short summery of a house in not a home
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Short and Simple Summary of the lesson in English– A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME/ Summary in simple Words/ Critical appreciation of the lesson – A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
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After passing junior high school the author joined a high school. It was a big school. The author felt awkward during his first year of high school. Ile missed his old school badly. He often went to meet his old teachers. They encouraged him to get involved in school activities.
One Sunday afternoon, not long after he had started high school, he was sitting at home doing his homework. His little cat was sitting on the table. tie smelt something strange. Then he noticed smoke pouring in through the seams of the ceiling. Soon the whole room was engulfed in flames. The author and his mother came out of the room.
The author ran to the neighbours to call the fire brigade. He saw his mother run back into the house. She came out after sometime holding a metal box containing important documents. Dropping the box in the lawn she ran back into the house. The author was about to run after her but a fireman stopped him forcibly. The other firemen rushed in to save the mother. They could bring her safe.
After five hours, the fire was finally out. The house was completely burned down. Now the author realized that his cat was found nowhere. He broke down in tears and cried and cried. He wanted to go inside the house but the fireman did not let him go inside that night.
The author and his mother went to the author’s grandparents house to spend the night. The next day it was Monday and the author was to go to school. He was wearing the school uniform but he had no shoes. He borrowed tennis shoes from his aunt. His school bag had burned in the fire. He thought that everything had been finished for him. He walked around school like a zombie. Everything felt surreal and was not sure what was going to happen. He was feeling insecure. When he walked through what used to be his house after school that day, he was shocked to see how much damage there was. There was no time to grieve. His mother rushed him out of the house. They borrowed money from the author’s grandparents. They rented an apartment nearby. When the debris of their burned house was being cleared off, the author came there daily hoping that his cat was somewhere to be found.
The news of this fire tragedy spread in the school. The next day at school, the people were acting even more strange than usual. They had taken up a collection and had bought him school supplies, notebooks and all kinds of different clothes. They were introducing themselves to the author very warmly. The author made friends that day.
A month later of the fire tragedy, their house was being rebuilt. The author’s friends were with him. A kind lady came with the author’s cat and gave it to him. It brought a new life for the author.