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That night Mahendra enjoyed the most delicious dinner and complimented Iswaran on his culinary skills. He seemed very pleased but, unexpectedly, launched into a most garish account involving the supernatural.
“You know, sir, this entire factory area we are occupying was once a burial ground,” he started. Mahendra was jerked out of the pleasant reverie he had drifted into after the satisfying meal.
“I knew on the first day itself when I saw a human skull lying on the path. Even now I come across a number of skulls and bones,” Iswaran continued.
“You know, sir, this entire factory area we are occupying was once a burial ground,” he started. Mahendra was jerked out of the pleasant reverie he had drifted into after the satisfying meal.
“I knew on the first day itself when I saw a human skull lying on the path. Even now I come across a number of skulls and bones,” Iswaran continued.
Explanation:
After having breakfast, Mahendra moved to his work site. Later, Iswaran started preparing a variety of dishes for dinner. Finally, Mahendra returned home from his site. The night had come. Iswaran started serving the cooked food items. Mahendra enjoyed the feast and praised Iswaran's cooking talent. Iswaran felt very happy when Mahendra was praising him, but suddenly, Iswaran started narrating an incident relating to ghosts or supernatural beings.
Mahendra enjoying the dinner
Iswaran said that the factory Mahendra was working was once a burial ground. On hearing that, Mahendra felt uncomfortable.
Iswaran continued his story and started to tell that on the first day itself he saw a human skull lying on the ground while he was returning after buying vegetables. Later, he continued that he had come across several skulls and bones lying around the place.
Iswaran saw many skulls on the ground
Meanings of the difficult words:
| S.No | Words | Meanings |
1 | Complimented | Politely congratulate or praise someone for something |
2 | Culinary | Connected with cooking, especially as a developed skill or art |
3 | Pleased | Feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction, especially at an event or a situation |
4 | Unexpectedly | In a way that was not expected or regarded as likely |
5 | Supernatural | Of a manifestation or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature or ghost |
6 | Burial ground | An area of ground set aside for the burying of human bodies |
7 | Jerked | To make a short sudden movement out of fear or anxiety |
8 | Reverie | A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream |
9 | Drifted | Move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition |
10 | Skull | A bone framework enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head |
Reference:
National Council of Educational Research and Training (2006). Moments. Iswaran the Storyteller– R.K. Laxman (pp. 12-18). Published at the Publication Division by the Secretary, National Council of Educational Research and Training, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi.
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