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What happened to Lencho's harvest?
It was destroyed by a hail storm
Why did the postman and the postmaster laugh when they saw Lencho's letter?
Because they found it amusing that someone would write a letter to God
What did the employees of the post office and the postmaster decide to do after reading Lencho's letter?
They decided to give charity and collect money to help Lencho
Why did Lencho become angry when he counted the money in the letter?
He realized that there was not enough money in the envelope
What did Lencho do when his harvest was destroyed by the hail storm?
Composed a letter to God asking for one hundred pesos
How did the postman and postmaster react when they saw Lencho's letter addressed to God?
They laughed at the strange letter
Why did Lencho become angry when he counted the money in the letter?
He found that the amount was much less than what he had requested for in his letter
What did the postmaster do after reading Lencho's letter to God?
He appealed to the townspeople for donations to help Lencho
What did the veterinary doctor advise Mrs. Pumphrey to do when he saw Tricky the dog?
Stop giving the dog a special diet
What did Mr. Herriot do when Tricky fell sick and needed treatment?
Took Tricky to his hospital for treatment even though Mrs. Pumphrey would not leave the dog
What was the result of Tricki's stay at the hospital and interactions with other dogs?
Tricki's condition rapidly improved, and he started fighting for his meals with other dogs
How did Mr. Herriot and his partners respond to Mrs. Pumphrey's efforts to provide energy foods and drinks for Tricki's recovery?
They consumed the eggs, wine, and brandy sent by Mrs. Pumphrey themselves
James Alfred Wight is popular as James Herriot, and He was a British veterinary surgeon and writer too. He has written this story A triumph of Surgery. The story starts when Mrs Pumphrey, a rich lady takes her dog Tricky for a walk outside. A nearby veterinary doctor saw the dog and is in a shock as the dog looks like a bloated sausage having leg at each end. Then He advised her to stop giving him diet. But Mrs Pumphrey is not able to refuse the dog. Soon Tricky fell sick and the doctor was called. The narrator, Mr. Herriot somehow takes Tricki to his hospital for treatment, even knowing the fact that Mrs. Pumphrey will never leave the dog. He took the dog along and puts a bed for him in his surgery. For two days dog did not move much and also did not eat anything. On the third day he wanted to go outside and there he started playing with the bigger dogs. He also licked the bowls of other dogs to eat the remaining food. Read more English Chapter Summaries here His condition started improving rapidly. Also, he started fighting for his meals with other dogs. After hearing this news Mrs. Pumphrey started sending eggs to the hospital as she thought that Tricki needed energy foods after recovery. But Mr. Herriot and his partners started eating those eggs as morning breakfast. Also, for improving Trick’s blood, Mrs. Pumphrey started sending wine in bottles. But again, Mr. Herriot consumed those. Not only this, when she started sending brandy in bottles they consumed that also. After few days Doctor took a wise decision and called up Mrs. Pumphrey as she was much worried, for taking Tricki back home. Tricki was very happy to see his mistress and jumped into the car. Then Mrs. Pumphrey said that she won’t be able to ever thank him for all this wonder. And she said that his surgery had been successful as Tricki was now cured. Conclusion of A triumph of Surgery The story signifies that the parents should not be indulgent which may harm their children.
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