Class 8 Lesson 6 NCERT English Honeydew Book lesson name This is Jody’s Fawn Answers.
Comprehension Check (Page 89)
Question 1: What had happened to Jody’s father?
Answer: Jody’s father was bitten by a venomous rattlesnake.
Question 2: How did the doe save Penny’s life?
Answer: When Jody’s father, Penny, was bitten by a rattlesnake, he swiftly killed a doe and used its heart and liver as a home remedy to draw out the poison and save his life.
Question 3: Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home?
Answer: Jody wants to bring the fawn home because its mother was killed to use her heart and liver to save his father’s life. Feeling guilty about the fawn becoming an orphan, Jody didn’t want to leave it alone to starve. He wondered if he could take the fawn home and provide it with food and care.
Question 4: How does Jody know that the fawn is male?
Answer: Jody’s father, Penny, had once explained to him that male fawns have spots arranged in a sequential line. This insight helped Jody learn how to differentiate between a male and a female fawn.
Comprehension Check (Page 90)
Question 1: Jody’s didn’t want Mail-wheel with for two reasons. What were they?
Answer: Jody was reluctant to have Mill-wheel accompany him for two reasons. First, if the fawn was dead or couldn’t be found, he didn’t want Mill-wheel to witness his disappointment. Second, if the fawn was alive, the moment would be so precious and personal that Jody couldn’t bear to share it with anyone.
Question 2: Why was Mill-wheel afraid to leave Jody alone?
Answer: Jody was not very familiar with the forest path, which made Mill-wheel hesitant to leave him alone. He feared that the young boy might get lost in the woods or could even be bitten by a rattlesnake, just like Penny.
Comprehension Check (Page 93)
Question 1: How did Jody bring the fawn back home?
Answer: Jody carefully tried not to scare the fawn. He began by gently stroking its neck and slowly wrapping his arms around it. Lifting the little fawn, he walked through the dense forest, shielding its face from the sharp vines. When Jody grew tired, he paused to rest. He then remembered his father once mentioning that a fawn would follow if it had first been carried. Placing the fawn down, it initially refused to follow him. So, Jody lifted it again and set it down, noticing it gradually began to follow. Upon reaching home, the fawn struggled to climb the stairs, prompting Jody to gently lift it in his arms and carry it inside.
Question 2: Jody’s was filled with emotion after he found the fawn. Can you find at least three words or phrases which show how he felt?
Answer: Jody was overwhelmed with emotion when he first saw the fawn. As he gently stroked its neck, the touch made him feel ‘delirious.’ When the fawn looked up at him, Jody was filled with joy, feeling ‘light-headed’ and wanting to play and bond with it. Finally, when he brought the little deer home, Penny noticed that ‘the boy’s eyes were as bright as the fawn’s.’
Question 3: How did the deer drink milk form the gourd?
Answer: Jody poured milk into a small gourd and placed it in front of the fawn. The fawn sniffed the milk and butted the gourd, but couldn’t figure out how to drink from it. Jody quickly saved the milk from spilling onto the floor. Then, as he dipped his fingers into the milk and placed them into the fawn’s soft, wet mouth, the deer slowly began drinking from his hands.
Question 4: Why didn’t the fawn Jody up the steps as he had thought it would?
Answer: Being a wild animal, the fawn had no understanding of how to climb stairs. When it arrived at Jody’s home, it struggled to follow him up the staircase and couldn’t figure out how to drink the milk from the gourd. The unfamiliar environment left the fawn unsure of how to respond.
Working with the text (Page 93)
Question 1: Why did Penny Baxter allow Jody to go find the fawn and raised it?
Answer: Penny Baxter permitted Jody to search for and raise the fawn because he felt guilty for taking its mother’s life to cure his snake bite. Understanding Jody’s desire to care for the fawn, Penny didn’t want the orphaned deer, who had lost its mother through no fault of its own, to die of starvation. Penny felt a deep sense of responsibility towards the fawn when Jody asked if they could take it in and raise it.
Question 2: What did Doc Wilson mean when he said, “Nothing in the world ever comes quite free”?
Answer: Penny had killed the doe to save his life, and as a result, he felt a moral responsibility to care for the fawn, which might otherwise starve to death. Leaving the little deer alone in the forest seemed ungrateful to him. So, when Jody asked to bring the fawn home, Penny readily agreed. Upon hearing this, Doc Wilson remarked to Jody’s mother that both Jody and Penny were right in their decision, saying, “Nothing in the world comes quite free.”
Question 3: How did Jody look after the fawn after he responsibility for doing this?
Answer: Jody took great care of the fawn once he accepted its responsibility. He gently stroked its soft neck and cradled it with care. While carrying the little fawn through the dense forest, Jody shielded its face from sharp vines. When he grew tired, he rested along the way and later allowed the fawn to follow him. Upon reaching home, he carried the fawn up the stairs. At first, the deer was unsure how to drink the milk from the gourd, but soon, it began drinking when Jody dipped his fingers in the milk and guided them into the fawn’s soft, wet mouth.
Question 4: How does Jody’s mother react when she hears that he is going to bring the fawn home? Why does she react in this way?
Answer: Jody’s mother was astonished when she learned that Jody wanted to bring the young fawn home. Upon realizing that the doe, which had saved Penny’s life, was the fawn’s mother, she was left speechless, gasping in surprise and holding the coffee pot in mid-air. She was hesitant about bringing a wild animal into the house and expressed her concern, pointing out that they had nothing to feed the fawn except milk, which Jody would have to sacrifice if he wished to care for the little deer.
Working with language (Page 93-95)
Question 1: Look at these pairs of sentences.
Penny said to Jody, “Will you be back before dinner?”
Penny asked Jody if he would be back before dinner.
“How are you feeling, Pa?” asked Jody.
Jody asked his father how he was feeling.
Here are some questions in direct speech. Put them into reported speech.
(i) Penny said, “Do you really want it son?”
(ii) Mill-wheel said, “Will he ride back with me?”
(iii) He said to Mill-wheel, “Do you think the fawn is still there?”
(iv) He asked Mill-wheel, “Will you hep me find him?”
(v) He said, “Was it up here that Pa got bitten by the snake?”
Answer:
(i) Penny asked his son if he really wanted the fawn.
(ii) Mill-wheel asked if Jody would ride back with him.
(iii) Jody asked Mill-wheel if he thought the fawn was still there.
(iv) Jody asked Mill-wheel if he would help him find the fawn.
(v) Jody asked Mill-wheel if it was up there that Pa got bitten by the snake.
Question 2: Look at these two sentences.
He tumbled two sentences.
It turned its head.
The first sentence has an intransitive verb, a verb without an object.
The second sentence has a transitive verb. It has a direct object. We can ask: “What did it turn?” You can answer. “Its turned its head.”
Say whether the verb in each sentence below is transitive or intransitive. Ask yourself a ‘what’ question about the verb, as in the example above . (For some verbs, the object is a person, so ask the question ‘who’ instead of ‘what’)
(i) Jody then went to the kitchen.
(ii) The fawn wobbled after him.
(iii) You found it up.
(iv) He picked it up.
(v) He dipped is fingers in the milk.
(vi) It bleated frantically and butted him.
(vii) The fawn sucked his fingers.
(viii) He lowered his fingers slowly into the milk.
(ix) It stamped its small hoofs impatiently.
(x) He held his finger below the level of the milk.
(xi) The fawn followed him.
(xii) He walked all day.
(xiii) He stroked its sides.
(xiv) The fawn lifted its nose.
(xv) Its legs hung limply.
Answer:
(i) Jody then went to the kitchen. – Intransitive
(ii) The fawn wobbled after him. – Intransitive
(iii) You found him. – Transitive
(iv) He picked it up. – Transitive
(v) He dipped his fingers in the milk. – Transitive
(vi) It bleated frantically and butted him. – Intransitive, Transitive
(vii) The fawn sucked his fingers. – Transitive
(viii) He lowered his fingers slowly into the milk. – Transitive
(ix) It stamped its small hoofs impatiently. – Transitive
(x) He held his fingers below the level of the milk. – Transitive
(xi) The fawn followed him. – Transitive
(xii) He walked all day. – Intransitive
(xiii) He stroked its sides. – Transitive
(xiv) The fawn lifted its nose. – Transitive
(xv) Its legs hung limply. – Intransitive
Question 3:
Here are some words from the lesson. Working in groups, arrange them in the order in which they would appear in the dictionary. Write down some idioms and phrasal verbs connected to these words. Use the dictionary for more idioms and phrasal verbs.
| close | draw | make | wonder | scrawny |
| parted | clearing | sweet | light | pick |
Answer:
The words would appear in the following sequential order when arranged properly.
| clearing | close | draw | light | make |
| parted | pick | scrawny | sweet | wonder |
Some idioms and phrasal verbs connected to these words are listed below.
Clearing: clearing out, clearing the air, clearing off.
Close: a close shave, a close thing, a close call,
Draw: draw a blank, draw a line, draw interest.
Light: a light heart, bring to light, a guiding light.
Make: make a last-ditch effort, make a pass, make up your mind.
Parked: part with, parting of the ways, part and parcel.
Pick: pick out, pick at, take your pick.
Scrawny: scrawny thin, scrawny neck, scrawny persona.
Sweet: sweet tooth, sweet sixteen, sweet -speaking.
Wonder: little wonder, a nine days’ wonder, do wonders.
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