First Flight (Prose & Poetry) Notes
1. A Letter to God (Prose)
Summary:
A farmer named Lencho writes a letter to God asking for money after his
crops are destroyed by a hailstorm. The postmaster helps collect money, but
Lencho is unhappy when he receives less than expected.
Important Questions & Answers:
Q1. What was Lencho’s faith in God?
Ans: Lencho had deep faith in God and believed He would send him 100
pesos to help after the hailstorm.
Q2. Why did Lencho call the post office employees “a bunch of crooks”?
Ans: He thought they stole part of the money God sent him.
2. Dust of Snow (Poem) – Robert Frost
Summary:
A crow shakes snow off a hemlock tree, changing the poet’s mood from
sadness to joy.
Q1. How does the poet’s mood change in the poem?
Ans: The falling dust of snow from the tree makes him realize the beauty in
small things, lifting his sadness.
3. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Prose)
Summary:
Mandela’s autobiography describing his struggle against apartheid and his
inauguration as South Africa’s first Black president.
Q1. What does the boy learn from losing his ball?
Ans: He learns that loss is a part of life and one must move on.
Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader) Notes
1. A Triumph of Surgery (Chapter 1)
1. A Letter to God (Prose)
Summary:
A farmer named Lencho writes a letter to God asking for money after his
crops are destroyed by a hailstorm. The postmaster helps collect money, but
Lencho is unhappy when he receives less than expected.
Important Questions & Answers:
Q1. What was Lencho’s faith in God?
Ans: Lencho had deep faith in God and believed He would send him 100
pesos to help after the hailstorm.
Q2. Why did Lencho call the post office employees “a bunch of crooks”?
Ans: He thought they stole part of the money God sent him.
2. Dust of Snow (Poem) – Robert Frost
Summary:
A crow shakes snow off a hemlock tree, changing the poet’s mood from
sadness to joy.
Q1. How does the poet’s mood change in the poem?
Ans: The falling dust of snow from the tree makes him realize the beauty in
small things, lifting his sadness.
3. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Prose)
Summary:
Mandela’s autobiography describing his struggle against apartheid and his
inauguration as South Africa’s first Black president.
Q1. What does the boy learn from losing his ball?
Ans: He learns that loss is a part of life and one must move on.
Footprints Without Feet (Supplementary Reader) Notes
1. A Triumph of Surgery (Chapter 1)
