JKBOSE 9th Class English Solutions chapter – 19 MOTI GUJ – MUTINEER

Once there was a coffee planter in India. He engaged elephants to clear stumps for coffee planting. (Stump is that part of the tree which is left in the ground after the rest of the tree has fallen or has been cut down.) One of the elephants, called Moti Guj, had a fine pair of tusks. So he was engaged to uproot the stumps. His master was one Deesa who was a foolish drunkard. The animal was the best while his master was the worst. But the two were devotedly attached to each other. Deesa would sit on the elephant’s neck and give him commands. The elephant obeyed his master like a slave. Deesa would often beat the animal when he was drunk. But the animal bore it all for the sake of Deesa’s love. Deesa truly loved his elephant. He would sing him songs, embrace him, call him the king of elephants, and would wash him in the river once a week.

Deesa was fond of drinking. He often told lies to get leave to go and drink hard. He had a short memory. He often forgot that he had told a particular lie before. Once he told his master that his mother was dead. The master reminded him of his earlier statement about his mother’s death. But then Deesa spoke the truth that he wanted to go and get properly drunk. He was given leave for ten days. But the leave ve was g given on the condition that the work should not suffer. Deesa agreed to it and made alternative arrangements. He told Moti Guj in his own tender way that he was going on leave for ten days and that he was to work under another mahout named Chihun.

Chihun was very kind to the elephant, but Moti Guj felt unhappy and lonely without Deesa. Anyhow, he worked well for ten days. But on the eleventh day, he became a mutineer. No threats could make the animal bend. He roamed about the garden, harassed Chihun, chased the planter and made fun of other elephants.  He spoiled the garden and returned to Chihun for food in the evening. Chihun snubbed the elephant and refused to give him any food. However, Moti Guj could not be humiliated like this. He lifted Chihun’s child up with his trunk. Chihun immediately submitted, served the elephant food and drink and got his dear child released.

At last, Deesa returned. He feared his master would scold him for outstaying his leave. He reported for work with many lies, but the master had only this to say, “Call up your beast.” Deesa called in the elephant’s language. Moti Guj came running and fell into Deesa’s arms trumpeting with joy. Deesa addressed him as his son and his love. Moti Guj lifted Deesa up on his trunk and left for the job of stump-clearing. The planter was too astonished to be angry.

बड़ बहुत समय पूर्व भारत में कॉफी बागान का एक मालिक था। उसने पेड़ों के ठूंठ उखड़वाने के लिए कुछ हाथी किराए पर लिए ताकि उस जगह पर कॉफी का बाग लगाया जा सके। किराए पर लिए गए हाथियों में से एक हाथी ठूंठ उखाड़ने में बहुत कुशल था। उसके बड़े दो दांतों का जोड़ा बहुत ही खूबसूरत और मजबूत था । वह ठूंठों को फेंकता था। उसका स्वामी दीसा नामक एक व्यक्ति था जो मूर्खों की भांति शराब पिया करता था। उस हाथी का नाम मोती गज था। ठूंठ उखाड़ने का काम करने वाले सभी हाथियों में से मोती गज सबसे बढ़िया हाथी था, जबकि उसका स्वामी महावतों में सबसे बुरा महावत था। परन्तु फिर भी उन दोनों में बहुत प्यार था। वे एक-दूसरे को सच्चे मन से चाहते थे। दीसा अपने हाथी की गर्दन पर बैठ जाता और मोती गज उसके आदेश पर काम किया करता। किन्तु जब दीसा शराब पी लेता, तो वह जानवर को बुरी तरह पीटा करता । मोती गज दीसा के प्रति अपने प्रेम के कारण यह पिटाई शान्त भाव से सहन कर लेता । जब दीसा ने शराब न पी होती थी तो वह अपने हाथी को गीत सुनाता, उसे अपने आलिंगन में लेता, उसे हाथियों का राजा कह कर पुकारता और सप्ताह में एक बार उसे नहलाने के लिए नदी पर ले जाता ।

दीसा को शराब पीने का बहुत शौक था। वह छुट्टी लेने और फिर जी भर कर शराब पीने के लिए प्रायः झूठ बोला करता था। उसकी याददाश्त बहुत कमजोर थी । वह भूल जाया करता कि उसने पहले क्या झूठ बोल रखा है। एक बार उसने अपने मालिक से कहा कि उसकी मां मर गई थी । तब उसके मालिक ने उसे याद दिलाया कि एक बार पहले भी वह अपनी मां के मरने की बात कर चुका था । अब दीसा को सच्ची बात बतानी ही पड़ी कि वह छुट्टी लेकर जाना चाहता था और फिर जी भर कर शराब पीना चाहता था । दीसा को दस दिन की छुट्टी दे दी गई। किन्तु शर्त यह थी कि दीसा को कोई वैकल्पिक प्रबन्ध करना होगा ताकि काम में कोई बाधा न पहुंचे। दीसा मान गया और उसने चिहुन नामक एक अन्य महावत को काम निबटाने के लिए कह दिया । दीसा ने मोती गज को अपने ही ढंग में बता दिया कि वह दस दिन की छुट्टी पर जा रहा था और मोती गज को उन दिनों के दौरान चिहुन के नीचे काम करना होगा। ।

चिहुन मोती गज के प्रति बहुत दयालु था, परन्तु मोती गज दीसा के बिना स्वयं को अकेला और उदास महसूस किया करता था। फिर भी उसने दस दिन तक ठीक ढंग से काम किया, परन्तु ग्यारहवें दिन वह विद्रोही बन गया। कोई भी धमकी उसके घुटने झुकाने को मजबूर न कर सकी । वह बाग़ में इधर-उधर घूमने लगा और उसने चिहुन तथा बाग के मालिक को डरा कर भगा दिया। फिर वह काम कर रहे अन्य हाथियों के पास गया और उनका मज़ाक उड़ाने लगा। दिन भर जंगल में इधर-उधर घूमने के बाद वह सायंकाल होने पर भोजन के लिए चिहुन के पास गया। चिहुन ने उसे बुरा-भला कहा और भोजन देने से इन्कार कर दिया। परन्तु मोती गज इस तरह हार मानने वाला नहीं था। उसने चिहुन के बच्चे को अपनी सूंड में उठा लिया। चिहुन ने तुरन्त अपनी हार मान ली और मोती गज को खाने के लिए उसका भोजन ला कर दिया और इस प्रकार आखिर उसने अपने प्रिय बच्चे को मोती गज से मुक्त करवा लिया।

अगले दिन प्रभात होने पर दीसा वापस आ गया। उसे भय था कि उसका मालिक उसे छुट्टी से अधिक दिनों तक अनुपस्थित रहने के लिए डांटेगा। दीसा अनेक तरह के झूठ बोलने लगा, लेकिन उसके मालिक ने उसे केवल इतना ही कहा, “अपने जानवर को बुलाओ।” दीसा ने हाथियों की भाषा में आवाज़ लगाई। मोती गज भागता हुआ वहां आ पहुंचा और खुशी से झूमता हुआ दीसा की बांहों में आ गया। दीसा ने उसे ‘मेरी जान’ और ‘मेरा पुत्र’ कह कर सम्बोधित किया। मोती गज ने दीसा को अपनी सूंड पर उठा लिया और फिर वे दोनों ठूंठ उखाड़ने के अपने काम पर चल दिये। यह सब देख कर बाग़ का मालिक इतना चकित हुआ कि उसका दीसा पर से सब क्रोध जाता रहा।

(Page 90) Once upon a time there was a coffee-planter in India who wished to clear some forest land for coffee-planting. When he had cut down all the trees, the stumps still remained. The planter hired elephants for stump-clearing. The very best of all the elephants belonged to the very worst of all the drivers or mahouts; and this superior beast’s name was Moti Guj, which means the Pearl Elephant. He was the absolute property of his mahout, Deesa.

1. Name the chapter and its writer.

2. Which was the best elephant and to whom did he belong ?

3. Why did the coffee-planter wish to clear the forest land ?

4. What kind of mahout was Deesa ?

5. To Tung Jamb Give the meanings of: (a) stumps (b) absolute.

01. The name of the chapter is Moti Guj – Mutineer’. The name of the writer is Rudyard Kipling.

2. The best elephant was Moti Guj. He belonged to a mahout named Deesa.

 3. He wished to clear the forest land for coffee-planting.

4. Deesa was the worst of all mahouts.

5. (a) stumps = parts of trees left in the ground after cutting down of trunks. arger

(b) absolute = complete.

(Page 90) Deesa was a foolish drunkard. When he had made much money through the strength of his elephant, he would get extremely drunk and give Moti Guj a beating with a tent-peg over the tender nails of the forefeet. Moti Guj never trampled the life out of Deesa on these occasions. He knew that after the beating was over, Deesa would embrace his trunk and weep. He would call him his love and give him some liquor which Moti Guj was very fond of.

(A) (i) With what would Deesa give a beating to Moti Guj ?

(ii) When did Deesa get extremely drunk ?

(iii) Did Moti Guj trample life out of Deesa ? Why ?

(iv) When the beating was over, what would Deesa do ?

(B) Choose the most appropriate option:

 Moti Guj was very fond of ………..  .

(i) being beaten    (ii) liquor

(iii) his trunk being embraced (iv) none of these three.

(C) Moti Guj means :

(i) a storong   (ii) a white elephant

(iii) the pearl elephant (iv) none of these three.

(A) (i) When heavily drunk, Deesa would give a hard beating to Moti Guj with a tent-peg.

(ii) Deesa would get extremely a I drunk when he had made a lot of money through the strength of his elephant.

(iii) No, he never did it because he knew that Deesa loved him very dearly.

(iv) After Deesa had given a hard beating to Moti Guj, he would feel repentant, embrace the elephant’s trunk and burst into tears.

(B) (ii) liquor.

(C) (iii) the pearl elephant.

(Page 91) Moti Guj and Deesa worked hard. Deesa sat o on Moti Guj’s neck and gave him orders. Moti Guj rooted up d up the stumps for he owned a magnificent pair of tusks. While Moti Guj worked, Deesa kicked him behind the ears and called him the king of elephants. In the evening, Moti Guj would mix his three hundred pounds of greens with a bottle of liquor. Deesa would also take a share, and sing songs between Moti Guj’s legs till it was time to go to to bed.

1. Where did Moti Guj and Deesa work ?

2. How did the two work ?

3. What did Moti Guj eat in the evening ?

4. What would Deesa do between Moti Guj’s legs ?

5. Give the meanings of: (a) magnificent (b) tusks.

1. Deesa and Moti Guj worked at a forest land. They did the job of clearing stumps.

2. The two worked very hard. Deesa would sit on the elephant’s neck and drive him.

3. Moti Guj ate 300 pounds of greeens mixed with a bottle of liquor.

4. He would sing songs between Moti Guj’s legs.

5. (a) magnificent = grand, splendid.

(b) tusks = long teeth coming out on either side of the mouth of an elephant.

(Page 91) Once a week, Deesa led Moti Guj down to the river. Moti Guj lay on his side in the shallows, while Deesa rubbed him with a coir swab and a brick. Moti Guj never mistook the pounding blow of the brick or the smack of the coir swab that warned him to get up and turn over on the other side. Then Deesa would look at his feet and examine his eyes, and turn up the corners of his mighty ears in case of sores. After inspection, the two would stand up, Moti Guj, all black and shining, waving a torn tree branch twelve feet long in his trunk, and Deesa knotting up his own long wet hair.

(A) (i) How did Deesa wash Moti Guj ?

(ii) When did Moti Guj turn sides ?

(iii) Why did Deesa turn up the corners of the elephant’s ears ?

(B) Choose the most appropriate options  :

(i) How frequently would Deesa give Moti Guj a bath ?

(a) Once a week.                              (b) Once a month.

(c) Every day.                                    (d) Whenever Deesa liked.

(ii) Whenever Deesa smacked Moti Guj with a brick, he would ……… .

(a) trumpet loudly.        (b) start rolling around beakto.

(c) get very angry          (d) turn sides.

(iii) If Moti Guj had some sores, Deesa would ……….. .

(a) give Moti Guj a nice bath          (b) turn up the ears of Moti Guj

(c) would take Moti Guj to a vet     (d) feel sorry for the animal.

(C) What would Deesa do after giving his elephant a bath ?

(A) (i) Deesa led Moti Guj to the river for giving him a thorough wash by s rubbing him with a coir swab and a brick.

(ii) Moti Guj turned sides whenever Deesa gave him a pounding blow of a brick or the smack of a coir swab.

(iii) He would do it if the elephant suffered from some sores.

(B) (i) (a) Once a week. (ii) (d) turn sides (iii) (b) turn up the ears of Moti Guj.

(C) He and Moti Guj would get up and then Deesa would knot up his own long wet hair.

(Page 91) He went to the planter. “My mother’s dead,” said he weeping. “She died on the last plantation two months ago, and she had died once before when you were working for me last year,” said the planter who knew something of  Deesa’s ways.

“Then it was my aunt, and she weeping more than ever.

“Who brought the news?” said the planter.

“The post,” said Deesa.

“There hasn’t been a post here for the past week. Get back to work !”

1. What was the lie told by Deesa ?

2. Why did he tell this lie ?

3. How did the planter come to know that Deesa was telling a lie ?

4. How did Deesa compare his aunt to his mother ?

5. Give the meanings of: (a) plantation (b) post.

1. He said that his mother had died.

2. He told this lie to get leave for some days.

3. Deesa said that the news of his mother’s death was received by post. But for one week, no post had been received. Thus the planter came to know that Deesa was telling a lie.

4. Deesa said that his aunt was just like a mother to him.

5. (a) plantation = a large piece of land where tea, tobacco, etc. are grown.

(b) post = official delivery of letters, parcels, etc.

(Page 92) “May God bless you !” cried Deesa. “I shall be absent but ten little days. After that, I’ll return. Have I your gracious permission to call up, Moti Guj?” Permission was granted, and in answer to Deesa’s shrill yell, the mighty tusker swung out of the shade of some trees where he had been pouring dust over himself till his master should return.

“Light of my heart, mountain of might, give ear,” said Deesa, standing in front of him. Moti Guj gave ear and saluted with his trunk.

(A) (i) For how many days would Deesa be absent ?

(ii) What was the elephant doing when he was called ?

(iii) How did Deesa address the elephant ?

(B) Choose the most appropriate options:

(i) Give the first form of the verb ‘swung’ used here.

(a) swang                               (b) swong

(c) swing                                (d) swinged.

(ii) Where was Deesa going ?

(a) To drink hard.                    (b) To see his parents.

(c) For his mother’s funeral.   (d) For his aunt’s funeral.

(iii) The word ‘shrill’ has been used as ……….. .

(a) a past participle      (b) an adjective

(c) an abstract noun     (d) a common noun.

(C) What did Moti Guj do when Deesa asked him to give ear ?

(A) (i) He was to be absent for only ten days.

(ii) He was busy pouring dust all over himself hiding in the shade of

(iii) He called him lovingly, addressing him as light of my heart’ and mountain of might

(B) (i) swing (ii) (a) To drink hard. (iii) (b) an adjective.

(C) Moti Guj readily gave ear and also saluted Deesa with his trunk.

(Page 92) Ten days,” said Deesa, “you will work and obey the orders of Chihun. Take up Chihun and set him on your neck.”

Moti Guj curled the tip of his trunk. Chihun put his feet there, and was swung on to his neck. Deesa handed Chihun the heavy ankus – the iron goad.

Chihun patted Moti Guj’s bald head and the elephant trumpeted.

“Be still beast after my own heart: Chihun’s your mahout for ten days. And now hid me goodbye, Jewel of all Created Elephants, Lily of the Herd. Be good and may God bless you.”

1. Name the chapter and its writer.

2. What did Deesa tell Moti Guj ?

3. “Chihun is your mahout for ten days.” How did Deesa find out that Moti Guj had understood him ?

4. Which word in the passage means taken up’ ?

1. The name of the chapter is ‘Moti Guj —Mutineer’. The name of the writer is Rudyard Kipling.

2. Deesa told Moti Guj that he was going on leave for ten days. He asked Moti Guj to obey Chihun in his absence.

3. Moti Guj curled his trunk and lifted Chihun on his neck. Then the elephant trumpeted loudly. Thus Deesa found out that Moti Guj had understood him.

4. surung = taken up.

(Page 93) Chihun was very kind to him, but Moti Guj felt unhappy and lonely. Nonetheless he worked well, and the planter wondered. Deesa had wandered along the roads till he met a marriage procession of his own caste. Drinking and dancing, he lost count of days.

The morning of the eleventh day dawned, and there returned no Deesa. Moti Guj was loosed from his ropes. He swung clear, looked round, shrugged his shoulders and began to walk away, as one having business elsewhere.

(A) (i) Why did Moti Guj feel unhappy and lonely ?

(ii) Why could Deesa not return on the eleventh day ?

(iii) How did Moti Guj behave on the eleventh day ?

(B) Choose the most appropriate options:

(i) Moti Guj felt unhappy and lonely because …………. .

(a) Chihun beat him daily       (b) chihun loaded him heavily

(b) Deesa was not with him    (d) the weather had become sultry.

(ii) Deesa lost count of days because he …….. .

(a) met a marriage procession   (b) drank heavily

(c) danced too much                  (d) all of these three.

(iii) Deesa did not return ……….  .

(a) on the eleventh  (b) on the tenth day

(c) at all                   (d) on the twelfth day.

(C) How was Deesa as a man ?

(A) (i) He felt so because his loving master, Deesa, had gone on leave for ten a brux besdays. Moti Guj was missing Deesa very badly.

(ii) He could not return because he drank so much during a marriage that he lost his senses and also count of days.

(iii) With the eleventh day starting, he swung clear, looked around, shrugged his shoulders and began to walk away as if he had some important business somewhere.

(B) (i) (c) Deesa was not with him (ii) (d) all of these three. (iii) (a) on the eleventh day.

(C) He was a heavy drinker, but he loved his elephant to a fault.

Ans.— Moti Guj knew that after the beating, Deesa would embrace his trunk and weep. He would call him his love. He would also give him some liquor to drink.

Ans.— Deesa was to be away for ten days. He told Moti Guj by hitting ten times on ba s his nails.

Ans.— Deesa said that his mother had died. Then he said that his wives were dying of plague. He told all these dreadful stories to get leave from work.

Ans.— Deesa looked after Moti Guj very lovingly. Once a week he took him to the river. He rubbed him with a coir swab and a brick. He examined his feet and eyes.

Ans.— Moti Guj said his goodbye by swinging Deesa in the air twice.

Ans.— Deesa had promised to return after ten days. But when Deesa did not return on the eleventh day, Moti Guj refused to obey Chihun. He became a mutineer and refused to work.

Ans.— When Deesa returned, Moti Guj was very happy to see him. He fell into ad Deesa’s arms and trumpeted loudly. Deesa, too, loved his elephant deeply. Both of them wept over each other.

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Ans.— (1) cuts (2) spread (3) let (4) hurtot (5) set.

Ans.— Positive        Comparative             Superlative

            Little             less                           least

            Few              fewer                        fewest

            Hot               hotter                       hottest

            Big                bigger                      biggest

            Thin              thinner                     thinnest

            Fat                fatter                        fattest

            Cold             colder                       coldest

            Great            greater                      greatest

Ans.— Deesa, indeed, loved his elephant like a son. And on his part, Moti Guj also behaved like an obedient son. Both of them were deeply attached to each other. It was only when Deesa got drunk that he lost his head. Then he would beat his elephant. But Moti Guj never thought of trampling Deesa. He knew that after the beating, Deesa would embrace his trunk and weep. Moti Guj obeyed whatever his master ordered him to do. He obeyed Deesa’s orders to work under Chihun though he didn’t like it. When Deesa was back, Moti Guj came running and fell into Deesa’s arms. The two wept over each other. It was like the union of a long-lost father and his son.

Ans.— Since time immemorial, man has been hunting wild animals for food. Then he started hunting them for sport. And then he killed them to sell their hides and make money. And now he kills them for all these purposes. As a result, many wild species have almost become extinct. Many countries have passed strict laws against hunting wild animals.

Wildlife reserves and sanctuaries have been created for the protection of endangered species. But the evil of poaching still continues. For example, in India the tiger has almost become extinct. Massive poaching in the past two years has wiped out the entire tiger population at one of the tiger reserves in India. According to the latest official figures, we have now only 1500 tigers bilet dichter dola left in the wild.

The tiger is the pride of our forests. It is one of the most beautiful of wild animals. Poachers kill it for the sake of its lovely hide, which they can sell at a very high price in other countries. These unscrupulous people forget the harm they are doing to mother earth. They are killing one of God’s loveliest creatures just for the sake of money. The government should come down heavily on such people.

Often it has been reported that the officials in the tiger reserves are mixed up with the poachers. It is shameful that the protectors have become destroyers. These men deserve no less a punishment than hanging. It is the duty of the government to save the wildlife in whatever way it can.