Did Mrs. Pumphrey call Mr. Herriot as expected? Why?
Yes, Mrs. Pumphrey called Mr. Herriot as expected. She called him because Tricki had stopped eating. He refused to eat his favorite dishes. He had bouts of vomiting. He panted throughout the time lying on a rug. He didn’t want to do anything.
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?
What did Mrs. Pumphrey say about Tricki?
Did Mrs. Pumphrey cut down on the sweet things from Tricki’s diet? Why?
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