She had not been able to find the slipper and other was taken away by one boy who told that he would use it as a cradle in future for his children. Also, she had lost one while crossing the road where two carriages had rattled by speedily. It was obvious that when she had left her house in the morning, she might be wearing them but they were not too much of use for her as they were her mother's and too big for her. The poor little girl was walking in the streets barefoot. What has happened to her slippers? Why were they of no use for her? As she did not get a single cent, she did not dare to go back home.ĥ. She held a box of them in her hand for selling but no one had bought any box from her since morning. She was wearing an old apron in which she carried several packages of matches. There must be some genuine reason for which she was out in the streets and it was clear from seeing her tattered clothes. The little girl was among the few people who were seen on the roads in the biting cold weather. Why was the poor child walking barefoot and bareheaded in the streets in such harsh weather? She had lost her slippers also and so she had to walk on her naked feet which ultimately became red and blue with cold.Ĥ. She had nothing to cover her head or her feet. The little girl was out of her house without enough warm clothes to protect her from chilly winter evening. How could you make out that the girl belonged to a poor family? From her appearance, it seemed as if she belonged to a very poor family otherwise no one would have dared to come out of their house in such harsh weather.ģ. The snowfall of the last day of the year was excessively heavy and as the evening approached, it became almost dark as compared to the other evenings. The little child was moving in the streets through the biting wind and driving snow. In what condition was the little child moving in the streets?
It was a gloomy and fearful atmosphere.Ģ. Only a few people were seen on the roads. There was a chill in the atmosphere and shivering cold had restricted people to move out of their homes. As it was the last evening of the year, the snow was falling heavily and everything seemed to be freezing. The weather was extremely cold and it was completely dark. What type of weather has been described in this extract? One slipper could not be found, and a boy had run off with the other, saying that it would come in very handy as a cradle some day when he had children of his own.ġ. The little girl had lost them as she ran across the street to escape from two carriages that were being driven terribly fast. She had been wearing slippers, it is true, when she left home, but what good were they? They had been her mother's, so you can imagine how big they were. Read the extract and answer the following questions:ġ.
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