Lesson 3.   The Little Girl.                    ----------------------------------------.            

       Introduction of characters.              -------------------------------------------            

Kezia--.  A Little Girl.  

Father- Kezia, father.                       

Mother- Kezia,s mother.                

Grannie- Kezia,s grand mother

 Alice  ---Cook of the house

 Mao   ----A baby- Mac Donald daughter

MacDonald- A neighbour of Kezia    -----------------------------------------------------

              Question Answer                 

                Question 01

Why was Kezia afraid of her father? 

                   Answer

Kezia was afraid of her father as he never spoke kindly to her. She did not understand him and looked upon him terrible person .

                      Question 02

Who were the people in Kezia' family?

                      Answer

There were only three persons in Kezia' family---her father , mother and grandmother (granny) . Besides them her cook , Alice.

                       Question 03

What was Kezia,s father,s routine.   (1) before going to her office.            (2) after coming back from his office.                                                      (3) On Sundays.  

                       Answer

(1) Before going to his office he came into Kezia,s room and gave her a casual goodbye kiss. 

(2) After coming back home he would have his boots taken off. he demanded his tea, slippers and papers.

(3) On Sundays he stretched on the sofa, covered his face with a handkerchief, and slept.

                     Question 04

In what way did Kezia,s grand mother encourage her to get to know her father better ? 

                   Answer

On Sundays grandmother encouraged Kezia to go to her father to have a nice talk with him

             Question 05

Kezia's efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much . How did this happen ?

              Answer

Kezia wanted to please her father by gifting him a pin cushion on his birthday. Laboriously she made a pin cushion . She unknowingly tore her father,s important papers in to pieces and filled them into pin cushion . Later , when her father knew that Kezia had torn them, he became very angry . He beat Kezia with a ruler. Thus Kezia's effects to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much .

               Question 06

Kezia decides that there are different kinds of fathers. What kind of father was Mr. MacDonald, and how was he different from Kezia's father ?
                   
                      Answer

Mr Macdonald loved his children very much .He was perhaps not so busy and often found enough time to play with his children. He did not scold his children even for throwing water on him with a hose pipe. He laughed and enjoyed it with his children.                                                 Kezia's father was strict . He never played with his daughter . He never talked to her softly . Kezia feared him very much . She thought her father was a cruel man .In fact Kezia's father also loved his daughter, but he did not show it . He was too busy to play with her .







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