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He sat under the boughs (branch of tree) of a spreading tamarind tree which flanked a path running through the Town Hall Park. |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| | |  | |\n| A surging crowd (heavy crowd) was always moving up and down this narrow road from morning till night. A variety of trades and occupations was represented all along its way : medicine sellers, sellers of stolen hardware and junk, magicians, and above all, an auctioneer of cheap cloth, who created enough din (noise) all day to attract the whole town. |  |  |  |\n| |  | |  |\n\n\n| Prof Farheen Ansari\u003Cbr>[B.com](B.com), CS, LLB, PGDIPR 1.1 An Astrologer’s Day |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| |  | Next to him in vociferousness (loud) came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his ware (article offered for sale) a fancy name each day, calling it “Bombay Ice Cream” one day and on the next “Delhi Almond,” and on the third “Raja’s Delicacy,” and so on and people flocked (gathered around) to him. |  |\n| Half the enchantment (charm/attraction) of the place was due to the fact that it did not have the benefit of municipal lighting.\u003Cbr>The place was lit up by shop lights, gaslights; some had naked flares (fuse/bulb) stuck on poles, some were lit up by old cycle lamps, and astrologer, managed without lights of their own. |  |  |  |\n| | |  | |\n| It was a bewildering (puzzling) crisscross of light rays and moving shadows.\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |\n\n\n| Prof Farheen Ansari\u003Cbr>[B.com](B.com), CS, LLB, PGDIPR 1.1 An Astrologer’s Day |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| When the astrologer left his village, he had no thoughts and plan and never intended to be an astrologer when he began life;\u003Cbr>He left home without telling anyone and had no clue what was going to happen to others or to him as well;\u003Cbr>He was as much a stranger to the Stars as were his innocent customers;\u003Cbr>He analysis of mankind’s trouble and with practice perception (observation), he said things which pleased and astonished everyone: that was more a matter of study, practice, and shrewd (sharp) guesswork.\u003Cbr>He charged 3 pies per question and with his honest hard work and practice he deserved the wage at the end of the day.\u003Cbr>He gazed (looked) at the palm and told the person, | |\n| “In many ways you are not getting the fullest results for your efforts”\u003Cbr>“Is there any woman in your family, maybe even a distant relative who is not well disposed towards\u003Cbr>you?”\u003Cbr>“Most of your troubles are due to your nature. How can you be otherwise with Saturn where he is?”\u003Cbr>“You have an impetuous nature and a rough\u003Cbr>exterior.”\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>This endeared (cause to be loved/liked) him to their hearts immediately, for even the mildest (weak) of us loves to think that he has a forbidding (threatening) exterior. |  |\n\nProf Farheen Ansari  \n[B.com](B.com), CS, LLB, PGDIPR 1.1 An Astrologer’s Day  \nOne day, when the nut vendor blew out his flare (light","cbCaidHXVYcQsL02","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidHXVYcQsL02","pdf",1327925,"English","# An Astrologer’s Day - Opening at Noon\n## Tools, appearance, and client attraction\n## Crowd, trades, and the lit streets\n## The stranger’s challenge and the wager","[{\"question\":\"What does the astrologer prepare when he opens his bag at noon?\",\"answer\":\"He spreads out professional equipment including cowrie shells, a cloth, a mystic chart, and writing materials like a notebook.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do people feel comforted when they look at his eyes?\",\"answer\":\"Clients believe his sharp, abnormal gleam seems prophetic, and his sacred ashes, vermilion, dark whiskers, and turban enhance the effect.\"},{\"question\":\"What kind of challenge does the stranger make to test the astrologer?\",\"answer\":\"The stranger demands a wager: if the astrologer is bluffing, he must return the money with interest, and if the answers satisfy him, the stranger will pay five rupees (otherwise eight annas).\"}]","1.1 An Astrologer’s Day | PDF",1789938339,15]