summary of the great stone face-2 class 8th ncert
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In the part 1,the Ernest asks his mom abt great Stone Face and his mom said him that there is a prophecy which states that a man will be born whose face will be similar to the Great Stone Face.
In part 2,Ernest meets poet and Ernest says that poet's face is like Great Stone Face but the poet doesn't accepts it.
One evening they went in a normal gathering where the poet finds Ernest's face similar to the Great Stone Face. High up white mists appeared around the Great Stone Face similar to the white around brow of Ernest. At that moment Ernest took an expression so grand that the poet proclaimed that the Ernest was the Stone Face but Ernest didn't accept it.
And was still waiting for a man nobler and wiser than him.
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Ernest still lived in his native valley. He was simple hearted man. He always worked for the betterment of the world. Though he was considered to be an ordinary man yet he was humble and rich in thoughts. With the passage of time ,Ernest became old. He had wise thoughts in his mind. He had become famous all over the world. Men came from distant places to see and speak to him. A new poet had appeared on earth while Ernest had been growing old. The poet was a native of Ernest's valley but had stayed in distant cities for a long period. The poet had heard of Ernest's character. One day, he came to his door. Ernest was reading a book and glancing lovingly at the mountain from time to time. Ernest gave him shelter for the night. The great stone face looked kindly at the poet. The poet found Ernest ,wise ,gentle and kind.
Ernest used to speak to his neighbours every evening. The poet also accompanied him the poet listened to his talk. He felt that Ernest's life and character were a far nobler kind of poetry than his own poems just then ,the poet saw the great stone face . He declared Ernest as the likeness of the great stone face every body agreed with him. Ernest still hoped that someone wiser and better than himself would appear sometime, bearing a likeness to the great stone face.