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The Man Who Knew Too Much Summary Class 9 English

January 23, 2024 by Sastry CBSE

The Man Who Knew Too Much Summary Class 9 English

The Man Who Knew Too Much Summary In English

Private Quelch or the Professor as he was nicknamed, really knew ‘too much’. His greatest aim was to get a commission and to pursue his aim; he really worked hard and tried to impress his senior officers. Technical definitions, the parts of the rifle, its use and care and all things related to his profession, he had them by heart. But his showy nature or exhibitionism, his tendency to outshine others and his superiority complex made him an unpleasant and avoidable character. His exhibitionism made him a stock of laughter and his colleagues fled to avoid his sermonising.

The Professor
Private Quelch was a soldier without a rank. The narrator first met Quelch at the training depot. He was lanky, stooping and appeared to be frowning through horn-rimmed spectacles. In his first week of army life, he was nicknamed as the Professor. Those who had any doubts on the subject, lost them after five minutes’ conversation with him.

Ambition of Getting a Commission
Private Quelch was quite ambitious. He meant to get on in life. He had a very fertile brain. Everyone thought that he would definitely get a commission. He was not only ambitious but very diligent also. In pursuit of his ambition, he worked very hard. He borrowed training manuals and woke up late at nights reading them. He always tried to impress his superior officers with his knowledge and smartness. As .a first step, he wanted to get a ‘V’-shaped stripe, indicating the rank of a soldier.

Exhibitionism
Exhibitionism was the dominant feature of Quelch’s personality. No doubt, the Professor knew too much but he would never lose an opportunity of exhibiting his knowledge. He badgered the instructors with questions. He drilled with enthusiasm. On route marches, he was ‘miraculously tireless’. Even after marching thirty miles, he would say, “What about a song, chaps?” His ‘horrible heartiness’ infuriated his colleagues. Each time one of his fellow soldiers made a mistake, he would publicly correct him. Whenever one of them shone, the Professor outshone him. His colleagues tried to hit back at him with clumsy sarcasms and practical jokes. The Professor hardly noticed them. He was too busy working for his stripe. He considered them just ‘a gang of louts’.

Badgered (Troubled) Instructors with Questions
The first lesson in musketry was being delivered by a Sergeant. He told them that the speed at which the bullet leaves the rifle is well over two thousand feet per second. A voice interrupted him. It was of the Professor’s. He publicly corrected him by saying, “two thousand four hundred and forty feet per second”. The Sergeant felt humiliated and in the hope of revenge he put questions again and again to the Professor. But it only enhanced the Professor’s glory because he answered all of them correctly.

Corporal Turnbull Snubbed the Professor Corporal Turnbull was a different man. He could not be trifled with. He was explaining the outside of a grenade. It was divided into large number of fragments. The Professor beamed at him, “Forty-four segments”. All were thunder-struck. Corporal Turnbull tossed the grenade to the Professor and asked him to give the lecture. Quite unashamed, the Professor stunned every one by his wonderful lecture. Turnbull asked him to fall in with the others. He snubbed the Professor by nominating him for permanent cookhouse duties. The Professor received the kind of treatment he actually deserved.

The Man Who Knew Too Much Summary In Hindi

Private Quelch का ‘प्रोफेसर’ का उपनाम
Private Quelch एक बिना पदवी का सिपाही था। Quelch कथाकार को सबसे पहले ट्रेनिंग डिपो में मिला था। वह लम्बा, झुका हुआ, सींग के फ्रेम के चश्मों में से त्योरी चढाता प्रतीत होता था। अपने फौजी जीवन-काल के पहले सप्ताह में ही उसका उपनाम प्रोफेसर रख दिया गया। जिन लोगों को किसी भी विषय में कोई भी शंका होती थी, उसके साथ पाँच मिनट बात करके दूर हो जाती थी।

फ़ौज में अफ़सर (Commission) बनने की महत्त्वाकांक्षा Private Quelch काफी महत्त्वाकांक्षी था। यह जीवन में आगे बढ़ना चाहता था। उसका दिमाग काफी तेज था। हर एक आदमी यही सोचता था कि शीघ्र ही उसे Commission मिल जायेगा। वह न केवल महत्त्वाकांक्षी था बल्कि परिश्रमी भी था। अपनी महत्त्वाकांक्षा को पूरा करने के लिये वह सख्त परिश्रम करता था। वह ट्रेनिंग की नियमावलियाँ लेता और उन्हें पढ़ने के लिये देर रात तक जागता था। वह अपने से उच्च अफसरों को अपने ज्ञान और चुस्ती से हमेशा प्रभावित करने की कोशिश करता था। पहले कदम के तौर पर, वह एक ‘V’ के आकार की फीता प्राप्त करना चाहता था जो एक सिपाही की पदवी की सूचक थी।

प्रदर्शन-प्रवृत्ति
प्रदर्शन Quelch के व्यक्तित्व का प्रमुख लक्षण था। नि:सन्देह, प्रोफेसर को बहुत अधिक ज्ञान था। लेकिन वह अपने ज्ञान का प्रदर्शन करने का कोई भी मौका कभी नहीं चूकता था। वह प्रशिक्षकों को अपने सवालों से परेशान करता था। वह बहुत जोश के साथ ड्रिल करता था। रूटमार्च में वह अद्भुत रूप से अथक रहता था। तीस मील मार्च करने के बाद भी वह कहता, “कहो भई, गाने के बारे में क्या ख्याल है?” उसकी भयानक जिंदादिली उसके सहकर्मियों को गुस्सा दिलाती थी। जब भी उसका कोई सैनिक साथी गलती करता, वह सार्वजनिक रूप से सुधारता। जब भी उनमें से कोई आगे बढ़ने की कोशिश करता, वह उससे भी आगे बढ़ जाता था। उसके सहयोगी पर भद्दे व्यंगात्मक बोलों और व्यवहारिक मुजाकों से उस पर उल्टा प्रहार करते। प्रोफेसर मुश्किल से ही उन पर ध्यान देता था। वह अपनी फीता प्राप्त करने में अत्यधिक व्यस्त था। वह उन्हें ‘गॅवारों को एक झुंड’ समझता था।

प्रशिक्षकों को सवालों से तंग करता था
बंदूक चलाने में पहला पाठ एक Sergeant द्वारा पढ़ाया जा रहा था। उसने बताया कि जिस रफ्तार से गोली राइफल को छोड़ती है वह दो हजार फीट प्रति सेकेण्ड से काफी ऊपर है। एक आवाज उसके बीच में बोल पड़ी। वह प्रोफेसर की थी। उसने सार्वजनिक रूप से उसको सुधारा, “दो हजार, चार सौ और चालीस फुट प्रति सेकेण्ड।” Sergeant ने अपमानित अनुभव किया और बदला लेने के लिए उसने प्रोफेसर से बार-बार प्रश्न पूछा। लेकिन इससे प्रोफेसर की शान और अधिक बढ़ी। क्योंकि उसने सभी प्रश्नों का उत्तर ठीक-ठीक दिया था।

Corporal Turnbull ने प्रोफेसर को अपमानित किया Corporal Turnbull एक अलग प्रकार का व्यक्ति था। उसे मूर्ख नहीं बनाया जा सकता था। वह एक ग्रेनेड के बाहरी रूप के बारे में समझा रहा था। वह अनेक टुकड़ों में विभक्त था। प्रोफेसर उस पर खुशी से मुस्कराया और कहा “44 टुकड़े”। सभी पर बिजली (सी) गिर गयी। Corporal Turnbull ने ग्रेनेड़ को प्रोफेसर पर फेंका और उसे भाषण देने के लिये कहा। बिना शरमाये, प्रोफेसर ने अपने भाषण से सब को चकित कर दिया। Turnbull ने उसे बाकी लोगों के साथ पंक्ति में खड़ा होने के लिये कहा। उसने प्रोफेसर को स्थायी रसोईघर की ड्यूटी के लिए मनोनीत कर उसे अपमानित किया। प्रोफेसर के साथ ऐसा व्यवहार किया जाना बिल्कुल उचित था।

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