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The document provides a summary of a short story called "The Festival of Eid" by Munshi Premchand. It summarizes the key characters, which are Hamid, a 4-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother, and his friends Mehmood, Mohsin, and Noorey. It then summarizes the plot, which involves the boys attending the festival of Eid and Hamid using his money to buy a pair of tongs for his grandmother instead of toys like his friends. In the end, Hamid's grandmother is touched by his kindness and blesses him.

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482020111942AM Class 7 English April 2020 Part 1 - New

The document provides a summary of a short story called "The Festival of Eid" by Munshi Premchand. It summarizes the key characters, which are Hamid, a 4-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother, and his friends Mehmood, Mohsin, and Noorey. It then summarizes the plot, which involves the boys attending the festival of Eid and Hamid using his money to buy a pair of tongs for his grandmother instead of toys like his friends. In the end, Hamid's grandmother is touched by his kindness and blesses him.

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INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, AL_JUBAIL ‫المدرسة العالمية الهندية _ الجبيل‬

Eastern Province – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‫المنطقة الشرقية – المملكة العربية السعودية‬

Class: VII Subject: English Notes: Part -1 Book:(MCB) Coursebook April, 2020
Instructions:
1) Read the lesson and summary carefully.
2) Summary is for reference only and not to be taken down as notes.
3) Copy the question and answers in your English notebook neatly.
4) Read the word meanings carefully given in coursebook.
5) In case of any new vocabulary please refer the dictionary to equip yourself with new words.

MCB Unit-1 Childhood


Section II -The Festival of Eid
- Munshi Premchand
Characters:
Hamid: A four-year-old boy,lives with his grandmother in a small village.
Ameena: Hamid’s grandmother.
Hamid’s friends: Mehmood, Mohsin and Noorey.

Summary:
Hamid is a four-year-old boy who lives with his grandmother in a small village. It is festival time. The
whole village is agog with excitement as Eid comes a full thirty days after Ramazan. Preparations to go to
Eidgah are in full swing which is a three miles away from the village. Hamid is notably impoverished next
to his friends, poorly dressed, barefooted and has only three pice in his pocket. The other boys have their
fathers to take them to Eidgah but Hamid has no father so he sets out to Eidgah with his friends.

The other boys spend their pocket money on rides, sweets and beautiful clay toys, and tease Hamid when
he dismisses this as a waste of money for momentary pleasure. While his friends are enjoying themselves,
he overcomes his temptation and goes to a hardware shop to buy a pair of tongs, remembering how his
grandmother burns her fingers while making chapattis for him.

As they return to the village Hamid's friends tease him for his purchase of tongs. They enthusiastically
praise their toys over his tongs. Hamid retorts with several clever arguments. The boys now seemed to be
convinced that Hamid’s tongs are far superior to their toys. The boys now wanted to examine and handle
Hamid’s tongs and in exchange they offer their toys to him.

The story ends on a touching note when Hamid gifts the tongs to his grandmother. At first she scolds him
for making the purchase, rather than buying something to eat or drink at the fair, until Hamid reminds her
of how she burns her fingers daily. She bursts into tears at this and blesses him for his kindness.

Question and Answers:

Question 1: Wealth and status do not matter here. Why does the writer say this? What is he talking
about?
Answer: The writer says this because at Eidgah everyone is equal. Everyone prays together whether
rich or poor, old or young. The writer is talking about the Eidgah where hundreds of people have gathered
and also the equality maintained by them regardless of their cast and creed.

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Question 2: “One fall and they’ll break.” Who says this? Why does he say this? What is he referring to?
Answer: Hamid says this to his friends. He says this because he was consoling himself and was
mature enough to understand the fact that spending money on expensive toys is a waste.

Question 3: Hamid stops at a hardware shop because (choose the correct answer)
Answer: option (d) he wants to look at some tongs.

Question 4: The children now realise that Hamid’s tongs are undoubtedly far superior to their toys. How
does this realisation come about?
Answer: The realistion came when Hamid’s friends laughed at him for buying the tongs and he
explained that his tongs would last much longer than their clay toys. He showed them how the tongs could
act as a gun or a pair of cymbals. He also added that one smack of his tongs would reduce their toys to
dust.

Question 5: What happens to the toys that Hamid’s friends buy?


Answer: Mohsin’s water carrier was accidentally broken by his sister. Noorey’s lawyer fell and broke
into pieces. Mehmood’s soldier survived but had broken legs.

Question 6: Why does Ameena scold Hamid?


Answer: Ameena scolded Hamid because he remained hungry and thirsty the whole morning and
bought a pair of tongs with the money she had given to him.

Question 7: Do you think Hamid bought the tongs to impress his grandmother? Why do you think so?
Answer: No, he bought it because he was genuinely worried about his grandmother’s hands as they
got burnt every time she baked chapattis for him on an iron plate. He wanted to help her and also thought
that the tongs would be a useful addition to his household items.

Question 8: Do you think Hamid did the right thing? Give reasons for your answer.
Answer: Yes, Hamid did the right thing because he loved his grandmother. Though he was a little
child he was really concerned about his grandmother and helped her in whatever way he could.

Question 9: Now Ameena, the old woman, has become Ameena, the child. What does this mean?
Answer: This means that Ameena could not control her emotions. She was so touched by Hamid’s
concern and selfless love for her that she started crying like a child.

Frame sentences on your own for the following words given:


a) smack b) assault c) gobble d) descend e) fling

Prepared by

Bushra Amreen
Girls’ Section

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