NAME OF THE POEM – KEEP GOING

NAME OF THE POET – EDGAR ALBERT GUEST

1. Keep Going

The given question is from the poem ‘Keep Going’ written by ‘Edgar Albert Guest’. He lost his
father when he was just 14 years and work in the press as a full – time employee. He wrote one
poem every day for 30 years and later publishes them in 20 + volumes. He is regarded as
people’s poet.

The main theme of the poem ‘Keep Going’ is to work- hard but ‘never to quit’. The poet says
troubles may come in our life but we should not accept defeat. One should face the difficulties
and become stronger.

One may have trouble in meeting the financial requirements but that should not stop us from
moving towards on goals. We should bear the troubles and do not stop working towards our
goals. Only if we continue to work hard and do not stop or quit, then only we can (gain success)
he successful. Sometimes we think that we cannot complete and work for what we wanted to
become, but we should not stop. We can rest for a while and again continue to work to achieve
our dreams and goals.

A person without any goal cannot achieve anything. But a person who has planned well in
his/her life and have made a habit to work hard can surely achieve his/her goal. The golden
crown of success can be owned by only those who have not accepted defeat and continued to
work – hard.

So, the poet says that we should not quit or give up but strive hard.

Moral: Do not stop until you succeed.

NAME OF THE POEM – “Happiness”

NAME OF THE POET – Card August Sandburg

This question is from the poem “ Happiness” written by carl August Sandburg. The poet was in
the quest of the meaning of happiness. So, he went to the professors because they taught the
meaning of life. But they didn’t give him the answer. So the poet went to the executives to know
the what happiness is, but they also did not give him any answer.

Then, the poet stopped his search to know about happiness suddenly, one Sunday Afternoon
when he was walking along the desplaines river, he saw a group of Hungarians with their
families. They were sitting under the trees. They were having a musical instrument and a keg of
beer with them.

Moral: Simple life is happy life.

NAME OF THE POET – Dr. Ammangi Venu Gopal

This question is taken from the poem “ The Beggar” written by Dr. Ammangi Venu Gopal. In
this poem, the poet describes the has working nature of the farmers. He says that they face lot of
troubles and hardships. They undergo lot of pain. There is no one to take care of them. But, they
work very hard to feed the hunger.

There is no hope in the farmer’s life. He works very hard, his feet bleed but no one recognise his
hand-work. Everyone in the world is busy only to see his/her progress. Everyone wants food but
no one is ready to think about the farmers that’s why, the farmers also finds its difficult to
cultivate now and has turned into a beggar to take care of his family.

Moral: Farmer is our food gives, we should take care of him this father does not use Pythagoras
theorem or newtons law of gravity in his shop.

His mother is well-educated but she is always busy and terseful no rest in job. So he feels that
education is only giving unhappiness in life.

Rahuls father is angry that rahul got 2nd rank. But rahul says that it was a very small mistake and
he lost only 1/4th mark for it. At last, he promises his father that he will get first rank next time
and promises his father to be obedient.

Moral: Education should bring us joy and light in our life.

Lesson- Father, Dear Father

Author- Raj Kinger

“Father, Dear father” is written by Raj Kinger

Raj kinger wrote this essay in the form of a reply letter. In this essay, he questions about the
present education system.

The letter is written by a middle-school boy. His name is Rahul. He says to his father that
education should give the feel of life and should give joy of simply living the life. But, we don’t
have time to play at all. Always books and studies. But, he realises that his grandparents played
a lot in their childhood. Education was secondary for them. His grandmother is not well-
educated but she is happy.

His father doesnot use Pythagoras theorem or newtons law of gravity in his shop.

His mother is well-educated but she is always busy and tenseful no rest in job. So, he feels that
education is only giving unhappiness in life.

Rahuls father is angry that rahul got 2nd rank. But Rahul says that it was a very small mistake
and he lost only 1/4th mark for it. At last, he promises his father that he will get first rank next
time and promised his father to be obedient.

Moral: Education should bring us joy and light in our life.

Taken from the internet

Thimmakka was born into a poor family in Karnataka. She did not go to school. She worked as
a labourer in her youth. She was married to Bikkala chikkayya who was also a daily labourer.

When the couple came to know that they cannot have their own children they both were not
disappointed. They both decided to plant trees and they will grow them as their own children.

Thimmakka used to plant saplings and chikkayya used to water them and guard them. Like this,
they planted more than 8000 trees in about 40 years.

Thimmakka got a pension of 500/-Rs from the Karnataka government.

She was awarded padma sri in the year 2019. She was also given the National citizens award of
India.

She is more than hundred years old now and still continuing the mission of planting trees.

Moral: Love the nature as children.

Lesson-Box and Cox

Author- John Morton

“Box and Cox” is a humorous drama. It is a comic play. It was translated into many languages.
This play brings out the selfishness and greed of a land lady. Her name is Mrs. Bouncer without
any hesitation, she gives her lodge room on rent to two gentlemen. They are Mr. Box and Mr.
Cox.

One of them stayed in the lodge room in the day and the other at night. So, they did not know
that two of them were sharing the same lodge room. But Box and cox always has a doubt that
somebody was using their room. Because, the candles were decreasing, match-sticks were
missing, coal was being used more than required.

One day both Box and Cox come face to face in the room and came to know that Mrs. Bouncer,
who was the house keeper, cheated them. Then, they threaten her to hand her over to the cops,
but she cries and asks to be forgiven. All this drama is a comic one and brings out the
selfishness of the lady.

Moral: The ways of the world are different.

Author-Arthur Mee

This question is taken from the lesson, “Playing the Game”, written by “Arthur Henry Mee”
Arthur Mee was an English writer journalist and educator. He was the editor of “My Magazine”.

Alan was a school boy. He was a cricket buff. His father encouraged him to play cricket and he
helped him to practise bowling well. He promised him to gift him a bicycle if his team won the
match. Alan and his parents were excited about his selection into the cricket team.

On the day of the match, Alan started to school early. He came across an odd man who was
struggling hand to walk, up on the steep road. Alan helped the old man by holding his hand. The
old man stumbled over a small rock and fell down.

Alan did not leave the old man in that state and go to play cricket. He waited for help. As he saw
a young policeman coming that way, he asked him for help and ran to school.

But the match had already started and Alan could not play. He was disappointed.

When his parents came to know about this, they felt very happy for Alan’s kind act and
appreciated him. They gifted him the bicycle as promised feeling proud that Alan played the
Game of Life very well.

In his school also all the students clapped for him thrice for his kind act towards the old man.

Moral: Help the elderly people. It is a rewarding experience.

Short-story: The Five Boons of Life

Author/writer- Mark Twain

This is a parable. In this story the writer describes the selfish nature of human beings. There are
five gifts which the author talks about. He says that pleasure, love, fame, wealth and death are
five gifts that are very valuable and precious. But, pleasure is not permanent. It is followed by
pain. Similarly, love is followed by grief. It leaves us in tears and sorrow. Fame is followed by
dis-fame which again makes us feel sad and bad. Wealth gives us happiness at the beginning but
later it leaves us in despair and poverty. The last on is death, which is the only truth. Everyone
has die some day and this is the truth of life.

We are happy if we know that pleasure, love, fame and wealth are not permanent. So, we should
only use them for good and should not cheat others.

If we overcome the fear of death, which is the only truth, then nothing can defeat us in life.

Moral: Death is the only eternal truth.

Taken from: It is a Chinese folk-tale

The short- sighted Brothers is a Chinese folk-tale with a moral in it. It spreads the message - “Be
honest at all times”. All the three brothers in the story have poor vision. They did not believe
one-another. All the three brothers wanted to take control of their business until then the elder
brother was taking care of the business.

The other two brothers claimed that their elder brother had poor sight because of which they
were incurring losses. They decided to go to the nearby monastery and read the inscription on
the tablet which was to be placed above the entrance door of the monastery.

They cheat one another by simply looking up at the door without realising that there was no
tablet placed there. But then, the monk of the monastery came there and told then that they did
not place the tablet yet all the brothers realised that they cheated themselves and learnt a lesson
that day to be honest at all times.

Moral: Be honest at all times.