About the author Asha Nehemiah born in at Chennai has lived, studied and worked in different cities and small towns and is now a resident of Bangalore. She has always been interested in writing .Her love for reading , led her to study Literature in college. If she had not been a writer, she would have been a teacher . Humour, fantasy, mystery and adventure are the strong elements in her work.
She loves baking, walking, reading and travelling. 10th - - aboriginal (adj.) - native, local sarcasm (n) - use of irony to mock or convey contempt fringed (v) - bordered plumage (n) - a bird’s feather collectively sludgiest (adj.) - wet mud grumpiness (adj.) - bad tempered squirt (n) - spray coyote (n) - a wolf like wild dog native to North America. streaks (n) - line, strap. tantrum (n) - outburst, flare-up.
crinkly (adj.) - wrinkly. A. Identify the speaker / character. .
Even though I clearly said no! . The one that spits deadly poison straight into its opponent’s eyes. .
Remember the tiny penknife he gave me last year. . It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears. .
Come in, Zigzag, come in dear! B. Read the story again and write how these characters reacted in these situations: . You’re both quite mistaken.
Dr. Krishnan ........……………………. Mrs. Krishnan ……....………………… .
It’s Somu’s thoughtless ways that reduce me to tears. Mrs. Krishnan …………………....….. Dr.
Krishnan ……………..…......……. . Just wait till Zigzag settles down in this new home. Visu ………….................………………