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His First Flight  (Liam O Flahert) “First Flight” is a story about a young seagull who is afraid to fly. He lives on a high cliff with his parents, brothers, and sister. His brothers and sister learn to fly very quickly, but he is too scared. He thinks that his wings are too weak and he will fall into the sea. So, he stays alone on the ledge and does not try. His parents try to encourage him many times, but he refuses to fly. At last, they leave him alone and do not give him any food. The young seagull becomes very hungry and weak. He cries loudly and looks at his family flying happily in the sky. After some time, his mother comes with a piece of fish in her beak. She flies near him but does not give him the fish. The seagull becomes very hungry and jumps to catch the fish. At first, he falls down in fear, but soon his wings open. He starts flapping his wings and begins to fly. He feels very happy and proud. His family comes near him and praises him. The story teaches us to be brav...

Nelson Mandela: A Long Walk To Freedom                                      (Nelson Mandela) This chapter is an extract from the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.  It describes the historic day of May 10, 1994.  On this day, Mandela became the first black President of South Africa.  The inauguration ceremony took place in Pretoria.  Leaders from all over the world gathered to show their respect.  South Africa was finally free from the rule of white people.  This system of racial discrimination was called 'Apartheid'.  Under Apartheid, black people were treated very badly and had no rights.  Mandela describes the day as a "victory for justice and peace."  He remembers the many patriots who sacrificed their lives for freedom.  He says that his freedom was built on their great suffering.  Mandela explains that "courage" is not t...

A Letter to God by G.L. Fuents     A Letter to God is a story of extreme faith in God. Lencho was a farmer. His house was the only one in the entire valley. It was on the top of a hill. His fields needed a good harvest. He was looking towards the sky. He was hoping for rain. During the meal, big drops of rain began to fall. Drops of rain were like coins. The big drops were ten-cent pieces, and the little ones were worth five each. Suddenly, started  very large hailstones to fall. They were truly did resemble silver coins. The house, fields, and hillside were covered with white hail. Not a leaf remained on the trees. The corn was totally destroyed.  Lencho was sad. He had only one hope from God. On Sunday, he wrote a letter to God. He wrote that he needed 100 pesos. He wrote to God on the envelope dropped it into the mailbox. The postman took it to the postmaster. The postmaster was quite a friendly and pleasant man. He realized that the sender of the letter had a gr...

  Dust of Snow ‘Dust of Snow’ is a beautiful short poem written by Robert Frost. This poem tells us the importance of simple moment. It contains a large significance. The poet has mentioned crow and hemlock tree in this poem. The poet was in depressed and sorrowful mood. A crow was sitting on a hemlock tree which is a poisonous tree. The crow shook the tree and dust of snow falls on the poet. It changed the poet's mood and he saved part of his day. Summary: Dust of Snow  The poem is set on a cold, snowy day. The poet, Robert Frost, is in a very sad, hopeless, and depressed mood. He mentions a Crow and a Hemlock tree . In literature, both are usually seen as negative symbols (a crow is often associated with bad luck, and a hemlock tree is poisonous).  While the poet is standing under the tree, a crow shakes the branch. This action causes fine particles of snow (the "dust of snow") to fall on the poet.  This sudden, tiny natural event instantly changes the poet’s inte...

  A Photograph by Shirley Toulson               The poetess looks at the cardboard on which there is a childhood photograph of her mother. In the photograph her mother had gone for a sea holiday with two her cousins Betty and Dolly for paddling. Their uncle took a photograph of them. Both the cousins were holding the hands of her mother who was the eldest among the girls. This was before the poetess was born. Her mother would look at the photograph after about twenty to thirty years and laugh nostalagically. Now for the poetess, her mother’s laughter and her sea holiday is a thing of the past. Because her mother died about 12 years ago. The silence of the photograph silences the poetess. She experiences great loss. कवयित्री उस गत्ते (कार्डबोर्ड) को देखती है, जिस पर उसकी माँ के बचपन की एक तस्वीर लगी हुई है। उस तस्वीर में उसकी माँ अपने दो चचेरी बहनों, बेट्टी और डॉली के साथ समुद्र किनारे छुट्टियाँ मनाने गई हुई थी और वे पानी में खेल रही थीं। उनके मामा...