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But he never turned up on Friday. On Saturday, he rushed in, more worried than ever and said, “Doctor, will you please do something to stop buzzing in my head?”?“Open your eyes,” said the doctor quickly,“and look at me.”The patient obeyed. “And now where are the bees ?”The sheepdog shook his head. “Can’t say.They flew away.”“Listen,” said the doctor. “I was at your place of work today. In fact, I saw you in action. Even talked to some of your flock.”“Oh, those,” the sheepdog made a face. “You need not have taken the trouble. Sheep can’t think for themselves.”“Well, let me tell you most of them do and they think you are unpleasant, short-tempered, impatient, unreasonable bully.”The patient leapt to his feet and got shocked. “How can they say like this ? I always struggle to keep them together and save them out of any harm.”“That is it. You keep them together by bullying them into a tight bunch. You won’t let them step out of the circle. You don’t even allow them to search for juicy grass.”“Bah! They are eating all the time as it is,” said the sheepdog. But he didn’t sound quite as angry as before. (1) With what complaint did the dog enter on Saturday?(2) What did the doctor do to find out the cause of the dog’s complaint?(3) What report did the doctor get from the sheep that the dog was looking after?(4) What did the dog say in his defense?(5) What hateful things did the dog do for the sheep ? |
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Answer» (1) On Saturday, the dog entered with the complaint that he felt a great buzzing of bees in his head. (2) To find out the cause of the dog’s complaint, the doctor went to his place of work and saw him in action. He even talked to some . of his flock. (3) The doctor got the report from the sheep that the dog was unpleasant, short-tempered, impatient and an unreasonable bully. (4) In his defense, the dog said that he always struggled to keep them together and save them out of any harm. (5) The dog kept them together by bullying them into a tight bunch. He didn’t let them step out of the circle. He didn’t even allow them to search for juicy grass, therefore, the sheep hated him. |
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