Through the repeated use of ‘May’ in the poem, the villagers express their wish and pray for the recovery of the mother who was suffering from Scorpion’s bite. The teacher may create the same type of situation by depicting one of the student suffering from some ailment or problem and asking the rest of the students to wish and pray for his recovery by using ‘may’ as used by the peasants in the “Night of the Scorpion”.
Teacher: What happened to you Mohan? It seems you are not well today and feel very nervous.
Mohan: Sir, for the last few days I‘ve been suffering from malaria. I also couldn’t complete my assignments.
Teacher: May you recover soon! May you soon complete your assignments and score good grades!
Mohan: Thanks for your kindness, sir. May you live long!
Sohan: May all the germs of Malaria be killed altogether!
Shyam: Don’t worry Mohan. May the best doctors attend you!
Ram: May the malarial parasites go to dogs!