By: Yi Kuishuai, Dai Nan Tian, Lim Jing Kai, Leow Yi En
1) A was Albert Einstein who was a scientist
2) B was Barack Obama who does not like his fist
3) C was the famous Chen Shui Bian who shocked the world around
4) D was singer David Cook who amazed the people of the town
5) E was famous Edison who lit the whole world bright
6) G was General Percival who gave up the colonial right
7) H was china’s Hu Jin Tao who advanced China quickly
8) J was actor Jackie Chan who learnt kongfu swiftly
9) K was singer Kelly Clarkson who cares about her attire
10) L was MM Lee Kuan Yew who refuses to retire
11) M was pop star Michael Jackson who died at a young age
12) O was Osama Bin Laden who appears in newpaper’s page
13) P was the British Prince George who was one of the royal persons
14) Q was Queen Elizabeth who don’t need a license
15) R was an artist called Raphael and paintings were drawn by him
16) S was the famous St. John where an Island was named after him
17) T was an actor called Tom Hanks and he was a director
18) W was the famous Wen Jia Bao who was China’s dedicator
19) Y was General Yamashita who was a Japanese
20) Z was singer Zhou Jie Lun who was a famous chinese
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Creative Poem of my primary school days (written by me, Yi Kuishuai)
My school badge has three words
And that’s Strive to Excel
We are forced to Strive our best
In order to Excel
School’s a daily routine for us
As we must reach by seven sharp
Everyone thinks that school is boring
But that is not for me
School’s a paradise to me
And that is really true
School dismiss at one ‘o clock
And we have no homework!
And the food there really rock
As it is very cheap
You should try our Western Stall
As no one could resist!
And our teachers also rock
As they are kind to us
They gave us high marks in class tests
And never scold me thrice
The students here are also very good
They often treat me canteen food
They often give a helping hand
To those of other creed or race
The Hall is humongous and large
The field is humongous
Everything that’s in this place
Is extraordinary large
I love my school compound
I love the people there
I love anything that is in my school
And now what about you?
And that’s Strive to Excel
We are forced to Strive our best
In order to Excel
School’s a daily routine for us
As we must reach by seven sharp
Everyone thinks that school is boring
But that is not for me
School’s a paradise to me
And that is really true
School dismiss at one ‘o clock
And we have no homework!
And the food there really rock
As it is very cheap
You should try our Western Stall
As no one could resist!
And our teachers also rock
As they are kind to us
They gave us high marks in class tests
And never scold me thrice
The students here are also very good
They often treat me canteen food
They often give a helping hand
To those of other creed or race
The Hall is humongous and large
The field is humongous
Everything that’s in this place
Is extraordinary large
I love my school compound
I love the people there
I love anything that is in my school
And now what about you?
Monday, May 24, 2010
Favorite poem
My favorite poem
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud by William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?
The figurative language is used in the poem to express and let the reader to “feel” how the poet really is. “I gazed—and gazed—”this is a hyperbole. This shows how happy the poet is. “The waves beside them danced” is a personification. This gives the reader a more clear idea of how the waves are like. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” is a metaphor. This allows the reader to understand the poet’s feeling more clearly than to use normal words. So, the poet chose these three out of five figurative language to let the readers understand his mood and the surrounding he sees better.
Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
I like this poem as I could clearly understand the poet’s feelings and his surrounding that he sees. I could also clearly understand or “see” the change of feelings of the poet and the reason why. The poet (or poem) is very creative as the poet uses different things like clouds to express his feelings and he also described his surroundings like a “human nature”. For example, he described the waves dancing. The poet described the surrounding so well that I could imagine it myself. It almost seems like paradise and I would surely want to go to visit it! I could also completely understand why the feelings of the poet would change so much. Thus, I like this poem. (120 words)
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud by William Wordsworth
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but gay,
In such a jocund company!
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?
The figurative language is used in the poem to express and let the reader to “feel” how the poet really is. “I gazed—and gazed—”this is a hyperbole. This shows how happy the poet is. “The waves beside them danced” is a personification. This gives the reader a more clear idea of how the waves are like. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” is a metaphor. This allows the reader to understand the poet’s feeling more clearly than to use normal words. So, the poet chose these three out of five figurative language to let the readers understand his mood and the surrounding he sees better.
Tell us why you like this poem in no less than 100 words.
I like this poem as I could clearly understand the poet’s feelings and his surrounding that he sees. I could also clearly understand or “see” the change of feelings of the poet and the reason why. The poet (or poem) is very creative as the poet uses different things like clouds to express his feelings and he also described his surroundings like a “human nature”. For example, he described the waves dancing. The poet described the surrounding so well that I could imagine it myself. It almost seems like paradise and I would surely want to go to visit it! I could also completely understand why the feelings of the poet would change so much. Thus, I like this poem. (120 words)
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Difference between urban and rural life:
Urban life:
Urban relates to the area surrounding cities and well populated areas. Urban life is city life, the modern way of living.
Rural life:
Rural relates to a sparsely populated areas, usually farmland or country-side areas. Rural life is an old-fashioned way of life. Such lifestyles can be found in most villages.
Comparison
Urban:
1. Mainly in the city
2. People use much modern technology
3. There are many high-rise buildings
4. People could live a stable and comfortable life
5. Places are very crowded, especially roads
6. There is much pollution (noise, air, water etc)
7. People wore fashionable clothing
8. Children mainly/must go to school
9. People are pretty safe
10. People usually are pretty rich
Rural:
1. Mainly in the country-side
2. People seldom use modern technology
3. There are very little high-rise buildings (mostly are houses with only one to two storey)
4. People might not live a stable and comfortable life as most of them are farmers and they have to work long hours earning very little salary.
5. Places, especially roads, are not crowded. There is much space
6. There is very little pollution
7. People seldom wore fashionable clothing, usually wore traditional clothing
8. Children seldom went to school
9. People are not very safe as there are many wild animals in the country-side
10. People usually are not very rich
Urban relates to the area surrounding cities and well populated areas. Urban life is city life, the modern way of living.
Rural life:
Rural relates to a sparsely populated areas, usually farmland or country-side areas. Rural life is an old-fashioned way of life. Such lifestyles can be found in most villages.
Comparison
Urban:
1. Mainly in the city
2. People use much modern technology
3. There are many high-rise buildings
4. People could live a stable and comfortable life
5. Places are very crowded, especially roads
6. There is much pollution (noise, air, water etc)
7. People wore fashionable clothing
8. Children mainly/must go to school
9. People are pretty safe
10. People usually are pretty rich
Rural:
1. Mainly in the country-side
2. People seldom use modern technology
3. There are very little high-rise buildings (mostly are houses with only one to two storey)
4. People might not live a stable and comfortable life as most of them are farmers and they have to work long hours earning very little salary.
5. Places, especially roads, are not crowded. There is much space
6. There is very little pollution
7. People seldom wore fashionable clothing, usually wore traditional clothing
8. Children seldom went to school
9. People are not very safe as there are many wild animals in the country-side
10. People usually are not very rich
Alice in wonderland
Difference between Alice in wonderland book and movie:
1. Alice was only a small girl in the book but she was a 19 years old lady in the movie and was about to be married.
2. In the book the land discovered by Alice is known as Wonderland while in the movie, the place that Alice falls into is known as Underland.
3. In the book Alice falls down the rabbit hole after straying from her sister's side while in the movie, she falls down the rabbit hole after escaping from some sort of a “wedding” party for her.
4. In the book, Alice is repulsed and perplexed by majority of the characters she encounters in Wonderland, as they are all illogical while in the movie, Alice returns to Underland to find her "friends" waiting for her, and they all unite against The Red Queen.
5. In the book, the loud Queen of Hearts rules Wonderland with the King of Hearts while in the movie, the evil Red Queen, rules a desolate Underland, which she has seized from her sister, the good White Queen.
6. In the book, Alice had no clear mission while in the movie, she has to slay The Red Queen’s Jabberwock on "Frabjous Day" so the White Queen will regain her crown and take back control of Underland.
7. In the movie, there is a prophecy that Alice would slay the Jabberwock but in the book, there is no such thing.
8. In the movie, Alice was on the Queen of Hearts' trial for making her lose her temper. But in the book, it was a Knave of Hearts who was on trial because he stole some tarts from the Queen.
9. In the movie, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse were celebrating an unbirthday party. While in the book, there was no unbirthday party as they were having a never ending tea party all because the Mad Hatter had a quarrel with Time.
10. The Doorknob from the movie isn't mentioned in the book.
Movie plot of Alice in Wonderland:
Alice is a 19-year-old teen. She is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit “running around”. The rabbit went into a hole and Alice, being curious, followed it. The hole was very deep and Alice fell into it. After reaching the bottom of the hole, she arrived in a strange place called "Underland". And she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking and weird animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches. Alice met many “friends”. They are the dormouse, the Dodo, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and several talking flowers. She discovers that she had a prophecy of slaying the horrific Jabberwocky of the Red Queen. Then, Alice is then being taken to the Hatter, who was later caught by the red queen and became mad. Alice finds her way to the red queen's palace, where she retrieved the sword which was stolen from the white queen (The Red Queen’s sister and the kind queen). She takes the sword back to the white queen, who makes Alice the champion. Then, on Frabjous Day, a great war broke out between the two queens and Alice also challenged the Jabberwocky. In the end, the white queen won and Alice also slayed the Jabberwocky. Alice drank the beast's blood, which transports her back to her home and she learnt how to take charge of her life.
1. Alice was only a small girl in the book but she was a 19 years old lady in the movie and was about to be married.
2. In the book the land discovered by Alice is known as Wonderland while in the movie, the place that Alice falls into is known as Underland.
3. In the book Alice falls down the rabbit hole after straying from her sister's side while in the movie, she falls down the rabbit hole after escaping from some sort of a “wedding” party for her.
4. In the book, Alice is repulsed and perplexed by majority of the characters she encounters in Wonderland, as they are all illogical while in the movie, Alice returns to Underland to find her "friends" waiting for her, and they all unite against The Red Queen.
5. In the book, the loud Queen of Hearts rules Wonderland with the King of Hearts while in the movie, the evil Red Queen, rules a desolate Underland, which she has seized from her sister, the good White Queen.
6. In the book, Alice had no clear mission while in the movie, she has to slay The Red Queen’s Jabberwock on "Frabjous Day" so the White Queen will regain her crown and take back control of Underland.
7. In the movie, there is a prophecy that Alice would slay the Jabberwock but in the book, there is no such thing.
8. In the movie, Alice was on the Queen of Hearts' trial for making her lose her temper. But in the book, it was a Knave of Hearts who was on trial because he stole some tarts from the Queen.
9. In the movie, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the Dormouse were celebrating an unbirthday party. While in the book, there was no unbirthday party as they were having a never ending tea party all because the Mad Hatter had a quarrel with Time.
10. The Doorknob from the movie isn't mentioned in the book.
Movie plot of Alice in Wonderland:
Alice is a 19-year-old teen. She is betrothed to a dunce of an English nobleman. At her engagement party, she escapes the crowd to consider whether to go through with the marriage and falls down a hole in the garden after spotting an unusual rabbit “running around”. The rabbit went into a hole and Alice, being curious, followed it. The hole was very deep and Alice fell into it. After reaching the bottom of the hole, she arrived in a strange place called "Underland". And she finds herself in a world that resembles the nightmares she had as a child, filled with talking and weird animals, villainous queens and knights, and frumious bandersnatches. Alice met many “friends”. They are the dormouse, the Dodo, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and several talking flowers. She discovers that she had a prophecy of slaying the horrific Jabberwocky of the Red Queen. Then, Alice is then being taken to the Hatter, who was later caught by the red queen and became mad. Alice finds her way to the red queen's palace, where she retrieved the sword which was stolen from the white queen (The Red Queen’s sister and the kind queen). She takes the sword back to the white queen, who makes Alice the champion. Then, on Frabjous Day, a great war broke out between the two queens and Alice also challenged the Jabberwocky. In the end, the white queen won and Alice also slayed the Jabberwocky. Alice drank the beast's blood, which transports her back to her home and she learnt how to take charge of her life.
Village by the sea-Biju
My role:
I am Biju. I am the richest fisherman in Thul. I am the first fisherman in Thul to buy a motorized boat with a deep freeze installed to it. I am also the first person in Thul to own a television set. My fellow friends all hated me but I also have helped them in one way or another.
How I helped the fishermen:
It was in the monsoon season. I was as usual, sitting in the comfortable sofa in my home, reading books. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and saw a few fishermen on their boats, preparing to go to sea. I know that things had been harsh for many fishermen as they could not fish during the monsoon season and had to eat lesser and lesser. So, some decided to go out to sea to fish for food. I know that their fishing boats would be broken easily in the sea during the monsoon. So, I went out to persuade them to stop doing this. But they were stubborn and refused to listen to me. Later at night, there was a big storm. It lasted for many days! I became more and more worried about the fishermen’s whereabouts. So, when I heard that there was a search party in Alibagh, I volunteered and found the “fishing fleet” using my “advanced boat”. Three of the fishermen had drowned!
My reflection:
I think that those fishermen should listen to my advice. The whole world is changing and we have to keep up with it. The fishermen should save enough money and buy boats like mine in the future instead of those “traditional” sail boats.
I am Biju. I am the richest fisherman in Thul. I am the first fisherman in Thul to buy a motorized boat with a deep freeze installed to it. I am also the first person in Thul to own a television set. My fellow friends all hated me but I also have helped them in one way or another.
How I helped the fishermen:
It was in the monsoon season. I was as usual, sitting in the comfortable sofa in my home, reading books. Suddenly, I looked out of the window and saw a few fishermen on their boats, preparing to go to sea. I know that things had been harsh for many fishermen as they could not fish during the monsoon season and had to eat lesser and lesser. So, some decided to go out to sea to fish for food. I know that their fishing boats would be broken easily in the sea during the monsoon. So, I went out to persuade them to stop doing this. But they were stubborn and refused to listen to me. Later at night, there was a big storm. It lasted for many days! I became more and more worried about the fishermen’s whereabouts. So, when I heard that there was a search party in Alibagh, I volunteered and found the “fishing fleet” using my “advanced boat”. Three of the fishermen had drowned!
My reflection:
I think that those fishermen should listen to my advice. The whole world is changing and we have to keep up with it. The fishermen should save enough money and buy boats like mine in the future instead of those “traditional” sail boats.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
The comparison between cinderella and the village by the sea
Cinderella:
The protagonist is Cinderalla. And the unhappy situation is that Cinderella's mother died and her father married a widow with two daughters and her stepmother did not like her at all. Her stepmother treated her like a maid. Cinderella’s stepmother gave her nothing and still made her to do housework every day, unlike her sisters who got almost everything, dresses, make-up and do not need to do any housework. They also treated her badly by not allowing her to go out of the house and often scolded her.
The situation worsened when there was a ball held at the court and Cinderella's stepsisters were getting ready to go for the ball as they would get to meet the handsome prince. Cinderella wanted to go too but her stepmother ordered her to stay at home to do all the housework like washing dishes and making the beds.
Help appeared when a fairy appeared in front of her and said that she would help Cinderella to go to the ball as the fairy pitied Cinderella suddenly. The fairy transformed the rags she was dressed in and the clogs she wore into the loveliest dress ever seen in the realm and dainty little slippers. The fairy transformed a huge pumpkin into a sparkling coach and also transformed seven mice into six pure white horses and a coachman. The fairy told her that she must leave the ball at midnight because the fairy's spell would end at midnight and she would return to her normal clothing.
Cinderella had a great time at the ball and she danced with the prince that she seemed to lose her sense of time. (She fell in love with the prince and the prince also fell in love with her) Suddenly, the clock stroke twelve. Cinderella quickly ran away leaving only a slipper behind. The prince picked up her slipper and ordered the ministers to find the girl whose foot the slipper fits in the country until they found the correct girl. In the end, the ministers found Cinderella and they asked her to go to the Prince who was waiting for her. The Prince and Cinderella married and lived happily ever after.
The village by the sea:
The protagonists are Hari and Lila. They came from a very bad family setting, a run-down hut to live in, a very sick mother, a drunkard father who wakes up to drink more and more toddy (he also owned many people debts)and poverty.
The situation worsened when a fertilizer complex would be built in Thul and the villagers were forced to sell their land to the government. They would also not be able to fish in the seas. Hari and Lila's mother was very ill due to malnutrition and was growing weaker and weaker by the day. Lila's dog, Pinto was poisoned by the three Khanerkar brothers as their father did not repay their debts. In the end, Hari became so frustrated with his family that he escaped from Thul to Bombay with a group of protestors to escape his family problems.
Help came from when Hari reached Bombay and could not find job as the de Silvas had gone to Thul for their vacation. But, a watchman at the seabird (the place where the de Silvas lived), Hira Lal, pitied Hari and brought him to his friend Jagu who is the proprietor of the Sri Khrishna Eating House. Jage hired Hari and paid him one rupee per day. Mr Panwallah, the watch-mender next of Sri Khrishna Eating House, took Har as his apprentice and taught him watch-mending. (In this way, Hari learnt a new skill and could find a job easily in the future) In Thul, Lila got a job in the de Silvas home as they came to Thul for their vacation. Mr de Silva took her mother to the hospital in Alibagh when he heard that her mother was very ill. He also paid for the medical/medicine bills.
Hari saved enough money and he returned to Thul on the eve of Diwali. He was reunited with his sisters and he told them about his plan for plans for a poultry farm and staring a watch-mending shop when the factories are built and the workers came to Thul to live and work. He went to Alibagh to bring his mother home. His family was united again as they are not poor, the father had given up drinking toddy, the mother was well again and they have many plans for future. (They lived happily ever after)
Why is the village by the sea different from a fairytale?
Village by the Sea does not follow the fairytale pattern. Hira and Lila did not receive help of magical nature. Instead, they received help from humans like Mr Panwalla, the de Silvas, Jagu, the watchman... And these are not magical persons.
The adventure story pattern:
The protagonist is Hari. The problem is that his family is very poor, with a total of 6 people (plus one dog) to feed. His mother is so sick that she could hardly move. His father is also a drunkard who drank toddy everyday and owned people much debts. In the end, Hari's father sold his fishing boat and alot of things to pay his debts.
The solution is that Hira went to Bombay to find a job so that he could earn money and bring it back to his family so that they could live a better life. (He also did this to excape from his family problems and he wanted to start a new) A good chance came when a group of "villager protestors" went to Bombay to protest about the construction of fertiliser factories in Thul and Hari took this chance to get a free ride to Bombay as he had not much money with him.
There were many obstacles Hari met when he was in Bombay. When he went to the de Silvas' home to look for a job like washing cars, he discovered that the de Silvas had gone to Thul for their holiday. And he could not find many jobs as nobody would hire a village boy who was not educated. Hari met his first benefactor,Hira Lal,watchman of the Seabird(the place where the de Silvas lived). Hira Lal pitied Hari and took him to his second benefactor, Jagu, the proprietor of the Sri Khrishna Eating House. Jagu hired him as a helper in his kitchen and provided him food and shelter. While working at the eating house, Hari met his third benefactor,Mr Panwallah, who is a watch-mender. Mr Panwallah pitied Hari and took him on as an apprentice in watch-mending. Mr Panwallah taught Hari a new skill and also told him how he could make a living when the fertiliser complex was built.
Hari finally solves the problem by earning and saving a lot of money. After saving enough money, Hari went back to Thul on the eve of the Diwali. He reunited with his family (his mother was healed and his father stopped drinking toddy) and had plans for the future.
The protagonist is Cinderalla. And the unhappy situation is that Cinderella's mother died and her father married a widow with two daughters and her stepmother did not like her at all. Her stepmother treated her like a maid. Cinderella’s stepmother gave her nothing and still made her to do housework every day, unlike her sisters who got almost everything, dresses, make-up and do not need to do any housework. They also treated her badly by not allowing her to go out of the house and often scolded her.
The situation worsened when there was a ball held at the court and Cinderella's stepsisters were getting ready to go for the ball as they would get to meet the handsome prince. Cinderella wanted to go too but her stepmother ordered her to stay at home to do all the housework like washing dishes and making the beds.
Help appeared when a fairy appeared in front of her and said that she would help Cinderella to go to the ball as the fairy pitied Cinderella suddenly. The fairy transformed the rags she was dressed in and the clogs she wore into the loveliest dress ever seen in the realm and dainty little slippers. The fairy transformed a huge pumpkin into a sparkling coach and also transformed seven mice into six pure white horses and a coachman. The fairy told her that she must leave the ball at midnight because the fairy's spell would end at midnight and she would return to her normal clothing.
Cinderella had a great time at the ball and she danced with the prince that she seemed to lose her sense of time. (She fell in love with the prince and the prince also fell in love with her) Suddenly, the clock stroke twelve. Cinderella quickly ran away leaving only a slipper behind. The prince picked up her slipper and ordered the ministers to find the girl whose foot the slipper fits in the country until they found the correct girl. In the end, the ministers found Cinderella and they asked her to go to the Prince who was waiting for her. The Prince and Cinderella married and lived happily ever after.
The village by the sea:
The protagonists are Hari and Lila. They came from a very bad family setting, a run-down hut to live in, a very sick mother, a drunkard father who wakes up to drink more and more toddy (he also owned many people debts)and poverty.
The situation worsened when a fertilizer complex would be built in Thul and the villagers were forced to sell their land to the government. They would also not be able to fish in the seas. Hari and Lila's mother was very ill due to malnutrition and was growing weaker and weaker by the day. Lila's dog, Pinto was poisoned by the three Khanerkar brothers as their father did not repay their debts. In the end, Hari became so frustrated with his family that he escaped from Thul to Bombay with a group of protestors to escape his family problems.
Help came from when Hari reached Bombay and could not find job as the de Silvas had gone to Thul for their vacation. But, a watchman at the seabird (the place where the de Silvas lived), Hira Lal, pitied Hari and brought him to his friend Jagu who is the proprietor of the Sri Khrishna Eating House. Jage hired Hari and paid him one rupee per day. Mr Panwallah, the watch-mender next of Sri Khrishna Eating House, took Har as his apprentice and taught him watch-mending. (In this way, Hari learnt a new skill and could find a job easily in the future) In Thul, Lila got a job in the de Silvas home as they came to Thul for their vacation. Mr de Silva took her mother to the hospital in Alibagh when he heard that her mother was very ill. He also paid for the medical/medicine bills.
Hari saved enough money and he returned to Thul on the eve of Diwali. He was reunited with his sisters and he told them about his plan for plans for a poultry farm and staring a watch-mending shop when the factories are built and the workers came to Thul to live and work. He went to Alibagh to bring his mother home. His family was united again as they are not poor, the father had given up drinking toddy, the mother was well again and they have many plans for future. (They lived happily ever after)
Why is the village by the sea different from a fairytale?
Village by the Sea does not follow the fairytale pattern. Hira and Lila did not receive help of magical nature. Instead, they received help from humans like Mr Panwalla, the de Silvas, Jagu, the watchman... And these are not magical persons.
The adventure story pattern:
The protagonist is Hari. The problem is that his family is very poor, with a total of 6 people (plus one dog) to feed. His mother is so sick that she could hardly move. His father is also a drunkard who drank toddy everyday and owned people much debts. In the end, Hari's father sold his fishing boat and alot of things to pay his debts.
The solution is that Hira went to Bombay to find a job so that he could earn money and bring it back to his family so that they could live a better life. (He also did this to excape from his family problems and he wanted to start a new) A good chance came when a group of "villager protestors" went to Bombay to protest about the construction of fertiliser factories in Thul and Hari took this chance to get a free ride to Bombay as he had not much money with him.
There were many obstacles Hari met when he was in Bombay. When he went to the de Silvas' home to look for a job like washing cars, he discovered that the de Silvas had gone to Thul for their holiday. And he could not find many jobs as nobody would hire a village boy who was not educated. Hari met his first benefactor,Hira Lal,watchman of the Seabird(the place where the de Silvas lived). Hira Lal pitied Hari and took him to his second benefactor, Jagu, the proprietor of the Sri Khrishna Eating House. Jagu hired him as a helper in his kitchen and provided him food and shelter. While working at the eating house, Hari met his third benefactor,Mr Panwallah, who is a watch-mender. Mr Panwallah pitied Hari and took him on as an apprentice in watch-mending. Mr Panwallah taught Hari a new skill and also told him how he could make a living when the fertiliser complex was built.
Hari finally solves the problem by earning and saving a lot of money. After saving enough money, Hari went back to Thul on the eve of the Diwali. He reunited with his family (his mother was healed and his father stopped drinking toddy) and had plans for the future.
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