NCERT Class 9 English The Last Leaf

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NCERT Book for Class 9 English Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 7 The Last Leaf

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The Last Leaf

UE and Johnsy, two young artists, shared a small flat. The flat was on the third storey of an old house. Johnsy fell very seriously ill in November. She had pneumonia. She would lie in her bed without moving, just gazing out of the window. Sue, her friend, became very worried. She sent for the doctor. Although he came every day there was no change in Johnsy’s condition.

One day the doctor took Sue aside and asked her, ”Is anythingworrying Johnsy?” “No,” replied Sue. “But why do you ask?” The doctor said “Johnsy, it seems, has made up her mind that she is not going to get well. If  she doesn’t want to live, medicines will not help her.” Sue tried her best to make Johnsy take an interest in things around her. She talked about clothes and fashions, but Johnsy did not respond. Johnsy continued to lie still on her bed. Sue  brought her drawing-board into Johnsy’s room and startedpainting. To take Johnsy’s mind off her illness, she whistled while working.

Suddenly Sue heard Johnsy whisper something. She quickly rushed to the bed and heard Johnsy counting backwards. She was looking out of the window and was saying, “Twelve!” After sometime she whispered “eleven”, then “ten”, then “nine”, “eight”, “seven”. Sue anxiously looked out of the window. She saw an old ivy creeper climbing half-way up the brick wall opposite their window. In the strong wind outside, the creeper was shedding its leaves.

7. The Last Leaf It is autumn. The wind is blowing hard and it is raining heavily. All the leaves on an ivy creeper have fallen, except one. Why doesn’t the last leaf fall? The Last Leaf/ 45 “What is it, dear?” Sue asked. “Six,” whispered Johnsy. “They are falling faster now. Three days ago there were almost a hundred leaves. There are only five left now.” “It is autumn,” said Sue, “and the leaves will fall.” “When the last leaf falls, I will die,” said Johnsy with finality. “I have known this for the last three days.” “Oh, that’s nonsense,” replied Sue. “What have old ivy leaves to do with your getting well? The doctor is confident that you will get better.” Johnsy did not say anything. Sue went and brought her a bowl of soup. “I don’t want any soup,” said Johnsy. “I am not hungry… Now there are only four leaves left. I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark. Then I will sleep forever.” Sue sat on Johnsy’s bed, kissed her and said, “You are not going to die. I can’t draw the curtain for I need the light. I want to finish the painting and get some money for us. Please, my dear friend,” she begged Johnsy, “promise not to look out of the window while I paint.”

“All right,” said Johnsy. “Finish your painting soon for I want to see the last leaf fall. I’m tired of waiting. I have to die, so let me go away peacefully like one of those poor, tired leaves.” “Try to sleep,” said Sue. “I have to paint an old miner. I will call Behrman up to be my model.” Sue rushed down. Behrman lived on the ground floor He was a sixty-year-old painter. His lifelong dream was topaint a masterpiece but that had remained a dream. Sue poured out her worries to Behrman. She told him how Johnsy was convinced that she would die when the last leaf fell. “Is she stupid?” asked Behrman. “How can she be so foolish?” “She is running a high temperature,”complained Sue. “She refuses to eat or drink and that worries me a lot.” “I will come with you and see Johnsy,” Behrman said. They tiptoed into the room. Johnsy was sleeping. Sue drew the curtains together and they went to the next room. She peeped out through the window. There was only one leaf on the creeper. It was raining heavily and an icy-cold wind was blowing. It seemed as though the leaf would fall any minute now. Behrman did not say a word. He went back to his room. Johnsy woke up next morning. In a feeble voice she asked Sue to draw the curtains. Sue was nervous. She drew back the curtains very reluctantly. “Oh!” Sue exclaimed as she looked at the vine creeper. “Look, there is still one leafon the creeper. It looks quite green and healthy. In spite of the storm and the fierce winds, it didn’t fall.” “I heard the wind last night,” said Johnsy. “I thought it would have fallen. It will surely fall today. Then I’ll die.” “You won’t die,” said Sue energetically. “You have to live for your friends. What would happen to me if you die?” Johnsy smiled weakly and closed her eyes. After every hour or so she would look out of the window and find the leaf still there. It seemed to be clinging to the creeper. In the evening, there was another storm but the leaf did not fall. Johnsy lay for a long time looking at the leaf. Then she called out to Sue.

THINK ABOUT IT

1. What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?

2. Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?

3. Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?

4. What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?


Please refer to attached file for NCERT Class 9 English The Last Leaf

Beehive Chapter 01 The Fun They Had
NCERT Class 9 English The Fun They Had
Beehive Chapter 02 The Sound of Music
NCERT Class 9 English The Sound of Music
Beehive Chapter 03 The Little Girl
NCERT Class 9 English The Little Girl
Beehive Chapter 04 A Truly Beautiful Mind
NCERT Class 9 English A Truly Beautiful Mind
Beehive Chapter 05 The Snake and the Mirror
NCERT Class 9 English The Snake and the Mirror
Beehive Chapter 06 My Childhood
NCERT Class 9 English My Childhood
Beehive Chapter 07 Packing
NCERT Class 9 English Packing
Beehive Chapter 08 Reach for the Top
NCERT Class 9 English Reach for the Top
Beehive Chapter 09 The Bond of Love
NCERT Class 9 English The Bond of Love
Beehive Chapter 10 Kathmandu
NCERT Class 9 English Kathmandu
Beehive Chapter 11 If I Were You
NCERT Class 9 English If I Were You
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 01 The Lost Child
NCERT Class 9 English The Lost Child
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 02 The Adventures of Toto
NCERT Class 9 English The Adventures of Toto
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 03 Iswaran the Storyteller
NCERT Class 9 English Iswaran the Storyteller
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 04 In the Kingdom of Fools
NCERT Class 9 English In the Kingdom of Fools
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 05 The Happy Prince
NCERT Class 9 English The Happy Prince
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 06 Weathering the Storm in Ersama
NCERT Class 9 English Weathering the Storm in Ersama
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 07 The Last Leaf
NCERT Class 9 English The Last Leaf
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 08 A House Is Not a Home
NCERT Class 9 English A House Is Not a Home
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 09 The Accidental Tourist
NCERT Class 9 English The Accidental Tourist
Moments Supplimentary Reader Chapter 10 The Beggar
NCERT Class 9 English The Beggar

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