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NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English (Beehive) Chapter 5 The Snake and the Mirror

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August 27, 2021
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NCERT Solutions Class 9 English (Beehive) Chapter 5 The Snake and the Mirror – Here are all the NCERT solutions for Class 9 English Chapter 5. This solution contains questions, answers, images, explanations of the complete chapter 5 titled The Snake and the Mirror of English taught in class 9. If you are a student of class 9 who is using NCERT Textbook to study English, then you must come across chapter 5 The Snake and the Mirror. After you have studied lesson, you must be looking for answers of its questions. Here you can get complete NCERT Solutions for Class 9 English Chapter 5 The Snake and the Mirror in one place.

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Class 9
Subject English
Book Beehive English
Chapter Number 5
Chapter Name

The Snake and the Mirror

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Q.1: Do you like to look at yourself in the mirror? What do you think about at such times? Have you ever seen a dog, a cat or a bird look into a mirror? What do you think it sees?

Ans : DIY

Q.2: Now read this humorous story about a doctor, a snake, and a mirror.

Ans : DIY

Q.3: Discuss in pairs and answer each question below in a short paragraph (30–40 words).   
1. “The sound was a familiar one.” What sound did the doctor hear? What did he think it was? How many times did he hear it? (Find the places in the text.) When and why did the sounds stop?  
2. What two “important” and “earth-shaking” decisions did the doctor take while he was looking into the mirror? 
3. “I looked into the mirror and smiled,” says the doctor. A little later he says, “I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself.” What is the doctor’s opinion about himself when:  
(i) he first smiles, and 
(ii) he smiles again? In what way do his thoughts change in between, and why?

Ans : 1. The doctor heard a familiar sound caused by the movement of something on the beam. He thought that the sound was being made by the movement of rats. He heard the sound thrice. After the third time, the sounds stopped. Suddenly, he heard a dull thud as if a rubber tube had fallen to the ground. When he turned, he saw a snake that wriggled over the back of the chair and landed on his shoulder. 2. The first important decision that he took while looking into the mirror was that he would shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome. The second earth-shaking decision he took was that he would always keep his attractive smile on his face to look more handsome. 3. When the doctor first smiled in front of the mirror, he was appreciating his attractive smile. He decided to keep that smile on his face to look more handsome. His opinion about himself at that point of time was that he was a bachelor and a doctor too. Later, when he smiled feebly at himself, he had forgotten his danger. He knew that the snake would strike him and that he had no medicines in his room. At that moment, his opinion about himself was that he was but a poor, foolish, and stupid doctor. His thoughts had changed because of the lurking danger. Earlier, he had thought that the noise was created by rats. However, later he had a snake sitting on his shoulder and that is when he realized the gravity of the situation.

Q.4: This story about a frightening incident is narrated in a humorous way. What makes it humorous? (Think of the contrasts it presents between dreams and reality. Some of them are listed below.)  
1. (i) The kind of person the doctor is (money, possessions)  
(ii) The kind of person he wants to be (appearance, ambition) 
2. (i) The person he wants to marry  
(ii) The person he actually marries  
3. (i) His thoughts when he looks into the mirror  
(ii) His thoughts when the snake is coiled around his arm 
Write short paragraphs on each of these to get your answer

Ans : 1. The story presents a contrast between dreams and reality. This contrast has been depicted in a humorous manner. The doctor had just started his practice. His earnings were therefore meagre. He lived in a small rented room, which was not electrified. He had only sixty rupees in his suitcase. Apart from a few shirts and dhotis, he had one solitary black coat. His house was full of rats. However, his dreams and ambitions were in contrast to this. He was a great admirer of beauty and he believed in making himself handsome. He laid great emphasis on the fact that he was unmarried and a doctor. He was too pleased with his appearance. He decided to shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look more handsome. The manner in which he decided that this decision is an 'important' one is quite funny. Later, he also made an 'earth-shaking decision' to always keep smiling in order to look more handsome. This contrast between the kind of person he was and the kind of person he wanted to be makes the story humorous. 2. He had thought about the kind of person he would want to marry. He wanted to marry a woman doctor who had plenty of money and a good medical practice because he did not have any of those. He wanted a fat wife so that whenever he would make a mistake his wife would not be able to catch him. However, the woman he married was a thin and slender person who could run like a sprinter. This contrast between the kind of wife he wanted and the kind of wife he ends up marrying adds to the humour of the story. 3. When he looked into the mirror, he was full of appreciation for his good looks. He was a great admirer of beauty and believed in making himself look handsome. He took a close look at his face and decided that he would shave daily and grow a thin moustache to look even more handsome. Then, he looked into the mirror and smiled. He decided to keep smiling as he considered his smile very attractive. However, later when the snake was coiled around his arm, he turned into a stone. At this moment, he felt the presence of God near him. In his imagination, he tried to write 'O God' in bright letters. He felt pain in his left arm where the snake was coiled. He realized that if the snake struck him, then he did not even have any medicines in his room for the same. That was when he thought that he was a poor, foolish, and stupid doctor. In this way, his thoughts changed from calling himself an unmarried doctor who looked very handsome to calling himself a poor, foolish, and stupid doctor. This sequence of events also provided humour to the story.

Q.5: Here are some sentences from the text. Say which of them tell you, that the author:(a) was afraid of the snake, (b) was proud of his appearance, (c) had a sense of humour, (d) was no longer afraid of the snake.  
1. I was turned to stone.  
2. I was no mere image cut in granite.  
3. The arm was beginning to be drained of strength.  
4. I tried in my imagination to write in bright letters outside my little heart the words, ‘O God’.  
5. I didn’t tremble. I didn’t cry out.  
6. I looked into the mirror and smiled. It was an attractive smile.  
7. I was suddenly a man of flesh and blood.  
8. I was after all a bachelor, and a doctor too on top of it!  
9. The fellow had such a sense of cleanliness...! The rascal could have taken it and used it after washing it with soap and water.  
10. Was it trying to make an important decision about growing a moustache or using eye shadow and mascara or wearing a vermilion spot on its forehead.

Ans : 1. Was afraid of the snake 2. Had a sense of humour 3. Was afraid of the snake 4. Was afraid of the snake 5. Was afraid of the snake 6. Was proud of his appearance 7. Was no longer afraid of the snake 8. Was proud of his appearance 9. Had a sense of humour 10. Had a sense of humour

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