10th Class English Mrs. Packletide's Tiger by Saki Question Bank 10th CBSE English Mrs. Packletide's Tiger by Saki

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    "The incidental expenses are so heavy," She confides to enquiring friends. Later on, Mrs Packletide understands that trying to make a false brave image is not the game of a child. She accepts that the related cost incurred is very high. Now, write an article keeping the sense of the words given above.                                   (VBQ) 

    Answer:

      Mrs Packletide wished to shoot a tiger to outshine her rival Loona Bimberton. Actually, Loona Bimberton had enjoyed a pleasure trip in an aeroplane in the company of an Algerian pilot. She always kept boasting of it. Mrs Packletide thought that shooting a tiger would be a great feat as she would get press coverage and publicity dut to the event. But she could not get complete success. Though initially she proved the world that she was an expert and brave hunter, the end was not in her favour. She could get herself press coverage and even sent a tiger claw brooch to Loona Bimberton. A report and her picture was published in a newspapers. However, the end of the story was not according to what Mrs Packletide desired, as she was blackmailed by Mrs Louisa Mebbin. She had to gift Mrs Mebbin an expensive weekend cottage to keep her secret Later on, Mrs Packletide told her friends that the big-game shooting involed immense additional expenses.


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