THE KABULIWALA
INTRODUCTION - (SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE STORY) - The kabuliwal is a short story of Rabindra nath tagore which deals with the relationship between a five years old child Mini and Kabuliwala ( An Afghan) named Abdur Rahman. Rahman's little daughter back at home in Afghanistan is essential to the story,though she never appears in the story. Kabuliwala's love for her daughter is manifested in showering his love to Mini .But when a strange incident lands kabuliwalaa in jail,Mini forgets all about him .Kaabuliwaa appears on the wedding ceremony of mini and realizes that his daughter also must have grown up by that time.Mini's father,the narrator could realise this and consequently curtain's some expenditure of the festival of the wedding to sponsor kabuliwala's return journey back to his country. as the whole sttory revolves around the kabuliwala therefore tagore is justified in giving the title "Kabuliwala" to the story.
READ THE EXTRACTS GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW
" Stopping her game abruptly Mini ran to the window which overlooked the main road,and began calling out at the top of her voice."
QUESTION
i. Whose room is being referred to in this line?What doe do??Is he a significant character in the story?How?
ii. What was the narrator doing in his room? What would prattle in his room? How does the prattling person's parents reacts to it ?
iii. Who was the child ? What was her age ? Whom does she meet on the story and become a friend ? What is unusual about their friendship?
iv. Why was the child fearful of the person whom she befriends later ? Is there anyone else in the story who is similarly fearful of the person?
v. What are the reason of such a fear ? Is the fear justified ? Give reasons for your answer.
ANSWER
i. The Narrator's room is being referred to in this lines.He is an author and writes stories,novel and poems.He is not a main character in the story but he is a significant character in thee whole story we feel his active participation.He is a loving and caring father for his daughter Mini and a true human being for Kabuliwala by supporting his journey back to his house to see his daughter.
ii. The narrator was busy writing the seventeenth chapter of his novel. His daughter Mini who was a small child prattling in his room .The prattling person was chided by her mother to keep quiet but the narrator , her father never did that. He felt quiet unusual when Mini became mute even for an instant.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
READ THE EXTRACTS GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW
" Stopping her game abruptly Mini ran to the window which overlooked the main road,and began calling out at the top of her voice."
QUESTION
i. Whose room is being referred to in this line?What doe do??Is he a significant character in the story?How?
ii. What was the narrator doing in his room? What would prattle in his room? How does the prattling person's parents reacts to it ?
iii. Who was the child ? What was her age ? Whom does she meet on the story and become a friend ? What is unusual about their friendship?
iv. Why was the child fearful of the person whom she befriends later ? Is there anyone else in the story who is similarly fearful of the person?
v. What are the reason of such a fear ? Is the fear justified ? Give reasons for your answer.
ANSWER
i. The Narrator's room is being referred to in this lines.He is an author and writes stories,novel and poems.He is not a main character in the story but he is a significant character in thee whole story we feel his active participation.He is a loving and caring father for his daughter Mini and a true human being for Kabuliwala by supporting his journey back to his house to see his daughter.
ii. The narrator was busy writing the seventeenth chapter of his novel. His daughter Mini who was a small child prattling in his room .The prattling person was chided by her mother to keep quiet but the narrator , her father never did that. He felt quiet unusual when Mini became mute even for an instant.
MY LOST DOLLAR
INTRODUCTION - The narrator of the story 'Stephen Leacock was one of the most popular humorists in English speaking world' lends a dollar to his friend Major Todd which he forgets, but the narrator kept it in mind and tried to remind his friends many times about that dollar so this incident led the narrator to think about the dollar he himself might have been borrowed from different people at different point of time .So the title of the story 'My lost dollar ' seems to be appropriate.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
READ THE EXTRACTS GIVEN BELOW AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW
1. It happened quite simply and naturally , I hardly realized it till it was all over.
1. Who is 'I' / What had happened ?
2. What will 'I' remember all his life?
3. How long ago had this incident occured ? What was the date? Why do you think the author mention it ?
4. Why the narrator suggest to hire the taxi ?
5. After how long did the person who had gone abroad return ? Who received him on his return/ What did this person suggest the do ?
THE LAST LEAF
INTRODUCTION- THE LAST LEAF IS A STORY OF TRUE FRIENDSHIP AND SELFLESS SACRIFICE OF ORDINARY PEOPLE FOR EACH OTHER AND IT CONTAINS THE THEMES OF LOVE , FRIENDSHIP,FEAR OF DEATH, PESSIMISM, TRUE HUMANITY, LESSON OF OPTIMISM AND MASTERPIECE OF AN ARTIST.
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