10TH ENGLISH UNIT-1 PROSE-HIS FIRST FLIGHT 5 MARKS PARAGRAPHS

 

UNIT-1
PROSE-HIS FIRST FLIGHT

B. Answer each of the following questions in a 

paragraph of about 100-150 words.

     1)  Describe the struggles underwent by the young seagull to overcome its fear of flying.

       

INTRODUCTION:

    LESSON            : HIS FIRST FLIGHT

     AUTHOR          : LIAM O’FLAHERTY

     THEME             : THE CARE OF THE PARENT’S BIRDS

     CHARACTERS: THE YOUNG SEAGULL AND IT’S                                              FAMILY.

            This story is telling about overcoming fears in life.

The Young Seagull:

    The Young Seagull was alone on the ledge.  His parents, brothers and sister had flown away the day before.  The great expanse of sea stretched down beneath, and it was such a long way down-miles down.  He was afraid of flying.  He felt that his wings would not support to fly him. 

Activities of the parents:

        The young seagull’s parents had come around calling to him shrilly, scolding him, threatening to let him starve on his ledge, unless he flew away. The young seagull managed to find dried pieces of mackerel’s tail.  He had searched every inch, rooting among the rough, dirt-cake straw nest where he and his brothers and sister had been hatched.  He even gnawed at the dried pieces of eggshell.

The Young Seagull’s First Flight:

          The young seagull was hungry and cried at his mother begging to bring him over some food.  She screamed back mockingly and she picked up a piece of fish with it. This made the young seagull utter a joyful scream.

          The young seagull was seized with fear for a moment and could feel the tips of his wings cut through the air.  The next moment he was fearless, though felt a bit dizzy, and flapped his wings to soar up and down with a joyous scream.  He realized that he was flying.

 Encouragement of the family:

             When the young seagull started flying, it’s family was very happy and the young  bird’s family flying around him, praising, soaring and diving together with him. He was offered scraps of dog fish.

Conclusion:

          This story tells us about “Necessity is the mother of action”. All are happy to see him flying.  His hungry compelled him to fly.

“Confidence is the key to success”.

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   2) Our parents sometimes behave like the young bird’s parents.  They may seem cruel and  unrelenting.  Does it mean that they do not care for you?  Explain your views about it with reference from the story.

     

         INTRODUCTION:

    LESSON          : HIS FIRST FLIGHT

     AUTHOR         : LIAM O’FLAHERTY

     THEME            : THE CARE OF THE PARENT’S BIRDS

     CHARACTERS: THE YOUNG SEAGULL AND ITS FAMILY.

            Parents are our first teacher.  They are role models for children.  They love their children.  Whenever the children make mistake, they advise them to be good.

Parent’s guidelines:

    It is said that children start learning and responding even when they are in the womb of the mother.  A child which grows, without the guidance of the parents, lack in the art of speech, walking, holding things, eating and even doing their day-to-day basic activities.  Children need even toilet training. 

Struggles in life:

            Some children can learn easily as they young seagull’s siblings.  But few hesitate or struggle while learning new things like the young seagull.  To them, the parents have to be harsh for the betterment of their life as we see the parents of the young seagull in this lesson who have to starve it until it flies.  It is the duty of every parent to educate and teach their young ones the art of life.

Success ways given by parents:

    We realize later that they are like this, only to give us encouragement and to avoid our fear and doubts.  They guide us to overcome our fears in life.  We have to conquer our fear and venture forth.  Moral: bend the twig, bend the tree.

Conclusion:

    Parents are only visible God in the world.  They are always as the first teachers in the world to the children.

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