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The Alchemist (Novel for class 9)

A recurring dream troubles Santiago, a young and adventurous Andalusian shepherd. He has the dream every time he sleeps under a sycamore tree that grows out of the ruins of a church. During the dream, a child tells him to seek treasure at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids. Santiago consults a gypsy woman to interpret the dream, and to his surprise she tells him to go to Egypt. A strange, magical old man named Melchizedek , who claims to be the King of Salem, echoes the gypsy’s advice and tells Santiago that it is his Personal Legend to journey to the pyramids. Melchizedek convinces Santiago to sell his flock and set off to Tangier. When Santiago arrives in Tangier, a thief robs him, forcing him to find work with a local crystal merchant. The conservative and kindly merchant teaches Santiago several lessons, and Santiago encourages the merchant to take risks with his...
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The Lastling (Novel for class 8)

Chapter 1 (The Girl in the Ice):  The title of the chapter refers to the imaginary side of Paris’ mind. Paris and her uncle Franklin are at the departure lounge of an airport awaiting their flight, but it is delayed . The strength of Franklin’s personality is made apparent by the way he behaves and what Paris tells us about him. He is powerful as in self - control , and according to Paris he can solve anything. Paris thinks that only she and Uncle Franklin are the ones who are the most mature. He goes to a police officer and calmly explains everything. In the meantime, Paris is looking into a fountain and sees a reflection of herself. She sees how still and motionless the reflection is, as if she was a girl trapped in ice, and couldn’t speak, until someone got her out. This is shown as a sign that Paris is yet unsure of herself, and she needs realization by someone else in order to become more mature. Then Uncle Franklin comes and takes her with him. Chapter 2 (The Hous...
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Brother in the Land (playscript for class 8)

Theme of the Playscript:  The book is similar to “The Lastling” with a theme of maturity and realization with the story of Danny. It also shows the realities of life, as in difficult situations, it is instinct of humans to turn to "every man for himself" and so this way even a man has to put his "brother in the land" (to kill your own kin) to survive. There are also themes of love, and also despair, and also letting go of something very valuable to you (like how Danny let Ben go). Also the book shows how humans destroy each other with such a destruction like the nuclear bomb (if you read "What the Author Says" on Page 5 of the playscript, you will get the same idea in detail). ACT I: Scene 1:   The scene takes place in a shop belonging to the Lodge family in the town of Skipley, consisting of Danny Lodge, Ben (his little brother), Mary (his mother) and Richard (his father).  The shop is a general store (selling normal household items...
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THE TURBULENT TERM OF TYKE TILER (Play-script for class 6)

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ACT 1 - SCENE 1 Setting: The classroom Danny steals ten pounds from Ms. Bonfire's purse and confesses to Tyke about it who scolds him for his act and asks him to put it back. Danny, in return, requests Tyke to put it back for him because Tyke is the clever one out of the two. Tyke agrees and makes up an excuse to leave the class and runs down the corridor. Harlequin: "What did the cross-eyed teacher say? I can't control my pupils." ACT 1 - SCENE 2 Setting: School corridor As Tyke is about to put the money back, Mrs Somers, the deputy head, appears and asks Tyke what is going on? Tyke and Mrs Somers are not at all on friendly terms so Tyke is a little bit scared about being caught. However, she tells Tyke that Tyke is not a proper name and other students should be calling Tyke by the actual name instead of the nickname. Tyke listens with a bowed head. Once Mrs Somers leaves, Tyke starts thinking about where to hide the tenner. Harleq...
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