Question

3. Discuss and write the answers in your own words,
(1) Were the excuses given by Ritesh for his late arrival, true? Give reasons for
your response.
(2) Did the teacher believe Ritesh's stories? How do you know that?
(3) Why did the teacher suggest that Ritesh should enter the story-writing contest?
(4) What according to you is the best way to correct children, who are regularly late
to school?​

Answer 1

A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood.