His First Flight

HIS FIRST FLIGHT
Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:

1. How did the young seagull’s family celebrate his
first flight?
Ans. The young seagull was afraid to fly. Even the
encouragement and coaxing didn’t work. But when the
seagull had his first flight, he as well as his family was
happy, relieved and proud of him to have completed his
first flight.
2.Young seagull tried to fly but he could not. Why was
he afraid to fly?
Or
Why could the young seagull not fly with his brothers
and sisters?
Ans. The young seagull felt certain that his wings were too
weak to support him. He had no courage to flap his wings.
Even when each one of his brothers and sister whose
wings were much shorter than his, ran to the brink of the
ledge, flapped their wings and flew away, he failed to
muster up the courage to take that plunge.
3. Where did the seagull’s flight end?
Ans. The seagull was very happy as he had learnt how to
fly. He kept flying for some time. His parents, brothers and
sister flew around him. Then they landed on the surface of
the sea. The seagull also came down. When he tried to
land, his legs sank into the sea. He cried out in fear again.
But then his belly touched the water. He did not drown. He
started floating on the surface of the sea. Thus his first
flight ended.
4.When did the seagull get over his fear of the water?
Ans. After flying for some time, the seagull saw that his
parents and brothers and sister were sitting on the surface
of the sea. He came down and landed on it. But his legs
sank into it. He cried with fear. However, his belly touched
the surface and he did not drown. Now the seagull got
over his fear of the water.
.5.Why did the young seagull cry “Ga, ga, ga”? Did its
mother oblige?
Ans. When the seagull saw its mother holding a piece of a
fish in her beak, the young seagull became almost mad
with hunger. He cried “Ga, ga, ga”. He begged his mother
to bring him some food. When he saw his mother flying
across to him with a piece of fish, he uttered a joyful
scream. He started tapping the rock with his feet
impatiently. He was almost within the reach of the fish but
failed to get at it.No,its mother didn’t oblige.She halted ,as
she wanted the young seagull to reach her for food.
6.Compare and contrast the young seagull in the
beginning and at the end of the lesson.
In the beginning, the seagull is a coward. He lacks
confidence. The time has come when he should fly. His
parents try to teach him how to fly. But he is too afraid to
fly. He refuses to fly. His parents leave him alone on the
ledge. They threaten him that he would starve. His
brothers and sister make fun of him. They call him a
coward. Even then the seagull does not fly. However, he
falls from the rock when he tries to get the fish from his
mother. The next moment he flaps his wings and starts
flying. Now he is full of confidence. He starts crying with
joy. He flies higher and higher. He is no longer afraid. He
overcomes his fear of the water also. He finds that he can
float on the surface of the sea. His family members praise
him and give him pieces of fish to eat. In this way, there is
a difference in the behaviour of the seagull at the
beginning and end of the story.
7.What message does the story ‘His First Flight’
convey?
Ans. The story conveys the message that we learn by
being courageous and not by sitting idle. A young seagull
is fed lovingly by his parents. But when the time comes for
him to fly, he feels afraid. His parents try many tricks to
teach him to fly. But he is so afraid that he refuses to fly.
At last, his mother hits upon a plan. She tempts him with
food in her beak. But she only flies near his ledge and
does not land there. In order to get food, the hungry
seagull comes to the edge of the rock and falls from it. At
first, he is terrified but then he opens his wings and starts
flying. He is happy to note that he did not fall in the sea. In
this way, the young seagull makes the first flight of his life
by overcoming the fear.

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