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Chapter Summary ‘What If’ is a poem written by the famous poet Shel Silverstein. This poem is called a light as verses in this poem are some questions by the speaker and he presented them in the form of what ifs. He asked the question to himself and through this presents some doubts in his mind. The night came and the speaker was lying on his bed he thinks of the previous night and at that time some what-ifs came into his mind. He can feel that the what-ifs are entering his head through his ears. The speaker assumes that ... Read More

Chapter Summary The poem ‘Vocation’ talks about a boy, and the boy here is presented as a great observer. He observes people in his surroundings when he is going to school or the market. The boy curiously looks at those people as well as their workings and he wishes to get that taste of free just like those people. This poem is presented in the textbook Honeycomb and it is written by the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore. The child meets with the gardeners, hawkers, as well as a watchman when he is going to school. This little boy describes ... Read More

Chapter Summary “The Tiny Teacher” refers to a story that speaks about the “tiniest teacher” and says that humans can learn from them. The story The Tiny Teacher is written by Gill Vaisey. The tiniest teacher is nothing like the ant here and can be a great teacher. This tiny little creature can teach extreme discipline to humans. They are considered to be one of the smallest animals but with this structure, they serve their duties full of dedication. They perform their duties very attentively as well as they are called intelligent and hard-working. They perform works like ... Read More

Chapter Summary ‘The Cop and the Anthem’ is a short story written by O Henry that describes the dilemma of a person to choose between the good and the bad in his life. The main protagonist of the story was a jobless and homeless man. He wanted to make some way to go to prison for kept himself safe from the cold nature of the winter. He made a plan to go to an expensive restaurant and order food without money. The authority of the restaurant was refusing to hand over him to the cops. The plan was badly unsuccessful ... Read More

Chapter Summary ‘The Bear Story’, written by William Faulkner, focuses on the beautiful relationship between a pet bear and his owner, a lady who used to live on the edges of a forest. She found the starved bear in that forest and decided to keep him as her pet. As time went on the bear started growing big and turned into a strong adult. Regardless of his stature, he was really amicable and found pleasure in watching over the cattle and playing with children. He also played with the three dogs, and never minded them teasing him. He was put ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story ‘I Want Something in a Cage’ revolves around Mr Purcell who runs a pet shop. There in the shop had many types of pets like various birds, monkeys, fish and many more. Mr Purcell also sold the cages of the pets the seeds for the birds and food for the fish. There in his shop always remained the noises of the various birds and many types of animals. The noises of the various animals always filled the environment of the shop. Many customers came to the shop of Mr Purcell every day. They also loved the ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story ‘Golu Grows a Nose’ by Rudyard Kipling follows the adventure of a baby elephant named Golu, who was always full of queries. He had no trunk but a big nose in its place suiting his questioning habits. He always questioned the other animals who lived with him. Like he asked the Ostrich, why did he never fly like the other birds? He also questioned the hippopotamus, why are your eyes always so red? but no one could answer the questions. One day Golu met with a Mynah. He asked him about the things that a crocodile ... Read More

Chapter Summary ‘Bringing up Kari’ by Dhan Gopal Mukerji is a beautiful story that outlines the relationship between an elephant and a body. In this story, Kari is a young elephant whom the narrator met when he was a kid. Here the narrator describes his experience with Kari while they are growing up together. He mentions Kari’s love for the morning bath ritual and how he would spend hours in it. In one instance, he saves a boy and the author from drowning in the river. The author also loves him from the bottom of his heart and always climbs ... Read More

Chapter Summary The poem ‘Beauty’ talks about the various aspects of ‘beauty’ in general. According to the poet E-yeh-shure, beauty can be seen everywhere and in every object; every creature and every human being on this earth is beautiful in its own way. The Beauty can be witnessed through the advent of the warm sunlight that looks like a divine sheen from heaven blessing us with fortitude and energizing every creature throughout the day. The birds crooning from the trees about the tales of their days and golden harvest waving to the tunes of blowing wind are simply enchanting. ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story “A Tiger in the House” was written by Ruskin Bond that highlights how the author’s grandfather bought a tiger cub home and raised him up at his home. Grandfather found the tiger cub in the ‘Terai jungle’ near Dehradun. The tiger that was found hiding “under a Banayan tree” was about 18 inches long. The author’s grandfather named the cub Timothy and used to take good care of him. Grandfather started feeding the tiger cub with milk and then gradually added raw mutton and cod-liver oil to his diet. This diet was also later replaced ... Read More