Class 7 English – CHAPTER 6 : EXPERT DETECTIVES

EXPERT DETECTIVES  Summary -by Sharada Dwivedi  “Expert Detectives” is an extract taken from Sharada Dwivedi’s children’s novel “The Broken Flute“. Maya and Nishad are siblings aged 10 and 7, respectively. The story deals with their quest in finding out the real identity of a man called Mr Nath. The story begins with the siblings walking towards their mother’s clinic. As they walked, they […]

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 5 : QUALITY

QUALITY  Summary -by John Galsworthy  The lesson ‘Quality‘ written by John Galsworthy is about the sad story of the Gessler brothers who invested their lives in the art of bootmaking. The Gessler brother did their work with high quality and dedication. They were German immigrants who set up their business in the fashionable bystreet of London. The author had known

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 4 : THE ASHES THAT MADE THE TREES BLOOM

THE ASHES THAT MADE THE TREES BLOOM Summary -by William Elliot Griffis  Once there lived a good old couple in Japan during the nineteenth century. They were childless and had a pet dog named Muko. Since Muko was their beloved pet, they treated it like a kid and showed more love and care. One day, while accompanying the good old man, Muko spotted a

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 3 : GOPAL AND THE HILSA- FISH

Gopal and the Hilsa-fish Summary -by Narendra Bijweall  The story “Gopal and the Hilsa-fish” begins with the fact that it was the season for the Hilsa-fish. People all over the place had nothing to speak except Hilsa. However, the king was irritated after hearing the discussion about the fish. When the courtier came in front of the king to talk about the fish, the

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 2 : THE GIFT OF CHAPPALS

A GIFT OF CHAPPALS Summary –by Vasantha Surya  Mridu had visited her cousins Lalli, Ravi and Meena with her grandmother Tapi. When she entered their house, she noticed an old, dusty pair of chappals with scrawny toe-marks on it. Ravi drags her hurriedly to the backyard to show her the cat that they had saved earlier that morning. He described that the cat belonged to the Pallava dynasty,

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 1 : THREE QUESTIONS

THREE QUESTIONS  Summary -by Leo Tolstoy  Three Questions is a story written originally by Leo Tolstoy. It has been retold for school lesson purposes. Leo Tolstoy is a famous Russian writer who lived from 1828-1910. He is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received many nominations for Nobel Prize in Literature but unfortunately never won once. Out of hundreds of

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 9 : MEADOW SURPRISES

MEADOW SURPRISES  Summary -by Lois Brandt Phillips  The poem “Meadow Surprises” is written by Lois Brandt Phillips. It talks about the surprises that a meadow offers. The poem is divided into six stanzas with four lines each. According to the poet, the meadows offer plenty of surprises. However, one could find them as long as one knows how to move around and where to look. The poet

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