A Horse and Two Goats

by R. K. Narayan

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A Horse and Two Goats Questions and Answers

What are some differences between Muni and the man in "A Horse and Two Goats"?

The conversation between Muni and the foreigner brings their contrasting lives into focus. Give examples of instances from the story that prove this statement.

Can you give examples of humor in the story "A Horse and Two Goats"?  

What kind of a place is Kritam?

Who is the main character in the story? Muni or the horse? Why?

How does the story "A Horse and Two Goats" develop the idea of the need to interact with people who have vastly different identities from your own?

What are the themes of "A Horse and Two Goats"? 

Who is the main character in this story?

In R.K. Narayan's short story "A Horse and Two Goats," how does the narrator make use of comic irony to describe the incident surrounding the statue?

Imagine you secret observe the conversation between Muni and the American. Describe the confusion that arose because of the language barrier. What would you have done to save the situation?

What is the main message of the short story "A Horse and Two Goats" by R.K. Narayan?

What did Muni's wife give him for breakfast and lunch? What does this show about his economic condition?

In "A Horse and Two Goats," how might one write a dialogue between Muni and his wife as an addendum to this story and make that dialogue seem relevant to the earlier dialogue with the American?

How did the foreigner planned to transport the horse back home in "A Horse and Two Goats"? Where did he say he would display the horse? How?

What did Muni think of the card that the American gave him?

Examine how cross cultural differences bring out humor in "A Horse and Two Goats."

What is the point of "A Horse and Two Goats" besides an amusing tale about a failure to communicate?

What was the belief of the villagers about the horse in "A Horse and Two Goats"?

What purpose does a map serve in the village in "A Horse and Two Goats"?

After he smokes bhang in "A Horse and Two Goats," what thoughts pass through Muni's mind?

How does the story "A Horse and the Two Goats" show us a picture of stereotypical rural Indian society?

Please provide a critical appreciation of the short story, "A Horse and Two Goats," by R.K. Narayan.

How does Muni describe the village headman?

What is meant by "microscopic dot"?

In "A Horse and Two Goats", how did Muni feel about his married life?  

Can I have the text of "A Horse and Two Goats"?  

How did Muni's wife prepare the food in "A Horse and Two Goats"? When did he eat it?

In "A Horse and Two Goats," what would a diary entry written by Muni look like on the day that he met the American?  

How does Narayan make Muni memorable?

How does Muni describe the end of the world?