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In the name of God
Book :
oral reproduction of stories (2)
Story : Sredni vashtar
Author : H.H.Munro(saki)
Student : Narges Bourouni
Master : Mrs.Farzaneh
Saki:Hector Hugh Munro(18 December 1870- 13
November 1916) , better known by the pen name
Saki , and also frequently as H.H.Munro , was a
British writer whose witty , mischievous and
sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian
society and culture . He is considered a master of the
short story , and often compared to O.Henry and
Dorothy Parker . Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis
Carroll and Rudyard Kipling , he himself influenced
A.A.Milne, Noel Coward and P.G.Wondehouse.
SakiWriterHector Hugh Munro, better known by the pen name Saki, and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. WikipediaBorn: December 18, 1870, Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma)Died: November 13, 1916, Beaumont-Hamel, FranceNickname: H. H. MunroFull name: Hector Hugh MunroMovies: Sredni Vashtar, Conrad the Wise, Window
Besides his short stories (which were first published
in newspapers , as was customary at the time, and
then collected into several volumes ) , he wrote a
full-length play , The Watchard Pot , in collaboration
with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical
study, The Rise of the Russian Empire , the only book
published under his own name; a short novel, The
Unbearable Bassington; the episodic The
Wastminster Alice (a parliamentary parody of Alice in
Wonderland); and When William Came , subtitled A
story of London Under the Hohenzollerns , a fantasy
about a future German invasion and occupation of
Britain.
is a short story written by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro)
between 1900 and 1914 and initially published in his
book Best and super-Beasts. It has been adapted into
a short film and a TV drama. The story is about
someone‘s worship that it contains Hindu elements.
“Sredni Vashtar”
Adaptations:The story was adapted by the Author Richard Adams
and the Composer Robert Steadman into an opera.
Surprisingly , this story inspired film directors of the
Republic three time. Vaclav Bedrich made a cartoon
film in 1980 . Martin Faltyn made a graduating
featuring movie in 1981 (graduating VGIK) and in 1995
also pavel Marek made this story like a graduating film
on FAMU.
This story was also adapted to American
television and aired on a ghost anthology
series called Great Ghost tales in the
summer of 1961.
It was also adapted with two other Saki
stories in a 2007 broadcast on BBC4
titled who killed Mrs. De Ropp?
Sredni Vashtar – in Hindi (Indian language
spoken by 500 million people) , Sherni means
Tigers . Vashtar is a region of india with hills
and forests. Sherni Vashtar in Hindi means
The Tigress of Vastar region.
Sredni Vashtar is probably a distorted spelling
of Sherdni Vashtar. Saki had strong
connections with India.
Summary:This story concerns a 10 year old boy called Conradin , who lives with his strict cousin and guardian, Mrs .De Ropp. Conradin rebels against her and invents a new religion for himself , which centres around idolisting a polecat-ferret he calls Sredni Vashtar ; a Vengeful , merciless God. Conradin keeps the polecat hidden in a cage in the garden shed , and worships the idol in secret . The story comes to a climax when his cousin sets out to discover his God.
He would not live another 5 YEARS of his life because he
is sick. He creats a fantasy religious cult in a garden
shed , where his idols are a hen and a ferret . He is a
lonely and imaginative young boy. One day he bought a
polecat-ferret and named it Sredni Vashtar . Conradin
lived with Mr.De Rope his guardian. She is the one who
took care of conradin and responsible to serve shelter ,
food and clothes for conradin .
Although they lived together , Mrs.De Ropp dislikes
conradin . She never shows her concern toward
conradin. In the story , conradin keeps two animals
in backyard shed which is a hen and a ferret. But ,
Mrs.De Ropp discovers the hen and told to
Conradin that she has sold the hen to the butcher .
When his guardian gets rid of his hen , he prays to
the ferret for revenge .
sredni vashtar is like a God for conradin .
One day , Mrs.De Ropp realized that Conradin
was keeping something else from her in the shed
where Sredni Vashtar stayed. She goes to shed
again . At last she finds sredni vashtar while
Conradin prays to his God for safety of his ferret.
She went there to check it but she was been
bitten in the throat by the ferret , and died. sredni
vashtar bite her. The maid went to the shed and
shocked . She screamed out loudly as she
discovers the dead body of Mrs.De Ropp while
Conradin enjoys toast in the kitchen.
Characters:Conradin 10 year old- weary and bored – alone – obedient – revengeful – imaginative – an inventor of new religious –Mrs.De Ropp Conradin‘s Cousin and guardian with necessary , disagreeable and real world – in prepetual antagonism – dictator Ceredni Vashtar God - strong The doctor not skillful and expert.The maid loyal and kindProtagonist ConradinAntagonism Mrs.De RoppNarrator third person.
Setting:
Place tools shed – bedroom
Time winter – Cold afternoon – dusk -
Irony:1) Cheerless garden hopelessness or
despair2) Medicines were due become better and
get more energy3) The few fruit – trees The only dim of
hope that is difficult to catch.4) dismal shrubbery sadness and sorrow .5) Powdered nutmeg was strewn in front of his
hutch victory.6) The supply of nutmeg would have given out
to gain a victory over and wish.
7) Darkness of his bedroom and evening of tool – shed sadness of sunset
8) Gardener manager – lord.9) At the beginning of story Sredni
Vashtar holly religious and God.
10) At the end of the story His thoughts were red thoughts and his teeth were white
ready to war and show the amour.
Symbol:sunset sadness and disappoinment, The growth
of nutmeg and every other plant hope
Climax:
The story comes to a climax when
his cousin sets out to discovery
his God.
Moral points:
1. Don’t succumb to the mastering of every
violence and force.
2. Hope o the thing that you believe . (God)
3. some times God’s will is against human’s
foresee and maybe a hopeless rescue
from an illness so believe strongly.
Idiom:1. Flesh and blood = alive
2. With and injured air observing = to speak
allusively or sarcastically = blow with a
word.
3. One day she made a further journey of
inspection = to consider and search a place
or something.
Ask, and it shall be given you ;Seek , and ye shall find;Knock , and it shall be opened unto you.
A proverb from gospel:
plot:
Mrs.De Ropp cause Conradin to be fearful,
hopeless and disappointed against his
illness , but finally she died fearfully sooner
and Conradin rescue from his illness.
theme:
If you have God for a friend , you
need no other .
If you have strong belief of God ,
your prayer and wishes will be
granted.
conflict:Internal Conradin takes
vengeance on Mrs.De Ropp .
He dislike his guardian .
External conflict He is
obedient in front of Mrs.De Ropp.
For discussions: Part 1:1. All coradin’s shrine , for he was a God who
laid some special on the fierce impatienet side of things , as apposed to the woman’s religion.
2. Coradin’s afraid of the lithe sharp-fanged beast , but it was his most treasured possession .
3. Your God is you most treasured possession. Part 2:4. Strong belief of God cause every one to be
calm.5. Please refer to the teqnic of litreture.
New words:Word phonetic Definition
acute adj severe
antagonism n animosty
ajar Adj / adv Half open
pronounce v declare
silky adj Soft and smooth
endorse v confirm
succumb v surrender
rampant adj Beyond control
inmate n prisoners
New words:Word phonetic Definition
wistful adj Sad and longing
lull v silence
ransack v search
peered v looked
dub v named
malady n illness
dashing adj depressing
outlet n store
pluck v remove
New words:Word phonetic Definition
spur n pressure
perpetual adj Ever lasting
boon n favor
ejaculation n exclamation
blaze V / n shine
effet Adj / n weak
idol n Some one you admire very much
pester v annoying