Two Stories about Flight: By Liam O’Flaherty

 

 Two Stories about Flight:  (By Liam O’Flaherty) [Notes prepared by Shish Pal Chauhan)

Answering the Questions in one sentence.

Q1.Why did the seagull dive towards his mother?

Ans. The young seagull dived towards his mother to catch food from his mother’s beak.

Q2. Why was the seagull afraid to fly?

Ans. The seagull was afraid to fly because he was not confident that he could fly.

Q3. Which sight maddened the young seagull?

Ans. The sight of food in his mother’s beak maddened him.

Q4.Why did the seagull stand on one leg with his eyes closed?

Ans. It was because he wanted to attract the attention of his mother.

Q5. What happened to the seagull when he dived to catch fish from his mother’s beak?

Ans. He fell down into space above the surface of the sea.

Q6.What has been called the green flooring here in this lesson?

Ans. The surface of the sea has been called green flooring here in the lesson.

Q7. How much time did the seagull pass alone?

Ans. He passed twenty-four hours.:                              

                            Short Answer-type Qs.

Q1. When did the young seagull’s first flight begin and where did it end?

Ans. Ans. The young seagull’s first flight began as he fell down towards the seawater. After that, his wings opened, spread and he started flying. His flight ended on the surface of the green sea.

Q2. Do you sympathize with the seagull? Give reasons for your choice?

Ans. Yes, we do sympathize with the young seagull. The reasons are: (i) He was afraid of jumping from the ledge. His fear was quite genuine (real) (ii) He had been hungry for the last two days.

Q3.How did the seagull’s mother teach him the art of flying?

Ans. The young seagull’s mother came near him with a piece of fish in her beak. It made him desperate and he jumped at the piece of meat. As he jumped, he fell down towards the sea below. While coming downwards, his wings opened and spread. He began to fly.

Q4. Why did the seagull dive towards his mother?

Ans. The young seagull had been hungry for the last two days. His mother came near him with a piece of fish to tempt him to jump towards it. The young seagull was desperate to catch the piece of meat from his mother’s beak. So he dived towards his mother.

Q5. When did the seagull overcome his fear of the water?

Ans. His legs sank down into the seawater. He screamed (cried) with fright and attempted (tried) to rise again flapping (moving wings for flying) his wings. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no further. After that, he won over the fear of water.

Q6. “The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull finally to fly?

Ans. The sight of food maddened the hungry bird. It suggests that he was extremely hungry and was about to die. It also shows that anyone can do anything for hunger. The young bird dived to catch the food from his mother’s beak. He fell downwards and finally learned to fly.

Q7. Why was the seagull afraid to fly?

Ans. It was natural for the seagull to be afraid to fly. It was because the bird was not confident that his wings would open and help him fly. He was afraid that he would fall down into the deep waters of the sea.

Long Answer-type Qs

Q1. Describe the methods used by the seagull family to help him overcome his fear and fly?

Ans. His family tried hard to inspire him to fly. They kept taunting him for his cowardice. All except his mother was looking at him as time passed. She tore at a piece of fish to make him feel hungrier than before. She hoped he would try to jump from the cliff to get food. But the young seagull did not do it. He kept screaming. Then his mother made a trick. She took a piece of meat in her beak and started flying very near him. She was a little away from the ledge. The bird was extremely hungry. The sight of food maddened him. He dived towards his mother. He could not reach her and fell down into the space below the ledge. Suddenly its wings opened and spread. The bird started flying.

Q2. Describe how the young seagull made his maiden flight.

Ans. The young seagull was afraid that his wings would not open and support him. He would fall down into the deep water of the sea. His mother tried hard to inspire him to fly. But it was all in vain. At last, his mother hit upon a trick. She took a piece of meat in her beak and started flying very near him. She was a little away from the ledge. The bird was extremely hungry. The sight of food maddened him. He dived towards his mother. He could not reach her and fell down into the space below the ledge. Suddenly its wings opened and spread. The bird started flying. His family also came to encourage him. His flight ended on the surface of the green water where his family members had also alighted. In this way, the young bird made his maiden flight.

                                   For Average Students

                             The Two Stories about Flight

                                 (By Liam O’Flaherty)

                      Answering the Questions in one sentence.

Q1.Why did the seagull dive towards his mother?

Ans. The young seagull dived towards his mother to catch food from his mother’s beak.

Q2. Why was the seagull afraid to fly?

Ans. The seagull was afraid to fly because he was not confident that he could fly.

Q3. Which sight maddened the young seagull?

Ans. The sight of food in his mother’s beak maddened him.

Q4.Why did the seagull stand on one leg with his eyes closed?

Ans. It was because he wanted to attract the attention of his mother.

Q5. What happened to the seagull when he dived to catch fish from his mother’s beak?

Ans. He fell down into space above the surface of the sea.

Q6.What has been called the green flooring here in this lesson?

Ans. The surface of the sea has been called green flooring here in the lesson.

Q7. How much time did the seagull pass alone?

Ans. He passed twenty-four hours.

Short Answer-type Qs.

Q1. When did the young seagull’s first flight begin and where did it end?

Ans. The young seagull’s first flight began as he fell down towards the seawater. After that, his wings opened, spread and he started flying. His flight ended on the surface of the green sea.

Q2. Do you sympathise with the seagull? Give reasons for your choice?

Ans. Yes, we do sympathise with the young seagull. The reasons are: (i) He was afraid of jumping from the ledge. His fear was quite genuine (real) (ii) He had been hungry for the last two days.

Q3.How did the seagull’s mother teach him the art of flying?

Ans. The young seagull’s mother came near him with a piece of fish in her beak. It made him desperate (almost crazy). He jumped at the piece of meat. As he jumped, he fell down towards the sea below.THen his wings opened and spread. He began to fly.

Q4. Why did the seagull dive towards his mother?

Ans. The young seagull had been hungry for the last two days. His mother came near him with a piece of fish to tempt him to jump towards it. The young seagull was desperate to catch the piece of meat from his mother’s beak. So he dived towards his mother.

Q5. When did the seagull overcome his fear of the water?

Ans. His legs sank down into the seawater. He screamed (cried) with fright and attempted (tried) to rise again flapping (moving wings for flying) his wings. His feet sank into the green sea, and then his belly touched it and he sank no further. After that, he won over the fear of water.

Q6. “The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull finally to fly?

Ans. The sight of food maddened the hungry bird. It suggests that he was extremely hungry and was about to die. It also shows that anyone can do anything for hunger. The young bird dived to catch the food from his mother’s beak. He fell downwards and finally learned to fly.

Q7. Why was the seagull afraid to fly?

Ans. It was natural for the seagull to be afraid to fly. It was because the bird was not confident that his wings would open and help him fly. He was afraid that he would fall down into the deep waters of the sea.

Long Answer-type Qs

Q1. Describe the methods used by the seagull family to help him overcome his fear and fly?

Ans. His family tried hard to inspire him to fly. They kept taunting him for his cowardice. All except his mother was looking at him as time passed. She tore at a piece of fish to make him feel hungrier than before. She hoped he would try to jump from the cliff to get food. But the young seagull did not do it. He kept screaming. Then his mother made a trick. She took a piece of meat in her beak and started flying very near him. She was a little away from the ledge. The bird was extremely hungry. The sight of food maddened him. He dived towards his mother. He could not reach her and fell down into the space below the ledge. Suddenly its wings opened and spread. The bird started flying.

Q2. Describe how the young seagull made his maiden flight.

Ans. The young seagull was afraid that his wings would not open and support him. He would fall down into the deep water of the sea. His mother tried hard to inspire him to fly. But it was all in vain. At last, his mother hit upon a trick. She took a piece of meat in her beak and started flying very near him. She was a little away from the ledge. The bird was extremely hungry. The sight of food maddened him. He dived towards his mother. He could not reach her and fell down into the space below the ledge. Suddenly its wings opened and spread. The bird started flying. His family also came to encourage him. His flight ended on the surface of the green water where his family members had also alighted. In this way, the young bird made his maiden flight.