First Flight (Prose): Mijbil the Otter · Class 10 · CBSE English
Describe the disastrous incident that occurred inside the aircraft box during Maxwell's journey to London.
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Describe the disastrous incident that occurred inside the aircraft box during Maxwell's journey to London.
Answer: Maxwell had packed Mijbil into a small square box lined with a tight inner lid, from which blood soon began to trickle out. When Maxwell opened the box, Mijbil was exhausted and covered in dried blood because he had torn the inner zinc lining to shreds in his panic. This horrifying mess startled the air hostess, but she reacted kindly and reassured a deeply apologetic Maxwell.
Solution
During the flight, Mijbil panicked inside his poorly lined box, causing the zinc lining to tear and resulting in a bloody mess that shocked the passengers and staff, though the air hostess ultimately comforted Maxwell.
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