CBSE Class 10 English Story Writing Assignment

Story Writing Class 10 English

Question. Write a story in 150-200 words based on the points given below :
A poor lady at a traffic red light had a doctor’s prescription. She wanted ………….

Answer.
A poor lady at a traffic red light had a doctor’s prescription. She wanted to cross the road and approach the chemist shop. She was crying. Though she was trying to control her tears, she couldn’t succeed. The traffic police inspector, who was on duty at that crossing was observing her. She had a prescription in her hand. It meant some near or dear one of her might be seriously ill. He couldn’t control himself. He went near the lady and addressed her, “Amma! What happened, where are you going ?” On hearing the words, full of affection and warmth, she couldn’t control herself. She started crying bitterly and embraced the inspector. She told him that she was a widow. She had a son who had met with an accident the previous day. Some people took him to the hospital and he was admitted there. Her son was suffering from serious injuries. His condition was critical. Doctor had asked her to submit the hospital fees and to bring some particular ‘life saving injection’. To pay the hospital expenses, she had sold her only gold bangle that she had got from her in-laws at the time of her marriage. Now she didn’t have enough money but she couldn’t afford to lose her only son. So she had come to purchase that injection. Without sufficient money how she could get that injection, but she had full faith in God. And lo! God came in the form of an inspector. He consoled her that she need not worry. He was there to help her. He took the prescription from her, bought that injection and accompanied her to the hospital. After the recovery of her son, she realized that God had blessed her with one more son.

Question. Complete the following story. Some inputs are given to help you start :
Lion in the forest....Killing animals.....the animals gathered.....approach the lion with an offer.....turn of one of the animals.....rabbit’s turn.....old rabbit wise and old.....strode along to the lion by sunset.....the lion was angry.... wise rabbit calm......told about other lion.

Answer.
The Wise Rabbit
Once there was a ferocious and greedy lion in the forest. He started killing animals in the forest indiscriminately. All the animals were worried. They gathered and decided to find out a solution. They approached the lion with the offer of one animal to be eaten by him every day. One day, it was the turn of a rabbit. The rabbit chose an old wise rabbit among them. He took a lot of time to reach the lion. The lion was getting impatient on not seeing any animal coming to him and swore to kill all the animals the next day. The rabbit then strode along to the lion by sunset. The lion was angry at him, but the wise rabbit remained calm. He told the lion that it was not his fault. He added that on the way, another angry lion attacked on him. Somehow, he escaped to reach safely. He said that, lion had challenged the supremacy of his Lordship. The lion was enraged and asked him to show the location of the other lion. The wise rabbit led the lion towards a deep well. It showed the lion’s reflection in the water of the well. As the lion roared on seeing the reflection, it seemed to him that the other lion was roaring at him. He, at once jumped into the well to attack the other lion and lost his life. In that way, the wise rabbit saved all the animals from the lion. 

Question. Write a story in 150-200 words based on the given clues.
A little girl was walking down the street. She saw a poor old man shivering on the pavement. She ….

Answer. 
She went near that old man and gave him the blanket which she was carrying with her. Then she asked him if he would come with her to her house. The poor old man had no choice. He quietly stood up and walked to her house. When they reached home, the girl asked the old man to wait there just for a few minutes. Then she went inside her house. There she asked her parents the whole story. She wanted them to give shelter to that man. Actually, her father was the richest man of the town. He owned a very big house with outhouse for servants. The girl wanted her parents to allow that man to live in one of the outhouses. In the beginning, they refused to agree with her proposal. Then she asked her parents if they give him shelter then it would be her best ‘birthday gift’. That day was her birthday and she was the only child of her parents. On hearing such words, her parents agreed. They also felt proud of their daughter that she had such a great moral values at a very little age.
Afterwards she came out and held the hand of that man and brought him inside the house. After a few days of care and affection, the man became healthy. Then he started looking after their garden. Flowers bloomed in the garden and happiness bloomed in the family because of the little angel.

OR
An injured horse was lying on the road in a pool of blood. People surrounded it and one out of the crowd .....

… and a man out of the crowd came ahead. He was a veterinary doctor. He asked the people, surrounding the horse to move behind so that fresh air might not be blocked. Then he observed the horse thoroughly. He asked the people if anybody knew what had happened there that had left the horse in such a serious condition. Then one man out of the crowd appeared and told that he was the eye-witness of all the incident. One man from the city point was going through that way. From his appearance, he seemed to be a merchant. Suddenly, two young boys, with covered faces rushed from the opposite side on a bike.

The pillion rider, very quickly, snatched the bag of that merchant, fired gun shots and disappeared from the sight. The man died on the spot and the horse got serious injuries. Being frightened of all that happened, nobody showed courage to come forward to see the fate of the horseman and the horse. Then somebody made a call to police. The police came and took the dead body for the post-mortem. But nobody took care of that speechless creature. After hearing all that, the doctor decided to take the horse to his hospital for proper treatment. Meanwhile, he telephoned his hospital staff to bring the ‘ambulance’ so that the horse should be transferred there. Then, with the help of his first-aid box, he served the animal. Everybody, present there, praised the doctor for his selfless-services and generosity.

Question. ‘‘That day my father came home with a kitten............’’ Complete the story in 150-200 words. You may use the following hints :
Cute animal—named Dumpy—became very friendly—gave him milk—my mother angry—food disappeared—scratches on furniture—socks torn into shreds—mother gave away Dumpy to a neighbour.

Answer.
‘Dumpy—The Cutest Pet !
That day my father came home with a kitten. He saw it shivering in the cold at the door of a shop and was overwhelmed with concern at the thought of freezing temperatures of the January night. I, for one was overjoyed, for I’ve always nurtured a keen desire to own a pet, but never got my mother’s approval for it, for she detests the idea.

The kitten was adorable and extremely cute. I instantly decided to name it ‘Dumpy’. I fed it milk and made a cozy bed for it, putting an old blanket in a broken basket. I really felt good to see Dumpy warm and comfortable. Dumpy was a very friendly creature and soon got comfortable in its new surroundings. I loved its company and its playfulness. It would crawl under the sofa or just frolic around the house, much to the annoyance of my mother. She complained about the nuisance it created and fussed about the scratches on the furniture. Moreover, my school-socks were turned into shreds.
Then one day, Dumpy sneaked into the kitchen ! It went about exploring the various preparations for dinner. My mother was out of her wits when she discovered Dumpy’s mischief and made up her mind to give it away to a neighbour.
So that was the brief fulfillment of my dream. But my cute Dumpy is not far away. I go to play with it daily for an hour and we are good friends. 

Question. Complete the following story in about 150-200 words :
Ravi was one of the intelligent students of the class. He was also the victim of insecurity of getting less marks in the Boards.
Mr. Shekhar, English teacher ……………

Answer.
Ravi was one of the intelligent students of the class. He was also the victim of insecurity of getting less marks in the Boards. Mr. Shekhar, the English teacher worked like a touchstone as his attitude was absolutely different from that of other professionals. In fact, he was a wonderful person with wonderful achievements. He had been admired by all. Since, he was an acquaintance to Ravi when he was six years old. He was a very good friend of his father. So, he had seen him growing through each and every phase of life.

Mr. Shekhar knew very well that Ravi, though blessed with extra-ordinary brilliance, can’t bear the pressure of giving good results. Ravi was all the more under pressure as to come upto the expectations of his parents. So, Mrs. Shekhar’s first job was to make him at ease. Once again, even out of school, he developed a good bond of friendship. Alongwith being a good tutor, he had a humorous and poetic side too. It made literature all the more interesting to Ravi. He was also computer friendly. So, he helped Ravi in revision of subjects science, history, geography, etc., in a very amusing manner. He showed him documentaries on the relevant subjects on computer. Being a very good counsellor, his dominating passion was his love for children. So, not only Ravi but also other children in his house waited for Mr. Shekhar’s arrival in the evening very eagerly. Very often, he organised quiz competition respectively for every subject. It made Ravi confident of his knowledge.

All this practice showed a wonderful result. Ravi was brimming with confidence throughout his exams as there was no examination fear. He not only passed the Board exam but also topped the merit list of successful candidates of his state. All the credit went to the hard work of Ravi and wonderful techniques of his teacher, Mr. Shekhar.

Question. Write a story in about 150 - 200 words which begins as the following :
“Grandmother will turn seventy-five tomorrow. What shall we do to celebrate her birthday ?“said Toni..........

Answer.
The Happiest Day
“Grandmother will turn seventy-five tomorrow. What shall we do to celebrate her birthday ?” said Toni to his sister Soni. Both of them love their grandmother very much. They were very excited as they wanted to do something in honour of their Grannie. So they approached their parents and expressed their desire. They proposed to throw a bash - a birthday party. But their parents already had very busy schedule, both of them were working in a private firm. So they declined the plan of celebration. First, it made the children very sad. Later, Soni suggested his brother that they could plan a surprise party for their loving ‘grannie’. They had sufficient amount in their ‘Piggie Banks’ as their parents and grandmother used to give them pocket money. So, money was not a problem. Next, came the question of venue. Then Toni said that the evening time would be the best time for celebration. At that time, their grandmother used to go to park for evening walk. So park would be the best venue. Finally, it was decided that the ‘Surprise’ Birthday Party would be organised in that very park. Now came the turn of invite list. They invited their grandmother’s fellow walkers and two- three of relatives living in the city only.

In the evening, when grandmother got ready to go for a walk, both of them presented her a beautiful saree and asked her to wear that. To make the children happy, she agreed. And she looked so beautiful in that light pink colored saree. Then she proceeded for her routine - walk. The children were so excited to see her get amazed, that they took no time to reach the garden before her arrival.

As soon as grandmother reached the park, both the children with their ‘Chillar Party’ were already present there to welcome her. The little park was beautifully decorated. Canopy was hung. Electric bulbs were lighted. Her fellow - walkers came ahead, singing birthday song with children and gifted her a beautiful cake. Being highly surprised, her joy knew no bounds. There were tears of joy in her eyes. After all, it was completely her day. Every one in the park congratulated her. All of them prayed to God for her happy and healthy life. Cameras were clicked, songs blared. Meanwhile their parents, came there after getting a message. When they saw that their children had thrown such a beautiful party to make their grannie happy, that also on their own as they had declined their request, they were ashamed. They immediately rushed to their mother, touched her feet and wished her Happy Birthday. It was really a great time. The grandmother was proud of her grand children. That moment was extremely charming, that the children wished the time to stop.

Question. Complete the story in 150-200 words which starts like this :
“It was a quiet, cold and dark night like it usually is in winter when all retire to bed early. Suddenly, at the dead of night,a shriek jerked the people in the building out of their beds. It was distinctly the voice of …….”

Answer.
“It was a quiet, cold and dark night like it usually is in winter when all retire to bed early. Suddenly, at the dead of night, a shriek jerked the people in the building out of their beds. It was distinctly the voice of a working lady, “Thief, Thief”, ………… as a thief snatched her purse while she was returning from her duty. Suddenly, the police van, patrolling in the locality, caught hold of him and carried him off to the juvenile home. There, the jail instructor arranged classes for him in different subjects.

It was a boring drill for him. The subjects were not of his interest. Not one for making friends with other inmates, he had found solace in watching television, which was a concession given to them for an hour every day. That day, instead of the regular serial, the channel had shown a French film, dubbed in English. Not being able to follow the dubbed script, he had instead tuned his ears to listen to French, being spoken.

He was hooked. The phonic sounds of language fascinated him, even though he could neither pronounce the words nor understand their meaning. His mind was made up. He requested the jail instructor to arrange French classes for him in ‘home’ in return for his good behavior. By the end of the year, he was able to carry on a simple conversation in French. When the French ambassador in India visited the ‘home’, he was chosen to conduct him around.

Question. Write a story in 200-250 words with the help of the following outline:
Tortoise and hare — good friends — tortoise — known for his slow speed — makes fun of tortoise — challenges him —referee selected — race starts — hare overconfident — takes a nap — tortoise wins.

Answer. 
This is the story of two friends - tortoise and hare. Both the tortoise and hare were fast friends. Wherever they went, they went together. The only difference between them was that tortoise had slow speed while the hare had a fast speed. Sometimes, they both started to go somewhere at same time but due to his slow speed, the tortoise was always late while the hare reached at a fast speed. Thus, the hare sometimes made fun of his friend but the tortoise neglected the hare’s attitude. In spite of being fast friends, they sometimes had petty issues over their speed. The tortoise told his friend that slow speed is not a curse but a boon but the hare never stopped himself from making fun of his friend. One day, the tortoise got frustrated and threw a bold challenge at the hare to have a race. It was decided that one who reached the river bank first would be the winner. They selected their referee and at a fixed time the race started. The hare ran at a fast speed and was miles ahead of the tortoise. He turned back and saw that his friend tortoise was not visible far and wide. Then he decided to have a rest because according to him, the tortoise would take a long time to reach him. He was overconfident of his winning so he lay down and fell asleep. The tortoise continued walking. On his way, he saw the hare sleeping but he didn’t stop and he reached the river bank. When the hare got up, he looked around for the tortoise. Then he started his race at a double speed but found that the tortoise had already reached the river bank. In this way, the tortoise won the race.
Moral : Slow and steady wins the race.

Question. Read the given lines and complete the story in 150-200 words. Give a suitable title to your story.
Once there was a village of starving and malnourished children. An angel happened to visit this village. He was shocked .........

Answer.
Miracle of an Angel
‘Once there was a village of starving and malnourished children. An angel happened to visit this village. He was shocked to find out the absolute absence of happiness and laughter in the village. He tried to know the reason. Then he came to know that a demon had locked all the men of that village in a tower. So, the residents suffered and starved, especially the children. One day, the men saw the angel and asked him to rescue them. On knowing their plight, the angel rushed to their rescue. But the locks of the tower were protected by the spell of the evil demon, which no amount of force could break. Then the angel came to a solution and he made a huge kite, big enough to fly five people at a time. As the kite moved near the window of the tower, the angel grabbed the hands of the men and pulled five of them out one by one. He repeated the process till all the men were freed. Once out in the open, the men united and opened the curse that bound them. Now they were free once again. Then the angel distributed sweets among the children and provided food to the starved villagers. Making them free and happy, the angel used his magic to fly the kite and flew to heaven.

Question. Write a story in 150-200 words from the outline given below : 
Cold winter night – all sound asleep – a thudding sound – switched on lights – hurried footsteps – followed –.......

Answer. 
The Terrible Night
It was a cold winter night. Many friends and relatives of mine had come to our house to enjoy the Christmas holidays. After enjoying the campfire and sumptuous dinner, we went to bed quite early as singing, dancing and merry-making had made us tired. We all were sound asleep. Suddenly, I heard a thudding sound. I, immediately switched on the lights. Meanwhile, my father also came there and sensed something wrong. Then, once again, thudding and rumbling sound was heard which sent a shiver down our spine. My father woke up all the family members in the house. With hurried footsteps, all of us ran out shouting to alert as many people as we could. People rushed out of their homes. It was an earthquake which lasted for a minute only but those terrible moments had brought death, destruction and doom. Many buildings in the town collapsed due to that destructive earthquake. Even in our colony, 20 people were found missing and many more lay buried under the debris. The worst-hit victims were the slum dwellers. Thousands of them were rendered homeless as their houses/huts collapsed; children became orphAnswer. As usual, the relief team appeared there but quite late. Meanwhile, the people who were fortunate enough like us, did the needful. The havoc caused by the earthquake will haunt me forever.

Question. Read the given lines and complete the story in 150-200 words. Give a suitable title to your story.
On hearing a noise, Sheena ran outside her house, but soon stumbled upon something hard. She was shocked...............

Answer.
Blessings of a True Prayer
On hearing a noise, Sheena ran outside her house, but soon stumbled upon something hard. She was shocked to see the scene outside. Actually, it was a log of wood on which she had stumbled. Some people were chopping off a huge peepal tree, located in the centre of that residential complex. A builder had decided to build a swimming pool at that place. Sheena was very attached to the tree, she spent her time watching the creature and birds that resided on it. She prayed that something should happen to prevent it from being chopped off. Just at that moment, she heard a scream from her neighborhood. She rushed to her window to see a girl, Sweety, caught among the branches. Sweety was soon rescued and was declared to be in a safe condition with only a few minor injuries. She had slipped through the railing and if there wasn’t the tree, she would have died. She was that builder’s daughter. Then the builder ordered his men not to chop off the tree anymore. Sheena thanked God for listening to her prayers. 

Question. Complete the story given below by using the clues provided :
The cash van guard got down for two minutes to attend to the call of nature. The driver ………

Answer.
The driver was suddenly hit on his head. He became unconscious. They were two dacoits. They were chasing the van, carrying the cash right from the bank itself. Actually, for last three days, they were observing the routine of the cash van. Unfortunately, that day, the van proceeded with one guard only and the dacoits took the advantage of that opportunity. They drove the van very fast to the jungle where no one could trace them. After reaching there, they started merry-making with the other members of the group who were waiting for them. Though they made use of the modern technology, i.e., mobile phone to give information to their companions yet they were unaware that the same technology can put them in danger. Actually, the driver, whom they had hit hard, was strong enough to bear the blow. For a few minutes, he lost his senses. Both the dacoits, thinking him to be unconscious, pushed him to the rear seat. But as soon as he regained his senses, he just switched on the ‘Navigation’ App. With the help of this app., the cash guard located the location. During training, they were taught to make use of such techniques in case of emergency. He had already informed the bank authorities about the incident. Immediately, the police was informed.
On the other end, the dacoits were enjoying. They were carefree as they couldn’t think of any danger in that dense jungle. Suddenly, the area echoed with police-sirens. Hearing that danger-signals, they tried to run from there but their efforts were fruitless. Police caught all the members and recovered the cash. Then they were taken to prison. Quick mindedness of the driver and the guard was praised and rewarded. 

Question. Complete the following story in 150-200 words. The beginning of the story is given below :
It was a Sunday afternoon. We had gone for a picnic to a park. Suddenly, I found that my seven year old sister was missing from the group. We went in search of her in the woods and ...........

Answer.
It was a Sunday afternoon. We had gone for a picnic to a park. Suddenly, I found that my seven year old sister was missing from the group. We went in search of her in the woods and found her nowhere. We shouted her name at the maximum pitch but to no avail. My mother started weeping after calling her name. Our voice echoed and returned to us. We became very afraid and prayed to God to help us in finding her. Suddenly, we heard the trumpet of elephants. It made us sure of some mishappening with her. After a few moments, we saw an elephant running inside the forest. My brother advised us to follow the beast. We did so. What we saw there was beyond any explanation. As we followed that elephant, we saw that animal filling its trunk with water from a pond in that forest. Without making any noise and holding our breath, we waited for its next action. Then the elephant hurriedly went to a place and sprinkled all that water on somebody and aired with its large ears. And to our surprise and terror, it was none other than my sister who was lying there unconscious.

As soon as water was sprinkled over her face, she became conscious and sat up. On seeing all of us, she came running to us. When we asked her how had she reached there, she told that outside the picnic spot, she had seen that elephant. As all of us were busy in merry-making, she quietly came out and gave some eatables to that animal. Then it became friendly with her. She sat on its back and reached there. But on hearing its trumpet in the woods, she realized that she had been separated from the group and fainted out of fear. We felt ourselves lucky to meet the angel in that beast.

Question. Using the beginning given below; write a story in 150-200 words; of what happened in your childhood during the days spent with your grandmother.
My grandmother used to take me to my school in the morning. One day we were walking towards..............

Answer.
The Lost Girl
My grandmother used to take me to my school in the morning. One day, we were walking towards school and noticed a little girl whimpering on the roadside. My grandmother approached her and asked what the matter was. The girl was hardly three or three and a half years old and could barely speak properly. She replied in a very innocent manner that her mother was lost. My grandmother could not help smiling, for it was she herself who was lost.

Grandma took her up in the arms and looked around to check if someone was coming up for her, but there was no one. We carried her along, thinking that if someone came looking for her, then they would probably catch up with us since we were on foot.

The girl was too small to direct us to her house. We decided to inform the police on patrol, but grandma refused to hand over the girl to anyone but only to her parents.
We brought her home and she was soon relaxed, munching chips and watching cartoon network–blissfully unaware that she was actually lost !

I had already made up my mind to have her as a sister when her father approached us. He informed that they were from another city and were there to attend a wedding. The girl had wandered away while her mother was talking to a friend.
Grandma admonished him for being careless, but was happy that the little girl was finally safe.

Question. Make a story in about 150-200 words which describes how the elephant got its trunk or how a giraffe got its long neck. 

Answer.
How the Elephant Got its Trunk
It is a story of that time when elephants happened to be without trunk. They just had two tusks, that also were of no use to them. Once, there was an elephant who had good friendship with a jackal. They lived in a place where a big river flowed.
One day, the jackal came to know of a field of ripe melons across the river. His mouth watered. But he was worried what he could do of the fast flowing water. He was afraid of water. He approached his friend, the elephant. He told him (the elephant) of his plan of eating melons. He asked him to let him sit on his back. The elephant agreed. The jackal sat on the back of his friend. Soon they crossed the river and reached there. The jackal immediately grabbed plentiful of melons. Now it was his turn to help the animal by providing him the fruits, as the heavy animal found it difficult to sit and enjoy the melons. But on its opposite after filling his belly, he started howling, least caring for his friend. The howling attracted the farmer. He came running with a lathi. The clever jackal hid himself. But it was difficult for the elephant to run away with his heavy body. So, he had to bear the consequences of having a cunning friend, i.e. he was beaten black and blue by the farmer.
All that pierced the heart of elephant. He started worshipping Lord Shiva to help him, so that he might not remain hungry and could keep the unwanted elements away. Happy from his ‘Tapasya’, Lord Shiva blessed him with ‘trunk’ so that he could eat anything he wanted, might it be on ground or on trees. Moreover, now elephants can throw anyone away who tries to harm them.

Question. Complete the story beginning with the lines given below:
A manager who had several clerks under him found that one of the clerks was in the habit of coming late to office. He wanted to teach him a lesson. One day, the manager............ 

Answer.
A manager who had several clerks under him found that one of the clerks was in the habit of coming late to office. He wanted to teach him a lesson. One day the manager set the clocks back a little before the clerk came so that he felt that he had reached the office in time. The clerk arrived as usual late by about two hours, but was surprised when he looked at the clock.
Nevertheless he felt that the clocks were running slow and was thrilled that no one had discovered or noticed his late coming.
This continued for a few days. When the clerk reached his home late he realised that the clocks were deliberately adjusted to get full working hours of him.He finally learnt the lesson of punctuality the hard way. There is a very simple connection that the work begun on time can be completed at the right time and the delay at the beginning of the day is bound to set him behind and delay his work and he would have to plod through the day’s work without any time to relax.

Question. Write a story in 150-200 words based on the points given below :
7 year old Sunil .................... alone at home ....................rich locality ....................three men ....................suspicious looking ....................boy, afraid ....................rang up 100 ....................15 minutes .................... police came .................... robbers arrested notorious .................... Sunil rewarded .................... famous at school.

Answer.
Sunil, a little boy of just seven years, was alone at home. His parents had gone to the hospital where one of their neighbors was admitted in emergency. Sunil was not timid as the other children of his age may be. So he was left behind. His parents were confident of his wisdom. Their home was in a posh-locality where rich-gentry of the city dwelled. Sunil was busy in the preparation of his project work. Then he felt himself thirsty. To have a glass of water, he moved towards kitchen. Suddenly, he noticed from the kitchen window, three suspicious looking men around their house. On seeing them, Sunil got a little afraid but didn’t, lose courage. Without making any noise, first of all, he checked whether all the doors were tightly bolted or not. Then, he, at once remembered that once his father had told him of emergency numbers. He quietly rang up the 100 number. Meanwhile, he kept a glance on the activities of those men who were waiting for the right moment for any action. Actually, they were notorious robbers.

Within fifteen minutes of the phone call, police arrived there. On seeing them, the robbers tried to escape but to no avail. They were arrested. The police patted on Sunil’s back for his valuable call. For a long time, police had been searching for them. In a public function Sunil was rewarded. He also became famous at school due to his bravery and quick-mindedness.

Question. Complete the following story in about 150-200 words :
The class was terribly quiet. The teacher was astonished. “Oh, so… this is the reason ! Where is he, the most notorious monkey of the town ……. ?” The seat was lying empty, the naughty seat though the most popular, the throne of the humour king of the class, Ashish. “Actually Miss ! He met with an accident last night and ………..

Answer.
The class was terribly quiet. The teacher was astonished. “Oh, so… this is the reason ! Where is he, the most notorious monkey of the town ……. ?” The seat was lying empty, the naughty seat though the most popular, the throne of the humour king of the class, Ashish. “Actually Miss ! He met with an accident last night and his legs had to be operated immediately. So the doctors asked his parents to arrange money for the operation. A huge amount would be incurred in the process. And the worst thing was that his father was out of city to seek a job. As soon as the news broke out, Ashish’s classmates and his class teacher rushed to hospital after the school hours. Surprising all the present ones, the class teacher deposited the amount for operation through cheque without wasting even a minute or waiting for his father’s arrival.

Immediately after that, doctors made preparations for the operation. For the complete four hours, the operation continued. As soon as the doctors came out of the operation theatre, they informed Ashish’s mother that despite the operation, he would not be able to walk properly for a few years. They further added that he would have to wear wooden shoes that would help the proper alignment of his legs.

Meanwhile, his father also returned. He had got a very good job in a multi-national company. He ordered special wooden shoes for his son from China. Ashish had to wear them all the time. But he hated them as they made him look ugly. His classmates helped him a lot during that period. As those shoes were very heavy and it was very difficult for him to walk comfortably, his friends used to carry his bag. Even on his absence from school, they used to come to his house to help him in homework.

After a month, his legs started bleeding again. Doctors advised him to take complete rest. His class teacher couldn’t resist herself. She started coming to his home and started teaching him. When Ashish’s parents tried to give her money back, she broke into tears. After being consoled, she told them that she had lost his son in an accident. So she can’t afford to see them losing their son.

Question. Write a story in 150-200 words from the outline given below :
A boy was playing in the park. He saw a small sparrow sitting on a stone. He went near it, still it didn't fly away.
He......

Answer.
A boy was playing in the park. He saw a small sparrow sitting on a stone. He went near it, still it didn’t fly away. He made some noise by clapping and by shouting “Mithu! Mithu!”. Even then it didn’t make any effort to fly. Then hesitatingly, he picked up the bird in his hand. Then he noticed that there was an injury on one of its legs. To show his affection towards the bird, he patted on its head. Then the sparrow looked at him, perhaps with a hope of getting a saviour. Actually, it had been hurt by some naughty ‘hunter’.

The boy, he took the bird in his hand and decided to bring it to his home. When he reached home, he showed the injury of the bird to his mother. His mother became very happy to see the generous attitude of his child. She went in the kitchen, came back with some turmeric powder. Then she applied the powder on the injured leg of the bird and covered it with gauge. The sparrow found itself comfortable and started chirping. The boy brought two earthen pots for it, one for water and the other for food. After two days of intense care, the sparrow go healed. It started eating everything that the boy gave to him. As soon as they boy entered the house, the sparrow raised to shriek with joy. After a week, it became completely fit, his mother asked him to free it like any other bird. Initially, the boy didn’t like the idea but when his mother taught him the importance of freedom then he agreed. Next morning, he went to the same garden where he had found it.
No sooner did he enter the park than he heard chirping of many sparrows. They might be its siblings. As soon as he freed the bird, it joined its group, chirped loudly and danced with joy. The boy also became very happy and contented to see all that.

A short story is a work of fiction and it usually focuses on one plot, one main character and a central theme. Short stories contain underlying themes that teach children to draw broader conclusions and to think on a wider level. 

Main points related to story writing:

Title- The title of the story must be interesting and it should evoke curiosity.

Planned and logical series of events must be reflected and the events should not deviate the story from its theme.

There must be an interesting theme of the story which is the controlling idea of the story.

The depiction of the characters must be interesting and convincing.

Characterization is an important part of story writing. If the writer wishes to show someone to be very good, the goodness of the character must be felt by the reader.

Language of the story must suit the story. It should be as per the setting of the story.

STORY WRITING (FOR PRACTICE)

Complete the following stories: (150 to 200 words)

Q.1. Anuj had gone on a holiday for one month and when he returns, he turns the key in the lock and opens the door. To his horror, he finds………….

Q.2. It was festive time. There was a lot of excitement in the air. The sound of crackers could be heard all around. Shashi was enjoying it every bit. But all of a sudden……….

Q.3. Ravi is excited as he is going to his favourite place Darjeeling. It is his lifetime wish to be there. Before starting the journey, he ensures that he hasn’t forgotten anything. He gets into the train, settles in his seat and looks around……

Q.4. Raj wishes to be a champion footballer, so what if he is poor and his parents can’t get him admitted in any football academy. He will realise his dream one day but how…….

Q.5. Kiran fills up the form to get admission in Air Force but how her parents will react once they come to know about it. After all she belongs to a traditional family which will never allow her to make a career in Air Force which she wants to but how…………….