1. The Open Window
by Saki
Look at the following picture. It is a scene from the story. What do you think the story is about?

3. Find the following words in the text
Find the following words in the text. Mark them and write their translation above.
English
Hebrew
Location in the text
a swamp
ביצה
26/22
an anniversary
יום השנה
31/22
a body
גוף, גופה
a cure
תרופה
3/21
to drown
לטבוע
to hunt
לצוד
25/22
nerves
עצבים
a niece
אחיינית
32/22
peace and quiet
שלווה
4/21
to shiver
להצטמרר
40/22
to slip/slipped
להחליק
strangers
אנשים זרים
9/21
tragedy
טרגדיה
17/21
worse
גרוע יותר
8/21

4. a. He was in the country as he needed some peace and quite for his nerves.
Answer first blue questions
Red questions-inferring

5. She gave him letters to people she knew there..
He didn’t like the idea to visit strangers.

6. e. No, it didn’t. The tragedy had happened three years before Framton’s sister lived at that place.

7. g. When the aunt’s husband and brothers went hunting they went out through the window ,so she believed that when they came back they would also enter the house through the
window.
h. The tragedy was that the girl’s uncle and two cousins slipped into the swamp and drowned.

8. The aunt left the window open as she was sure that her family would walk in the house through the window.
He felt sorry as that was an anniversary day.
No she didn’t.

9. HOT Skill-Inferring
To ‘infer’ means to make a que or come to a conclusion about something based on information you have.
Infer=read between the lines
לקרוא בין השורות

11. d. I can infer from the text that Framton felt shy as it was difficult for him to find the words.

12. f. Because usually it is cold outside in October ,especially in the evening, so nobody leaves the windows wide open.
l. Framton shivered as he thought about the ghosts of dead people that he was afraid of.

13. HOTS: Inferring
Inferring means______________________________________
According to the niece’s story, Mrs. Sappleton was being unrealistic; she was living in a dream. Why?
______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
At which point in the niece’s story did Framton feel frightened? Which sentence in the niece’s story frighten him the most? Why? Why do you think so?
______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

15. True
False
1. Framton was visiting Mrs. Sappleton for the first time.
2. He was a healthy young man.
3. The window was open because the weather was pleasant.
4. Framton had planned to visit Mrs. Sappleton on the tragic anniversary.
5. The terrible thing about the tragedy was that the men had drowned.

16. An Unpleasant Visit
Framton heard about Mrs. Sappleton’s cure/ tragedy from her niece.
”Her husband and brothers never came back from their hunting/ slipped trip,” she said.
“Ronnie climbed a rock, anniversary/ slipped and fell into a swamp/ worse.
The others tried to pull him out, but…………
Finally, all three of them hunting/ drowned. It happened three years ago today, but my aunt/ shiver expects them to come back.”
The girl’s story made Framton shiver/slipped.
He should not have paid his visit on this tragic swamp/ anniversary, he thought.
It was definitely not the right cure/aunt for his nerves.
Now he felt hunting/ worse than before.

17. What do you think will happen next?

18. English Hebrew Location in the text figures דמויות 23/28 to chase
לרדוף אחרי
36/28
direction
כיוון
22/28
a grave
קבר
37/28
a graveyard
בית קברות
horrible
זוועתי
an illness
מחלה
33/28
muddy
בוצי
5/27
to yawn/a yawn
לפהק, פיהוק
15/27

19. The aunt was cheerful.
She said that her husband and brothers would return home from hunting soon.

20. c. She felt excited because she talked cheerfully.
d. Framton talked about his illnesses as he didn’t want to talk about dead people .
e. No, she wasn’t interested in what Framton was saying as she almost yawned.

21. f. Because she saw her husband and two brothers coming home.
They both looked frightened.
They saw three figures and a dog walking across the lawn toward the window.

22. Because he thought he saw ghosts and was very frightened.
‘We’ are Vera’s uncle and two cousins. They are not ghosts.
She said that Framton was a very strange man.
Vera said that Framton ran out because he was afraid of her uncle's dog.
No, they weren’t. She made them up.

23. C. Circle the word that doesn’t belong to the group:
1. sleep  stare  snore  yawn
2. cool  terrible  awful  horrible
3. happily brightly cheerfully  wildly
4. shake  shiver  chase  tremble
5. graveyard  direction  horror ghosts
6. calm  muddy  dirty  wet

24. Summary D. Choose the correct word:
The story Vera told Framton was the truth/ a lie.
She noticed that Framton was calm/ nervous, so she decided to play a trick on him.
Vera knew Framton would be scared to death when the men/ aunt suddenly appeared.
Framton ran away in terror because he thought he had seen the dog/ ghosts.
Vera wanted to amuse herself/ hurt Framton.
Vera found the situation funny, but for Framton it was an interesting/ awful experience.
Mrs. Sappleton wondered/ knew why Framton ran away without a word of apology.
Vera immediately remembered/ made up another horror story about Framton being chased/ followed by dogs into a graveyard.

25. Analysis and Interpretation
A. What is the setting of the story?
Complete the following table:
TIME
PLACE/AREA
SPECIFIC PLACE
ATMOSPERE
Month:
Day: the tragic__________
Part of day:______
the________
a_________
_______spot

26. Who is a protagonist of the story
Who is the antagonist in the story?________________________________________
Vera played a cruel joke on Framton. Why was her joke cruel?
____________________________________________________________________
Did Framton deserve to be treated like that? Why or why not?__________________
___________________________________________________________________
What kind of the narrator can we see in the story?
_______________________________________________________________________

28. Protagonist Antagonist
The protagonist is the main character the story talks about, the person who finds himself/herself in conflict. Sometimes protagonist is successful in overcoming problems, but not always.
Occasionally people call the protagonist a ‘hero’ of the story-but often this main character isn’t brave or capable at all.
The reader often ‘sees the world’ of the book through the eyes of the protagonist.
Sometimes there are several protagonists in a story
We may experience their conflicts separately and together.
Sometimes another character is in conflict with the protagonist. this character is called the ‘antagonist’

29. Narrator
The storyteller in a literary text.
1st person narrator: I
3rd person-all-knowing narrator

30. Distinguishing Different Perspectives
הבחנת נקודות מבט שונות
Different people view things differently.
The ability to identify different points of view is called
“Distinguishing Different Perspectives”.
Why is it useful for communication?
Try to think of the group decision or an argument
with a friend.
Think of other situations when ‘Distinguishing
Different Perspectives’ is important’?

31. Is she old or young?

32. Flowers or faces?

34. Distinguishing Different Perspectives
How does the atmosphere change when the men return from their
hunting trip?
1. From Mrs. Sappleton’s perspective:
The atmosphere becomes_____________________.
2. From Framton’s perspective:
3. From Vera’s perspective:
ATMOSPHERE WORD BANK
amusing- משעשע
dark and depressing- מדכא
even more cheerful-יותר עליז
friendly-חברותי
frightening-מפחיד
playful- שובב
tense-מתוח

35. Bridging Text and Context
Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) described in his literary pieces the representatives of upper- class English society at the end of the 19th century. In those times, rich people who didn’t feel well went to the country, hoping that the fresh air and the quiet and peaceful atmosphere would do them good.
Their relatives and friends often helped them to make new friends in the country. The sent “letters of introduction” to families they knew there and asked them to invite the visitors for tea. It was quite unusual to invite and pay a visit to total strangers.
Saki made fun of those formal boring social calls (ביקורים חברתיים) which neither the hosts מארחים)) nor the visitors enjoyed.
How can this information help you understand the story?

36. The following information helps me understand the idea of the plot better.
Saki uses Framton as an example of a rich aristocrat who, because of his mental disorder, goes to the country. There he visits Vera and her aunt’s family house. He is not familiar with anybody there but his sister supplied him with a letter of introduction which is typical for that time. Saki made fun on this situation in the society. He did that with help of Vera who made tricks on both Framton and her own family.