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A Snake in
the Grass
R K Narayan
By
Dr Hardeepsinh R Gohil
Intrduction :-
The Story
⊳ A Cyclist informs about the
snake entering inside the
house.
⊳ A mother and her sons
accuse Dasa the servant.
⊳ The trick of catching Cobra
in a water pot.
R K Narayan
 Sahitya Akademy Awardee
 Malgudi
 Swami and Friends, The
Guide, The English Teacher
 A C Benson Medal from
Royal Society of Literature.
2
Food for thought.
⊳ Situations when we lose our temper in critical
circumstances…
⊳ How do we behave with the person whom we
consider ‘Lesser’ than us?
3
A Snake.
⊳ Religiously worshipped In India. Seshnaag, Goga
maharaj, Subramanyam etc.
⊳ It threatens the life as well.
⊳ People don’t want what they worship?
4
The Family of the Woman.
⊳ A Mother and her four sons. A servant name
Das.
⊳ Easy going family. Siesta in the noon.
⊳ A cyclist troubles the calm.
⊳ Informs about the snake and goes away.
5
The Show Time.
⊳ Neighbours accusing Das as the lasiest servant
in the world.
⊳ Das accuses owners for not providing basic
instruments.
⊳ College boy- In America 30,000 people die of
snake bite every year!
6
The Garden.
⊳ The garden has been mowed to the roouts.
⊳ The Arrival of the beggar.
⊳ Religious belief.
⊳ Snake charmer’s boasting.
⊳ Das appears with a water pot covered with a
slab.
7
Das’s Relief.
⊳ Saved his job with a trick!
⊳ Appearance of the another snake inside veranda
⊳ College-boy’s murmered- he would have
checked the pot.
8
The Important Message.
⊳
नाभिषेको न संस्कारः भसंहस्य क्रियते वने।
वविमार्जितसत्वस्य स्वयमेव मृगेन्द्रता॥
⊳ Nobody declares a lion as the king of forest by
doing rituals. By sheer might of his own, a lion
achieves the status of lord of animal kingdom.
9

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Sem 5 a snake in the grass

  • 1. A Snake in the Grass R K Narayan By Dr Hardeepsinh R Gohil
  • 2. Intrduction :- The Story ⊳ A Cyclist informs about the snake entering inside the house. ⊳ A mother and her sons accuse Dasa the servant. ⊳ The trick of catching Cobra in a water pot. R K Narayan  Sahitya Akademy Awardee  Malgudi  Swami and Friends, The Guide, The English Teacher  A C Benson Medal from Royal Society of Literature. 2
  • 3. Food for thought. ⊳ Situations when we lose our temper in critical circumstances… ⊳ How do we behave with the person whom we consider ‘Lesser’ than us? 3
  • 4. A Snake. ⊳ Religiously worshipped In India. Seshnaag, Goga maharaj, Subramanyam etc. ⊳ It threatens the life as well. ⊳ People don’t want what they worship? 4
  • 5. The Family of the Woman. ⊳ A Mother and her four sons. A servant name Das. ⊳ Easy going family. Siesta in the noon. ⊳ A cyclist troubles the calm. ⊳ Informs about the snake and goes away. 5
  • 6. The Show Time. ⊳ Neighbours accusing Das as the lasiest servant in the world. ⊳ Das accuses owners for not providing basic instruments. ⊳ College boy- In America 30,000 people die of snake bite every year! 6
  • 7. The Garden. ⊳ The garden has been mowed to the roouts. ⊳ The Arrival of the beggar. ⊳ Religious belief. ⊳ Snake charmer’s boasting. ⊳ Das appears with a water pot covered with a slab. 7
  • 8. Das’s Relief. ⊳ Saved his job with a trick! ⊳ Appearance of the another snake inside veranda ⊳ College-boy’s murmered- he would have checked the pot. 8
  • 9. The Important Message. ⊳ नाभिषेको न संस्कारः भसंहस्य क्रियते वने। वविमार्जितसत्वस्य स्वयमेव मृगेन्द्रता॥ ⊳ Nobody declares a lion as the king of forest by doing rituals. By sheer might of his own, a lion achieves the status of lord of animal kingdom. 9