I had placed one on a branch of the mango tree, and was stooping to pick up the other, when I received quite a heavy blow on the back of my head.

1. Where was the narrator?
2. What had he placed on the mango tree? What was he stooping to pick up?
3. Who gave him the heavy blow?

I got the feeling that she was sorry for her behavior the previous day, because she greeted us with a soft 'whoo-whoo'.

1. Who, according to the narrator, was feeling sorry?
2. How did she show she was feeling sorry?
3. Why had she come there?

So the two owlets became regular members of our household, and strangely enough, were among the few pets that Grandmother took a liking to.

1. Do these lines suggest that Grandmother liked most pets or that she did not like most pets?
2. Who were the members of the household besides Grandmother?
3. Which member of the household did not like the owlets? How do you know?

What do we know about the house where the narrator lived? Describe it based on the details given in the story.

List six sounds of an owl that the narrator has given in the text.