Question

Answer any one of the following question in 80-100 words
How does the poem, The Brook' teach the value of generosity, courtesy and benevolence ? Which values out of these do you think are missing and need to be imbibed by our young generation ?
OR
Imagine you are Jeanne Gaston's wife. You come to know about Gaston's dishonest deal. Write a letter to Mrs. Juliette revealing the truth and requesting her to cancel the deal with Gaston and to sign a fresh deal with Mrs. Al Smith in 150 words.

Answer 1

 Value Points : The brook is generous, it deposits silt across its bank throughout the way; it nourishes the soil and prevents soil erosion.

Courteous-as it never repels anything but draws everything along.

Today's generation misses the quality of courtesy above everything else. This needs to be imbibed.

 Detailed Answer:

The poet draws a parallelism between the journey of a brook and the humans. The brook is generous. It deposits silt across its banks throughout the way. It nourishes the soil and prevents so' erosion. The brook is also very courteous as it never repels anything, but draws everything along. Just like the journey of the brook, humans also have to pass through various ups and downs in life. Like the brook, we too have to overcome them and move on, forgetting mutual differences. Today’s generation misses the quality of courtesy and patience above everything else. This needs to be imbibed. 

OR

43, Ashok Vihar 

New Delhi

2‘"1 January, 20 x X 

Dear Juliette

I am greatly disheartened and shocked by unprincipled and unethical behaviour of my husband. He has shown his true colours. He has proved himself to be shrewd, calculating, business-minded and an opportunist Initially, he was unwilling to buy the villa, for he feared that villa would be occupied by my cparents and sister’ s children. Later, I was shocked when I came to know the truth that he has created both you and me. He has made a handsome profit out of the deal.

I am shocked to realise that my feelings are not important to him. I have lost trust in my husband and want to teach him a lesson. I request you to kindly cancel the deal with Gaston and sign a fresh deal with Mrs. Al Smith.

Thanks.

 Yours truly

 Jeanne