ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN 80-100 WORDS :-
1.Faith and compassion can change even a thief into a gentleman. Explain with reference to The Thief’s Story.
*HINT : The story referred here is the CBSE Class 10's English "Foot prints without feet" book . The story name is " The story of the Theif " *
Answers
Yes, I agree with this statement .Author was a thief who changes his name every month for escaping from police & old lord . When he got the company of Anil a writer who made him a good person from a thief
Explanation:
Man is a product of circumstances and environment. Hari Singh was just a boy of 15 but was an experienced and fairly a successful hand. Circumstances made him a Thief . In spite of being no use to Anil he was retained to work for him . They say old habits Die hard. after all a Thief couldn't leave stealing and cheating. He made a rupee every day from the supplies of the day. However Anil was not a fool .He knew everything and also all about the theft but he was kind, large hearted and full of human sympathy. He taught the unfortunate boy to write his name . He also promised him to write sentences and odd numbers. This left a deep impression on the boy . He Started realising that education could bring him respect and money. Hari Singh breached Anil ' S trust but Anil was all forgiving and compassionate . I the heat and excitement of theft Hari Singh forgot about education . Then came the true realisation and transformation. The boy thief realised that the only man who could help him was the man he had robbed a few hours ago . Then he realise that the value of education that could give him respect and more money than he could get by stealing . He realised where he should go. Large hearted Anil not only forgave him but also gave him a 50 rupee note and promised to pay him regularly. It was only because of the faith and compassionate which was showered by Anil on Hari Singh the thief . Such faith and compassionate turned Hari Singh into a good boy.