Notemaking

1. Make notes of the following passage.
Indira Priyadarshini Nehru was born on November 19, 1917 at Anand Bhavan in Allahabad to
Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala Nehru. She was called the Child of the Revolution because the Russian
October Revolution was going on at the time of her birth. When someone remarked that the child
could have been a boy, her grandfather Motilal Nehru said proudly, “this daughter of Jawahar may
prove to be better than a thousand sons.” How prophetic he was!
Indira grew up like a princess. She received all the love and affection in the world from her parents,
grand parents and aunts. But under the British Rule, prison was a Home away from home for the
Nehru clan. During the long drawn out freedom struggle, the Nehru family was in and out of jail
quite often and Indira, the single-child of the family could not continue her studies in any formal
school. But whenever her mother was with her she told Indira stories from the Hindu Mythology and
Epics. As Indira was a voracious reader she was inspired by the characters in the world classics.
Through the characters she got the firm belief that while doing a right thing, she should not be afraid
of anything or anybody, just because she was a woman.
Note-Taking :
Childhood : Indira born on 19 Nov. 1917 - Allahabad - To Nehru and Kamala - child of the revolution -
some one remark - as a boy - Motilal said - better than a thousand sons
Mother's teaching : loved by parents and relations - Single child of the family - mother told
Mythological stories - inspired by the characters - not afraid of anything or any body - though a
woman
Cat & Mice
There was a grocery shop in a town. Plenty of mice lived in that grocery shop. Food was in plenty for
them. They ate everything and spoiled all the bags. They also wasted the bread, biscuits and fruits of
the shop.
The grocer got really worried. So, he thought "I should buy a cat and let it stay at the grocery. Only
then I can save my things."
He bought a nice, big fat cat and let him stay there. The cat had a nice time hunting the mice and
killing them. The mice could not move freely now. They were afraid that anytime the cat would eat
them up.
The mice wanted to do something. They held a meeting and all of them tweeted "We must get rid of
the cat. Can someone give a suggestion"?

2. All the mice sat and brooded. A smart looking mouse stood up and said, "The cat moves softly. That
is the problem. If we can tie a bell around her neck, then things will be fine. We can know the
movements of the cat".
“Yes, that is answer,” stated all the mice. An old mouse slowly stood up and asked, "Who would tie
the bell?" After some moments there was no one there to answer this question.
MORAL : Empty solutions are of no worth.
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