Read the following passage from 'Sunshine through the Rain' and answer
the questions that follow.
The boy's house.
As he walks up to the house, he finds Mother standing under the eaves of the gatehouse.
Mother: You watched something you shouldn't have. I can't let you in. An
angry fox came looking for you. He left this for you.
Mother hands the boy a baton. The boy turns it in his hands and finds it is a sheath
that encloses a dagger. The boy draws out the dagger and then puts it back into the
sheath.
Mother: You are supposed to kill yourself. Go quickly and ask their forgiveness.
Give the knife back and tell them how sorry you are.
Mother turns, walks to the front door, half closes the door and turns.
Mother: They don't usually forgive. You must be ready to die. Get going. Unless
they forgive you, I can't let you in.
Boy: But I don't know where they live.
Mother: You'll find out. On a day like this, there are always rainbows. Foxes
live under rainbows.
The Mother closes the door on the boy's face.
1. What advice does the mother give the boy to save him from the foxes’ anger?
2. Do you think the mother is being cruel to the boy? Justify your answer.
3. 'On a day like this, there are always rainbows.' What is the speciality of the
day referred to here?
4. Pick out any two sentences from the above passage that are commands or
directions
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