Is Iswaran a fascinating storyteller ? Discuss with your friends the qualities of a good storyteller. Try to use these qualities and tell a story.

Can you think of some other ending for the story ?

Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night ?

Why does the author say that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters ?

How does he narrate the story of the tusker ? Does it appear to be plausible ?

How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway ? What effect does he want to create in his listeners ?