NCERT Book Class 6 English (A Pact with the Sun) Chapter 2 The Friendly Mongoose

4/A Pact with the Sun

The Friendly
Mongoose 2
• A farmer, his wife and their small child lived in a village.
• There was also a baby mongoose in the house, who they believed
would be their son’s companion and friend in future.
• One day the farmer and his wife went out leaving the child alone
with the mongoose.

ONCE a farmer and his wife lived in a village with their small
son. They loved him very much. “We must have a pet,” the
farmer said to his wife one day. “When our son grows up, he
will need a companion. This pet will be our son’s companion.”
His wife liked the idea.
One evening, the farmer brought with him a tiny
mongoose. “It’s a baby mongoose,” said his wife, “but will
soon be fully grown. He will be a friend to our son.”