WRITING
story-writing
The excerpt you just read is part of an adventure story. An adventure story is dominated
by action. It involves danger, risk and excitement. Events in an adventure story are more
Vremarkable and extraordinary than those in our everyday life
Expand these points to write an adventure story of your own.?
T two siblings find a map in their favourite uncle's house-secret map of an unknown island-
rich uncle with a cruise ship-all three make a journey-island in the middle of nowhere-
strange wild beasts on the island-waterfall in the middle of the forest on the island-a cave
beyond the waterfall-snakes guarding the entrance of the cave attack-treasure hidden inside
the cave-sudden earthquake-island starts crumbling into the sea-an enthralling escape and
ride back to the city with the treasure
Answers
T two siblings find a map in their favourite uncle's house-secret map of an unknown island-
rich uncle with a cruise ship-all three make a journey-island in the middle of nowhere-
strange wild beasts on the island-waterfall in the middle of the forest on the island-a cave
beyond the waterfall-snakes guarding the entrance of the cave attack-treasure hidden inside
the cave-sudden earthquake-island starts crumbling into the sea-an enthralling escape and
ride back to the city with the treasure
The Three Friends
Tom, Julian and Dan were fast friends. They went to the same school and were neighbours too. One day, they decided to go for a walk near the riverside. They took Dan’s red ball to play with. They played for a long time. When they got tired, they sat down at the river’s edge to rest.
They watched riverboats go to and fro. “I want to go on a boat one day to the other side of the river,” said Julian. “We will go with you. I will borrow my dad’s fishing rod,” said the other two.
“Here, take this food and lemonade and eat it while we tell you what to do”, spoke Tom. The boy gobbled the sandwiches in no time, drinking the lemonade thirstily. It seemed he had not eaten proper food for quite some time.
“Well, you can help my dad doing odd jobs in the garage,” said Dan. “My brother needs someone to help in the garden. He is a gardener and has his own farm nearby,” spoke Julian excitedly...