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Once she was kept indoors as she was affected by cold. Her
grandmother suggested that she make a gift for her father‟s birthday
next week. They decided that Kezia would make a pincushion for him.
Kezia made a beautiful pin-cushion; but she accidentally made a
mistake. She filled it with bits of paper that she got by tearing her father‟s
important speech. She was punished for that. This incident further
estranged Kezia from her father.

She would often look at the neighbours, the Macdonalds playing
joyously in their lawn. Mr. Macdonald was such a good father and played
so lovingly with his children. She wondered he might be a different sort
of father.

Once her mother fell ill and was hospitalized. She was left alone at home
under the care of the cook. At night she had a nightmare and woke up
screaming. She found her father standing by her bedside. He picked her
up and took her to her room. He tucked her up in his bed and soon fell
asleep. Kezia felt secure lying near her father. She realized that her
father was not as big as a giant. She felt the beating of her father‟s
loving large heart. Finally, she realized her father was very loving and
had a generous heart.

II) Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.

Q1) Why was Kezia afraid of father?
Ans1) Kezia‟s father was a strict person who always used to give
commands to everybody else in the house. He never seemed to smile.
He had an overpowering personality. So, Kezia was always in awe of
him.

Q2) Who were the people in Kezia’s family?
Ans2) Apart from Kezia and her father, there was Kezia‟s mother,
grandmother and a cook in the family.

Q3) What was Kezia’s father’s routine
(i) before going to his office?
Ans3) i) Before going to the office Kezia‟s father used to give a casual
kiss and asked her to say goodbye.

(ii) after coming back from his office?
ii) After coming back from office, he would ask for the newspaper and a
cup of tea.

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