Henry Lawson: “The Loaded Dog”
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Inptroduction: "The Loaded Dog" is a comical short story written by Henry Lawson. The story was first published in the collection Joe Wilson and His Mates in 1901. The popularity of The Loaded Dog is such that, there is a huge silver statue of Tommy with a cartridge in its mouth placed in front of Whyalla Veterinary Clinic in Scotland. Like most of Lawson’s writing, the story is a portion of life event from the bush i.e. the Australian outback. This takes place in the late 1800s and occupies three men and their big, lovable retriever pup. In this story, three gold miners discover a new way to catch a lot of fish and then find that their discovery fails as their dog gets a grip of it. So the story revolves around three gold miners and their dog, and the ridiculous consequences of a bomb cartridge unattended. The men are working jointly digging for gold and like to go fishing in their spare time. When the fish stop biting, they decide to catch them by making a bomb and make the use of bomb in the water. The dog picks up the bomb, by chance lights the fuse as he runs past the campfire, and has great fun pursuing the men around the gold fields trying to give it back.
Textual Questions:
A. Answer the following in a single word, phrase or sentence each.
1. What were Dave, Jim and Andy doing in Stony Creek?
Ans. They were searching for gold.
2. What was Dave's idea?
Ans. His idea was to blow the water hole with a cartridge to catches more fishes easily.
3. Who executed plans among the trio?
Ans. Andy.
4. Why did Dave run away all of a sudden?
Ans. When Andy sees Tommy carrying the spluttering cartridge he runs all of a sudden
5. What was the dog's reaction to the trio running away?
Ans. .
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