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The Lost Child by Mulk Raj Anand

  "The Lost Child" by Mulk Raj Anand Summary: "The Lost Child" is a short story about a young boy who goes to a village fair with his parents . He is very excited and enjoys looking at all the colourful stalls, sweets, toys, and rides . As they walk through the fair, he asks his parents to buy him a toy, sweets, and a ride on the roundabout , but they gently refuse and tell him to keep walking. The boy gets distracted by the roundabout and, without realizing it, loses his parents in the crowd. When he turns around to call them, they are nowhere to be seen . He feels scared and starts crying . He runs in different directions, calling for his "Mother! Father!" , but he cannot find them. A kind man in the crowd sees the crying child and tries to comfort him . The man offers to buy him toys, sweets, and take him on a ride , but the boy refuses everything . The only thing he wants is his parents . The story shows the innocence of childhood and...
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Everything That Rises Must Converge

  Everything That Rises Must Converge by Flannery O'Connor   This story is about Julian , a young man, and his mother , who live in the American South during the time of racial integration. Julian has finished college but does not have a good job. He is frustrated with his mother, who is old-fashioned and still holds racist beliefs. One evening, Julian takes his mother on the bus to her exercise class. She does not like how society is changing, but Julian believes in equality. On the bus, they meet both white and Black passengers. Julian hopes his mother will learn a lesson about race, but she continues to act superior. When they get off the bus, Julian’s mother tries to give a coin to a Black child , just like she used to do with poor white children. The child’s mother, a large Black woman wearing the same type of hat as Julian’s mother , gets angry and hits her . Shocked, Julian’s mother becomes confused and has a stroke . Julian watches in horror as his mother c...

Lullaby by Leslie Marmon Silko

Lullaby by Leslie Marmon Silko ·         'Lullaby' means 'a cradle song or soothing/sleeping song'. ·         Setting     : New Mexico or Navajo Nation, America ·         Narrator : third person omniscient ·         Themes    : memory, loss of Native American culture and language, racial discrimination and exploitation, storytelling tradition, matrilineal relationship, language barriers ·         Characters        : 1.      Ayah- an old native American woman 2.      Chato- Ayah's husband 3.      Jimmie- Ayah's eldest son who died in a helicopter crash 4.      White doctors and policeman- They took Ayah's children E...

Travelogue

  Travelogue/ Memoir Write a travelogue describing your most memorable trip. Mention the places visited, activities done, people met and memorable moments in about 300 words. My Journey from Argali to Mustang On 6th Mangsir, 2081 B.S., I woke up at 4 AM, full of excitement for the trip to Mustang with my friends from Tribhuvan Secondary School. I couldn’t sleep well the night before, as I was eagerly looking forward to the adventure. By 5 AM, we reached Deurali Bazaar to board the buses. There were two buses, each carrying 40 passengers. In total, 63 students, 13 teachers, and 4 bus staff set off on our journey at 6 AM. We made a short stop at Mirmi for a toilet break and then had tea and biscuits for breakfast at Purtighat in Gulmi. By 11:30 AM, we reached the Baglung Kalika Temple, where we walked around and worshipped. We had lunch near the temple at 12:30 PM and also visited the longest bridge connecting Parbat and Baglung. After that, we continued our journey, enjoying...

The Three Students by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  The Three Students -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Setting         : a university building in unnamed town Themes        : intelligence, honest, investigation, justice, etc. Characters : 1.      Sherlock Holmes   - a detective 2.      Dr. Watson - Holmes' friend 3.      Hilton Soames       - a professor of Greek, a paper was stolen from his room 4.      Bannister     - Soames' servant 5.      Gilchrist       - stole a paper 6.      Daulat Ras   - an Indian student, hardworking student 7.      Miles McLaren- a student, good in study but bad behaviour Summary: "The Three Students" is a detective story written by Sir Arthur Cano Doyle. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to a university...

Relative Clause

Relative Clause   Relative Pronouns Use Examples who -hf]_ for person in subject He is the man who got the first prize. whom -h;nfO{_ for person in object The lady whom I helped is a doctor. whose -h;sf]_ for person in possessive The lady, whose son is a doctor lives in my village. where -hxfF_ for place This is the village where I was born. when -hlxn] _ for time Saturday is the day when I go to temple. which/that -h'g_ for things This is the book which I bought at Ridi. what -h]_ for things Tell me what you want to say. why -lsg_ for reason The reason why she cried is unknown. A.       Now put the correct relative pronou...