Moments Iswaran the Storyteller - CBSE Revision Notes

CBSE Class 09 English Language and Literature
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Moments Chapter-3
Iswaran The Storyteller

Mahendra, a bachelor was a junior supervisor in a firm.
His job was to keep an eye on the activities at the construction sites.
He had to keep moving from place to place but he adjusted himself to all conditions.
His cook, Iswaran followed him everywhere.
Iswaran did all the household chores and chatted with him at night.
He weaved endless stories and anecdotes on varied subjects. He was greatly influenced by Tamil authors.
Everyday Iswaran recounted some story packed with adventure, horror and suspense and Mahendra enjoyed listening to it.
Iswaran recounted the incident of the up-rooted tree and the tusker who had gone mad in suspense.
One day Iswaran narrated the story of the ghost of a woman, holding a foetus in its arms, seen around on a full moon night..
Mahendra interrupted and said that there was no ghosts or spirits.
He explained that it was only a figment of imagination and nothing else.
On a full moon night Mahendra heard some sound near his window. He saw a dark cloudy figure holding a bundle.
Mahendra was terror-stricken,he could not sleep properly.
The next day Mahendra resolved to leave the haunted place.