Taking 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
My friend Sneha 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. Mom and dad tried to help her a lot, even her younger brother supported her a lot, but she was unfortunate. One day she called me with a lot of happiness. "I just read a book" said Sneha, "What's it" I asked. 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.