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A Triumph of Surgery
This episode describes the silly behaviour of a rich woman who is foolishly indulgent, perhaps because she is lonely. Do you think such people are merely silly, or can their actions cause harm to others?
Actually, such people are ignorant about the consequences of their actions. In this chapter, The pet dog Tricki suffers from health ailments on account of its mistress, Mrs. Pumphrey's habit of overfeeding. She has lack of common sense and she keeps her dog feeding to show her affection towards him. Even when it is at the surgery, she keeps bringing bottles of wine and dozens of eggs everyday to build a little dog's strength.
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Why is he tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest?
Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of common sense?
Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
This episode describes the silly behaviour of a rich woman who is foolishly indulgent, perhaps because she is lonely. Do you think such people are merely silly, or can their actions cause harm to others?
Do you think there are also parents like Mrs Pumphrey?
Who was Tricki?
What do you know about the narrator?
Why was the narrator worried about Tricki?
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