When I used to work during summer afternoons, Gillu would abstain from going outside or sitting in his swing. To keep himself close to me and also to tackle the summer heat, he had discovered a totally new method. He would lie prostrate on the surahi kept

When I used to work during summer afternoons, Gillu would abstain from going outside or sitting in his swing. To keep himself close to me and also to tackle the summer heat, he had discovered a totally new method. He would lie prostrate on the surahi kept near me and thus remain both close to me as well as be cool!

Squirrels have a life span of barely two years; as such, Gillu’s lease of life finally came to an end. For the whole day, he neither ate nor ventured out. In the night, even with the pain of going away, he came to my bed from the swing, and clutched the same finger with his icy claws, which he had clung to, in his near death-like state during his natal days. The claws were getting so cold that I switched on the heater and tried to give him some warmth. But, as the first ray of the morning touched him, he departed.

His swing was taken off the hook and the opening made in the wire- mesh window was closed.
Gillu w’as put to eternal rest under the Sonjuhi creeper-both, because he oved this creeper most and also because of the satisfaction. I derive from my belief that some spring day I will find him flowering and blossoming in the guise of a tiny yellow Juhi flower!

(i) How did Gillu make himself cool in summer?
Answers: During summer afternoons when the authoress used to work, Guilu would abstain from going outside or sitting in his swing. To keep himself cool and close to her he would lie prostrate on the surahi kept near her and thus remain both close to her as well as be cool.
(ii) How long does Squirrel live?
Answers:It.is said that Squirrels have a life span of barely two years.
(iii) Describe the end of Gillu?
Answers: Gillu’s lease of life finally came to an end. For the whole day, he neither ate nor ventured out. In the night, even with the pain of going away, he came to her bed from the swing and clutched the same finger with his icy claws. They were getting cold, but in the very morning he died.
(iv) How would the authoress find him again?
Answers: The authoress put the dead body of Gillu to eternal rest under the Sonjuhi creeper for both the reasons, (i) because he loved that creeper most and (ii) because of her satisfaction. She believed that some spring day she would find him flowering and blossoming in the guise of a tiny yellow Juhi flower.