Team Work – Edgar A. Guest What is the most essential quality required to win the game given below? It’s all very well to have courage and skill And it’s fine to be counted a star, But the single deed with its touch of thrill Doesn’t tell the man you are; For there’s no lone […]

Courage – Edgar Albert Guest Courage isn’t a brilliant dash, A daring deed in a moment’s flash; It isn’t an instantaneous thing Born of despair with a sudden spring It isn’t a creature of flickered hope Or the final tug at a slipping rope; But it’s something deep in the soul of man That is

The Last Lesson – Alphonse Daudet This lesson is set in the days of France-Prussian war. France was ruled by Bismarck. Prussia then consisted of what now are the nations of Germany, Polland, and parts of Austria. The Prussians defeated the French and the districts of Alsace and Lorraine fell into the hands of the

The Tempest – An Extract from Charles Lamb’s Tales From Shakespeare There was an island in the sea, the only inhabitants of which were an old man, named Prospero, and his daughter Miranda, a very beautiful young lady.  She came to this island so young, that she had no memory of having seen any other

Lessons in Life – Brigette Bryant & Daniel Ho Having a friend is like planting a flower Show love and kindness it one day will bloom Let’s be aware as we walk on this planet Even the tiniest creature needs room. Lessons in life aren’t always so simple Nothing you’re given will ever come free

A Tragic Story – William Makepeace Thackeray Read the poem silently. Based on your reading discuss in class whether the incidents are humorous or tragical. There lived a sage in days of yore, And he a handsome pigtail wore; But wondered much and sorrowed more, Because it hung behind him. He mused upon this curious

Indian Seasons – Nisha Dyrene Summer comes in a blaze of heat with sunny smiles and dusty feet Then seasons change to muddy roads monsoons and mangoes leapfrogs and toads Spring is pretty but short and sweet when you can smell the grass from your garden seat Autumn is English in red, yellow and brown

Your Space – David Bates Speak gently! – It is better far To rule by love, than fear Speak gently – let not harsh words mar The good we might do here! Speak gently! – Love doth whisper low The vows that true hearts bind; And gently Friendship’s accents flow; Affection’s voice is kind. Speak

From A Railway Carriage – Robert Louis Stevenson Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches; And charging along like troops in a battle, All through the meadows the horses and cattle: All of the sights of the hill and the plain Fly as thick as driving rain; And ever again,

Making Life Worth While – George Eliot Every soul that touches yours – Be it the slightest contact – Get there from some good; Some little grace; one kindly thought; One aspiration yet unfelt; One bit of courage For the darkening sky; One gleam of faith To brave the thickening ills of life; One glimpse