It is a sort of detective short story written by Ralph E. Hayes– a West Virginian writer. It focuses on the undeniable truth that exteriors are deceptive and that humans should not be judged by their external appearances which are, more often misleading and beguiling.
SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT BY GEORGE ORWELL Introduction: The British Empire is evidently the dominant historical setting for “Shooting an Elephant.” During the nineteenth century, the empire expanded quickly, spreading its territories to far off places like New Zealand and India. Burma (now Myanmar ) was the place where Orwell was located and the place was … Read more
A Strange Trial Lewis Carroll’s A Strange Trial is included in his book Alice in Wonderland. This story is about a young girl named Alice who has a wonderful and strange dream in which she follows a rabbit into its burrow. After she falls down the hole, she enters a strange new world. Alice as … Read more
NCERT Solutions ( Answers) of Class 8th English Story Section. Lesson No.1: The Unthankful Man Words You May Not Know outskirts: the outer area of a city, town, or village peep: to secretly look at something ungrateful: thankless slither: to move in a curving way steep: having a sharp slope depressed: unhappy and hopeless cell: … Read more
Lesson. No. 5: The Brook Glossary Haunt: place visited frequently Coot and hern: water birds Sally: to rush; to issue forth suddenly Bicker: to move quickly with a participating noise Ridge: a high edge along a mountain Thorp: village Sharps and trebles: the loud and low sound of music Eddying bays: bays full of whirlpools … Read more
NCERT SOLUTIONS OF CLASS 8TH Summary of The Passion of The Earth The poem “The Passion of Earth” is written by an American naturalist and peace activist, Harriet Kofalk. This poem appears in the English textbook of Class VIII in which the author talks about peace and hopes it will ultimately return to the world … Read more
Landscape of the Soul by Nathalie Trouvero Eighth – century painter Wu Daozi was asked by the Tang Emperor Xuanzong to paint a landscape to decorate a palace wall. The master hid behind a screen of his work. Only the Emperor could see it. The Emperor admired the wonderful scene. He found forests, high mountains, … Read more
This Chinese story tells us how the rainbow was formed. Many years ago a very beautiful girl lived in a mountain village. She was very clever at making lace. She made plants, birds and animals which looked very real. People called her sister lace.
THE STORY OF MY LIFE is an autobiography of Helen Keller. It appeared in 1903. The book contains a description of the life and struggle of its author who was born on June 27, 1880, at Tuscumbia, a small town in Alabama.
From our reading of When Autumn Came, it seems obvious that the season of autumn is a gloomy, dismal (depressing) time of the year for the poet. He sees it as a season that brings an end (and that too a violent and cruel end), to natural things like the trees and the birds
In her poem, "Sunrise", which has been written in free verse, the poetess Padma Sachdev portrays the regular marvel of the sun rising in a simple, colourful, though childish, way, comparing the sun with a bashful, nervous school boy, frightened of his stern school master.
The story "Love Across the Salt Desert" by Keki N Daruwalla depicts a love affair of two true and sincere lovers namely Najab and Fatimah. There are many characters in the story but Najab has got a pivotal position.