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Johnsy had made up her mind that with the fall of the last leaf, she will
die. But Sue could not see any point in her belief as it was autumn and
trees shed their leaves during this season. Sue tried hard to make her
understand that there was no connection between her illness and the
leaves. But Johnsy was sure that she will sleep forever once the ivy
sheds its last leaf.

She somehow manages to make her go to sleep and rushes to call
Behrman, who lived on the ground floor of the same building and was a
painter too. She poured out her worries to Behrman. He also thinks that
it is so foolish of Johnsy to think like that.

They both then go to Johnsy's room and find her sleeping.

The weather was getting bad. It was raining heavily and chilly wind was
blowing. They went to the other room and saw that only the last leaf was
left on the creeper. Behrman didn't say anything and went to his room.
Next morning when Johnsy woke up, she asked Sue to draw back the
curtains so that she could see outside. Sue surprisingly tells Johnsy that
there was still one leaf left, all green and healthy. Johnsy could not
believe as the wind was very strong the last night. Every now and then,
Johnsy checked if the leaf was still there. The same night, again there
was a storm but the leaf was still there.

Now, Johnsy was hopeful that she would get well soon. When she
recovered completely, Sue disclosed that the last leaf that had helped
her get better, was not the original one but a masterpiece, which looked
more than real, was drawn by Behrman.

Behrman had drawn that leaf on the wall the same night without
bothering about the rain or cold. He had died the next day of pneumonia.

3-Watch this video of ‘The Last Leaf’. Analyse the character of

Behrman and Johnsy and describe it to a friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dhs1pHyGOI

4- NCERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (to be written in class work

note book)