ILLTU
ASSESSMENT
TOPIC: A short story in about 200 - 250 words on the theme of overcoming handica
to achieve success in life.
TASK: Writing a short story on the theme of overcoming handicaps to achieve success in life
NATURE OF TASK: Individual
Uaking ideas from the hints given below, write a short story in about 200 - 250 words. Use your
imagination and add characters, dialogues and setting to make the story interesting.
A young girl - very promising badminton player - dreamt to be world number 1- met with an accident -
lost one foot - hopes dashed - very dejected - one day read about Esther Vergeer, a famous Dutch
wheelchair Tennis player who became paralytic at the age of 8 - Esther took up wheelchair sport and won
42 Grand Slam tournaments and 7 Paralympics - young girl took inspiration from Esther - got an artificial
foot with the help of an NGO-starts her training - realizes her dream
Answers
Answer:
My friend Tina was an outstanding badminton player. She dreams about becoming number one. One day while we were passing through the church, she met with an accident, and she lost her legs. She got stuck at home. She got very disappointed, and slowly she went into depression. Aunt Naira and uncle Karthik tried to help her a lot, even her younger brother Naitik supported her a lot.
Naithik: Sister lets play
Tina: No, my boy. Your sister can't move
Karthik: Please try Tina don’t give up so easily
But she was unfortunate. One day she called me with a lot of happiness.
Tina: I just read a book
Anju: Whatsit
She told me that she read the book of Esther and how he got paralyzed at the age of 8. But it could not stop him from becoming the world's player in tennis. He is a very famous wheelchair tennis player and won 42 Grand Slam tournaments and 7 Paralympics. Finally, she took the inspiration from him. We approached many NGOs of which Manju NGO, helped us to replace the legs with artificial ones. Now she started practicing. We are delighted that she slowly realizes her dreams. We are all waiting for her success now.