A Triumph of Surgery Summary
Hindi Explanation: https://youtu.be/UmNBUlkiZGs
The story starts when Mrs. Pumphrey, a rich lady takes her dog out for a walk. A nearby
veterinary doctor who knows the lady sees the dog and is shocked as he sees that the dog looks
like a bloated sausage with a leg at each end. He advises her to stop giving him unhealthy
things to eat but Mrs. Pumphrey is not able to refuse him. Soon he falls sick and the doctor is
called. The narrator, Mr. Herriot then somehow takes Tricki, the dog to the hospital even
though he knows that Mrs. Pumphrey is not ready to leave her dog and nearly fainted just by
hearing these words. Then he takes the dog along and puts a bed for him in his surgery. The
dog doesn’t move much nor eats anything for the first two days. On the second day, he looks
around and whimpers a bit. He wanted to go out on the third day and started playing with the
bigger dogs when he was taken out. He also licked the bowls of other dogs clean on the third
day.
Then his condition started improving very fast. He started fighting for his meals with other
dogs. Then when this news reached Mrs. Pumphrey, she started sending him eggs as she
thought that Tricki was recovering from an illness and needed energy foods. Mr. Herriot and his
partners started eating those eggs for morning breakfast. Then for improving Tricki’s blood,
Mrs. Pumphrey started sending in bottles of wine which was again consumed by Mr. Herriot. He
used to take two glasses before lunch and some more glasses while having his lunch. Then
when she started sending in bottles of brandy for Tricki that was the time when Mr. Herriot
thought that he would really like to keep Tricki as a permanent guest in the surgery. Mr. Herriot
used to be really happy someday by having two extra eggs every morning. Then having few
glasses of wine in the afternoon and close the day by having brandy at night. But then he took a
wise decision and called up Mrs. Pumphrey as she was really worried and on this side Tricki was
ready to be taken back home. Tricki was really happy to see his mistress and jumped into the
car. Mrs. Pumphrey said that she won’t be able to ever thank him for what he had done and
also, that his surgery had been successful as Tricki was now cured.
A Triumph of Surgery Explanation
Passage – I was really worried about Tricki this time. I had pulled up my car when I saw him in
the street with his mistress and I was shocked at his appearance. He had become hugely fat,
like a bloated sausage with a leg at each corner. His eyes, bloodshot and rheumy, stared
straight ahead and his tongue lolled from his jaws.Mrs Pumphrey hastened to explain, “He was
so listless, Mr Herriot.He seemed to have no energy. I thought he must be suffering from
malnutrition, so I have been giving him some little extras between meals to build him up, some
malt and cod-liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep — nothing much
really.”“And did you cut down on the sweet things as I told you?”“Oh, I did for a bit, but he
seemed to be so weak I had to relent. He does love cream cakes and chocolates so. I can’t bear
to refuse him.”I looked down again at the little dog. That was the trouble. Tricki’s only fault was
greed. He had never been known to refuse food; he would tackle a meal at any hour of the day
, or night. And I wondered about all the things Mrs Pumphrey hadn’t mentioned.“Are you giving
him plenty of exercise?”“Well, he has his little walks with me as you can see, but Hodgkin,the
gardener, has been down with lumbago, so there has been no ring-throwing lately.”
Word meaning
Mistress– a woman in a position of authority or control.
Bloated- excessive in size or amount.
Sausage- an item of food in the form of a cylindrical length of minced pork or other meat
encased in a skin, typically sold raw to be grilled or fried before eating.
Bloodshot- (of the eyes) inflamed or tinged with blood, typically as a result of tiredness.
Rheumy– watery.
Lolled- sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
Hastened- be quick to do something.
Listless- lacking energy or enthusiasm.
Malnutrition- lack of proper nutrition
Cod liver oil- oil pressed from the liver of cod
Relent– become less severe or intense.
Lumbago– pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back.
Explanation of the above passage – The narrator starts telling us that how he was worried about
Tricki, a pet dog. The narrator, Mr. Herriot stops his car as he sees Tricki with his mistress on the
road as the narrator is shocked to see Tricki because he looks like a bloated sausage. He has become
very fat, his eyes are red and watery. Mrs. Pumphrey, Tricki’s owner starts giving explanations. She
told Mr. Herriot that she thought that Tricki was malnourished because he did not have any energy
and excitement. She told him that she used to give him malt, cod liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at
night, apart from his regular meals so that he could sleep at night. Although she gave him so much
to eat, she says that she doesn’t give him much to eat.
Then the narrator asks her if she had cut down on his sweets as he had asked her to do to
which she replies that she did it for a while but she felt that he was getting weaker because of which
she had to stop being so harsh with him. Also, she says that she is unable to refuse him cakes and
chocolates as those were his favourite things. Then the narrator understood Tricki’s problem. The
dog was very greedy and could eat at any time of the day. He did not know how to say no to food
when his stomach was full. The narrator also thought to himself of all the things that Mrs. Pumphrey
would not have mentioned which she fed Tricki. Again the narrator asked Mrs. Pumphrey whether
Tricki was exercising to which Mrs. Pumphrey replies that she does take him out for walks once in a
while but he is not playing his ring throwing exercise as the gardner who takes him out to play is not
coming these days because of pain in his lower back.
Passage – I tried to sound severe: “Now I really mean this. If you don’t cut his food right down
and give him more exercise he is going to be really ill.You must harden your heart and keep him
on a very strict diet.”Mrs Pumphrey wrung her hands. “Oh I will, Mr Herriot. I’m sure you are
right, but it is so difficult, so very difficult.” She set off, head down, along the road, as if
determined to put the new regime into practice immediately.I watched their progress with
growing concern. Tricki was tottering along in his little tweed coat; he had a whole wardrobe of
these coats —for the cold weather and a raincoat for the wet days. He struggled on,drooping in
his harness.
I thought it wouldn’t be long before I heard from Mrs Pumphrey.The expected call came within
a few days. Mrs Pumphrey was distraught. Tricki would eat nothing. Refused even his favorite
Hindi Explanation: https://youtu.be/UmNBUlkiZGs
The story starts when Mrs. Pumphrey, a rich lady takes her dog out for a walk. A nearby
veterinary doctor who knows the lady sees the dog and is shocked as he sees that the dog looks
like a bloated sausage with a leg at each end. He advises her to stop giving him unhealthy
things to eat but Mrs. Pumphrey is not able to refuse him. Soon he falls sick and the doctor is
called. The narrator, Mr. Herriot then somehow takes Tricki, the dog to the hospital even
though he knows that Mrs. Pumphrey is not ready to leave her dog and nearly fainted just by
hearing these words. Then he takes the dog along and puts a bed for him in his surgery. The
dog doesn’t move much nor eats anything for the first two days. On the second day, he looks
around and whimpers a bit. He wanted to go out on the third day and started playing with the
bigger dogs when he was taken out. He also licked the bowls of other dogs clean on the third
day.
Then his condition started improving very fast. He started fighting for his meals with other
dogs. Then when this news reached Mrs. Pumphrey, she started sending him eggs as she
thought that Tricki was recovering from an illness and needed energy foods. Mr. Herriot and his
partners started eating those eggs for morning breakfast. Then for improving Tricki’s blood,
Mrs. Pumphrey started sending in bottles of wine which was again consumed by Mr. Herriot. He
used to take two glasses before lunch and some more glasses while having his lunch. Then
when she started sending in bottles of brandy for Tricki that was the time when Mr. Herriot
thought that he would really like to keep Tricki as a permanent guest in the surgery. Mr. Herriot
used to be really happy someday by having two extra eggs every morning. Then having few
glasses of wine in the afternoon and close the day by having brandy at night. But then he took a
wise decision and called up Mrs. Pumphrey as she was really worried and on this side Tricki was
ready to be taken back home. Tricki was really happy to see his mistress and jumped into the
car. Mrs. Pumphrey said that she won’t be able to ever thank him for what he had done and
also, that his surgery had been successful as Tricki was now cured.
A Triumph of Surgery Explanation
Passage – I was really worried about Tricki this time. I had pulled up my car when I saw him in
the street with his mistress and I was shocked at his appearance. He had become hugely fat,
like a bloated sausage with a leg at each corner. His eyes, bloodshot and rheumy, stared
straight ahead and his tongue lolled from his jaws.Mrs Pumphrey hastened to explain, “He was
so listless, Mr Herriot.He seemed to have no energy. I thought he must be suffering from
malnutrition, so I have been giving him some little extras between meals to build him up, some
malt and cod-liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at night to make him sleep — nothing much
really.”“And did you cut down on the sweet things as I told you?”“Oh, I did for a bit, but he
seemed to be so weak I had to relent. He does love cream cakes and chocolates so. I can’t bear
to refuse him.”I looked down again at the little dog. That was the trouble. Tricki’s only fault was
greed. He had never been known to refuse food; he would tackle a meal at any hour of the day
, or night. And I wondered about all the things Mrs Pumphrey hadn’t mentioned.“Are you giving
him plenty of exercise?”“Well, he has his little walks with me as you can see, but Hodgkin,the
gardener, has been down with lumbago, so there has been no ring-throwing lately.”
Word meaning
Mistress– a woman in a position of authority or control.
Bloated- excessive in size or amount.
Sausage- an item of food in the form of a cylindrical length of minced pork or other meat
encased in a skin, typically sold raw to be grilled or fried before eating.
Bloodshot- (of the eyes) inflamed or tinged with blood, typically as a result of tiredness.
Rheumy– watery.
Lolled- sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
Hastened- be quick to do something.
Listless- lacking energy or enthusiasm.
Malnutrition- lack of proper nutrition
Cod liver oil- oil pressed from the liver of cod
Relent– become less severe or intense.
Lumbago– pain in the muscles and joints of the lower back.
Explanation of the above passage – The narrator starts telling us that how he was worried about
Tricki, a pet dog. The narrator, Mr. Herriot stops his car as he sees Tricki with his mistress on the
road as the narrator is shocked to see Tricki because he looks like a bloated sausage. He has become
very fat, his eyes are red and watery. Mrs. Pumphrey, Tricki’s owner starts giving explanations. She
told Mr. Herriot that she thought that Tricki was malnourished because he did not have any energy
and excitement. She told him that she used to give him malt, cod liver oil and a bowl of Horlicks at
night, apart from his regular meals so that he could sleep at night. Although she gave him so much
to eat, she says that she doesn’t give him much to eat.
Then the narrator asks her if she had cut down on his sweets as he had asked her to do to
which she replies that she did it for a while but she felt that he was getting weaker because of which
she had to stop being so harsh with him. Also, she says that she is unable to refuse him cakes and
chocolates as those were his favourite things. Then the narrator understood Tricki’s problem. The
dog was very greedy and could eat at any time of the day. He did not know how to say no to food
when his stomach was full. The narrator also thought to himself of all the things that Mrs. Pumphrey
would not have mentioned which she fed Tricki. Again the narrator asked Mrs. Pumphrey whether
Tricki was exercising to which Mrs. Pumphrey replies that she does take him out for walks once in a
while but he is not playing his ring throwing exercise as the gardner who takes him out to play is not
coming these days because of pain in his lower back.
Passage – I tried to sound severe: “Now I really mean this. If you don’t cut his food right down
and give him more exercise he is going to be really ill.You must harden your heart and keep him
on a very strict diet.”Mrs Pumphrey wrung her hands. “Oh I will, Mr Herriot. I’m sure you are
right, but it is so difficult, so very difficult.” She set off, head down, along the road, as if
determined to put the new regime into practice immediately.I watched their progress with
growing concern. Tricki was tottering along in his little tweed coat; he had a whole wardrobe of
these coats —for the cold weather and a raincoat for the wet days. He struggled on,drooping in
his harness.
I thought it wouldn’t be long before I heard from Mrs Pumphrey.The expected call came within
a few days. Mrs Pumphrey was distraught. Tricki would eat nothing. Refused even his favorite
