Question
Fill in the chart with information from the text :
| Cause | Effect |
| (i) | (i) Velan hobbled up with the keys. |
| (ii) Velen cleared the vegetation which blocked the entrance | (ii) |
| (iii) | (iii) Velan was ordered to go back to his village. |
| (iv) | (iv) the tree–cutters laid down their axes. |
Answer
- A car sounded its horn at the gate, – Velan hobbled up with the keys.
- Velan cleared the vegetation which blocked the entrance. – the gates opened on rusty hinges with a creaking sound.
- The company that bought the house did not need the garden. – Velan was ordered to go back to his village.
- The old man told them to wait until he was gone further. The tree cutters laid down their axes.