Story writing.
Sample.
1. Write a story in about 100-120 words with the
following beginning and give a suitable title to it.
Rahul was alone at home. Suddenly the phone rang
…………………….
Solution-
Rahul’s Presence of Mind
Rahul was alone at home. Suddenly the phone
rang. He hesitated for a moment but then picked
up the receiver. Though he said ‘Hello’, there was
no response from the other side. He repeated
‘Hello’ ‘Hello’… but still no one replied from the
other end. The phone rang again but this time
somebody asked if his father was at home. When
Rahul asked who was calling, the caller refused
to tell about him and kept on asking his parents’
whereabouts. When Rahul refused to answer, the
line was disconnected.
After some time, the doorbell rang. As Rahul
peeped through the keyhole, he found a tall man
with a beard, outside the door. Rahul got scared
and quickly ran towards the phone and called up
his father’s friend who lived in their colony and
told him about the incident. His uncle asked him
not to worry as he would reach soon. He quickly
collected some other men from the
neighborhood, and with his pet dog, reached
Rahul’s home. The tall man was looking for a way
to get into the house when the dog of Rahul’s
uncle held his leg with its teeth the man panicked
and tried to run away but was overpowered by all
the men of the colony.
Soon, the police reached Rahul’s home and his
parents also returned and thanked the neighbors.
Everyone praised Rahul’s presence of mind
which saved his life.
2. A boy falls in bad company………… father
brings apples …………..put them in the
cupboard ……………… places a rotten apple
among them ……….next day all apples rotten
……………………..teaches a lesson. Moral
Answer.
Bad Company
Once a boy fell into bad company. He began to
waste time. It disturbed his father. He tried his best
to set him on the right path, but all his efforts proved
in vain.
One day the father thought Of a plan. He bought
some fresh apples from the market. He bought one
rotten apple also. Then he said to his son, “Put
these apples in the cupboard.” The boy did so.
Next day, the father asked his son to bring all the
apples. The boy opened the cupboard and was
shocked to see that all the apples were rotten. The
father said, “One rotten apple has spoiled all the
good ones. Bad friends are like rotten apples. They
will spoil you”. The boy understood everything. He
immediately gave up bad company and became a
good boy again.
Moral : Better alone than in a bad company.