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SAI INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ENGLISH LESSON NOTES
THE HUNDRED DRESSES I

The Hundred Dresses Part 1 - Introduction

The lesson “The Hundred Dresses I” is about a girl named Wanda who claims to have
one hundred dresses. Her classmates made fun of her because what she claims is in
contradiction to the fact that she was always seen wearing the same dress. Her
classmates found her name to be “funny”. It was because everyone had “easier” names
than ‘Wanda Petronski’. Her name was different because she was a Polish immigrant
who had come to an American town with her family. She was poor and did not have
many friends. She was quiet and was always seen sitting in the corner of the classroom.
The truth about the hundred dresses unveiled when she submitted her hundred
drawings in a drawing contest. They were the same hundred dresses she used to talk
about. All of them were immensely beautiful.

new words
Twisted :moved, changed.
After the crash the car was a mass of twisted metal. She gave a small
Faded :dim coloured

The sun had faded the curtains.
Her smile faded when she heard the news.

Velvet :soft cloth.
My dress is made of velvet.
The cushion covers and curtains are of real velvet.

Hitching :catching.
She hitched up her skirt and waded into the river.

Teasing :troubling.
They are teasing me.
I used to get teased about my name.

Key points

 It was Monday . Wanda was not in her seat. No body noticed.
 Wanda, a quiet girl, rarely said something. No one knows why. She lived at
BogginsHeights , feet had mud on then.
 Student thought of Wanda outside the school hours, to have fun with her, did not