Prose-2 "The Night The Ghost Got In" Paragraphs

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1.Describe the funny incident that coursed by the confusion in the house.


Introduction


James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, best known for his cartoons and short stories. This lesson clearly tells that too much of imagination will mislead the situation. Though the theme is trivial, the story provokes all elements of a horror drama.


A strange sound


            It was about a quarter past one o' clock in the morning. The narrator was in the bathroom.He heard a strange sound. He was scared. He though it was a burglar or a ghost .So he went to  his brother Herman's room. They came out and looked downstairs. Nothing was there. They icard the footsteps circling the dining-room table like a man running and it started up the stairs towards them. So they rushed to their rooms and slammed the doors.


Call for the police


            Their mother was aroused by the sound. They thought that there was a burglar in the house. So she threw her shoe at their neighbour Mr Bodwell's window to seek help Mr.Bodwell called the police.


Entry of the police


           When the police broke open the door, the narrator's grandfather mistook them as General Meade's men who were retreating. So he grabbed the gun from them and shot at the police. The police left the house empty handed finally.


Mystery behind the chaos


               The next morning grandfather told that he had walked in the kitchen to have some water the previous night.


Conclusion

        

         It finally becomes clear that the narrator mistook his grandfather walking in the dark for a burglar and then a ghost. Their imagination rewarded them a sleepless night of chaotic activities.


Moral: What you see can be a lie; what you hear can be a lie; what you investigate is real true




2. Narrate the extensive search operation made by the police in the house.

Introduction 

Search of the police

Chaos in the attic 
Disappointed policemen 

Conclusion


Introduction


            The narrator and his family heard a strange sound at his home. They thought that there was a burglar in the house. They called for the police with the help of their neighbour.


Search of the police


            The police broke open the main door. During the search, the police ruined the whole house.They spilled all the objects from the drawers. the windows were shot up and pulled down.furniture fell with dull thumps. The floor was ransacked and clothes were torn. While pulling a suitcase, they found a zither Chaos in the attic Five or six policemen sprang for the attic door where the narrator's grandfather was sleeping. Chaos came when Grandfather mistook the police as General Meade's men who were retreating. He managed to grab a gun from the police and shot at them. It led to crack the rafters.


Smoke filled the attic.


            Disappointed policemen They all finally got downstairs and locked the door against the grandfather. It was a pity that the police could not get the gun from the old man. With great disappointment, the cops left the home empty handed.


Conclusion


        These were the series of incidents that happened during the search operation.


Moral: Misunderstanding always leads to chaos




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