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About the Author
Alexei Maximovich Peshkov (1868–1936), popularly known as Maxim Gorky was a Russian short story writer and novelist.
Some of his famous short stories, such as, ‘Chelkash’, ‘Old Izergil’ and ‘Twenty-Six Men and a Girl’, were written in the 1890s.
His other works are plays, such as, plays The Philistines (1901), The Lower Depths (1902) and Children of the Sun (1905); a poem,
‘The Song of the Stormy Petrel’ (1901); his autobiographical trilogy, My Childhood, In the World, My Universities (1913–1923); and
a novel, Mother (1906).
Time to answer
A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. Poodik seems impatient because .
he quickly swallowed the insects his father got for him
he wanted to catch better insects than his father
he wanted to know if the outside world was good enough for him
his wings were in no hurry to grow
2. According to Poodik, how could the wind be stopped from blowing?
when all the birds stopped flying when the trees stopped swaying
when the cat left from their surroundings
when people started flying
3. How did Poodik describe the outside world when asked about it by his mother?
terribly dark warm and inviting
bright and colourful full of delicious insects
4. Against which enemy did Mother Sparrow warn Poodik?
a cat a human being a neighbour the winds
B. Answer these questions.
1. Where did Poodik live? With whom did he live?
2. Describe Poodik’s nest.
3. What does Poodik think of the man walking past the bathhouse?
4. How did Poodik fall out of his nest?
5. How was Poodik saved?
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