Mijbil, as I called the otter, was, in fact, of a race previously unknown to science, and was at length christened by zoologists Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli, or Maxwell’s otter. For the first twenty-four hours Mijbil was neither hostile nor friendly; he was simply aloof and indifferent, choosing to sleep on the floor as ‘far from my bed as possible. The second night Mijbil came on to my bed in the small hours and remained asleep in the crook of my knees until, the servant brought tea in the morning, and during the day he began to lose his apathy and take a keen, much too keen, interest in his surroundings.
I made a body-belt for him and took him on a lead to the bathroom, where for half an hour he went wild with joy in the water, plunging and rolling in it, shooting up and down the length of the bathtub underwater, and making enough slosh and splash for a hippo. This, I was to learn, is a characteristic of otters; every drop of water must be, so to speak, extended and spread about the place; a bowl must at once be overturned, or, if it will not be overturned, be sat in and sploshed in until it overflows. Water must be kept on the move and made to do things; when static it is wasted and provoking.
1. The zoologists named the otter ………
A. Lutrogale perspicillata maxwelli.
B. Maxwell’s otter.
C. Mijbil.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B
2. First day and night, Mijbul …………..
A. was greatly disturbed.
B. was inimical.
C. kept away from the writer.
D. was cordial.
3. Which place in the writer’s house was greatly admired by Mijbil ?
A. Bathroom
B. Bedroom
C. Garden
D. Kitchen
4. ………… was provoking for the otter.
A. His body-belt
B. Bathtub water
C. Static water
D. Slosh and splash
