"The Little Match-Girl" Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions by Evergreen Publications - G.C Mago

"The Little Match-Girl" Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions/Notes

The Little Match-Girl Solutions/Notes, story written by Hans Christian Andersen

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UNSOLVED PASSAGES

PASSAGE-1

(i) The little girl began to light the matches from the match box, that she was unable to sell, one by one, to keep herself warm in the cold night, since she was bare feet, and was shivering from the cold. She also sat between, in a corner formed by two houses.

(ii) She was scared of her father, since he would beat her, and did not took care of her. Instead of going to work to earn money for his family, he sent his daughter to do the work. He would beat her when she would come home, without money.

(iii) The largest cracks in the roof of the little girl's house was stuffed with straws, and rags, which were unable to keep the house warm, and the cold wind whistled through those openings. Moreover, the little girl also did not liked to go home, due to these reasons.

(iv) The little girl began to light the matches from the match box, meant for sale, and strikes them on the walls of the houses, in order to keep her fingers warm, because her fingers were starting to become numb from cold, and the cold was killing her.

(v) The fire produced by the lighting of a match gave the little girl beautiful, and wonderful imaginations that made her temporarily forget her discomfort from the cold, and she began to see the views of warm fire, delicious food, Christmas tree, and even her dead grandmother.

PASSAGE-2

(i) The image of the warm iron stove with polished brass knobs, and brass ornaments, instantly vanished the little girl's sight when the fire of the match, that she has lighted, had went out, leaving her in the cold darkness.

(ii) When she lit another match, she visualized the bricks of the walls becoming transparent, and she could see a table with a shining white cloth, which had a roast goose, stuffed with prunes, and apples, coming towards her with carving knife, and fork stuck in its back.

(iii) She visualized herself sitting under the most beautiful Christmas tree ever. It was huge, and had thousand candles lit on its branches, and was much bigger than the rich merchant's tree, which she saw through a glass door.

(iv) The candles on the Christmas tree that she imagined, began to rise higher, and higher in the air, and she saw them turn into bright stars. She also saw one of these 'stars', fall through the sky. 

(v) The little girl said so, because in her visualization, which lasted while the match was lit, she saw one of the stars fall through the sky, which were formed of the candles on the branch of the Christmas tree, which she imagined to rise brighter, and higher in the sky.

PASSAGE-3

(i) This Christmas tree that she imagined was far better than the one she had seen last year, through the glass door of rich merchant's house, since it was way bigger, and had thousands of candles on its branches. It was also more beautiful than the latter.

(ii) She observed that the candles on the Christmas tree, that she had imagined, became larger, and then rose high up in the air, and after some while, she saw them turn into very bright stars.

(iii) The little girl's grandmother told her that whenever a star fell from the sky, someone was dead, as her grandmother that, that star resembled the soul of that person.

(iv) When the little girl visualized her after lighting another match, she saw her almost like an angel. She saw her bright, and spinning, and she looked very gentle, kind, and loving. Her grandmother looked beautiful, and stately, when the little girl lit all the matches she had.

(v) The little girl told her grandmother to take her, with her to the heaven. She quickly stroked all the matches she had in the packet, since she knew that her grandmother would disappear, when the fire of the matches extinguishes, and she did not wanted that to happen.

PASSAGE-4

(i) Her grandmother looked even more beautiful, and stately when all the matches flared up with a blaze. She was looking almost like an angel, and the little girl wanted her, to take her to heaven, where she would be happy forever.

(ii) The grandmother took the little girl to heaven, where she would remain happy, and will be fed all the time, and also be with her loving grandmother. She would never be cold, and worried about selling matches. 

(iii) Cold, hunger, and fear had no effect on the grandmother, and the little girl, since the little girl was dreaming all this, and nothing was real, but since she was so lost in that dream, she thought that it was the reality, and thus, forest of all these factors affecting her.

(iv) The little girl, who was unable to sell her matches, who was dying of cold, and started to imagine things when she lit the matches, died on the last evening of the year with a smile on her face.

(v) The people said that the little girl was trying to warm herself. They did not knew the fact that she was having beautiful imaginations, whilst suffering in the cold, dying, while they all were enjoyed their evenings in their warm houses, and enjoyed delicious food.

ASSIGNMENT

(i) "The Little Match-Girl" revolves around a little girl who was forced to sell matches, and earn some money for her poor family on New Year's Eve, but she failed to do so. It was bitterly cold, snow was falling, and there was darkness all around her.

She was walking in the cold, and bloom bareheaded, and barefoot, through the streets of the town. She was wearing slippers before, but they were stolen by some naughty boys. She was not having anything to eat, so she was also feeling very hungry. Her condition was very hungry, and miserable. She kept on suffering in the cold night. She also had the work of selling the match boxes, she was given to sell, by her father. She was unable to go home without selling them, as the penalty for that was very harsh, since her father would beat her. So she kept on suffering in the cold. She also tried to lit some matches to give herself some heat, while sitting in a corner between two houses, but it was of no help. All these factors describe her misery, and the dying state she was in. 

(ii) "The Little Match-Girl" is an extremely sad story revolving around a little girl, who is trying to sell matches, and earn some money for her poor family on New Year's Eve. It was dreadfully cold, and she was bareheaded, and barefoot. Nobody even bought her matches, and she was cold, and hungry. She is was very sorrow, miserable, and uncomfortable. Her hair were covered with snow flakes, and she could smell the delicious roast goose being cooked in other's homes, for New Year's Eve, and she was tempted. She sat down to protect herself from the cold, but her hands were still numb with the chill. She started lighting matches, and one by one, she started having hallucinations. She started seeing the images of great things, which was a great, and warm stove, delicious roast goose, and a magnificent Christmas tree, but they all vanished as soon as the light went out from the match she lit. With her last bunch of matches lit, she visualized her grandmother, who was no more. The little girl was suffering from cold, and hunger. Her life was full of pain, agony, and suffering. Thus, she requested to go with her grandmother, as she thought that, that would end her pain, and it did, as her grandmother took her to heaven, and she died. Thus, her death makes the reader remorse for the 'little girl', and also lights the question of how much cruel the society has become, which makes it one of the saddest fairy tale of Anderson, describing the horrible fate of a young innocent girl.

(iii) "The Little Match-Girl" is a story revolving around a little girl, who is forced by her cruel, and strict father to go out into the cold on the New Year's Eve, and sell some matches to earn some money for her poor family. It was deadfully cold, yet she was bareheaded, and barefoot, and also fails to sell any matches.

Her hair were covered with snowflakes, and she was even more tempted by the smell of the delicious roast goose, being cooked in other's homes for New Year's Eve. When she felt very cold, she sat down in a corner, and and started lighting matches to keep herself warm, and visualized many great things, which were an iron stove, a delicious roast goose, and a magnificent Christmas tree.

When she lit her last match, she visualized her late grandmother, who was the only kind person she had ever known. The little girl asked her grandmother to take her to heaven, because she was suffering from cold, and hunger, her life was full of pain, agony, and suffering, and she could not even go home as her father would beat her. Thus, she wanted to go with her grandmother to heaven, where they would be free from all suffering.

"A Face In The Dark" Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions by Evergreen Publications - G.C Mago

"A Face In The Dark" Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions/Notes

A Face In The Dark Solutions/Notes, story written by Ruskin Bond

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UNSOLVED PASSAGES

PASSAGE-1

(i) Mr. Oliver carried a torch which ran out of batteries as soon as he walked through the pine forest. As he walked through the pine forest, he came across a boy, who was sitting on a rock. He seemed to be weeping.

(ii) The boy was sitting on a rock with his head hung down, and his hands held his face. He appeared to be weeping as his body shook convulsively. He also had a strange, and soundless weep.

(ii) Mr. Oliver felt uneasy as he walked through the pine forest, as it was very late, and dark. The torch he held, was flickering due to being low on batteries, and the leaves of the pine trees also made a sad, eerie sound when wind blew, which would make most people uncomfortable, and scared.

(iv) Mr. Oliver told the boy to go home, and not stay in the middle of a forest at night, as wild animal might attack him at that time. The face of the boy was blank, and just a plain oval face with no eyes, no ears, no eyebrows, no nothing.

(v) Though Mr. Oliver was a very confident, and non-imaginative person, upon seeing the boy's strange face, he immediately got so much scared that his torch fell from his hands, and he ran directly in the opposite direction from the boy, and towards the distinct light, that he saw.

PASSAGE-2

(i)  Mr. Oliver moved closer to the boy, because he was concerned for the boy as to why he was sitting deep in the forest at such a late time, as it was very dangerous to stay outside during night, in Shimla, during those days.

(ii) Mr. Oliver sensed a strange feeling about the situation, that something was wrong. He had many questions scrambling through his mind, and in a way, he got scared of the boy sitting on the rock.

(iii) The boy's body shook convulsively, and made it clear to Mr. Oliver that the boy was weeping. He was weeping soundlessly, and had his head hung, with his hands supporting it. 

(iv) Mr. Oliver felt very much uneasy when his torch's gleam fell on a boy sitting on a rock, who was shaking convulsively, and had his head hung down, on his hands. What made it more strange was that the boy was having a soundless weep, and it was too late for boys to be outside.

(v) Mr. Oliver's anger gave way to concern, when he started to be worried about the boy sitting deep in a forest, so late, and when he answered non of his questions, but kept shaking, and weeping soundlessly.

PASSAGE-3

(i) The torch fell from Mr. Oliver's hand fell when he moved the torch's gleam to the boy's face to see how he looked like, but he had no face. It was such a fearful, and strange sight, that Mr. Oliver dropped his torch in dread, and fear.

(ii) Mr. Oliver told the boy that he should not be out there at this moment, because it was very late, and dark too. It was also not thoughtful to go out at night, in Shimla, during those days.

(iii) Mr. Oliver immediately got so much firghtened that he dropped his torch from his hands, and ran directly opposite as to where the boy was sitting, when he saw the face of the boy. He ran blindly, and shouted for help until he saw a light coming from a distance, and ran towards it.

(iv) He saw a bright yellow light when he was running towards the school building. He used this light as his guide to get out of the forest. This light was coming from a lantern.

(v) Mr. Oliver stumbled up to the watchman of the school, who was holding a lantern in his hands. He was completely out of his breath, and scared to life, when he met the watchman. He was gasping for air very badly, at that time.

PASSAGE-4

(i) The boy sitting on the rock in the middle of the pine forest, which Mr. Oliver navigated through, upon returning from the school after teaching, had no eyes, no nose or mouth. 

(ii) Mr. Oliver called for help as he ran blindly through the pine forest, as he was scared for his life, when he saw the boy's empty face, who was sitting on the rock, in the pine forest.

(iii) The watchman found Mr. Oliver in a very frightened, and completely out of breath. He was even gasping for air. He asked Mr. Oliver if there was an accident, and why was he running, and what from?

(iv) Mr. Oliver answered the watchman that he had seen something very horrible. He said that he saw a weeping boy, in the middle of the forest with no eyes, no mouth, no eyebrows, no nothing.

(v) Upon seeing Mr. Oliver's condition, and hearing his reply to his questions, he simply asked if the boy's face was like his, as he brought the lantern that he was holding, close to his face so that Mr. Oliver could see his face.

PASSAGE-5

(i) Mr. Oliver's hands trembled due to fear when he saw the boy's strange, and frightening face, who was sitting on a rock in the middle of a pine forest very late, which made the atmosphere more frightful.

(ii) Mr. Oliver scrambled down the path in the pine forest, because it was a shortcut to the place, where he lived. He used to work late hours in his school as a professor, so he used to take the dark path of the forest, so he could reach home faster, as it usually got very late everyday, after his work.

(iii) Mr. Oliver saw a young boy sitting on a rock with his head hung down in his hands, and he shook convulsively which indicated that he was weeping, but he did not made any sound. It was a soundless weep, which was very strange, and some-what fearful.

(iv) Mr Oliver found the boy's face look horrible, as it had no eyes, no ear, no nose, no nothing. It was just a round, smooth oval head. The boy's face did not even had eyebrows, which is a very frigthening, and strange sight, which would scare anyone.

(v) Upon hearing the replying to his question to Mr. Oliver, the watchman just simply asked Mr. Oliver if his face too looked very familiar to the boy's face, which Mr. Oliver saw in the forest, as he moved the lantern that he was holding in his hands, close to his face, so that Mr. Oliver could see his face.

ASSIGNMENT

(i) Ruskin Bond manages to make a story, supernaturnal. He cleverly sets in a pine forest in Shimla, where Mr. Oliver, and Anglo-Indian teacher, walks through, on his way back from school. While walking through the forest, he comes across a weeping boy whose face is flat without eyes, ears, nose, or mouth. This frightens Mr. Oliver, and he turns, and starts running towards the source of light, which he saw in the distance. While running towards the school, he finds the light is coming from the lantern which the watchman is holding in his hands, and bumps into him accidently, and tells him what had happened. He then tells the watchman that he saw a boy with no eyes, no ears, no nose, no nothing, in the middle of the forest. All of this creates an atmosphere of supernaturnalism. The author also manages to create an atmosphere of strange mystery, by using lines like 'where there was a strong wind', 'the pine trees made sad, eerie sounds that kept most people to the main road.' The boy sitting alone on a rock in the forest, at night, looks creepy, and mysterious. The description of this boy's face, having no eyes, no ears, nose or mouth, also helps in creating an strange, frightening, fearful, mysterious, and supernatural atmosphere.

(ii) Mr. Oliver was an Anglo Indian teacher, who worked at a long running school, where rich Indian families sent their boys. He had been teaching in the school in Shimla for several years. He usually strolled into the town, int the evening, and would return after dark through the pine forest. There were strong winds, because of which the pine trees made sad, eerie sounds, but Mr. Oliver was not an imaginative, or nervous man. He was walking with a torch, and saw a lonely boy, sitting on a rock, and weeping very strangly, and soundlessly. He asked the boy what he was doing out so late, but he did not respond. As Mr. Oliver moved closer, he sensed that something was wrong. He kept on asking gim, and he finally saw his face. It had no eyes, ears, nose or mouth, which terrified Mr. Oliver. He dropped his torch, and immediately turned, and scarmbled down the path, running blindly though the trees, and calling for help. He was very scared, and wanted to get as far as he could, away from there.

(iii) Mr. Oliver, an Anglo Indian teacher, was one day taking a shortcut through the pine forest, which was making sad, eeire sounds, because of the strong winds. While walking down the path, he saw a lonely boy sitting on a rock, weeping soundlessly, and strangly, which was scary, as it was very dark, and boys were not supposed to be out after the dark. He kept moving closer to him with a felling that something was wrong, and when light from his torch fell on the boy's face, he was terrified as the boy had no eyes, ears, nose or mouth. It was just a round oval, smooth head, with a school cap on top of it. the sad, eerie sounds that the pine trees were making, the flickering light from Mr. Oliver's torch, the darkness, the fact that the boy had a horrible, and creepy face, all combined, made him truely frightened.