Pranshu's English Classroom (CBSE)

 Courage! Courage! Courage! by Edgar Albert Guest (Only For Reading) This is an inspirational and motivational poem by Edgar Albert Guest. The speaker says that when one goes through tough and difficult situations and the burden of responsibilities grows heavy, and it becomes tiresome to carry on with in life any longer; one should call on one’s courage and go ahead in life. It is not always possible to experience victory or success at the very first always go or all the time. Every individual must deal with setbacks and failures at different points of time. During these difficult times, it is essential for the person to handle the situation with grace and dignity by taking everything in their stride. Just how they accept their gains and profits with dignity, they should embrace their losses and failure. Whining or complaining about the situation will not yield any desirable result. Courage and resilience are the need of the hour and therefore is essential for people to not fail as...

Fire Stones by Eoin Colfer (Notebook Work) Background of the Story - The story is set in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami . It reflects the real-life devastation caused by the earthquake-triggered tsunami and highlights the survival instincts and indigenous knowledge of island communities, especially the Shompen people. Summary in Points An island boy notices the sea suddenly receding after an earthquake. A Shompen boy warns him about the incoming “mountain wave.” The island boy distrusts him due to prejudice and refuses to leave. The Shompen boy tricks him by taking his money pouch to make him follow. The tsunami arrives; both boys climb a tree to survive. The Shompen boy creates fire using fire stones and keeps them safe. Rescue boats arrive; the Shompen boy returns the money pouch secretly. The island boy later realizes the Shompen boy actually saved his lif...

 Fire Stones by Eoin Colfer (Summary Only For Reading) Fire Stones by Eoin Colfer is a short story based on the tsunami and earthquake that affected the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the year 2004. Set in the islands, the story deals with the bravery of a local Shompen boy who saves an island boy from the tsunami. The story begins with the island boy admiring a “beautiful” sight in the island where the earthquake hits the sea and it consequently retreats to the horizon. But then, it comes back with a very high wave and rumbles as it gets closer. Unaware of the impending danger, the boy feels that the noises sound like that of a lion’s roar, a bull’s bellow and a snake’s hiss. He then hears a thumping sound behind him and finds a Shompen boy standing. The Shompen boy points to the wave and calls it a mountain wave and then points to the sea and says that first the earth shakes and then the mountain wave hits. He exhorts the boy to leave but the island boy does not pay any heed sinc...