Most of this time Mr Jones had spent sitting in the taproom of the Red Line at Willingdon, complaining to anyone who would listen of the monstrous injustice he …
Three nights later Old Major died peacefully in his sleep. His body was buried at the foot of the orchard. This was early in March. During the next three …
In the end they finished the harvest in two days’ less time than it had usually taken Jones and his men. Moreover, it was the biggest harvest that the …
“”……..your resolution must never falter. No argument must lead you astray. Never listen when they tell you that man and the animals have a common interest ……… we must …
“That was in May. In November a cold, unseen stranger whom the doctors called Pneumonia, stalked about the colony, touching on here and there with his icy fingers.” i) …
“That only leaves October, November, and December; said the Queen. ‘And after that we shall have to begin all over again.” i) Who is the Queen in the extract? …
“Baldeo was responsible for signalling whether or not the tunnel was clear of obstruction, and his hand-worked signal stood before the entrance.” i) Who was Baldeo? What was his …
“The old banker was walking up and down his study and remembering how, fifteen years before, he had given up a party one autumn evening.” i) What had happened …
“Stopping her game abruptly Mini ran to the window which overlooked the main road, and began calling out at the top of her voice, “Kabuliwala, O Kabuliwala!” i) Where …
“But at length even her patience gave way. She called Jumman and said to him: ‘My son, it is clear there is no room for me in your house. …