Question

Answer the given questions in about 20-30 words.
(1) Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like new coins?
(2)What does courage mean to
Mandela?
(3)" They were beckoning to him calling shrilly" Why did the seagull's father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly.
(4)Why does Anne want to keep a diary?​

Answer 1

Here are your answers,

1. According to Lencho, raindrops were like new coins because his crops really needed rain. A good shower in the form of rain meant a good harvest and a good will surely bring him money. So, when it rained, he saw it in the form of new coins.

2. According to Mandela, Courage is not absence of fear,but the triumph over it. The brave man is not be who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers the fear.

3.The young seagulls parents threatened and cajoled him to fly because they wanted him to become self dependent. They knew that he would never be able to do anything if didn't learn to fly. He would become completely dependent upon others for basic necessities of life.

4.Anne decided to keep a diary, as she had no "true" friend. She figured paper had more patience than humans did. She had caring parents, a sixteen-year-old sister and about thirty people she could call her friends.