Class 9 English — Chapter 5: The Little Girl
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What you'll learn
- ▸Kezia's Initial Fear of Her Father
- ▸The Pin-Cushion Incident
- ▸Contrasting Father Figures: The Macdonalds
- ▸The Nightmare and Father's Comforting Role
- ▸Kezia's Developing Empathy and Understanding
- ▸The Role of the Grandmother
- ▸Theme: Parent-Child Relationships
- ▸Language Focus: Synonyms and Word Meanings
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- 0959CH03 3. The Little Girl BEFORE YOU READ * Do you feel you know your parents better now, than when you were much younger? Perhaps you now understand the reasons for some of their actions that used to upset you earlier. * This story about a little girl whose feelings for her father change from fear to understanding will probably find an echo in every home. 1. To the little girl he was a figure to be feared and a figure to be feared: avoided. Every morning before going to work he came a person to be feared into her room and gave her a casual kiss, to which she responded with “Goodbye, Father”. And oh, there was a glad sense of relief when she heard the noise of the carriage growing fainter and fainter down the long road! In the evening when he came home she stood near the staircase and heard his loud voice in the hall. “Bring my tea into the drawing-room... Hasn’t the paper come yet? Mot…
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Did you know?
- 💡 Ancient Roman fathers held absolute legal power over their children.
- 💡 The longest known speech without notes lasted over five hours.
- 💡 Nightmares are most vivid during the deepest stage of sleep.
- 💡 Some cultures interpret dreams as messages from another world.
- 💡 Physical touch, like cuddling, releases stress-reducing hormones in the brain.
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