Homeless Man And His Friends (Supplementary)

Supplementary Reading

Homeless Man and his Friends

There was a homeless man in Rio do Sul in south Brazil who often sacrificed his own food to feed the stray dogs around him. Once he required emergency treatment, his kindness came back to him like a boomerang, for the faithful dogs he had been feeding made sure he wasn’t alone.

The dogs’ incredible loyalty was witnessed by nurse Cris Mamprim and her colleagues. The homeless man, known as César, arrived at the emergency room of the hospital at about 3 A.M. to seek treatment and medication for a disease he was battling with. As it was his first time at the hospital for treatment, Mamprim and her colleagues did not know about César’s condition or his background.

But not before long, they realised that he had a gang of dogs accompanying him. Four dogs showed up at the entrance of the hospital and were waiting for César. They were worried about their homeless master, who the nurses soon learned had been for some time forgoing his own meals to feed the dogs.

Mamprim clicked a picture of the man with his dogs and posted it on Facebook, commenting:

“I came across this today, at the hospital where I work, at 3 A.M. While their master (who lives on the street) was being treated, his companions waited at the door. A simple person, without luxury, who depends on help to overcome the hunger, cold, pain, the evils of the world, has by his side the best companions, and the exchange is reciprocal.
An exchange of love, affection, warmth and understanding. A person who confessed to us that he stops eating to feed them.”

Speaking to The Dodo, Mamprim said,

“They are all well taken care of.”

The faithful canines were anxiously anticipating César’s safe return. Fortunately, the animals reunited with their owner in no time.

Not wanting to keep César and his companions apart, the staff let the dogs inside after giving him the medication he needed. They even offered some food to César.

“Believe me, he ate some and saved a bit to give the dogs later,” Mamprim recalled.

An hour later, César left the hospital with the four dogs trailing behind, happily wagging their tails.

“I do not know what his life is like, or why he’s on the street, but I admire the respect and love he has for his little friends,” Mamprim concluded.
“Seeing them like this, waiting at the door, just shows how much they are well cared for and loved.”

Even though César had little material possessions and no kins to turn to, he was never alone because he had his warm and loving companions.

Glossary

Word / Phrase	Meaning
boomerang (n)	something that returns to the originator
medication (n)	medicine / treatment
incredible (adj)	unbelievable
anticipating (v)	expecting

A. Comprehension Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of this story?
2. Where did this story happen?
3. When was he admitted to the hospital?
4. Where is the hospital?
5. Who accompanied him to the hospital?

B. Write the answers for the following questions in 100 words.

1. Where did the nurse post this story?
2. What did César do when he was offered food by the nurses?
3. How many dogs accompanied him when he left the hospital?
4. How many people followed Mamprim’s post?

C. Guess the meaning of the following words.

• homeless
• boomerang
• canine
• stray
• health facility
• colleague
• accompany
• trailing
• wagging
• reciprocal
• possession
• mistreatment

Step to Success

Coding – Decoding

Number the alphabet according to their position to decode the following.

A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26

1. In a certain code language, if BUG = 30 and ALMS = 45 then CADET = ?
   a. 70 b. 24 c. 33 d. 37

2. In a certain code language, if INFER = 25 and JERSEY = 28, then CHOICE = ?
   a. 43 b. 34 c. 89 d. 52

3. In a certain code language, EGG is 577 and ICE is 935 then what is 8945?
   a. HIDE b. FEAR c. DEED d. HIGH

4. In a certain code language, YSMIR is TNHDM and VPJHN is QKECI then GKTZO is _?
   a. TEFMD b. BFOUJ c. IPBVR d. ZOAFQ

Connecting to Self

Tick the boxes that you do and check whether you are a good friend.

☐ I helped my friend with the money that I saved to buy a notebook, etc.
☐ I fight with my friends.
☐ I give my friend my pen and other things when he needed them.
☐ I ate my friends’ lunch without their knowledge.
☐ My friend and I play prank on others.
☐ I help my friend to finish his homework.
☐ I accused only my friend for what we did together.
☐ My friend and I play in the class time.
☐ I help my friend to study the lesson and get good marks in exams.

If you tick two or less pink / two or more blue you should improve yourself as a better friend.

ICT Corner

Grammar – Direct and Indirect Speech

Objective: To enable the students to familiarize and practise direct and indirect speech.

STEPS:
1. Access the application with the help of the link given below or the given QR code and install it on your mobile.
2. You can view Assertive or Declarative as unlocked on the home page; click on that.
3. Click Begin the Test 50/50 button on the next screen to do exercises.
4. Select the answer for the given question one by one by clicking arrows. You can view the results as well as explanation for the answer.
5. Complete all the 50 questions and check your answers.

Website URL:
Grammar: Reported Speech Lite

Images are indicative only.

Practice Practice Exercises

1. Who is the protagonist of this story?

2. Where did this story happen?

3. When was he admitted in the hospital?

4. Where is the hospital?

5. Who accompanied him to the hospital?

1 Where did the nurse post this story?

2. What did Cesar do when he was offered food by the nurses?

3. How many dogs accompanied him when he left the hospital?

4. How many people followed Mamprim’s post?

1. In a certain code language, if BUG = 30 and ALMS = 45 then CADET =?

a. 70

b. 24

c. 33

d. 37

2. In a certain code language, if INFER = 25 and JERSEY = 28, then CHOICE =?

a. 43

b. 34

c. 89

d. 52

3. In a certain code language, EGG is 577 and ICE is 935 then what is 8945?

a. HIDE

b. FEAR

c. DEED

d. HIGH

4. In a certain code language, Y S M I R is T N H D M and V P J H N is Q K E C I then G K T Z O is ?

a. T E F M D

b. B F O U J

c. I P B V R

d. Z O A F Q