Mothers carrying their babies home through the jungle after the day’

1.	Mothers carrying their babies home through the jungle after the day’s work in the fields hushed their singing lest they might curtail the restful sleep of the venerable herd-robber.(a) Who is referred to as the herd-robber ?(b) Why didn’t they want to disturb him ?(c) What is meant by ‘venerable’ ?(d) Give the antonym of ‘restful’.
Answer» (a) the tiger which was brought to fulfil Mrs. Packletide’s desire is referred to as the herd-robber. (b) the herd-robber was suffering from the infirmities of age. It was feared that he would die before the shooting took place. (c) venerable means old and respectable. (d) Restless.

Mothers carrying their babies home through the jungle after the day’s work in the fields hushed their singing lest they might curtail the restful sleep of the venerable herd-robber.(a) Who is referred to as the herd-robber ?(b) Why didn’t they want to disturb him ?(c) What is meant by ‘venerable’ ?(d) Give the antonym of ‘restful’.

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(a) the tiger which was brought to fulfil Mrs. Packletide’s desire is referred to as the herd-robber.

(b) the herd-robber was suffering from the infirmities of age. It was feared that he would die before the shooting took place.

(d) Restless.