One day Miss Mason received a letter from Wanda. She had asked how everyone and room thirteen was. In her letter she had asked Miss Mason to Miss Mason to give the green dress with red trimming to Peggy and the blue one to Maddie. Maddie placed that dress in her room and looked at the drawing very cRead more
One day Miss Mason received a letter from Wanda. She had asked how everyone and room thirteen was. In her letter she had asked Miss Mason to Miss Mason to give the green dress with red trimming to Peggy and the blue one to Maddie. Maddie placed that dress in her room and looked at the drawing very carefully. She realized that the dress had a face and a head, which looked like her own self. She rushed to Peggy to see her drawing it also had head and face that looked just like Peggy. That is why the girls knew that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her.
Wanda’s family moved to different city because her father felt bad about the bad behaviour of other girls towards Wanda at her school and the way they all teased her about her dresses. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapRead more
Wanda’s family moved to different city because her father felt bad about the bad behaviour of other girls towards Wanda at her school and the way they all teased her about her dresses.
Maddie was guilty that she did not raise her voice when Peggie teased Wanda for her blue dress. Her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. She unintentionally encouraged Peggie to tease her. Maddie was afraid to say anything because she did not want to lose Peggy’s friendship. Moreover, Maddie was pRead more
Maddie was guilty that she did not raise her voice when Peggie teased Wanda for her blue dress. Her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. She unintentionally encouraged Peggie to tease her. Maddie was afraid to say anything because she did not want to lose Peggy’s friendship. Moreover, Maddie was poor herself. She feared that everybody would make fun of her too.
Peggy believed that Wanda was not smart enough to understand Wanda was poor but she always replied that she had a hundred dresses. Everybody used to laugh at her because they were aware of the fact that she had only one dress. Still she kept on giving the same answer. Wanda described the dresses sheRead more
Peggy believed that Wanda was not smart enough to understand Wanda was poor but she always replied that she had a hundred dresses. Everybody used to laugh at her because they were aware of the fact that she had only one dress. Still she kept on giving the same answer. Wanda described the dresses she said she had. That is why Peggy thought Wanda was dumb. When all the students saw the hundred dresses she used to talk about, Peggie’s opinions about Wanda had changed. She saw the drawings and was highly impressed by their beauty. She realized that Wanda was a very good artist.
The important decision that Maddie made was that from now she would never stand by and say nothing again. If she ever heard anybody picking on someone because they were funny-looking or because they had strange names, she would speak up. This time she did not even mind losing Peggy’s friendship overRead more
The important decision that Maddie made was that from now she would never stand by and say nothing again. If she ever heard anybody picking on someone because they were funny-looking or because they had strange names, she would speak up. This time she did not even mind losing Peggy’s friendship over it. She knew she could not make things right with Wanda as she did not even get a chance to say her sorry.
She was unhappy that she could not find Wanda at her home. She could not sleep that night and kept on thinking about Wanda, her faded blue dress, and the little house she lived in. She was feeling guilty of not having said anything when everybody else was teasing Wanda. It was her guilt that made her think very hard and arrive at the important decision.
Wanda never disliked Maddie and Peggie. Maddie and Peggy made fun of her hundred dresses as she lied constantly about her hundred dresses. They were surprised because they always made fun of her dresses and teased her, but she had gifted them with those beautiful designs. For more answers visit to wRead more
Wanda never disliked Maddie and Peggie. Maddie and Peggy made fun of her hundred dresses as she lied constantly about her hundred dresses. They were surprised because they always made fun of her dresses and teased her, but she had gifted them with those beautiful designs.
Wanda may or may not have thought that the girls were teasing her. But it was confirmed that they had hurt her feelings beyond limits. Their making fun and asking about dresses and shoes were the different issues that started to disturb her mind. She was alone and had no friends so that both could oRead more
Wanda may or may not have thought that the girls were teasing her. But it was confirmed that they had hurt her feelings beyond limits. Their making fun and asking about dresses and shoes were the different issues that started to disturb her mind. She was alone and had no friends so that both could oppose or say something. Seeing the students in great number she adopted the rule, “Silence is golden.” But the students surpassed all the limits. Not to speak of this, she belonged to a poor Polish family. She could do nothing in the majority. She was meditating every action of the students. Peggy considered her as a dumb but it was not so. She was a very sensitive girl having all the qualities of head, heart and soul.
The token that the poet says he might have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him, is his true nature as a human being. While human beings came close to development, they slowly moved away from their true nature. The values and instincts that humans had and the purity with which tRead more
The token that the poet says he might have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him, is his true nature as a human being. While human beings came close to development, they slowly moved away from their true nature. The values and instincts that humans had and the purity with which they lived and helped each other have been left behind somewhere. As they got near civilisation, they chose to leave the qualities of sympathy, honesty, generosity, joy, pleasure, decorum, and sharing. They took to evils such as greed, egoism, need to conquer everything, and other such inhuman features. Animals have carried forward the real instincts and characteristics, which the poet looks at and tries to remember where he had inattentively lost his true nature.
The poet is turning away from living with other humans as he finds them difficult and artificial. He would rather live with animals that are self-sufficient and non-complaining. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
The poet is turning away from living with other humans as he finds them difficult and artificial. He would rather live with animals that are self-sufficient and non-complaining.
How did the girls know that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her?
One day Miss Mason received a letter from Wanda. She had asked how everyone and room thirteen was. In her letter she had asked Miss Mason to Miss Mason to give the green dress with red trimming to Peggy and the blue one to Maddie. Maddie placed that dress in her room and looked at the drawing very cRead more
One day Miss Mason received a letter from Wanda. She had asked how everyone and room thirteen was. In her letter she had asked Miss Mason to Miss Mason to give the green dress with red trimming to Peggy and the blue one to Maddie. Maddie placed that dress in her room and looked at the drawing very carefully. She realized that the dress had a face and a head, which looked like her own self. She rushed to Peggy to see her drawing it also had head and face that looked just like Peggy. That is why the girls knew that Wanda liked them even though they had teased her.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
Why do you think Wanda’s family moved to a different city? Do you think life there was going to be different for their family?
Wanda’s family moved to different city because her father felt bad about the bad behaviour of other girls towards Wanda at her school and the way they all teased her about her dresses. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapRead more
Wanda’s family moved to different city because her father felt bad about the bad behaviour of other girls towards Wanda at her school and the way they all teased her about her dresses.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
Maddie thought her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. Was she right?
Maddie was guilty that she did not raise her voice when Peggie teased Wanda for her blue dress. Her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. She unintentionally encouraged Peggie to tease her. Maddie was afraid to say anything because she did not want to lose Peggy’s friendship. Moreover, Maddie was pRead more
Maddie was guilty that she did not raise her voice when Peggie teased Wanda for her blue dress. Her silence was as bad as Peggy’s teasing. She unintentionally encouraged Peggie to tease her. Maddie was afraid to say anything because she did not want to lose Peggy’s friendship. Moreover, Maddie was poor herself. She feared that everybody would make fun of her too.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
Peggy says, ‘I never thought she had the sense to know we were making fun of her anyway. I thought she was too dumb. And gee, look how she can draw!’ What led Peggy to believe that Wanda was dumb? Did she change her opinion later?
Peggy believed that Wanda was not smart enough to understand Wanda was poor but she always replied that she had a hundred dresses. Everybody used to laugh at her because they were aware of the fact that she had only one dress. Still she kept on giving the same answer. Wanda described the dresses sheRead more
Peggy believed that Wanda was not smart enough to understand Wanda was poor but she always replied that she had a hundred dresses. Everybody used to laugh at her because they were aware of the fact that she had only one dress. Still she kept on giving the same answer. Wanda described the dresses she said she had. That is why Peggy thought Wanda was dumb. When all the students saw the hundred dresses she used to talk about, Peggie’s opinions about Wanda had changed. She saw the drawings and was highly impressed by their beauty. She realized that Wanda was a very good artist.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
What important decision did Maddie make? Why did she have to think hard to do so?
The important decision that Maddie made was that from now she would never stand by and say nothing again. If she ever heard anybody picking on someone because they were funny-looking or because they had strange names, she would speak up. This time she did not even mind losing Peggy’s friendship overRead more
The important decision that Maddie made was that from now she would never stand by and say nothing again. If she ever heard anybody picking on someone because they were funny-looking or because they had strange names, she would speak up. This time she did not even mind losing Peggy’s friendship over it. She knew she could not make things right with Wanda as she did not even get a chance to say her sorry.
She was unhappy that she could not find Wanda at her home. She could not sleep that night and kept on thinking about Wanda, her faded blue dress, and the little house she lived in. She was feeling guilty of not having said anything when everybody else was teasing Wanda. It was her guilt that made her think very hard and arrive at the important decision.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
Why do you think Wanda gave Maddie and Peggy the drawings of the dresses? Why are they surprised?
Wanda never disliked Maddie and Peggie. Maddie and Peggy made fun of her hundred dresses as she lied constantly about her hundred dresses. They were surprised because they always made fun of her dresses and teased her, but she had gifted them with those beautiful designs. For more answers visit to wRead more
Wanda never disliked Maddie and Peggie. Maddie and Peggy made fun of her hundred dresses as she lied constantly about her hundred dresses. They were surprised because they always made fun of her dresses and teased her, but she had gifted them with those beautiful designs.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
Do you think Wanda really thought the girls were teasing her? Why or Why not?
Wanda may or may not have thought that the girls were teasing her. But it was confirmed that they had hurt her feelings beyond limits. Their making fun and asking about dresses and shoes were the different issues that started to disturb her mind. She was alone and had no friends so that both could oRead more
Wanda may or may not have thought that the girls were teasing her. But it was confirmed that they had hurt her feelings beyond limits. Their making fun and asking about dresses and shoes were the different issues that started to disturb her mind. She was alone and had no friends so that both could oppose or say something. Seeing the students in great number she adopted the rule, “Silence is golden.” But the students surpassed all the limits. Not to speak of this, she belonged to a poor Polish family. She could do nothing in the majority. She was meditating every action of the students. Peggy considered her as a dumb but it was not so. She was a very sensitive girl having all the qualities of head, heart and soul.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
What are the “tokens” that the poet says he may have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him? Discuss this in class. (Hint: Whitman belongs to the Romantic tradition that includes Rousseau and Wordsworth, which holds that civilisation has made humans false to their own true nature. What could be the basic aspects of our nature as living beings that humans choose to ignore or deny?)
The token that the poet says he might have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him, is his true nature as a human being. While human beings came close to development, they slowly moved away from their true nature. The values and instincts that humans had and the purity with which tRead more
The token that the poet says he might have dropped long ago, and which the animals have kept for him, is his true nature as a human being. While human beings came close to development, they slowly moved away from their true nature. The values and instincts that humans had and the purity with which they lived and helped each other have been left behind somewhere. As they got near civilisation, they chose to leave the qualities of sympathy, honesty, generosity, joy, pleasure, decorum, and sharing. They took to evils such as greed, egoism, need to conquer everything, and other such inhuman features. Animals have carried forward the real instincts and characteristics, which the poet looks at and tries to remember where he had inattentively lost his true nature.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
Notice the use of the word ‘turn’ in the first line, ‘I think I could turn and live with animals…’. What is the poet turning from?
The poet is turning away from living with other humans as he finds them difficult and artificial. He would rather live with animals that are self-sufficient and non-complaining. For more answers visit to website: https://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/
The poet is turning away from living with other humans as he finds them difficult and artificial. He would rather live with animals that are self-sufficient and non-complaining.
For more answers visit to website:
See lesshttps://www.tiwariacademy.com/ncert-solutions/class-10/english/first-flight-chapter-6/