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Zan got depressed and did not want to attend school. He realized

that he could not soak up in his sadness as they had to rebuild

their life. They needed a new house, clothes, books, etc. They did

not have any cash, credit cards or identity proofs and had to

borrow money from his grandparents.

One day at school, Zan was astonished to see a table full of things -

books, stationary items, clothes, etc which had been collected by

his classmates. They were helping Zan. Zan was overwhelmed and

made friends. He came out of the depression and realized that life

was beautiful. Zan saw his house being rebuilt and felt that same

was happening with his life too.

A kind woman returned his cat which had run away on being

scared of the fire. Zan became full of life when he realized that life

was not about material possessions but about love, affection and

being with one’s loved ones.

NCERT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (To Be Done In Class Work
Notebook)
(Pages 54 & 55)

Q1.What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his
mother’s reaction? What does she do?
A1.The author, while doing his homework noticed the smoke
pouring in through the seams of the ceiling. The room was filled
with the smoke very quickly. The author and his mother ran outside
to save their life. His mother ran out of the house with a small metal
box full of important documents. She became so crazy that she
rushed back to the house just after dropping the box to save the
memories of her husband (letters, photographs etc).

Q 2.Why does he break down in tears after the fire?
A 2.The author’s house was completely burned down. Five hours
later when the fire was finally put out, he realised at once that his