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The Little Girl

The document discusses the story of Kezia, a little girl who is afraid of her harsh father, Mr. Macdonald, and contrasts him with a more affectionate father figure. Kezia's attempts to please her father backfire when he punishes her for a gift she made, leading her to realize that not all fathers are the same. Ultimately, a moment of compassion from her father during a nightmare helps Kezia see him as a human being who needs her sympathy.

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The Little Girl

The document discusses the story of Kezia, a little girl who is afraid of her harsh father, Mr. Macdonald, and contrasts him with a more affectionate father figure. Kezia's attempts to please her father backfire when he punishes her for a gift she made, leading her to realize that not all fathers are the same. Ultimately, a moment of compassion from her father during a nightmare helps Kezia see him as a human being who needs her sympathy.

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The Little Girl

Question 1.
Why was Kezia afraid of her father?
Answer: Kezia was afraid of her father because he used to talk to her harshly. He used to give
her a terrifying look over his spectacles.

Question 2.
Who were the people in Kezia’s family?
Answer: Kezia’s family had her grandmother, mother and father. Question 3.
What was Kezia’s father’s routine?

1. before going to his office?


2. after coming back from his office?
3. on Sundays?

Answer:

1. He used to kiss Kezia casually before going to his office.


2. He would ask for the newspaper and tea after coming back from his office.
3. On Sundays, he would take rest. He would enjoy sound sleep on the sofa.

Question 4.
In what ways did Kezia’s grandmother encourage her to get to know her father better?
Answer:
Kezia’s grandmother sent her to her father’s room to have a nice talk with him. She asked her to make a
gift of a pin-cushion on her father’s birthday.

Question 1.
Kezia’s efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much. How did this happen?
Answer:
One day her grandmother told her to make a pin-cushion to gift him on his birthday which was
approaching. Kezia took it an opportunity to please him. So, she stitched cotton cloth cushion and filled ot
with many sheets of paper. Actually they contained her father’s speech. When he came to know that
Kezia had tom them into pieces to make a pin-cushion. He got infuriated and beat her with a ruler. Thus,
her efforts to please her father resulted in displeasing him very much.

Question 2.
Kezia decides that there are “different kinds of fathers”. What kind of father was Mr Macdonald, and how
was he different from Kezia’s father?
Answer:
In Kezia’s opinion, her father was very harsh. He did not talk to her affectionately. Moreover, her father
never spent time with her.

One evening she saw Macdonald playing tag with his children. They were laughing. Also, she saw some
boys turn the hose on tried to catch them laughing all the time. She found them feel friendly with their
father. So, she wished if her father were like them.

Question 3.
How does Kezia begin to see her father as a human being who needs her sympathy?
Answer:
One night Kezia had a nightmare which made her too terrified. When she woke up, she found her father
beside her bed with a candle in his hand. He asked her what the matter was. He carried her to the big
bedroom. He laid her on the bed and pulled the covers up around her. Apart from this, he lay down
beside her.

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