A Short Monsoon Diary Summary in English
In this chapter are the extracts from the diary of the famous author and nature lover Ruskin Bond. The author describes the flora and fauna during the monsoon in Mussoorie. He wrote these experiences day-wise.
24th June is the first day of the monsoon mist. The mist has covered the hills and also quietened the birds. He can hear Bijju calling his sister and feel that he is running. However, due to mist, he is unable to see Bijju. The author says that the mist has changed the Mussoorie hills in two ways. Firstly, one can not see the hills and secondly can not hear the birds chirping.
On 25th June, the rain is warm and humid and is thus comfortable, unlike the winter rain. The flowers are blooming. He describes the hill station as ‘A Paradise that might have been’.
On 27th June, one can see leeches appearing due to the monsoon. A leopard was also seen stealing dogs and other animals. Some new birds like minivets can also be seen. Minivets are bright coloured birds and sit silently among the leaves. One can also see some seasonal flowers blooming.
It’s 2nd August and has rained all night. The sound of the rain on the tin roof delights him. He feels he is untouched yet is in touch with the rain.
On 3rd August, the rain stops and there is sunshine. Animals, birds, and humans are all out in open sunshine. The author is pleased to hear a song of a whistling thrush coming from a distance.
On 12th August he writes that it is been raining non-stop for more than a week. Everything is damp but not cold. Flowers have covered the hills. If one needs to go out, he needs to carry an umbrella.
It’s 31st August and monsoon growth can be seen everywhere. The seeds of the cobra lily are becoming red which is an indication that the rains are coming to an end. Snakes and rodents have taken shelter in attics, roofs, and godowns as the holes are full of rainwater.
It’s on the 3rd of October. This year the monsoon was much longer than usual. Usually, it starts in the last week of June and continues until the end of August. Now, the winter rain has begun.
On 26th January, the author wrote a poem about winter rain. He says that the winter rain makes him feel lonely as a friend who was staying with him has left. He also says that there are no flowers in winter rain as there were in monsoon rains.
It’s 23rd March and is the end of winter. One can see a rainbow in the clear sky after a hailstorm.
Page No 115:
Question 1:
Why is the author not able to see Bijju?
ANSWER:
The author was not able to see Bijju because of the mist that had covered the surroundings.
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Question 2:
What are the two ways in which the hills appear to change when the mist comes up?
ANSWER:
When the mist comes up, the birds fall silent. The mist covers the hills. The forest becomes deathly still as though it were midnight.
Page No 117:
Question 1:
When does the monsoon begin and when does it end? How do you prepare to face the monsoon?
ANSWER:
The monsoon begins in June and ends by the end of August.
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Question 2:
Which hill-station does the author describe in this dairy entry?
ANSWER:
The author has described Mussoorie in the diary entry.
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Question 3:
For how many days does it rain without stopping? What does the author do on these days?
ANSWER:
It rained without stopping for eight or nine days. Since there was nowhere to go, the author paced in his room and looked out of the window at a few bobbing umbrellas.
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Question 4:
Where do the snakes and rodents take shelter? Why?
ANSWER:
The snakes and rodents take shelter in roofs, attics, and godowns because they are flooded out of their holes and burrows due to excessive rain.
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Question 5:
What did the author receive in the mail?
ANSWER:
The author received a cheque in the mail.
Page No 118:
Question 1:
Look carefully at the dairy entries for June 24-25, August 2 and March 23. Now write down the changes that happen as the rains progress from June to March.
ANSWER:
June 24 was the first day of monsoon mist. All the birds fell silent as the mist climbed up the hills. The author calls the mist melancholy because not only does it conceal the hills, it blankets them in silence too. On June 25, there was some genuine early monsoon rain. It was warm and humid, contrary to the cold high-altitude weather that the author had been experiencing all year. It seemed to the author that the plants knew it too, and the first cobra lily reared its head from the ferns. He described the weather as ‘a paradise that might have been’. On August 2, it rained all night. There had been no storm or thunder. The author experienced a feeling of “being untouched by, and yet in touch with, the rain”. March 23 marked the end of winter. The blackest cloud he had ever seen spread over Mussoorie and then it hailed marbles for half an hour. The hailstorm cleared the sky and he saw a rainbow forming.
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Question 2:
Why did the grandmother ask the children not to kill the Chuchundar?
ANSWER:
The grandmother asked the children not to kill the Chuchundar because it was considered lucky. She said that it brought money.
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Question 3:
What signs do we find in Nature which show that the monsoons are about to end?
ANSWER:
The seeds of the cobra lily turning red signified that the monsoons were about to end.
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