Chapter-10 The Banyan Tree

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 The old banyan tree became special for the speaker because it was his grandfather's favorite tree, and the narrator's grandfather was too old to climb it, so he couldn't share it with anyone else.

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The speaker's favorite activity was reading storybooks and observing the surroundings from the branches of the banyan tree.

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The banyan tree became the noisiest place in the garden during the fig season, attracting various kinds of birds.

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The author built a platform halfway up the banyan tree, where he spent his afternoons reading and relaxing.

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The author witnessed a fierce fight between a cobra and a mongoose, which he described as a battle between two skilled fighters.

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The mongoose bit the cobra twice on the back, then caught it by the snout when the cobra was tired. Eventually, the mongoose dragged the dead cobra into the bushes.

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The fight in The Banyan Tree was between a mongoose and a cobra. The cobra died, while a crow who came to feed on the dead cobra also got bitten and died.

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The Banyan Tree is a short story about a fight between a mongoose and a cobra witnessed by the author while he was sitting on a banyan tree. The tree serves as a platform for the author to watch the fight, and the story ends with the death of the cobra and a crow who came to feed on its body.

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The banyan tree serves as a vantage point for the author to watch the fight between the cobra and the mongoose. Additionally, the tree holds sentimental value for the author as it was almost his own property due to his grandfather's age and inability to climb it.

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The cobra hissed, raised three feet of its body off the ground, and spread its broad hood to challenge the mongoose. The mongoose, in response, bushed its tail and had the long hair on its back stand up.

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The other two spectators were a myna and a wild crow. They initially watched the fight from a cactus plant, but later tried to feed on the dead cobra. However, the crow got bitten and died, while the myna flew away after giving a shrill cry and looking into the bushes.

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The crow in The Banyan Tree story got bitten by the cobra during the fight, and it fell dead.

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In the end of The Banyan Tree story, the myna flew to the ground, gave a shrill cry, looked into the bushes, and flew away.

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The Banyan Tree story explores the theme of the natural cycle of life and death, where the mongoose and the cobra are seen as natural enemies, and the myna and the crow come to feed on the dead bodies. The story also emphasizes the importance of nature and the beauty of the natural world.

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The old banyan tree did not belong to the grandfather because he was not strong enough to climb it.

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The small gray squirrel became friendly with the boy when it found that the boy carried no catapult or air/gun in his hand.

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When the boy started to bring him pieces of cake and biscuit, the squirrel became bold enough to take pieces of food from his hand.

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 In the spring, the banyan tree was full of small red figs, and birds of all kinds would come there.

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The banyan tree served the boy as a reading room where he had made a rough platform to sit and read books.

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The young boy spent his afternoons leaning against the tree, reading story books.