the best Christmas present in the world Q.1 do you find the writers decision to deliver the letter to its address, right? explain your answer.
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The Best Christmas Present in the World
Question 1: What did the author find in a junk shop?
Answer: The author found a roll-top desk made of oak wood in the junk shop. It was badly out of shape and needed lots of repair. But as a new one would have cost him a fortune he thought of buying it.
Question 2: What did he find in a secret drawer? Who do you think had put it in there?
Answer: The author found a letter written by a person named Jim. It was Jim’s last letter to the recipient Mrs. Macpherson. So, there is every chance that Mr. Macpherson had put it there.
Question 3: Who had written the letter, to whom, and when?
Answer: Jim Macpherson had written the letter to his wife Mrs. Macpherson on during December 1914. It was written during the First World War.
Question 4: Why was the letter written — what was the wonderful thing that had happened?
Answer: German and British army was fighting a battle. The soldiers were living in their trenches to fight enemy. For soldiers writing and receiving letter was the only way to be in touch with their family members. Nowadays telephone has taken over the role of letters. Think how painful and wonderful it would have been to wait for weeks for a letter to arrive. The wonderful thing was, in spite of enmity they celebrated Christmas together. This shows that festivals are above all personal enmity. In our country there is a saying that during Holi you should embrace your friends and foes alike.
Question 5: What jobs did Hans Wolf and Jim Macpherson have when they were not soldiers?