By Chandranna NS 
What was the newspaper report that the attention of Swami’s father was drawn?
Ans.: The newspaper drew the attention of Swami’s father that was a special report about the bravery of a village boy who had come face to face with a tiger while returning home by the jungle path and eventually escaped from the tiger by climbing up the nearby tree.
What did Swami say when he was asked about the newspaper report? Was his view different from his father?
Ans.: Yes. Swami’s view was different from his father. Swami felt that it was not possible for a boy to fight a tiger and he must have been a strong and grown up person who had done this. His father disagreed and said that strength and age were not so important. To his father, courage was important. To Swami, strength was important.
What was challenge challenged by Swami’s father?
Ans.: Swami’s father challenged Swami to sleep alone in his office room one night to prove his courage which was a frightful proposition because Swami slept beside his grandmother. so any change in this arrangement made him frightful.
Why did Swami decide to sleep under the bench in the office room?
Ans.: Swami decide to sleep under the bench in the office room because It seemed to be
a much safer place and more compact and reassuring so he spread his bed under the bench and crept in there to sleep and be prepare himself to face any forthcoming danger during that night.
How did Swami feel as the night advanced in the room ?
Ans.: As the night advanced Swami remembered all the stories and events of devil and ghost told by his classmates. He expected the devils to come up and carry him away.
