Question

What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?

Answer 1

Hint: The above question is taken from class 6, NCERT English textbook from the chapter The Banyan Tree. The story "The Banyan Tree '' tells of a young boy who witnesses the classic fight between the cobra and the mongoose while sitting in an old banyan tree at his grandfather's house.

Complete answer:
A deadly fight between a mongoose and a snake is depicted in The Banyan Tree. The cobra dies as a result of such a battle. The mongoose moves faster than his opponent. While sitting on a banyan tree branch, the author witnessed such a fight. He was having a good time fighting. The mongoose and the cobra were both skilled fighters.

They could strike quickly. A myna and a crow also showed up to feast on the dead crew. The crow was unlucky. He was bitten and died as a result. The fight tired the cobra out, and the mongoose dragged it into the bushes.

The fight between the cobra and the mongoose is a classic Indian drama, and the outcome is largely the same. The mongoose is not immune to the venomous bite, but it moves faster than the snake.

The cobra assumes a defensive posture and attempts to reach the animal with a sweeping strike, but the fast-moving mongoose jumps out of reach and attacks the snake from another angle. This constant movement exhausts and discourages the snake, and the mongoose is eventually able to leap in close and bury its teeth in the snake's neck, usually severing the vertebral joints.

The cobra hissed to challenge the mongoose to a fight. It lifted its body three feet off the ground. It stretched out its broad hood. The mongoose's tail bushed. The long hair on its back stood up as well.

Note: The writer sat on the banyan tree to watch the thrilling fight between a cobra and a wild mongoose. Because his grandfather couldn't climb it, the tree was almost the speaker's property. The fight began in the sunshine under that tree. Two more observers, a myna and a crow arrived to feed on the dead cobra. But they were sitting on a cactus plant, not a tree.