Unit 8: A Short Monsoon Diary

In India, the monsoon starts setting in from May-end every year. According to the author’s monsoon diaries, the monsoon mist first appears in Mussoorie on June 24 or 25 and continues until August 31 or mid-September. We usually carry umbrellas and raincoats to face the monsoon and protect ourselves from getting wet and falling sick unnecessarily.

According to the diary entry, the author describes the beautiful and mesmerizing hill station named Mussoorie.

It rained continuously for eight to nine days. As the weather was damp and soggy outside and he could not go outside, he kept pacing his room and looked out of the window at a few bobbing umbrellas.

Snakes and rodents come out of their holes and burrows and they take shelter in roofs, attics and godowns to save themselves from getting wet in the rain water.

The author received a cheque in the mail.