ENGLISH-1ST PAPER- SHORT STORY(XII) STORY-3 & 4

                                                                         Story -3

                                                                    The Lost Child                                -Mulk Raj Anand.

Short Answer Type Question:-

Q.1) What arrested the eyes of the little boy when he left for the fair?

Ans. The little boy passed through the way lined by the toys shops. His eyes were arrested by the toys.

Q.2) How did the parents behave when the little boy pleaded for the toy?

Ans. When the little boy pleaded for the toy, his father looked at him in his common refusing way. Mother Was tender, giving him to her finger to catch, she asked him to look at what was there before him .

Q.3) How did the child make a search for his parents?

Ans. The child looked in all direction for his parents but there was no sign them. He cried loudly and ran suddenly for his parents. He ran ‘to a fro’ to see his father- mother. He ran towards the temple. He ran though the feet of people but could not see his parents.

Q.4) What did the man ask the child? What did the child reply?  

Ans. the man asked the child how he got there and whose baby. He was! The child wept bitterly than ever now. He only cried, “I want my mother, I want my father!”

Q.5) What was the over whelming desires the child when he saw the balloons?

Ans. When the child saw the balloons of yellow, red, green and purple color, He was carried away by the rainbow glory of silken colors. His desire was to them all.

Long Answer Type Question:-

Q.1) Describe the felling and behavior of the child when he relished that he had lost his parents?

Ans. The lost child is a very popular story by Mulk Raj Anand. It deals with child psychology.

                It was the festival of spring. A fair was held in village. Many people in pale clothes went to visit in the fair. A little boy also went to visit the fair with his parents. As they entered the fair the child saw a sweet meat counter, a follower seller, balloons and juggler. At last he saw a roundabout in full swing, men, women and children were enjoying it. The child watched them carefully and wanted to enjoy it. When he saw it stop, he made a bold request, “I want to go on the roundabout please, father, mother.”

              There was no reply. The child turned to look his parents. They were not there. He looked behind. There was no sign of them thus the child lost his parents.

              The separation of the parents brought about the felling of security in the child. His throat was dry, he wept loudly and he ran here and there. Crying in fear, “ mother, father”.

                Hot tears rolled down from his eyes. His yellow turban became untied. He was wet with sweat. He ran to green grassland but his parents were not there. He ran towards a temple. He struggle to a find away. He was knocked by the paws of people. He was about to be a trembled Underfoot. If he had no cried, loudly, “ father, mother.”

               A man heard his painful voice. He lifted him up in his arms and at once underfoot the whole story. He could not find out his parents. The child was very fearful and weeping badly. He didn’t want to see anything except his parents.

      

  

When the parents were lost the child psychology work. However unkindly his parents were . They were his solace and hope. He could not trust a man though he was very kind and loving. The child was offered all the things which he wanted earlier but he was not ready to enjoy them now. His constant restrain(cry) was, “I want my mother, I want my father.”

                                                                   Story-4

                                                    An Special Experience                                 --Prem Chandra.

Short Answer Type Question:

Q .1) What were the political agitators fighting for ?

Ans . The Political agitators were Indians. They were fighting for the freedom of their country India.

Q.2) How did the wife celebrate her husband going to jail ?

Ans. The wife celebrated her husband going to jail in following manner.

1.      After returning from the court she distributed sweets among freedom fighters.

2.      She took part in a political meeting of the I.N.C.

3.      There she addressed the members of the congress token oath to follow the Satya Grah.

Q.3) why was the narrator restless the whole night?

Ans. The narrator was restless because she never wanted that her guardian Gyan Babu’s should lose his job for her sake.

            His service in the school was in danger. Due to her stay in this house so she was very nervous and afraid.

Q.4) How did the resignation of Gyan babu’s effect the principal ?

Ans. The resignation of Gyan babu’s made the principal come to his sensed. After this they put come question to Gyan babu’s and decided the case to his favor.

Q.5) How did the father and father in low of the narrator?

Ans.  The father and father –in- low of the narrator responded to telegrams with angry letters. Her father said his increment and promotion would stopped, her father in low answered that his pension could be cut off he supported her.

Long Answer Type Question:-

Q.1) Write the character- sketch of Gyan babu’s wife?

Ans. A Special experience by Prem Chandra is a patriotic story. In it the writer has told us about the special experience of a family which is full of with the feeling of patriotism.

           The story is told by a woman his husband gave sharbat and pans to the freedom fighters, and thus sent to the jail for one year by british government.

             Gyan babu’s is a teacher and the best friend of this man. After the jail of her husband she was alone and helpless at home Gyan babu’s and his wife took this woman to their home, they looked after her with great care and love but inducing so Gyan Babu’s wife empress his greatly.  She is bold and wise lady. She is also the central figure of the story.

           The main quality of her character is given below.

1. Impressive personality – Gyan Babu’s wife has good health and royal look. She decorated herself with jewellary. She is highly beautiful. She is full of self-confidence. She looks like an ideal Indian woman. Her heart is full courage and love for helpless people. This is the added beauty of her.

2. Intelligent – she is more intelligent and able than Gyan Babu. Gyan Babu is often confused shows cowardness. But she is very brave and acts like her firm adviser. She encourages him to meet all the challengers, boldly, infect she rules over her husband in a reasonable way.

3. Bold and firm – she is fearless and mantle strong women. Her father and father-in –law afraid of British Govt. but Gyan Babu Wife was not afraid of anyone. She was ready to face any situation in her life. So she was not prepared to turn the helpless women and out even at the cost of her husband service. It was her bold nature that compelled Gyan Babu’s resign the post and not be afraid of British Govt.

4. Affectionate – her heart is full of love for the helpless lady. She takes the lady to her home without caring the watch of C.I.D men and younger sister does not allow working in the house. She becomes very sad and emotional to see the condition of the lady.

               In short no character in the story can match this woman in love, wisdom, boldness, presence of mind sympathy and sacrifice. Her heart is as pure as gold. The narrator of the story said, “if there was a goddess, she is one.” She also said about her, “she was flint outside and gold inside.” 

       For all these quality I like Gyan Babu’s wife as the best character of the story. She inspire us to be fearless and be true lover of the mother land, “never bear the unfair immortal and circulate of any one in life. She is not only the heroine of this story but needs deeds and heroic.