Question

Summary of 5th chapter story of my life

Answer 1

As Helen continued with the exploration of the world with her hands, she became more confident. Miss. Sullivan was always with her and she helped her discover the beauty of every object of nature and every part of the human body. She made her student realise not only the benevolence, but also the ferocity of nature. Once on a warm and humid day, when Helen sat waiting for Miss. Sullivan, who had gone to fetch the lunch basket, on the branch of a tree, the wind blew very hard, lashing against the branches. The frightened Helen clung to the branch with all her might, till her teacher came and helped her down. She is terribly shaken by the event. Her fears lessened as the days passed by, until one beautiful spring day she climbs a gentle mimosa tree seats herself on its branch. Helen had learnt a new lesson-that Nature “wages open war against her children and under softest touch hides treacherous claws.”

Answer 2

The arrival of Miss Sullivan filled Helen’s life with confidence and joy. She kept on teaching her something or  the other. Her next chapter was nature. She took her to the fields, and to the banks of the Tennessee River to learn  about nature. Helen started enjoying the world she lived in. Miss Sullivan made her feel the beauty in the woods,  blades of grass, birds, flowers, in fact almost everything.

But one stormy day gave Helen a feeling that nature can be  cruel also. She was sitting on the branch of a tree and Miss Sullivan proposed to have lunch there. Helen agreed to  the proposal and Miss Sullivan went home to bring lunch. Helen was left alone there. Suddenly, Helen felt the heat  of the sun lessening and a terrible shaking of the trees. She grew frightened and longed for her teacher’s arrival.

The  feeling of terror kept on increasing and she made up her mind to jump down. Suddenly her teacher seized her hand  and helped her down. The experience shook Helen terribly. It took her a long time to gather enough courage to climb  another tree.

But finally she climbed the mimosa tree which had large branches and rough barks. The feeling of having  done something wonderful and unusual filled Helen’s mind. She felt like a fairy on a rosy cloud and spent many happy  hours in the tree.