Jodie’s Fawn Summary And NCERT Solutions Poonam Dua

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Jodie’s Fawn Summary And NCERT Solutions

Jody's father, Mr. Baxter, had been bitten by a rattle snake. To cure himself he killed a doe and used its heart and liver to suck out the venom from his wound. The next morning he felt much better but his son, Jody, felt bad to have left the doe's fawn all alone in the forest. He could not keep in his bed thinking of what all difficulties the fawn might have to face. Further, he had already started to feel an attachment to the fawn. He went to his father and reasoned with him the need to bring the fawn to the safety of their home. His father finally allowed him to go on a search for the fawn. Jody's mother though gave her consent, feared for her son's safety in the forest. Doc Wilson and Mill-wheel also approved considering that they had already left the fawn motherless. Jody went with Mill-wheel on his horse assuring his mother to reach home by dinner. After sometime they reached closer to the place where his father was bitten. Jody wanted go on further all alone because he didn't want Mill-wheel to see his disappointment if they failed in finding the fawn. Contrarily, if he found the fawn, he wanted to experience the joy of it all alone as he felt that their meeting would be intense, full of emotion and thus, personal. Thus, assuring Mill-wheel of his knowledge of directions and his ability to take care of himself, he bid him farewell. When Jody reached the spot where his father was bitten, he found buzzards hovering over the carcass of the dead doe. He also found footprints of cats and for a moment he feared for the life of the fawn. After an intense search he finally found the fawn behind a bush. Jody noticed that the fawn was quivering and was distrustful. He tried to calm the fawn and tried to establish some kind of understanding with him. However, though the fawn allowed the proximity of Jody, he did not move. Jody then decided to carry the fawn all the way home. He first patted the fawn and then lightly lifted him. He went around the area where his father was bitten and where lay the carcass of the fawn's mother, fearing that the scent of his mother would make the fawn restless. He had to stop often for breaks as himself being little he was severely struggling with the weight of the fawn and the vines and bushes that lay on his path. Though, Jody's arms had started hurting, he carried on his journey. He even managed to win the fawn's trust, who gradually grew willing to follow him. After a point, Jody felt such a grand connection with the fawn that all the struggle and pain he was going through no longer mattered. By and by they reached their destination. The fawn refused to go upstairs, probably sensing the presence of his mother's killer, but Jody carried him to his father who expressed joy at seeing the fawn. Later, Jody lovingly fed him milk in the kitchen and enjoyed the fawn's trust and love for him..

Jodie’s Fawn

1. What had happened to Jody’s father?

Answer: Jody’s father was bitten by a rattlesnake.

2. How did the doe save Penny’s life?

Answer: Penny’s son Jody killed a doe and used its heart and liver to counter the snake’s poison. It seems like an age old home remedy to cure snake bite.

3. Why does Jody want to bring the fawn home?

Answer: The fawn has become an orphan because its mother was killed by Jody. He wants to bring the fawn to return the obligation because he was the one who made the fawn an orphan.

4. How does Jody know that the fawn is a male?

Answer: Jody’s father shared with him that in a male fawn the spots are all in a line and in females they are randomly arranged. This knowledge helped him recognize it being a male fawn.

5. Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel with him for two reasons. What were they?

Answer: Jody was not sure if the fawn was dead or alive. If it was dead then Jody didn’t want Mill-wheel to see the disappointment on his face. If the fawn was alive then Jody did not want to share his happiness with anybody else.

6. Why was Mill-wheel afraid to leave Jody alone?

Answer: Mill-wheel was afraid of Jody losing his way in the jungle. That is why he did not want to leave Jody alone.

7. How did Jody bring the fawn back home?

Answer: Although it was a baby but still it was too big for a child of Jodie’s age. Jody carried fawn for some distance and as the fawn developed confidence on Jody, he allowed the fawn to walk along with him. There were repeated episodes of Jody carrying the fawn and the fawn following Jody.

8. Jody was filled with emotion after he found the fawn. Can you find at least three words or phrases which show how he felt?

Answer: The sentence, “Jodie couldn’t trust himself to move” says about the pleasant disbelief Jody felt after finding the pawn. The touch of fawn made him delirious. Feeling delirious is like felling the height of delight. While holding the fawn Jody was feeling like holding a fragile gift. The statement that it felt like made of bone china indicates towards this.

9. How did the deer drink milk from the gourd?

Answer: The fawn was not used to have milk from a pot. It suckled on Jodie’s fingers to drink milk instead.

10. Why didn’t the fawn follow Jody up the steps as he had thought it would?

Answer: A step can be a surprising thing for a jungle fawn. It may have been frightening for the fawn. That is why the fawn refuse to climb the steps.

11. Why did Penny Baxter allow Jody to go find the fawn and raise it?

Answer: Penny Baxter was impressed with the way Jody kept his nerves and saved his father’s life. Moreover, he was also impressed by Jodie’s desire to give sustenance to the orphaned fawn.

12. What did Doc Wilson mean when he said, “Nothing in the world ever comes quite free”?

Answer: It is fact that the life is full of give and take. Doc Wilson is of the opinion that to repay the fawn for its mother’s sacrifice it was mandatory to nurture it.

13. How did Jody look after the fawn, after he accepted the responsibility for doing this?

Answer: Jody rescued the fawn from the jungle. After bringing it to home he helped it to have milk. This shows the level of commitment Jody was having towards taking good care of the fawn.

14. 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 is worried about feeding the fawn within her limited means. She agrees later after Jody was ready to part with his share of milk for the fawn.