Question

Attempt any one question from the following in about 150 words.
(a) Helen had a great love for animals and birds. Elucidate with the help of examples.
OR
(a) Mildred was an alert and an observant child. Comment with reference to the train incident at Fern Ouarry.
OR
(b) What caused Peter and Anne to overcome hesitation and become friends ?
OR
(b) "Anne is constantly compared to Margot and she detests it. She does not want to be Margot at all". What does it show about the attitude of Anne ?

Answer 1

Helen was a great lover of nature. She was surprised at what mother earth had in store for everyone. Birds and animals were always a source of interest for her. She used to hunt for guinea-fowl's eggs in the long grass when she was a child but never allowed her friend Martha to carry the eggs home, in the fear that she might break them. In another incident, she gifted little Tim, a Canary as a Christmas gift by Tuscumbia School children. Miss Sullivan taught her how to take care of her new pet She prepared his bathe, made his cage clean and sweet, filled his cups with fresh seed and water from the well house and hung a spray of chickweed in his swing. She used to feed him candied cherries out of her hand but felt very sad when the bird fell a prey to a cat after its cage was left on a window sill. During her stay at Brewster, Miss Sullivan attracted her attention towards a great horseshoe crab. She felt it and found it strange that he carried his house on his back_ Suddenly she wanted to have it as her pet She seized it by the tail with both hands and carried it home. It's body was very heavy but somehow she dragged it and with the help of Miss Sullivan, put it in a trough near the well to keep it secure. But the next morning she found it missing. At first she felt disappointed but later felt happy that perhaps the crab had returned to the sea to which it belonged.