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A Letter to God by G.L.FUENTES

• Lencho hopes for rain for a good harvest
• Hailstones replace rainfall destroying his crops
• Lencho has strong faith in God
• Lencho writes to God requesting assistance
• Lencho asks God for one hundred pesos
• The postmaster and staff laugh at Lencho's letter to God initially
• The postmaster decides to assist Lencho
• The postmaster encourages employees to contribute to this good cause
• The postmaster gathers seventy pesos and sends them to Lencho
• Lencho becomes angry upon receiving only seventy pesos of the requested hundred
• Lencho accuses post office employees of theft, calling them "a bunch of crooks"
• Lencho writes another letter to God requesting the remaining money

Dust of Snow poem by Robert Frost

• Simple things can make huge changes
• Taking the hard times of life in stride can lead to happier times
• Random acts of kindness can brighten someone's day
• A very simple happening is described in simple wording
• A small incident is, itself, significant
• While the poet is upset in the beginning, the fall of snow changes his mood
• The poet feels relaxed and thankful for saving his day

Fire and Ice by Robert Frost

• The poem explores the destructive potential of human emotions
• Human emotions are compared to fire and ice
• It is pondered how the world will end
• The world may end by desire or hate
• Destruction can come from desire or hate

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela

• May 10th was a day of freedom for South Africa and international leaders gathered
• The inauguration took place at the Union Building in Pretoria
• It was the first non-racial government taking charge
• Nelson Mandela gave a speech
• Justice, human dignity and peace were all covered in the speech
• Mandela promised to free his people from discrimination, poverty and suffering
• Jets and helicopters showed the military's loyalty
• Two national anthems were sung: The old 'Nkosi Sikelel' by the whites and the new 'Die stem' by the blacks
• A new system recognizing the rights and freedoms of all people was created
• Mandela thanked those who sacrificed their lives for freedom
• Freedom fighters were saluted
• Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu, Chief Luthuli, Yusuf Dadoo and others
• A country is rich because of its people, not minerals
• Courage is victory over fear
• People should be loving, not hating
• Love comes naturally, not by force
• A man should balance his duties - family, country and community
• Black people were treated badly and not allowed to perform their duties
• According to Mandela, freedom has many aspects: kids can play, adults can fulfil the need of family
• Real freedom means equal rights
• Nelson Mandela joined African National Congress (ANC) and desired respect and dignity for his people
• Mandela wanted both the oppressed and the oppressor to be freed

A Tiger in the Zoo by Leslie Norris

• This poem contrasts the animal in his natural habitat vs when imprisoned
• The poet observes a tiger one starry night in a zoo
• The tiger moves slowly in his cage
• The tiger is rageful, but helpless
• Poet feels pity for the tiger
• The tiger should be in the jungle
• The tiger is locked behind bars in a cell
• The tiger does not take notice of the visitors
• The tiger is no longer free

Two Stories about Flying: I. His First Flight by Liam O'Flaherty

• There are six members of the seagull's family
• The young seagull is afraid of flying
• Family has concerns about his food and fear of flying
• The family cajoles and provokes him
• Family leaves seagull alone at the rock
• Cries of hunger and heat take over
• No one looks at him except his mother
• Mother brought a tempting piece of fish
• Pretends to sleep and nobody comes
• The young seagull dives to catch a fish
• Spreads wings outwards
• Begins to fly slowly downwards and upwards
• No longer afraid of falling
• Soars with a joyous scream
• Family comes near and encourages him
• Successfully completes first flight

Two Stories about Flying: II. Black Aeroplane by Frederick Forsyth

• Wrote about when he was in an old Dakota at 1:30am, and flying over France going to England
• After informing the Paris Control that he was on his way to England, he turned 12° west
• Saw stormy black clouds and wanted to have breakfast with his family
• Paris was about 150km away, and he had not enough fuel.
• Took the plane through the storm
• instruments stopped working
• Saw another aeroplane without lights and the pilot asked him to follow
• After 30 minutes, he came out of the clouds and found a runway
• Was safe and happy
• Wanted to thank the pilot of the other plane
• But no one was there
• Control room woman said there was no other plane in the radar

3 How to Tell Wild Animals by Carolyn Wells

• A humorous guide to identifying dangerous animals
• Identification is based on encounters
• Encounters are often gruesome
• The approach is darkly humorous
• Poem highlights the fearsome nature of animals and entertains the reader with its perspective

3 The Ball Poem by John Berryman

• Losing something you love, and learning to grow up
• Experiencing grief at possessions
• Money can't buy back love or replace things we love
• A little boy has lost a ball
• He has an emotional attachment to the ball
• He regrets the loss
• We should learn how to cope with loss
• Money is external
• We can't buy memories
• Learn responsibility

4 From the Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank

• Anne Frank lived in Holland after Hitler invaded
• Her parents and sister left her and her sister to her grandma
• Was gifted a diary on her 13th birthday
• Named the diary "Kitty", her best friend
• Wrote about problems and things in the diary
• Was very close to her grandma
• Lived in hiding for many years to survive
• Was lovable of every teacher except her Maths teacher
• Maths teacher was annoyed
• She got extra homework
• Her essay in verse form discussed a chatterbox
• The essay humiliated Mr. Kessing
• He allowed her to talk and relieved her of extra homework

4 Amanda! Poem by ROBIN KLEIN

• Narrator recalls the time she would watch Amanda sew at her sewing machine
• Amanda created creations from the cloth
• The younger girl would think about it until she fell asleep
• Amanda connected her to creation, as well as social
• Amanda would relate it all through gossip
• The narrator is not comfortable around Amanda
• She can't speak freely because she is indifferent
• Amanda and her friends are associated with magic
• She has magic powers
• The children think Amanda has exact replica figurines of everyone who has ever crossed her
• Librada leaves a substance at the narrator's house
• They think the substance is part of witchcraft
• the narrator believes amanda has a complex plot
• The narrator is fearful

5 Glimpses of India: Part I A BAKER FROM GOA by Lucio Rodrigues

• The Portuguese in Goa liked bread
• The eaters of bread are gone but makers still exist
• During the narrator's childhood, a baker was a friend, companion, and guide
• The baker came twice a day - once in the morning, and again when returning home
• The jingling of the baker's bamboo woke up the sleeping children
• Loaves were delivered to servants of the house
• The children would look in the baker's basket for bread bangles
• The children ate bread with hot tea
• Marriages were incomplete without bread
• Bread was a must during Christmas and all festivals
• The bakers wore a particular short frock known as "kabai"
• Baking was a profitable profession
• The bakers had a plump physique
• They collected their bills at the end of the month

5 Glimpses of India: PART II COORG by Lokesh Abrol

• Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka, is a heavenly place
• The best time to visit is from September to March
• The people living there are probably descendants of Arabs or Greeks
• Their culture is apparent in martial traditions, marriages, and religious rites
• The Kodavus wear a long, black, embroidered coat called Kuppia
• The Coorg Regiment is one of the most decorated regiments in the Indian Army
• Kodavus are the only people in India permitted to carry firearms without a license
• The river Kaveri begins from the hills and forests of Coorg
• A variety of plants, birds, and animals can be seen there
• The place offers sports for tourists
• Tibetan monks can be seen there

5 Glimpses of India: PART III TEA FROM ASSAM by Arup Kumar Datta

• Pranjol And Rajvir were visiting Assam by train
• Rajvir looked at the pretty scenery
• It was overwhelmingly green
• The paddy bushes turned to tea bushes
• Assam has the biggest tea plantation in the world
• The Chinese supposedly discovered the tea
• Bodhidharma discovered the tea according to an Indian legend
• Tea came to European countries, then to Asian countries from China
• Pranjol's father managed a tea garden
• The tea garden was Dhekiabari
• Tea pickers were near bushes
• Best tea is obtained from May to July

5 The Trees poem by Adrianne Rich

• The poem displays everyone's desire for freedom
• Freedom is needed for growth and well-being
• We must confirm the natural laws
• A question is asked whether there can be a forest without trees
• A question is asked where the trees are in the poem
• A question is asked where they go
• The "I” is a voice with a body in activities
• The voice engages and senses intrusions
• The activities aren't necessarily organic
• It narrates the struggle of trees
• The trees attempt to escape the confines of greenhouses
• Demonstrates language itself as a container of nature
• Speaker is a witness to the tree's exodus
• Speaker doesn't participate in the spectacle
• Compelled by the command to listen

6 Mijbil the Otter by GAVIN MAXWELL

• Author was in Iraq in 1956
• Wanted a pet otter instead of a dog
• Got an ottor from some Arabs in a few days
• The author stayed for some days, then the otter became friendly
• Author named Otter Mijbil
• A lead was connected to the bathroom
• The otter played in the bathroom
• Transported back to London
• Couldn't bring to British Airline because they didn't allow animals
• Had to pack in a box
• Otter escaped on plane
• Otter reached London flay with author
• Spent most time playing with toys
• Took Otter for a dog-walk
• Opposite his home was a school with a 30 yard wall
• The otter jumped over the wall and ran
• People has different guesses about what the animal was: baby sel, squirrel, beaver, etc.
• Very few Londoners had ever seen an otter

6 Fog poem by CARL SANDBURG

• Poem has stanzas in various lengths
• First stanza: 2 lines
• Second Stanza: 4 lines
• Describes the arrival of the fog towards The City of Chicago
• Fog has tiny water droplets suspended in the air
• Fluids move like that
• The movement seems to be gliding
• fog compared to cat
• Comparing can be engaged by other animals; snake
• Moreover, the fog is very dense
• Cat is cautious, and that padding under it's paws is very soft
• The city approaches quietly
• Describes the way that the fog come to Chicago, and then leaves
• It continues to cat
• Like the fox
• Cats are normally very cautious
• Cannot sit rest in one place
• The fog is a temporary citizen
• It doesn't settle down like dust
• The fog should naturally move towards body of waster
• The fog should arrive quietly
• The fog should leave Chicago as quickly as it arrived

7 Madam Rides the Bus by VALLIKKANNAN

• Story about an eight year girl named Valliammai
• She was very curious
• Her favorite action was seeing what happened in street from her doors
• She watched every half hour when the bus passed through
• She developed a desire to ride the bus
• Valli found out details from neighbours and bus users
• The town was six miles and the fare was 30
• It took 45 minutes
• She saved 60, then she took 1 o'clock bus
• Conductor was jolly. He amused her with remarks
• He called her madam
• When she was in a buss she saw canals, grasslands, mountains and sky
• She got annoyed when got called her a child
• Didn't prefer to the elderly woman because the old woman gave her bad looks
• Valii saw cow running fast from her
• She clapped when the girl run fast
• She wanted to stall so did not give her an amount
• The girl does not want to be tempted
• Cow was lying on side
• This made her sad
• BUs reached village at 3:40
• Girl returned home not knowing about it

7 The Tale of Custard the Dragon poem by OGDEN Nash

• Belinda lived in a little white house
• A little black kitten and a little gray mouse
• A little yellow dog and a little red wagon
• A realio, trulio, little pet dragon
• Little black kitten was Ink
• Little grey mouse was Blink
• Little yellow dog was Mustard
• Dragon was coward and called him, "Custard."
• Had big sharp teeth
• spikes, and scales underneath
• mouth like a fireplace
• chimney for a nose
• daggers
• As brave as a barrel of bears
• Ink and blink chased lions down
• As brave as a tiger in a rage
• Custard cried for cage
• Belinda tickled, tickled him cruel
• Rudely called him, "Percival"
• Sat laughing in the little red wagon
• Giggle till shook the house
• Blink said, "Weak," which is giggling
• Custard cried
• Heard nasty sound
• Mustard growled
• Belinda cried
• All looked around
• Pirate appeared
• Pistol in hand
• Leg of wood
• Pirate meant no good
• Belinda cried, palpaled
• Mustard fled, terrified, and yelped
• Ink went to bottom of the house
• Blink mouseholed

8 The Sermon at Benares

• Gautama Buddha's life, who was royalty as Siddhartha.
• Saw funeral, heard monk begging.
• Decided to be monk to find enlighten.
• Started meditating under peepal tree after seven days got enlighten and became Buddha.
• He preached at Benares.
• Woman came to him to ask him to bring dead son to life.
• Gautama said to lady to find house with no death and bring mustard seeds.
• She couldn't find one.
• Then she learned ultimate truth: death common to all.

8 For anne Gregory poem by William Butler Yeats

• The poem is a conversation between a young man and a young woman
• They argue about each other regarding the beauty that lies in her
• The poem is written for Anne Gregory
• The young man might be having hair and love for not real person.
• Colour of the woman's hair can be coloured brown, or black etc.
• Ramparts your ear, the poet is inner ear
• Young men despair because the look ugly.

9 The Proposal by Anton Chekov

• Lomov goes to Chubukov's
• Lomov tells him his purpose/visit
• Chubukov agrees
• Lomov likes Natalya
• Natalya and Lomov together
• Lomov Starts talking about land
• Lomov Explains the owner
• Argument continues
• Shouting starts
• Chubukov sides with Natalya sides
• Abuses are exchanged
• Accusations is exchanged.
• Chubukov lists issues
• Fighting about dog
• Fighting is furthered
• Personal accusate
• Lomov becomes unconscious
• Chubukov Gives daughter's hand in marriage

1 A Triumph of Surgery by James Herriot

• James Herriot stops the car
• Sees Mrs. Pumphrey's sick dog, Tricki
• She says to cut strikiness
• She continues to overfeed Tricki
• Called Herriot
• Herriot takes Tricki
• Tricki at Hospital
• Left Tricki to hospital, the dog was alone
• Triki has a strict diet
• Mrs. Pumphrey learns of success
• The wine gets drunk
• Tricki transforms
• Asks to take home

2 The Thief's Story by Ruskin Bond

• Hari Singh is friends with Anil
• Anil's purpose to steal Anil's money
• Anil is a good fellow who wants to give story to Hari Singh
• Anil has trust in Hari Singh
• Anil stole the money
• Hari Singh returns to Anil because of respect
• Anil shows that he accepted Hari's open arm.
• A good person will reform a teenager from right to wrong

3 The Midnight Visitor by Robert Arthur

• Ausable: Smart and fat. Fowler: writer
• Fowler wanted to write with and about Ausable, so he spent even w/him.
• Room had agent, Max, who had missile report and gun.
• The room had a balcony
• The police said the police were at the door
• The guy thought was balcony but stepped out of the window
• There was a waiter
• The waiter gave door
• The waiter's bell rang

4 A Question of Trust by Victor Canning

• Horace Danby robs yearly
• Ran business lock
• But wasn't totally honest
• His hobby was collecting rare/ expensive books
• He had been burgling the country house
• House was at Shotover Grange
• Horace entered flower
• Horace sneezed due allergy to flower
• They were out
• Horace Hears woman, and the woman said she could hear him
• The woman was appearing.
• Horace first thought of run
• Lady on door asked him to take
• Lady agreed safe open
• Was jewelry
• Horace was arrested in the country house
• He opened without gloves
• Realized who the lady was, and 60 year old woman, and also jewel
• Now prison understands fooled

5 Footprints without Feet by H.G.Wells

• Two boys saw prints
• Griffin from story had
• Griffin Discovered how become fair
• Had to remove get away and has had to set down
• Griffin entered to big store
• He sleep on quilts
• The store took has to get away now
• Then entered company
• Robber in stores
• In the village
• The man has his home
• Said he will get disturbed
• Clergy man had Griffin.
• Mrs. has had help find his answer get it away now
• Gets run

6 The Making of a Scientist by Robert W.Peterson

• Richard Ebright grew up In Reading, Pennsylvania
• Kindergarten: Ebright collected butterflies
• His mom bought him things
• When the time was 2nd grade
• Mother gave him children
• Researchers asked researchers
• Basement got monarchs
• Through that life cycle
• Science fair entry under microscope
• In entry
• He tried to do disease that monarch did
• Next years of testing
• His project for overall, led to the new fair test
• Research
• Hormonally