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?
Answers
Answer:
1). Lencho compared the raindrops with new coins because they were promising him a good harvest resulting in more prosperity.
2). For Mandela, courage does not mean the absence of fear but a victory over fear. According to him, brave men need not be fearless but should be able to conquer 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.
Answer:
1) Lencho said the raindrops were like ‘new coins’ because the rain drops will help in yielding more crops and selling it he could get more money.
2) For Mandela, courage does not mean the absence of fear but a victory over fear. According to him, brave men need not be fearless but should be able to conquer fear.
3) Since the seagull was hungry for a day,his father and mother were ignoring him so that he fly and come nearer to them and have a bilnk of eye on him.
4) Anne did not any friends,so Anne was wiiling to keep a diary so that she could share anything with it just like as a best friend.