Grandmother’s prophecy was that the tiger

(i) Would prefer Mahmud’s bed to sleep in.

(ii) And the cook would disappear together from the house.

(iii) Would one day make a meal of Mahmud.

Keeping pets helps us become more loving and tolerant. It also helps us respect life in any form. Do you agree?

(i) What did Toto do to entertain Timothy?

(ii) What did he do when Timothy lost his temper?

Have you heard of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)? What do they do?

“I became one of the tiger’s favourites”. Who is ‘I’ in the statement? Why did he think so?

Where was Timothy most comfortable during the day? Where was he during the night?

What was Grandmother’s prophecy about the cook? Did it come true?

What made Grandfather decide to transfer Timothy to the zoo?

Why did Grandfather want Timothy to be put in another enclosure?

What shocked Grandfather in the end?