Summary THE FUN THEY HAD

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CHAPTER 1
THE FUN THEY HAD /SUMMARY


The story begins with two children named, Margie and Tommy. It
takes place in the world of the future where computers dominate
everything. Moreover, it also shows how the concept of schools
and classrooms has transformed completely.
It’s the year 2157, and Margie is writing in her diary about how
Tommy found a book. This book was of Tommy’s grandfather
when he was a little kid. Margie learns about how they use to
print all the stories on paper back then.
Further, they read the book themselves and find the feeling of
turning pages over rather funny. It was funny because they were
not in the habit of reading still words, only ones in motion that
too on a screen. We learn that in the future, there are no books,
only telebooks. They store them in TV sets and computers.
After that, it takes an interesting turn when they discuss school.
Margie learns that schools were very different back then. They
had actual persons who were teachers. It is surprising because she
has only robots which teach her. Moreover, she does not like
school because of a lot of reasons. The school she studies does
not have any classmates. In fact, it doesn’t even have recess or
playground.