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 Solution 1.  Who is Mr. Lamb? How does Derry get into his garden? Mr Lamb is an old man with a tin leg. His real leg was blown off during the war. He lives alone in his house. There is a garden near the house. Mr. Lamb is sitting in his garden when Derry climbs over the garden wall to get into his garden. Though the gate is open, the boy does not use it. 2. Do you think all this will change Derry’s attitude towards Mr. Lamb? When Derry had not met Mr. Lamb, he liked to live alone due to his burned face. He believed that everyone despised him. But Mr. Lamb did not show any pity on him. He considered Derry to be his equal and welcomed him in his garden. Derry considered the old man like others, but he gradually started respecting him. 3. What is it that draws Derry towards Mr. Lamb in spite of himself? Derry finds Mr. Lamb different from others. Mr. Lamb shows no shock or fear on seeing Derry’s burned face. He talks to him in a loving manner. He welcomes him...

 Lost Spring      1.        “But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world”. What was the promise? Was it fulfilled? Ans. The Writer had promised to open a school. Saheb had assured that he will study in her school. The promise of opening school was not fulfilled.      2.        In what context the phrase ‘perpetual state of poverty’ used in the lesson ‘Lost Spring? Ans. The writer noticed that many ragpickers were not wearing shoes. They told the writer that it is their tradition not to wear shoes.      3.        ‘For children garbage has a meaning different from what it means to their parent’. Explain. Ans. For parents garbage is a means of earning and their survival. Sometimes children find valuable things in the garbage. So it is also a source of adventure for them.      4.    ...

Om Namah Shivay  जटा टवी गलज्जलप्रवाह पावितस्थले गलेऽव लम्ब्यलम्बितां भुजंगतुंग मालिकाम् ‌ । डमड्डमड्डमड्ड मन्निनाद वड्डमर्वयं चकारचण्डताण्डवं तनोतु नः शिव : शिवम् ‌ ॥१॥ जटाकटाह संभ्रमभ्र मन्निलिंपनिर्झरी विलोलवीचिवल्लरी विराजमानमूर्धनि। धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल ल्ललाटपट्टपावके किशोरचंद्रशेखरे रतिः प्रतिक्षणं मम : ॥२॥ धराधरेंद्रनंदिनी विलासबन्धुबन्धुर स्फुरद्दिगंतसंतति प्रमोद मानमानसे। कृपाकटाक्षधोरणी निरुद्धदुर्धरापदि क्वचिद्विगम्बरे मनोविनोदमेतु वस्तुनि ॥३॥ जटाभुजंगपिंगल स्फुरत्फणामणिप्रभा कदंबकुंकुमद्रव प्रलिप्तदिग्व धूमुखे। मदांधसिंधु रस्फुरत्व गुत्तरीयमेदुरे मनोविनोदद्भुतं बिंभर्तुभूत भर्तरि ॥४॥ सहस्रलोचन प्रभृत्य शेषलेखशेखर प्रसूनधूलिधोरणी विधूसरां घ्रिपीठभूः। भुजंगराजमालया निबद्धजाटजूटकः श्रियैचिरायजायतां चकोरबंधुशेखरः ॥५॥ ललाटचत्वरज्वल द्धनंजयस्फुलिंगभा निपीतपंच सायकंनम न्निलिंपनायकम् ‌ । सुधामयूखलेखया विराजमानशेखरं महाकपालिसंपदे शिरोजटालमस्तुनः ॥६॥ करालभालपट्टिका धगद्धगद्धगज्ज्वल द्धनंजया धरीकृतप्रचंड पंचसा...