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That Sunday Morning: Section II
Prose
That Sunday Morning
Section II
Read the section on your own. Draw
a picture to describe the part of the story that you like the most.
I could see the corner, in a haze. I was starting
to whoop with glee, but the whoop froze on my lips. There, right in the middle of the road, stood alone cow! I jammed
on thebrakes and the cycle stopped abruptly,
but I could not stop the momentum of myown
body. I flew over the handlebars and landed smack on the back of the unfortunate animal. The cow, startled by
this sudden attack, reared up and started running. I clung to her for dear life, as she charged up the road and round the corner. As we turned, I spotted two rows of resplendent
cavalry officers mounted on their magnificent
horses
coming towards us. They obviously belonged to the governor's bodyguard. I could only cling on helplessly as the ,frightened cow charged straight at the horses. The horses panicked and scattered. There
was a regular stampede. The cow managed to fall into a ditch and in the process,
dislodged me, and I landed on the soft
earth bordering the ditch.
Read the events of
the story. They are in the wrong order. Put them in the correct order.
* And it charged straight at the cavalry officers on horseback.
* And so she flew onto the back of the cow.
* So everybody panicked and made a general rush to safety.
* The startled cow charged off in fear.
* She applied the brakes, but was thrown off the cycle.
* Just then she saw a lone cow in the middle of the road.
* Finally the cow fell into a ditch and dislodged the girl.
* The girl cried out in delight as she overtook her brother on her cycle.
Answer:
1. The girl cried
out in delight as she overtook her brother on her cycle.
2. Just then she
saw a lone cow in the middle of the road.
3. She applied the
brakes, but was thrown off the cycle.
4. And so she flew
onto the back of the cow.
5. The startled
cow charged off in fear.
6. And it charged
straight at the cavalry officers on horseback.
7. So everybody
panicked and made a general rush to safety.
8. Finally the cow
fell into a ditch and dislodged the girl.
GLOSSARY
abruptly - suddenly
momentum - the force of a moving body
unfortunate - unlucky
startled - frightened
resplendent - brilliant in appearance
cavalry - a unit
of the army serving on horseback
magnificent - grand
stampede - rush
dislodged - freed
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