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Chapter Summary ‘Children at Work’ by Geeta Wolf transcends the reader to the crowded city of Chennai, through the eleven-year-old kid, Velu’s eyes. His father was a drunkard and used to beat him up, and steal money from him and his sisters. Running away from what he thought could be the worst scenario to live; he ended up in the cold-hearted, materialistic city of Chennai following in the footsteps of European capitalism. Searching for his paradise Velu once again found himself in hell. Starving for the lack of money and food, Velu was on the verge of collapse, when ... Read More

Chapter Summary Many explorers and travellers came from various parts of the world to get a taste of Indian culture. This massive land is known to the world for being effective and benevolent with huge diversity in the cultures. One of the most important aspects of this trip was to understand the culture through the education system of India. Three main aspects of the education had given to the students who were a part of this system. The system looks after the physical and mental well-being of the human body. This system always helped the students to sharpen their ... Read More

Chapter Summary “Two Stories about Flying” represents two different stories in different two parts from two different authors. The first part explores the younger bird seagull. It demonstrates how the bird is afraid to fly for the first time. Seagull has the feeling that its wing will not support it to fly. This story also demonstrated how Seagull looks for his parents to teach others how to fly. This story elaborates on a beautiful narration of how the bird overcomes its fear and becomes able to fly. The second part of the story elaborates on how a pilot lost ... Read More

Chapter Summary “This is Jody's Fawn” is a touching story and it discusses about a little boy and his consciousness. In this story, a rattlesnake bites Jody's father and he killed a doe to save himself. He used the liver and heart of the doe for drawing out the poison. Jody was disturbed by thinking about the fawn and he thinks that leaving the fawn in the wood was not right. He convinces his family for taking the fawn home and raises him. His emotion and pure heart express that he will share his milk with the fawn. Finally, ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story “The Summit Within” narrates the unimaginable experience of Maj. H.P.S. Ahluwalia while standing on the top of Mount Everest. The narrator was a member of the successful Mount Everest expedition in 1965. The story catches the physical and psychological experience of the narrator while being at the highest peak in the world. The author described how he felt joyful and humbled and above all, thankful to God for allowing him to experience this magnificent sight in his life. The story outlines the obstacles of climbing a mountain perfectly and describes the amount of effort it ... Read More

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 The story “The Best Christmas Present in the World” starts with the author buying a roll-top table from a junk shop in the window of Christmas Eve. Immediately after buying the table, the author starts repairing it and eventually finds a secret space in the last drawer of the table. From the secret space, the author retrieves a tin box and a letter within it written by Captain Jim Macpherson from the English Army. The letter was dedicated to his wife Connie where he narrated how the British Army and the German Army celebrated Christmas Day in ... Read More

Chapter Summary Peter Dixon has composed the poem ‘Where Do All the Teachers Go?’ This particular poem is associated with the imagination of a child about their teacher. The poem is written from the child’s point of view regarding the whereabouts of a teacher. The child is curious about the activities of the teacher after school hours. The thought process of a child is different from a grown-up individual hence the curiosity differs accordingly. The child in this poem is wondering where teachers go to around 4 pm every day. The child questions whether the teachers live in houses ... Read More