Memories of Childhood Summary In English I. The Cutting of My Long Hair (Zitkala-Sa) It was the writer’s first day at school. It was bitter cold. A large bell rang for breakfast. Shoes clattered on bare floors. Many voices murmured. A paleface woman, w…

Evans Tries an O-level Summary In English In early March, the Secretary of the Examinations Board received a telephonic request from the Governor of the Oxford Prison to create an examination centre in jail for one candidate named Evans. He started nig…

On the Face of It Summary In English The first scene is located in Mr Lamb’s garden. There is an occasional sound of bird song and of tree leaves rustling. Derry’s footsteps are heard as he walks slowly and hesitantly through the long grass. He comes r…

Should Wizard Hit Mommy? Summary In English It was a Saturday evening. Every evening Jack told his daughter Jo a story out of his head. This custom began when she was two. Now he had been telling her bedtime stories for almost two years. His story had …

The Enemy Summary In English The scene of action is a spot on the Japanese coast. Dr Sadao Hoki’s house was a low, square stone built house. It was set upon rocks well above a narrow beach outlined with bent pines. Sadao’s father had a deep concern for…

The Tiger King Summary In English The Maharaja of Pratibandapuram is the hero of this story. He also came to be known as Tiger King. As soon as he was born, astrologers had foretold that one day the Tiger King would actually have to die. The ten-day-ol…

Going Places Summary In English Sophie and Jansie, two school girls, were coming home from school. Sophie declared that she was going to have a boutique. Jansie looked doubtful as something like that took money. Sophie said that she would find it. Jans…

The Rattrap Summary In English Once there was a man who went around selling small rattraps of wire. He made them himself but his business was not profitable. So, he had to beg and steal a bit to keep himself alive. His clothes were in rags, his cheeks …

Deep Water Summary In English William 0. Douglas recalls a misadventure of childhood. It had happened when he was ten or eleven years old. He had decided to learn to swim. There was a pool at the Y.M.C.A. in Yakima, which was safe. It was only two or t…

Lost Spring Summary In English I. “Sometimes I find a rupee in the garbage’ The author comes across Saheb every morning. Saheb left his home in Dhaka long time ago. He is trying to sponge gold in the heaps of garbage in the neighbourhood. The author as…