Mortimer’s Undue Curiosity (Final Part)
Mortimer
fell down into the armchair. Picking up the old book, he, in extreme shock, recognised
the book that contained the story of ‘The Midnight Express’. In great panic, he
turned the pages of the book with trembling hands. Beginning to read, Mortimer came
to find that the story was regarding a man, who, in his childhood, had read a
book with a scary picture.
He
tried to understand the strange cycle of events that he was going through.
Filled in extreme fear, Mortimer asked himself, “Who was the strange man asking
me to come into this cottage?”
The
door got opened and the strange host entered at that very moment. The candle put
on the table cast a huge shadow on the wall. Although the shadowy figure was
standing in front of Mortimer, the figure slowly but surely came forward. Sitting
on the armchair, Mortimer experienced a spine-chilling feeling. When he looked
up to see the face of the figure, Mortimer heard the clock ticking in the hall
downstairs and the roaring sea outside. The flame of the candle flickered and
the old book in red leather was lying open on the table.
[Retold the story Midnight Express by Alfred Noyes]
Moral:
Undue curiosity is not good; it may lead to danger.
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