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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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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 8 : GARDEN SNAKE

GARDEN SNAKE Summary -by Muriel L Sonne In the poem “Garden Snake” by Muriel L Sonne, the speaker talks about an incident that happened when he was a child. He sees a snake in the garden and gets scared. He runs away thinking that it might be dangerous. The poem talks about how misconceptions can mislead a person. The speaker’s mother tells him that the

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 7 : DAD AND CAT AND THE TREE

DAD AND THE CAT AND THE TREE Summary -by Kit Wright The poem ‘Dad and the Cat and the Tree’ is written by ‘Kit Wright‘, an eminent British writer. The poem is divided into 14 quatrain-style stanzas. The poem tells the story of a day in the garden when a child notices an innocent cat trapped on a tree. The above-mentioned issue

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 6 : MYSTERY OF TALKING FAN

MYSTERY OF THE TALKING FAN Summary -by Maude Rubin The poem “Mystery of the Talking Fan” is written by Maude Rubin. It deals with the speaker wondering about a ceiling fan in the room. The fan makes a lot of noise. The speaker refers to the fan as a human being and addresses it as “he“. The noise is

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 5 : TREES

TREES Summary -by SHIRLEY BAUER The poem ‘Trees‘ by Shirley Bauer revolves around the importance of trees in our lives. The poet lists out all the purposes of trees in our daily lives. Trees serve as home to all birds. Birds build nests and lay eggs on tree tops. Trees can even serve children by helping them have fun when they play games. They can hide behind their tree trunks when

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 4 : CHIVY

CHIVY Summary -by Michael Wayne Rosen The poem “Chivy” by Michael Rosen talks about how parents and elders try to impose rules on children and order them about. He talks about how they ask children to sit or stand according to their wish. They ask them to speak up rather than helping them with it. Children are even taught to eat food, not to talk when they

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 3 : THE SHED

THE SHED Summary -by Frank Flynn The poem “The Shed” by Frank Flynn deals with the speaker’s desire to visit the shed in his garden. The shed is not adequately maintained, and hence, is filled with spider’s web. The hinges of the door had become rusty, and as a result, it creaks as the wind passes. The speaker listens to the sound as he lay in his bed and

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Class 7 English – CHAPTER 2 : THE REBEL

THE REBEL Summary -by D.J.Enright The Rebel is a poem written by D.J.Enright. The poet talks about a rebellious child. When everybody cut their hair short, the rebel grew long hair and when others grew long hair, he cut his hair short. When others were talking in the class, he remained silent, and when others were silent, the rebel

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