There are three main parts of the poem. Complete the table saying what is happening in each. (Lines 1–7: The scorpion comes into the home to escape the rain and stings the poet’s mother.)

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Lines	What is happening?
1–7	The scorpion comes into the home to escape the rain and stings the poet’s mother.
8–33	The peasants come in large numbers, chant the name of God, search for the scorpion with candles and lanterns, and offer superstitious explanations and prayers while sitting around the mother.
34–48	The mother suffers in pain; the rationalist father tries every remedy, even burning paraffin on her toe; a holy man performs rites. After twenty hours the pain subsides and the mother thanks God that the scorpion spared her children.

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