Third thought is a story by EV Lucas an english writer... This slide contains all four levels i.e. comprehension, interpretation, critical thinking, and assimilation. Useful for university students

1. Third Thought
E.V. Lucas

2. Background
• An English writer born in 1868
and died in 1938
• Born in Eltham, South London
• Early, worked at bookshops and
newspapers
• Acknowledge as humorous by
contemporary readers and critics
• Remembered best for books about
London and travel abroad

3. Literal comprehension
• Story told by a friend
• Luckily, got Turner’s painting for ten
shillings
• Thought of sharing profit
• Post office already closed
• Claimed his eyes that detected the
painting

4. Contd…
• Thought sending ten pound
• Sending ten pound not practical
• Decided to send Five Pounds
• Goddesses of business
• Decided to send one pound
• Lost all the money
• Didn’t send that one pound also

5. Interpretation
• Psychological story
• Unstable mind and business policy
• Importance of patience
• Risk in business
• Emotion, feeling, sympathy. etc don't work
in the business
• There is only buying, selling, bargaining,
and profit and loss in the business

6. Critical Thinking
• Interesting and informative
• Teaches about business policies
• Dependence of luck in business
• The seller of any good knows its quality
and the cost
• Sharing profit was stupid idea
• Sentiments doesn’t work in business

7. Assimilation
• Learnt about decision making
• Tackling intellectual problems
• Importance of patience
• Tactics of business