Beehive The Little Girl - CBSE Revision Notes
CBSE Class 09 English Language and Literature
Revision Notes
BeehiveChapter-3
The Little Girl
Revision Notes
BeehiveChapter-3
The Little Girl
- This story is about a little girl whose feelings for her father change from fear to understanding.
- The little girl Kezia was afraid of her father. To the little girl he was a figure to be feared and avoided. She always stuttered when she spoke to him.
- On Sunday afternoon Kezia’s grand-mother sent her to talk to her parents, but they were always busy.
- Kezia decided to present a pin-cushion to her father on his birthday.
- She stuffed the cushion with sheets of fine paper which were very important to her father. On knowing the truth, he got very angry and punished her.
- One day Kezia saw her neighbour, Mr Macdonal playing with his children. She then decided that there were different types of fathers.
- One day her mother got ill and Kezia was alone at home.
- Alice, the cook, put her into the bed. She got a horrible nightmare and started screaming.
- Her father came and took her to his bed. She lay down close to him.
- He was too tired and slept before her.
- Then did she realize that everyday her father had to work hard and was too tired. She understands the reasons for his bad behaviour. He seems to have no time but has got a big heart.