The Gardener - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit Six: Life and Death

The Gardener | Rudyard Kipling

Characters: Helen Turrell, Michael Turrell, the Gardener, Mrs. Searsworth and George Turrell

“The Gardener” is a beautifully written story. Kipling contempts/despises the so-called civilized society for its shallowness of feeling, dead habits and lack of respect for the individual emotions and feelings. The story presents the fact that an individual is caught between two fires: world of emotion and the world of social rules or norms and values. If he engrossed in things pleasant to the senses and sensuality, they may lead him to doom.

In Bed - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit Six: Life and Death

In Bed | John Didion

                “In Bed” is a personal essay; however, there are some traces of public concern. Didion describes migraine headache in general and her own in particular. Thus the essay hints us that ordinary/personal feelings are fit for artistic creation. She has talked about migraine in such an effective way that both the sufferers and non-sufferers can know something on migraine. Migraine headache is a part of her life.

HSEB Exam Routine 2072 (2015) – Class 11

Date	Subject	Subject Code
2072/2/1	Com. English – (Regular Students)	002
	Anibarya Baikalpik Sanskrit Rachana	001

Malini - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit Five: Identity, Gender and Ethnicity

Malini | Rabindranath Tagore

Setting: A Hindu kingdom in India.

Characters: Malini, King, Queen, Supriya, Kemankar, some Brahmins, Prince

                Malini has been taught by Buddhist monks, although she is the daughter of a Hindu king. She wants to leave the palace and go out into the outside world because she believes wealth does not cling to those whose destiny is to find riches in poverty. The Brahmins want the king to throw Malini out of kingdom because they feel threatened by her ideas on religion. Malini wants to be banished but the queen does not understand this.

Six Million Dollar Man - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit Six: Life and Death

Six Million Dollar Man | Harold J. Morowitz

                It is a thought provoking essay. It is partially humorous because like an object a human body has been valued in money. The chemical value of a human body is six million dollars. It is also partly philosophical because it is an instrument to create art in the life of human soul. It is more precious than what the biochemists have assumed it to be.

On the Vanity of the Earthly Greatness - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit Six: Life and Death

On the Vanity of the Earthly Greatness | Arthur Guiterman

                In the past, the tusks of the mastodons were strong and reliable weapons in the battles. They clashed in the battlefield and were used to wound and kill fatal enemies. But the cruel time has ended their greatness.

The Concrete Cat - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit Four: Humour

The Concrete Cat | Dorthi Charles

                This is a typographical poem of a cat. It is meant for eyes, not for mind and heart as it conveys no ideas. The poet has told about cat and its activity. Dorthi Charles has drawn a picture of the cat on the paper.

The Loving Mother - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit One: Stories of the Supernatural

The Loving Mother | A story from Japan

                Pharmacist Shoji Sakota lived alone in Sapporo of Hokkaido, in Japan. He was a widower. His pharmacy was at the front part and the living apartment was at the rear of the same building. He sometimes would work in the pharmacy late after it had been closed.

The House Call - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit One: Stories of the Supernatural

One: Stories of the Supernatural

One: Stories of the Supernatural

One: Stories of the Supernatural

One: Stories of the Supernatural

One: Stories of the Supernatural

One: Stories of the Supernatural

One: Stories of the Supernatural

The House Call | A story from Germany

            “The House Call” is a story of appearance-after-death. It occurred in the city of Germany in 1903. The main character of the story is an old German doctor named Dr. Emil Braun. While he was trying to have his dinner at 9:30, a little girl came to his house for call. She told him that her mother was very sick. Despite his wife’s unwillingness and his overtiredness, Dr. Braun decided to help the child’s mother and followed the child. He thought it was an order to him by God.

The Lost Doll - Summary | The Magic of the Words

English | Summary | Unit One: Stories of the Supernatural

The Lost Doll | A story from Colombia

                The story is set in a village of Colombia. The main characters are Rosa Soto, her two daughters Maria Del Carmen and Evangelina. Other characters are Rosa’s husband Roberto and sister from Bogota.

The Recurring Dream - Summary | The Magic of Words

English | Summary | Unit One: Stories of the Supernatural

The Recurring Dream | A story from England

                The story is set in England. Kimberly Clark (Kim) is the main character of the story. Janet is her roommate.