The Feast of The Semal Tree: EX A2

Ex A2.

1.

a)'Their ' refers to the rosy pastures.

b)The semal tree's flowers are bright crimson and the starlings are rose coloured.The semal flowers grow in masses ,so it appears as if they are competing with the semal's radiant flowers.

2.

a) The residents of honey combs.

b)The males or drones who do not work,the females that lay eggs and the workers that build the gaint combs.

3.

a)'They' refers to the two shikaris who were resting under the semal tree .

b)The shikaris resting under the semal tree were unaware of the dozen great combs of the bees hanging from the branches.One of them lit a pipe and as the smoke from it rose up ,the bees ascended on the shikaris. The shikaris ran over a mile, chased by the bees,stung mercilessly by them until they reached to the safety of a river, where they remained for hours.