Chapter Summary The story follows the life of Albert Einstein and presents him as a fairly ordinary person like everyone else. The story perfectly catches glimpses of Einstein's likes and dislikes, his problems and his streaks of rebellion during his lifetime. This story outlines how great a person Einstein was along with a great scientist, physicist and mathematician in his lifetime. “A Truly Beautiful Mind” starts off by describing the early life and education of Albert Einstein, followed by his life choices and the journey of becoming one of the stalwarts of science in the world. This story allows ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story “A Short Monsoon Diary” is an extracted version from the dairy of Ruskin Bond. This chapter elaborates on how the author experiences his monsoon days in Mussoorie. The rainy days on the hills make the author more amazed. The character Bijju is expressing the monsoon experience and one can see birds, leopards, and leeches in Mussoorie. The dairy of Ruskin Bond shares day-wise experience and the flora and fauna during the monsoon in Mussoorie. The storyline also shares the experience of witnessing different animals and birds. It also adds how the mist changes the experience of ... Read More

Chapter Summary “A letter to God” by G.L. Fuentes takes place in a Latin American country where Lencho, the protagonist of the story writes a letter to God every day, seeking a hundred pesos for his destroyed corps. Lencho was a farmer who one day discovered that his entire crop field has been destroyed by a devastating hailstorm. The story described the way Lencho believed that one day God is going to help him by sending the money he wanted. The demand of Lencho was partially fulfilled. As the story progresses toward the end, Lencho remained ungrateful to God ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story The Fun They Had describes the future is going to be with the application of computers. The future will be excellent with the application of virtual reality. The virtual classroom helps in learning the actual syllabus through computer software. Moreover, this story is about the fun experience of two children named Tommy and Margie who have experienced the usefulness of the computerised book instead of reading the hard copies. This story also defines how a child who is learning through robots and computer get excited after knowing the ancient practices of school days from her grandparent. ... Read More

Chapter Summary The story “Long Walk to Freedom” is the autobiography of former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. This storyline represents the journey of Nelson Mandela for the freedom of South Africa. It also includes the inauguration ceremony and speech for the journey and struggle of all freedom fighters. This story signifies the journey of all the people who participated in the war for freedom for South Africa. One thing which was South Africa is known for its bad practice of apartheid which is discrimination of the citizens based on race and colour. This story also describes the ... Read More

Chapter Summary “Mijbil the Otter” by Gavin Maxwell is a beautiful story that describes the relationship between the writer and the Mijbil. The story craftily showcases the way the author’s life was altered after he decided to keep an otter. The author has taken the readers on a journey and experience of his interaction and connection with Mijbil, the otter. The primary incidents of the story took place during the journey from Iraq to London via flight. The author outlined that Mijbil created a scene in the plane and ‘almost scared everyone with his mischievous actions. Despite the issues ... Read More

Chapter Summary “Madam Rides the Bus” by Vallikkannan is a sensitive story that describes the bus journey of an eight-year-old girl who stepped into the outer world for the first time. The story followed Valli, an eight-year-old girl who lived near a bus stop village. Once, she developed a strong desire to ride a bus and to make it possible, she reduced her expenses and gathered enough money for the two-way fair. On her journey to the town by bus, Valli felt independent and enjoys her journey throughout. At the time of her return, the sad sight of a dead ... Read More

Chapter Summary “Glimpses of the Past Summary” is a story which initiates with the events of 1757 under the British Raj in India. The situation of the Indians has been described in this chapter during the span of around 100 years, from 1757 to 1857. British rulers take the advantage of the situation of the social conditions when the princes of different states were busy fighting with each other. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was one of those who took different steps to reform Indian society during that period. The unity of the Indian princes lacks and it made the British ... Read More

Chapter Summary The text “Glimpses of India”, consists of three different short stories from different parts of India providing the readers with knowledge. The first story named, “a baker from Goa” is by the author named, Lucio Rodrigues and that encompasses about the childhood memories of the author relating to the profession of the bakery and the “old Portuguese days”. The next story named Coorg, by the author, Lokesh Abrol caters to the vivid description of the place Coorg that is situated in the state of Karnataka. In this piece, the author predominantly talks about beautiful scenic landscapes, wildlife, people, ... Read More

Chapter Summary The storyline of from the Diary of Anne Frank represents the background environment of World War II. This is a young girl’s autobiography by Anne Frank with the expression of her thoughts in a diary. The dairy was gifted by her father on her 13th birthday. She named her diary Kitty and stored the experience of hiding herself from the Nazis during World War II. It also describes the depression story of the little girl as she was afraid of the war. She shared the incident of hiding and the secret annexe on the Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam ... Read More