Notes to the text:

1.	breakfast nook- a small area in or near the kitchen where informal meals are eaten
2.	with a high heart- he was very happy
3.	booby- a crazy person (slang expression); a small bird of the tropical seas
4.	a booby hatch - an institution where crazy people live (slang expression)
5.	a gloat in her eye - she was feeling mean and nasty
6.	solemn signal - a serious gesture of the hand
7.	as crazy as a jaybird - mentally ill (slang)
8.	institution - mental hospital

Activity

Exercise 41

Read each statement below and tell whether it is trueorfalse. If the statement is false, correct it to make a true statement.

1. The story began in the morning.

2. The unicorn had a silver horn.

3. The man's wife saw the unicorn.

6. The wife telephoned a psychiatrist.

7. The police and the psychiatrist thought the woman was crazy.

Exercise 42

Chose the best answers to complete the statements below.

1.	The man
	a. enjoyed seeing the unicorn.
	b.pretended that he saw a unicorn
	c.didn't like unicorns.
2.	The man's wife didn't go down to the garden because
	a. she didn't believe her husband's story about the unicorn.
	b.she didn't like her husband.
	c. she was afraid of the unicorn.
3.	The wife called her husband a booby because
	a. she thought he was crazy.
	b. she thought he was very smart.
	c. she wanted him to go to a booby hatch.
4.	The husband said, "We'll see about that." because
	a. he wanted to go to the booby hatch.
	b. he knew that the unicorn was real.
	c. he knew that the police wouldn't believe his wife's story.
5.	The woman told the police and psychiatrist to bring a straightjacket because
	a. her husband was asleep in the garden.
	b. she expected her husband to struggle when they tried to take him away.
	c. she needed one.
6.	The police took the woman away in the straightjacket because
	a. her husband struggled terrifically.
	b. she asked them to bring it.
	c. they thought she was crazy.
7.	The man lived happily ever after because
	a. he had seen a unicorn.
	b. his wife was gone.
	c. he liked being in a booby hatch.

Exercise 43

Choose the word or phrase which best defines the word(s) in italics in each sentence.

1.	"You are a booby," she said.
	a. a smart person.	b. a crazy person.	c.a nice person.
2.	She told them to bring a straightjacket.
	a. a style of men's clothing.
	b.a device used to restrain a person who is struggling.
	c. a coat used for the rain.
3.	She put up a terrificstruggle.
	a. great	b. bad	c. holy
4.	They finally subduedher.
	a. excited	b.quieted	c. subdivided
5.	The police leaped from their chairs and seizedthe wife.
	a. grabbed	b. beat	c. hit
6.	Moral:" Don't count your boobies until they are hatched."
	a. lesson	b. thought	c. idea.
7.	The unicorn ate a lily.
	a. a kind of cup.	b. a kind of insect.	c. a kind of flower.

Exercise 44

Choose the correct word form to complete each sentence. Use appropriate

verb tenses and verb forms, and choose singular or plural forms for nouns.

1.	arrive (v), arriving, arrival
	a. What time does your plane_____?
	b. When the _____ of the President was announced, everyone stood up.
2.	interest (v), interesting, interested, interest (n)
	a. He is very _____ in the stories in this book.
	b.I read an _____ story last night.
3.	seize (v), seized, seizure
	a. The Americans reported the _____ of their ship by enemy sailors.
	b. The police _____ the woman and put her in a straightjacket.
4.	signal(v),signalling,signal(n)
	a. At a _____ from the psychiatrist, the police grabbed the woman.
	b.The driver _____ a left-hand turn by extending his left arm.
5.	struggle(v),struggling,struggle(n)
	a. She put up a terrific _____ when they tried to put on a straightjacket.
	b. The dog _____ to get free when we gave him a bath.
6.	curse (v), cursing, curse (n)
	a. They carried her away _____ and screaming.
	b. Do you believe that people who have a lot of bad luck are living under _____?
7.	institute(v),institutional, institution
	a. They _____ a new programme for cancer patient at the hospital.
	b. When people are mentally ill, they sometimes go to mental _____.

Exercise 45

Change the direct quotations below to Reported speech. The first item is done as an example.

1.	"There's a unicorn in the garden," he said. He said that there was a unicorn in the garden.
2.	"The unicorn is a mythical beast," she told him.
	________________________________________________________
3.	"The unicorn," he said, "ate a lily. I pulled it up myself."
	________________________________________________________
4.	"You are a booby," she said, "and I am going to have you put in the booby-hatch."
	________________________________________________________
5.	"We'll see about that," he said to his wife.
	________________________________________________________
6.	"My husband," she told them, "saw a unicorn this morning."
	________________________________________________________
7.	"The unicorn has a golden horn in the middle of its forehead," she explained.
	________________________________________________________
8.	"Did you tell your wife you saw a unicorn?" asked the police.
	________________________________________________________
9.	"I'm sorry, sir, but your wife is as crazy as a jaybird," the psychiatrist said.
	________________________________________________________

Exercise 46

Discuss the following questions in small groups or pairs.

each other's company? Give information from the story to support your

answer.

Do you think the husband is crazy? Why or why not?
Explain the English proverb: "Don't count your chickens until they are hatched."
Thurber's humour is often based on "playing with words." How is the moral of The unicorn in the garden an example of this? (Compare it to the English proverb quoted in question 3.)

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