Village Voice A Himalaya Village The Woman had been sent to the village by the G

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Village Voice A Himalaya Village The Woman had been sent to the village by the Government, but she did not act liko official. She humbly asked permission to address the village elders. "I've come to help your children", she said: "or to take them away from us, the mothers whispered and hid their offspring The elders were suspicious too, but let her have a hut, the most dilapidated in the village. That was how to get rid of an unwanted guest. Leela carried her own water from the distant well, and gathered wood for the cooking. The village watched. Al first, making her hut habitable and doing basic chores took all her time. But she was going to stay The children gradually came out of hiding. Lecla baked sweet and delicacies, but only one or two succumbed to the temptation. The Black Witch, the villagers called her - her skin was darker than their. "If the Black Witch catches you" the mothers warned. "she will turn you into a wolf" But daring children suffered no harm Leela addressed the village council again. The Government had given her a small food allowance for the children, but only for those who came to her class. All boys and girls between the ages of three and five were welcome. Sometimes she treated them to a handful of rice and lentils, or a little porridge, somctimes to peanuts or walnuts First just a few came. Then a dozen, then more. Every morning Lcela washed them at the well something their mothers did perhaps once to twice a month. She combed their hair daily, not just for festivals, if a child's sleeve was torn, she scwed il on, rather than leave to tear further. But what the mothers appreciated most was the time they gained to work in the fields without the children round their feet. The day Leela was to till to take the class, the village was thrown into confusion. Parents had come to expect their new freedom. The women looked in on her, and brought her milk and herbal remedies. Next day she was better Now Leela felt confident enough to say to one of the mothers. "Yours boy is the dirticst in the class you should wash him more often

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A. III

Leela's plan was to help both the parents and the children

B. II

In the first phase she washed the children and fed them them.

C, II

The men had to do the work themselves which the wives used to do previously.

D. II

The children did not need any bribe to come to the classes.

E. III

Here superiors had received the letter, and would have liked to clarify the contents of the letter.

a. Dilapidated - Destroyed

b. Succumbed to - Gave into

c. Treated - Gave essential food

d. Complied - Acted as leela wished

e. Petered Out - Occurred less and less

f. Undaunted - Unmoved

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