CLASS 9 ENGLISH NOTES

  The Lost Child  Central Idea During the spring season, the village people came out to enjoy the fair. A child along with his parents was going to the fair and he was looking cheerful and happy. He seems to be attracted to everything in the fair and his father was scolding him. His mother was being a mediator trying to cool down the situation. They both try to divert his attention towards other things. But once again the child moved and lagged behind because his eyes caught other things.  When he was picked up by any stranger he just forgot the rest of the fairy things there and just wanted his parents. He was offered balloons, sweets swings, etc but he didn’t care about anything and just wanted to meet his parents.  Summary Of The Lost Child During the springtime, the child goes to the fair with his parents and other people walked, some rode on horses and some came in bullock carts. The child was with his parents and was overjoyed and asking for diffe...

  Sound of Music Part 2 The Title The title is suitable because this section is about the shehnai, a reed musical instrument, and Bismillah Khan, a famous shehnai performer. Shehnai originated from the pungi, which had a terrible voice. Pungi's tonal quality was improved by a naai (barber), and it was played at the court of Shah Emperor Aurangzeb, giving birth to shehnai. The title also honours Bismillah Khan's shehnai, which is known for its beautiful melodies. Bismillah Khan's accomplishments and prizes as a shehnai player are covered in this book.   Summary Part 2 The second part of the chapter portrays the journey of Bismillah Khan. Bismillah Khan was a maestro in ‘Shehnai’. The history of Shehnai says that Emperor Aurangzeb banned the playing of the instrument ‘Pungi’ because of its unpleasant sound.  A barber reinvented the instrument by taking a pipe with a natural hollow stem and making seven holes on its body. He played on it by opening and closi...