This is a part when Eragon builds a makeshift house on a rowan tree for a baby dragon to keep away from his cousin and uncle
on page 41, it saids " With a few deft movements, he made a noose and slipped it over the dragon's head as it explored the snowy clumps surrounding the tree. The leather was worn, but it would hold. He watched the dragon crawl around, then untied the noose from its nexk and fashioned a makeshift harness for its legs so the dragon would not strangle itself".
what i don't understand is the part that "noose".. why does Eragon use noose and slip dragon's head when he is building a little house on a rowan tree for a dragon, and what is makeshift harness for legs..?
i am english learner, and this book is kind of hard..
plz tell me what that means.. i am reading over 10 times, and still not get it..
2007-01-04 19:07:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Noose in this case, means collar.
Makeshift means "make do" or "temporary." And the harness is a way to keep the dragon on a leash with out puting all the pressure on her neck.
2007-01-04 19:15:06 · answer #1 · answered by ms dont panic 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you're looking for a continuing series, I would suggest Tamora Pierce's Tortall books. The Song of the Lioness quartet is about a girl named Alanna who becomes a knight by pretending to be a boy; the next quartet, The Immortals, is about a girl named Veralidaine who is mentored by Alanna and meets all of her friends, etc.; the Protector of the Small is the same way, where Keladry becomes a knight and she learns from and meets all of the previous characters; then in the Tricksters books, Alanna's daughter Alianne helps to reinstate the rightful government in a country beside Tortall; The Beka Cooper books follow, and they are about an ancestor of Alanna's husband. They all take place in the same world and work off of each other. There are 16 that are currently out. I'm sorry that this answer was so long, and I hope that you haven't already read these! If they sound interesting, I would recommend looking them up on wikipedia. :)
2016-05-23 05:15:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might be thinking that the word "noose" is used in the sense that it might be for hanging the dragon, but in this case it seems like he is trying to train the dragon for riding purposes. (I haven't read the book). So, the noose is only a way to get the dragon used to having something around it's neck until he finishes a better way.
A harness is a way of attaching something to the dragon. For example, a harness is used on a horse to attach it to a cart.
2007-01-04 19:14:25 · answer #3 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How i interpreted this passage was Eragon makes a leash for Sapheria (dragon) so she wouldn't run away while he was building her a house. A makeshift harness is a few straps of leather that go around her legs so if she (dragon) runs off then her leash won't choke her.
~I LOVE THAT BOOK!!!!!!!!
2007-01-08 13:53:11 · answer #4 · answered by mang0rox 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noose means something like a leash.
2007-01-04 19:35:18 · answer #5 · answered by Kailey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ms dont panic said it correctly.
Eragon didn´t want the dragon to get hurt but he also didn´t want her to escape.
So, instead of using a collar around her neck he decided to use a sort of leash on her legs.
2007-01-05 06:48:49 · answer #6 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋