All Creatures Great and Small

by James Herriot

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All Creatures Great and Small Questions and Answers

Explain the chaos created by the arrival of the python in the grandfather's house in All Creatures Great and Small.

Whom did the grandfather get the python from in All Creatures Great and Small?

How does the grandfather finally succeed in caging the python in All Creatures Great and Small?

In All Creatures Great and Small, what does the phrase "the python had fallen in love with his own reflection" mean? Elucidate.

Explain the differences in the preferences of elderly couple towards exotic creatures in the story.

Where was the python kept in All Creatures Great and Small, and how did it escape?

What is the conflict in James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small?

What are some quotes and analysis for All Creatures Great and Small?

What is the primary themes in Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small?

1)      Again we see the disparity between one day and the next with Siegfried.  How frustrated would you feel with a man like him who says one thing one day and the opposite the next?  Explain with reference to the text.