Prose

1. Father dear father

Letter : Father Dear Father
Author : Raj Kinger
Published : The Hindu
Central character : Rahul the school boy
Importance: The mouthpiece of Raj Kinger
“Yes, my first rank slipped to the second”. “Is it “Adan and eve” eating the “Tree of knowledge
all over again?”
“My imagination wants to soar like a rocket to Jupiter and Mars”
“It is not all arteries and muscles, it feels too”.
Conclusion: Education is seen in “Behaviour” but not in “Papers or degrees”. Think yourself and
define “Rote learning and smart learning”. At the “Altar of unessential Rigmarole” of
knowledge “The Joy De Vivre of children is sacrificed, wisdom comes as a result of studying
hard and living a full life.
They are letting the life Pass by- Not Living.

2. The Green champion Thimmakka

Inspiring write up : The Green Champion Thimmakka

Source : Internet
Thimmakka : Aged 110
Popular name : Saalumarada
Awards : Padmasri, The Mother of trees, Vanamitra, Nisarga Ratna, Vriksha
premi

“At the age of 40 she wanted to end her life as she could not conceive”
“She realized the true purpose of life”
“They took care of plants just their children”
“All great things have humble, small beginnings”
“Her life has no respite from poverty”.
“Age is not bigger than aspirations”.
“Thimmakka continues her fight against deforestation”.

Conclusion: Thimmakka is an example of “Simple living and High Thinking” “ The journey of
100 miles starts with a single step”. The life of Thimmakka proved that “Age is not bigger than
Aspirations”
 Green is my sword to fight for a better and clean living make it yours too saalu Marada
Thimmakka.
“We must care for the Trees as we care for our children.”

3. Happiness
Poem: Happiness
Poet: Carl Sand Burg 1879- 1967
Prizes: 3 Pullitzer prizes
Source: Chicago Songs
Other works: Biography of Abraham Lincoln
“I asked the professors”
“I went to famous executives”
These are the great examples of Natural Speech
“I saw a crowd of Hungarians under the trees
Conclusion: The Happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything, they just make
the best of everything they have.
The poem captures the “Essence of spiritually Rich and Blessed families, Material wealth Does
not, ensure Enduring Happiness.
Happiness is have passion in life, feeling the moment and Living in it Through our soul.
Experience Matters more than Education.

Poetry
4. Keep going
Classic inspirational poem: Keep Going
Poet: Edgar Albert Guest 20-08-1881 to 05-08-1959
Poetic career: 30 years- A poem a day
Impact of poem: People’s Poem
Belief: “I take simple everyday things that happen to me- which also
happen to everyone- and make simple rhymes of them.”
Rest if you must- but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns about,
You may succeed with another blow.
How close he was to the golden crown.
 Success is failure turned inside out
It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.
Conclusion: The poem encapsulates inspiration invaluable. The poem can dispel depression in
tons instantly and permanently. The artistic arrangement of words particularly inversion adds
to the force and beauty as well. The poetry’s tone is optimistic. It keeps on advising never to
Quit as “success is then sure”
“It is a slow process but quitting wont speed it up failure is the first success.”
Words work as a wand of Magic filling Minds and souls with Inspiration.

5. The Beggar
Poem: The Beggar
Original Telugu: Bichchagadu
Poet: Dr. Ammangi Venu Gopal
Translated By: Prof Elanaaga. (Dr. N. Surendra)
Awards: Kaloji narayana Rao Award in 2015
Other works: Poems, play lets, Essays, short stories
With shadows in his dusky eyes.
A food giver he is
His stomach is full of infinite void
Brother, he is my farmer!
Conclusion: The poem portrays the pathetic plight of the farmers. Imagery and repetition are
used effectively to high light the struggles and sufferings of the farmers. The way the theme is
dealt with in the poem has universal appeal.
“IF YOU ATE TODAY THANK A FARMER”
“NO FARMERS NO FOOD”

6. The Noble Nature

Lyric: The Noble Nature
Poet: Ben Jonson 1572- 1637
Popularity: Play wright
Famous work: Every Man In His Humour
 In bulk doth make man better be
A lily of a day
Is fairer far in may
It was the plant and flower of light
And in short measures life may perfect be
Conclusion: Leading a meaningful life makes it noble. He employs analogies from nature. The
ten-lined short poem discuses a noble thought in a simple style.
Matter matters not the magnitude. Capital “M” in man is significant. It reminds the
popular Telugu proverb.
Living for 6 months like a swan is more valuable than living eternally like a crow.
Living doesn’t matter
But how we lived matters a lot

Non-Detail
Playing the game
Short story: Playing the game
Author: Arthur Henry Mee 1875-1943
Source: My Magazine
Central character: Alan
Other works: The children’s Encyclopedia, The kings England etc.
The children’s Newspaper
“Good-Bye Alan do your best, she called.”
“Can I help you?, asked Alan kindly going up to him.”
“Alan we are proud of you. Your mother and I.”
Conclusion: The story pictures the human angle of Alan. Playing the game teaches one about
the rewards of helping the elderly and respecting them. The title conveys the message.
“Playing the game- doing what is right- a universal message conveyed through ALAN”.

The short sighted Brothers

Short story: The Short sighted brothers Chinese folk story
Central characters: Three elderly brothers short sighted mentally/ physically
 “The three elderly brothers, all very short sighted”
“Let’s go there tomorrow and test our vision.”
It’s a quotation. It reads “Be Honest at all times”
“The three short sighted brothers made their way to the monastery”
“So sorry we couldn’t put it up yesterday”
The short sighted brothers realized this follies.
Conclusion: The lesson offers “Learning in a Traditional FOLKTALE WAY”. The title “The short
sighted brothers and the content of the story look like, “MADE FOR EACH OTHER” “HONESTY
SHINES FOR EVER”. Through the brothers, the readers too get a “Valuable Lesson” to
emphasize the value of honesty in life.

The first four minutes

Essay/ narration: The first Four Minutes
Author narrator: Dr. Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister
Profession: Neurologist
Passion: Athlete
Record: First to break the four minute barrier
Other books 16: Four Minute Mile most important
Brain and Bannisters Clinical Neurology
The Autobiography Twin Tracks
T.V. Movie: First Four Minutes
Failure is as exciting to watch as success, provided the effort is absolutely
No one tried to persuade me. The decision was mine alone.
The physical overdraft came only from greater will power.
I felt suddenly and gloriously free of the burden of athletic ambition that I had been
carrying for year.
No words could be invented for such supreme happiness, eclipsing all other feelings.
I felt bewildered and over powered.
Conclusion: “The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful is the man
who will win like Bannister”. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an
indomitable will says Mahatma Gandhi. In the words of bannister “it is the brain not heart or
lungs that is the critical organ”.
“Will is more Important To be Successful
 You cant witv unless you learn to close.

The five boons of life

Parable: The Five Boons of life
Pen name: Mark Twain
Name: Samuel langhorne Clemens Father of American Literature
Moral: Pessimistic message; there is nothing pure in life and every good thing one
experiences is shadowed by in reverse
Imp works: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Huckle Berry Fin
Here are the gifts. Take one leave others
There is no need to consider; and he chose Pleasure
Love has sold me. I have paid thousand hours of grief
There are not gifts but merely lending’s
Pleasure love fame riches end in pain grief shame and poverty
The wanton insult of old age
Conclusion: The story is an interesting perspective on the importance of life and priorities it
signifies the importance of wise choices and the importance of not squandering your life way
the parable does effetely teaches a lesson. The only positive boon is death and whose opposite
is eternal life or a surreal form of divine filled life, which is bliss itself