- Action, Linking, and Auxiliary Verb: Definitions, Functions, and Examples
- Correct Use of Verbs
- Correct Use of Preposition
- Present Perfect vs. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- Uses of Articles (A, An, The)
- Active and Passive Voice
- Indefinite and Definite Articles: Definition and Examples
- Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
- Comparison of Adjectives & Adverbs: Examples, Sentences & Exercises
- Adjectives
- Irregular Verbs with Examples
- Modal Auxiliary Verb
- Use of Modal Verbs
- Compound Antecedents: Definition & Examples
- What is an Antecedent? Definition, Meaning & Examples
- What Are Collective Nouns?
- What Are Possessive Nouns? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Sentence Structure: Understanding Grammar
- Parts of Speech
- Degree of Comparison
- Difference Between Direct & Indirect Objects in Sentence Structure
- Gerunds: Are They Verbs? Are They Nouns?
- Conjunction vs. Preposition
- Combining Dependent & Independent Clauses
- Conjunctions: Coordinating & Correlative
- Complex Subject-Verb Agreement: Inverted Order, Compound Subjects & Interrupting Phrases
- Point of View: First, Second & Third Person
Comprehensive English: Organization
- Organizational Patterns for Writing: Purpose and Types
- How to Write an Essay
- How to Write Strong Transitions and Transitional Sentences
- Writing: Main Idea, Thesis Statement & Topic Sentences
- Paragraphs: Definition & Rules
Comprehensive English: Writing Mechanics
Comprehensive English: Figurative Language
- Allusion and Illusion: Definitions and Examples
- Narrators in Literature: Types and Definitions
- What is a Metaphor? Examples, Definition & Types
Comprehensive English: Writing Assessment Tools & Strategies
- Qualities of Good Assessments: Standardization, Practicality, Reliability & Validity
- Forms of Assessment
- Self-Assessment in Writing: Definition & Examples
- How to Set a Grading Rubric for Literary Essays
- Standard Score: Definition & Examples
- Raw Score: Definition & Explanation
- How to Create a Writing Portfolio
Comprehensive English: Effective Listening & Speaking
Comprehensive English: Developing Word Identification Skills
English: Class 6 : Honey Suckle
- The Banyan Tree
- Desert Animals
- A Game of Chance
- Fair Play
- Who I Am
- A Different Kind of School
- An Indian-American Woman in Space: Kalpana Chawla
- How the Dog Found Himself a New Master
- Who Did Patrick’s Homework
English: Class 6 : Poem
English: Class 6 : A Pact with the sun
- A Strange Wrestling Match
- What Happened to the Reptiles
- A Pact with the Sun
- The Wonder Called Sleep
- The Monkey and the Crocodile
- Tansen
- The Old Clock Shop
- The Shepherd’s Treasure
- The Friendly Mongoose
- A Tale of Two Birds
English: Class 7 : Honeycomb
English: Class 7: Alien Hand
- An Alien Hand
- A Tiger in the House
- The Bear Story
- Chandni
- I Want Something in a Cage
- Golu Grows a Nose
- The Cop and the Anthem
- The Desert
- Bringing Up Kari
- The Tiny Teacher
English: Class 7: Poem
- Garden Snake
- Meadow Surprises
- Dad and the Cat and the Tree
- Mystery of the Talking Fan
- Trees
- Chivvy
- The Shed
- The Rebel
- The Squirrel
English: Class 8: Honey Dew
- The Great Stone Face II
- The Great Stone Face I
- A Short Monsoon Diary
- A Visit to Cambridge
- This is Jody’s Fawn
- The Summit Within
- Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory
- Glimpses of the Past
- The Best Christmas Present in the World
English: Class 8: Poem
English: Class 8: It so happened
- Ancient Education System of India
- The Comet — II
- The Comet — I
- Jalebis
- The Open Window
- The Fight
- The Treasure Within
- The Selfish Giant
- Children At Work
English: Class 9: Beehive
- Kathmandu
- If I were You
- The Bond of Love
- Reach for the Top
- Packing
- My Childhood
- The Snake and the Mirror
- A Truly Beautiful Mind
- The Sound of Music
- The Fun They Had
English: Class 9: Poem
English: Class 9: Moments
- A House Is Not a Home
- The Last Leaf
- Weathering the Storm in Ersama
- The Happy Prince
- In the Kingdom of Fools
English: Class 10: First Flight
- The Proposal
- The Sermon at Banaras
- Madam Rides the Bus
- Mijbil the Otter
- Glimpses of India
- The Hundred Dresses - II
- The Hundred Dresses - I
- From the Diary of Anne Frank
- Two Stories about Flying
- Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom
- A Letter to God
English: Class 10: Poem
English: Class 10: Foot prints
English: Class 10: Supplementary : Prose
English: Class 10: Supplementary: Poetry
English: Class 11:Hornbill
- Silk Road
- The Adventure
- The Browning Version
- The Ailing Planet: the Green Movement’s Role
- Landscape of the Soul
- Discovering Tut: the Saga Continues
- We’re Not Afraid to Die..if We Can All Be Together
- The Portrait of a Lady
English: Class 11: Supplementary
- The Tale of Melon City
- Birth
- The Ghat of the Only World
- Albert Einstein at School
- Ranga’s Marriage
- The Address
- The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
English: Class 11: Poem
- 2Ajamil and the Tigers
- Ode to a Nightingale
- Felling of the Banyan Tree
- Refugee Blues
- For Elkana
- Hawk Roosting
- Mother Tongue
- The World is too Much With Us
- Telephone Conversation
- Coming
- Let me Not to the Marriage of True Minds
- The Peacock
English: Class 12: Prose
- Going Places
- The Interview
- Poets and Pancakes
- Indigo
- The Rattrap
- Deep Water
- Lost Spring
- The Last Lesson
English: Class 12: Supplementary
Chapter Summary
The story “A Tiger in the House” was written by Ruskin Bond that highpghts how the author’s grandfather bought a tiger cub home and raised him up at his home. Grandfather found the tiger cub in the ‘Terai jungle’ near Dehradun. The tiger that was found hiding “under a Banayan tree” was about 18 inches long.
The author’s grandfather named the cub Timothy and used to take good care of him. Grandfather started feeding the tiger cub with milk and then gradually added raw mutton and cod-pver oil to his diet. This diet was also later replaced with pigeons and rabbits. Timothy was a well-mannered tiger but when he was 6 months ago, changes in his behaviour upset his grandfather and he thought to keep Timothy in Lucknow zoo.
The Tiger cub ‘Timothy’ and Grandfather
The author s grandfather bought the tiger cub home that was hiding under a Banyan tree among its intricate roots. The tree was in the Terai jungle that was near Dehradun.
What did Toto do to entertain Timothy?
Timothy, being a tiger cub, was raised pke a human child by the author’s grandfather. He has 2 companions at home named Toto and a puppy. Toto was a monkey that used to tease Timothy by pulpng his tail. Toto also used to cpmb up the curtain in order to entertain Timothy.
What did Toto do when Timothy lost his temper?
Toto was a monkey and was a companion to Timothy. Toto also used to cpmb up the curtain in order to entertain Timothy. This action of Toto used to help the tiger to cool down if he loses his temper.
“I became one of the tiger’s favourites.” - Who is ‘I’ in the statement? Why did he think so?
I became one of the tiger’s favourites. In this pne, I referred to the author or the narrator of the story A Tiger in the House. The narrator of the text is Ruskin Bond who stated these words as he thought that Timothy the tiger was rolpng his feet and coming close to him to bite his ankles.
Where was Timothy most comfortable during the day and Where during the night?
Timothy the tiger feels more comfortable on a long sofa, during the daytime. The sofa was in the drawing room where the tiger used to sleep very comfortably at night in at night in the cook’s quarters.
Grandmother’s prophecy about the cook
The author’s grandmother had a prophecy about the cook. The prophecy was that the cook, Mahmoud might get killed by Timothy one day. Grandmother feared that Timothy the tiger could make cook his meal one day. This prophecy of the author’s grandmother never came true.
Grandfather’s decision to transfer Timothy to the zoo
Timothy was well raised by the author s grandfather at his home and he gradually grew up into a well-mannered tiger. Timothy used to stay with his 2 companions Toto the monkey and a small puppy at his house. Timothy when grew to six months, grandfather thought to transfer him to Lucknow zoo as he noticed changes in his behaviour.
Timothy s behavior depicted that he was becoming more dangerous and less friendly and chasing cats and eating up hens. Sometimes the tiger also followed the cook, Mahmoud with evil intentions. All these are the major reasons why Timothy the tiger was kept in the zoo by author’s grandfather.
Grandfather of Ruskin Bond requested the zoo authority to keep Timothy in another cage that will be far away from the leopard’s cage as Timothy was getting frightened by the leopard. The tiger was getting scared when he saw the leopard that was in the next cage rushing at him.
Grandfather got shocked when he learned from the keeper at the zoo that Timothy, the tiger died 2 months ago. The tiger that was in the cage was very dangerous, unpke Timothy. This message made the author’s grandfather very sad and disturbed.
FAQs
Q1. Who is the speaker of the pne – “Now why don’t you transfer Timothy to another cage, away from this stupid leopard?” Name the text from where the above pne has been taken.
Ans. The above pnes have been taken from the prose A Tiger in the House. The author of this prose is Ruskin Bond.
Q2. How did the author’s grandfather use to feed the tiger’s cub?
Ans. Grandfather first started to feed the cub with milk and then gradually added raw mutton and cod-pver oil to his diet. Timothy when grew up, was fed by pigeons and rabbits as his daily diet.
Q3. How friendly Timothy was with the small puppy?
Ans. Timothy was very friendly with both of his companions at writer’s grandfather’s house. The small mongrel puppy first used to frighten Timothy but gradually they both became friends. Timothy then allowed the puppy to rest and crawl on his back.