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SAI International School
Grade - IX, English
Module 29 - The Last Leaf by O Henry
1-Introduction:
Written by O Henry ‘The last leaf’ is a touching story of how a
painter inspires a girl to live and in the process loses his life. Two
friends Sue and Johnsy live together in a rented apartment. Johnsy
contracts pneumonia and loses her desire to live. She announces
that she would die when the last leaf falls off the ivy creeper that
could be seen from the room’s window. When the last leaf falls off,
their neighbour, Mr Behrman goes out in the storm to paint one.
This gives hope to Johnsy. On the other hand, Mr Behrman
contracts pneumonia and dies.
Read the lesson given below alongwith the explanation and
meaning of difficult words:
SUE and Johnsy, two young artists, shared a
small flat. The flat was on the third storey of
an old house.
Two girls by the names of Sue and Johnsy
lived together in a small flat. They were
artists. The flat was on the third floor of an old
