Found 28 Articles for Class 9

Chapter Summary “The Sermon at Benares” by Betty Renshaw sheds light on the early life of Lord Buddha, the chronicler of Buddhism in the world. The story outlines that Lord Buddha was originally born as a prince in the royal family but later he chose the path of spirituality and became the Guru of the Buddhists all around the world. The story described the way Lord Buddha left his prince hood considering the pain and suffering of the world. In addition, the story outlines that, after Lord Buddha left his prince hood, he went in search of salvation and ... Read More

Chapter Summary “The Hundred Dresses” is a story by the author Eleanor Estes and this story is written from the experience gathered from real-life instances. This story deals with the mental toll, people have to face as a part of discrimination that is done to them due to their respective appearances, differences in caste and ethnicity. However, this not only affects the person but their way of living and envisioning the society. This story is about a girl named Wanda, the protagonist, who gets teased and humiliated every day by her classmates for her appearance and clothing. However, she ... Read More

Chapter summary The story of “The Hundred Dresses” is based on real-life experiences of the author, Eleanor Estes. The second part of the text continues with the protagonist Wanda Petronski, where the disclosure has been made for the reason that lies behind the absence of Wanda in school. However, it is known that the family of Petronski decided to get transferred to the big city, where no one would notice about their names and clothes. All this information was known from the letter sent to the school by Mr. Petronski, which made everyone in the classroom quite shocked. However, ... Read More

Chapter Summary Image: Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu The chapter “Kathmandu” narrates a journal of the trip experienced by Vikram Seth who visited Kathmandu. This chapter is an excerpt from his book Heaven Lake. The author hitchhiked from China to visit India, along the route he crossed Tibet and Nepal. In this story, the author narrates his experience during his stay in Kathmandu in the form of a travelogue where he vividly describes the intricate details of the city and what he feels about it. He visited two of the most popular temples of the city, notably, the Pashupatinath temple and ... Read More

Chapter Summary “The Sound of Music” story summaries the story of two music maestros and their music journey. Students will learn about the musical legends as the shehnai player. This story also signifies the great art of learning the music of Evelyn, who was not able to hear. She was taught music by feelings instead of listening to it by ear. Her teacher found potential within her and the probability of achieving something which was known as impossible at that time. This story also signifies the origin of shehnai, Bismillah Khan that made the use of a musical instrument called ... Read More

Chapter Summary “The Snake and the Mirror” is a story about self-discovery presented in a humorous shell. The narrator of the story is a foolish and vain young man who realises amid a moment of crisis that he is stupid poor and foolish. The narrator informed the readers that he came to know about this story from a homoeopathic doctor. The story follows the life of an unmarried doctor who indulges in deep thinking on a hot summer night. Suddenly in the middle of the thinking session, the doctor experienced a shock as he saw a snake had fallen on ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story “The Bond of Love” written by Kenneth Anderson is a beautiful story that catches the tropes of love and humanity by showcasing the love between an animal and a human. The story described the interaction and the bond between Bruno, a bear and the author’s wife who adopted him. Bruno or Baba was a gift to the author’s wife by the author as he rescued it and saved its life. As time flew by the author’s wife and Bruno developed a strong bond of love and soon, the author’s wife started treating Bruno like her own ... Read More

Chapter Summary “Reach for the Top” concerns the retelling of biographies of two most renowned and prominent women in today's world of discrimination against women. The text is about two women named Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova and their passion for their achievements. It is seen that these two personalities have struggled in their pathways to achieve their dreams. The common aspect in both their lives regards the hardships they have endured by defying all odds. Through their firm decisions and determination, both these two personalities have achieved their dreams. In order to achieve this, it is noticed that they ... Read More

Chapter Summary “Packing” is one of the most comic scenarios that have been taken from the famous book, named Three Men in a Boat by the author Jerome K. Jerome. This book encompasses around, Jerome and his two friends, named Harris and George and a dog named Montmorency. The narrative Packing was about three friends getting ready for their trip and in doing that they offer a fascinatingly hilarious drama. It is known that packing is quite essential prior to make a trip, and so the author Jerome and his friends initiated packing their essentials. However, through this packing ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story narrates the life of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam from his childhood memories and early life. This autobiographical account of the childhood of Dr Kalam embodies the themes of prejudice, harmony, change and tradition. The story further outlines the backgrounds and contexts that allowed Dr Kalam to become a successful scientist and the President of India. The story properly catches the tropes of the childhood of Dr Kalam starting from his upbringing to his friend circle, his siblings along with the influence of his parents in his life. In simple words, My Childhood is a statement of ... Read More