A Triumph of Surgery

James Alfred Wight

About the lesson

Tricki is a small pet dog. His mistress Mrs. Pumphrey is very rich. So Tricki lives an affluent life. He is pampered and overfed by his mistress. But he is given no physical exercise. He becomes hugely fat and lazy. He falls seriously ill. His mistress is distraught to see him unwell. She consults the narrator who is a veterinary surgeon. He heals Tricki without performing an operation. Mrs. Pumphrey is excited as well as happy to see her dog recovered from the disease.

ट्रिकी एक छोटा पालतू कुत्ता है। उसकी मालकिन श्रीमती पम्फ्रे बहुत अमीर है| इसलिए ट्रिकी एक समृद्धि पूर्ण जीवन जीता है। उसकी मालकिन द्वारा उसे बहुत लाड़ प्यार किया जाता है तथा उसे अत्याधिक भोजन करा दिया जाता है। किंतु उससे सारे काम नहीं कराया जाता। कोई अत्यधिक मोटा तथा आलसी हो जाता है। वह गंभीर रूप से बीमार हो जाता है। उसकी मालकिन से अस्वस्थ देखकर परेशान हो जाती है। वह वर्णनकर्ता से संपर्क करती है, जो कि एक पशु चिकित्सक है। बैटरी को बिना चीरफाड़ के ही स्वस्थ कर देता है| श्रीमती पम्फ्रे अपने कुत्ते को बीमार से स्वस्थ देखकर प्रसन्न हो जाती है| 

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Word Meaning 

Pampered - shown excessive indulgence लाड प्यार करना | Hugely - excessively अत्याधिक | Bloated - swollen फूला हुआ | Sausage - under baked meat कबाब | Hastened - hurried जल्दी की | Listless - careless असावधान | malnutrition -Lack of proper diet कुपोषण | Malt - a grain, Barley जौ | Relent - to soften मुलायम होना | Tackle - to seize पकड़ना | Plenty - more than enough प्रचुर | Lumbago - backache कटिवात | Wrung - twisted मरोड़ना | Determined - with a set mind दृढ़ संकल्प | Regime - rule pretending to food पथ्यापथ्य नियम | Immediately - at once तुरंत | Tottering - staggering लड़खड़ाना | Struggled - contended,strove छटपटाना | Harness - ornamental covering साज़ | Distraught - upset, afflicted परेशान | Bouts - repetition, fits दोबारा होने | Rug - blanket of thick wool मोटी ऊन का कंबल | Panting - gasping हाफना | Swooned - to lament मूर्छित होना | Wailings - lamenting, moaning रोना | Despairing - full of disappointment निराश भरी | Glanced - Give Rapid look सरसरी निगाह से देखना | Pathetic - moving to pity दयनीय | Wag - Shake हिलाना | Surged - crowded उमड पडना | Sniffing - making sound सू सू करना | Whimper - to whine रिरिआना | Trotted - moved दुलकी की चाल चलना | Engulfed - encircled घिरा हुआ | Sloped - spill छलकाया | Jostling - pushing धकेलना | Scrimmages - fights झगड़ा | Shaggy - rough भद्दा | Hovered - hangover मंडराना | Anxiously - curiously उत्सुकता से | Bulletins - report समाचार | Dodged - avoided टालना | Convalescing - gaining health स्वास्थ्य लाभ करना | Constitution - physical structure शरीर रचना | Sustained - maintained जारी रहना | Luxurious - providing comfort राजसी तौर पर | Gleaming - giving out bright light चमकना | Chauffeur - driver चालक | Clasped - seized firmly जकड़े हुए | Hurtling - running at speedy pace तेज गति से चलना | Flapping - waving फड़फड़ाना | Lithe - elastic लचीला | Tremendous - terrible विशाल | Startled - Amazed आश्चर्यचकित | Swarmed - climbed ऊपर चढ़ना | Triumph - victory विजय | 

Read And find out

Q1. Why is Mrs. Pumphrey worried about Tricki?

Ans. Mrs. Pumphrey is worried about Tricki because he looks listless. he seems to have no energy. She thinks that he is suffering from malnutrition.

Q2. Why does she do to help him?

Ans. Mrs. Pumphrey, the same gives tricky extra food malt and code liver oil and Horlicks to build him up. she is not wise in doing so.

Q3. Who do I refer to in this story?

Ans. The word I referred to Mr. Herriot, a veterinary surgeon in this story. He is the narrator 

of the story. He narrates the story of the story .

Read and find out

Q1. Is the narrator as Rich As Tricki's mistress?

Ans. No, he isn't. The narrator is not as rich as Tricki’s mistress. He cannot afford to take eggs and wine during the meal.

Q2. Does heat treat the dog?

Ans. He takes Tricki to his surgery. he provides him with natural atmosphere among other dogs. he does not allow Tricki to take excessive food. he lets him play with other dogs. in this way he treats Tricki.

Q3. Why is he tempted to keep tricky on as a permanent guest?

Ans. Mrs. Pumphrey regularly sent eggs, wine and brandy to build up Tricki’s strength. these things were enjoyed by the narrator and his partners. so the narrator is tempted to keep tricky on as a permanent guest.

Q4. Why does Mrs. Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “A triumph of surgery”?

Ans. Tricki had become Hugely fat. he seemed to have no energy. Mrs. Pumphrey admitted him to Mr. Herriot’s surgery. there he was transformed into a light, hard-muscled animal in 2 weeks. Som Mrs. Pumphrey thinks the dog’s recovery is A triumph of surgery.

Think about it

Q1. What kind of a person do you think the narrator, veterinary surgeon, is? would you say he is a text full as well as full of common sense?

Ans. The narrator is a skilled veterinary doctor. he knows well how to treat animals. he is tactful as well as full of common sense. that is why he succeeded in Tricki's treatment without medicines.

Q2. Do you think tricky was happy to go home?

Ans. Yes, we do think so because he loved his mistress very much. now, he will be seen running and jumping in the house after rats and cats. but in a few days, he will be fed so much by Mrs. Pumphrey that he will become sick.

Q3. Do you think this is a real-life episode or fiction? or is it mixture of both? 

Ans. He thinks it is a real-life episode with some part of the fiction. in real life, we see that rich people who love their pets, overfeed them, and make them Sick. the author relates this story mixing it with his own ideas to produce humor as well as pity.

Talk about it

Q1.This episode describes the silly behavior of a rich woman who is foolish indulgent because she is lonely. do you think such people are merely silly, or can their action cause harm to others?

Ans. I think that a person like Mrs. Pumphrey is over intelligent because she is lonely. her indulgence over Tricki makes her foolish. she lacks in common sense .such persons can cause harm to others as Mrs. Pumphrey does to Tricki.

Q2. Do you think there are also parents like Mrs. Pumphrey?

Ans. Yes, within that there are parents like Mrs. Pumphrey. Such parents love their children excessively. by doing so they spoil them.

Q3. What do you have done if you were: i) a member of the staff in Mrs. Pumphrey's household? ii) a neighbour? what would your life would have been like in general?

Ans. If I had been a member of the staff in Mrs. Pumphrey’s household, I would have politely advised her to cut down Tricki’s food give only the light food prevent him from being sick. I would have also advised to consult of veterinary doctor. 

If I had been a neighbor, I would have explained to Mrs. Pumphrey the cause of Tricki’s sickness and asked her to cut down on sweet things as Mr Herriot had previously told her,my life as a member of Mrs. Pumphrey staff would have been more comfortable she was a rich and generals lady. My life as a neighbour could be a bit irritating to see her foolish behavior towards her dog.