Unseen Passage
Once Abraham Lincoln borrowed a book from a neighbour. He put the book between the cracks in the logs of his hut. He wanted to read it as soon as he woke up in the morning. At night, it rained and water came through the cracks and damaged the book. The owner of the book made Lincoln work in his fields for three days to pay for the damage. However, this did not stop Lincoln from borrowing books to read. And before long, he had read every book owned by anyone living within fifty miles. He remained hungry and thirsty to know what was hidden between the covers of books. He used to say, "My best friend is the man who'll lend me a book I haven't read."
Word-meanings :
- borrowed - उधार ली
- neighbour - पडोसी
- cracks - दरारें
- logs - लट्ठे
- as soon as - ज्योंही
- woke up - जागा
- damaged - क्षतिग्रस्त
- owner - मालिक
- owned - रखता था
- hidden - छिपा हुआ
- covers - जिल्दें
Questions :
- What did Lincoln borrow from his neighbour ?
- Where did he put the book ?
- What happened to the book ?
- Why did Lincoln have to work for three days in the neighbour's fields ?
- Find in the passage a word that means 'spoiled' .
Answers :
- He borrowed a book.
- He put it between the cracks in the logs of his hut.
- It was damaged by the rain during the night.
- To pay for the book he had spoiled.
- damaged = spoiled