The Nose Jewel – C. Rajagopalachari
Read C. Rajagopalachari’s complete Grade 8 story in original order, followed immediately by the full textbook author note.
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The Nose-Jewel: Complete Prose and Author Note
Read C. Rajagopalachari’s complete Grade 8 story in original order, followed immediately by the full textbook author note.
Open article →The Nose-Jewel: Ramayya, the Sparrows and the Stud
Follow Ramayya’s modest home, the two sparrows’ debate, the muck-heap discovery and the rejected diamond stud that falls indoors.
Open article →The Nose-Jewel: Temptation and the Reported Loss
Trace Ramayya’s wife taking the stud, his warning to return it, and the nearby family’s discovery that their diamond ornament is missing.
Open article →The Nose-Jewel: False Suspicion, Search and Fever
See how the admitted loss makes the village suspect Kuppayi while the actual possessor hides the stud and becomes ill with fear.
Open article →The Nose-Jewel: Greed, Lifelong Fear and Irony
Read the sparrows’ final judgement and see why possessing the diamond becomes less valuable than the lifelong fear of discovery.
Open article →The Nose-Jewel: Author, Glossary and Revision
Revise Rajaji’s textbook author note, all fourteen glossary entries, two sparrows, one stud, 1950 and the story’s causal sequence.
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