Class 12 English — Chapter 4: The Rattrap
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What you'll learn
- ▸The World as a Rattrap Philosophy
- ▸Character of the Rattrap Peddler
- ▸The Crofter's Hospitality and Betrayal
- ▸The Peddler's Entrapment
- ▸The Ironmaster's Mistaken Identity
- ▸Theme of Essential Human Goodness
- ▸Setting and Atmosphere at the Forge
- ▸Introduction of Edla Willmansson
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- 4 The Rattrap 12074CH04 About the author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was a Swedish writer whose stories have been translated into many languages. A universal theme runs through all of them — a belief that the essential goodness in a human being can be awakened through understanding and love. This story is set amidst the mines of Sweden, rich in iron ore, which figure large in the history and legends of that country. The story is told somewhat in the manner of a fairy tale. Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context. • keep body and soul together • hunger gleamed in his eyes • plods along the road • unwonted joy • impenetrable prison • nodded a haughty consent • eased his way • fallen into a line of thought • things have gone downhill Once upon a time there was a man who went around selling small rattraps of wire. He made them himself at od…
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Did you know?
- 💡 Mice can squeeze through tiny holes, often the size of a small coin.
- 💡 Ancient people built large pit traps to catch big animals like mammoths.
- 💡 The Venus flytrap is a plant that snaps shut to eat unsuspecting insects.
- 💡 Iron is the most abundant element on Earth, making up most of its core.
- 💡 Many historical swords and tools were crafted from iron in ancient times.
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