book report 4

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Characters:Mohandas Gandhi - was a shy, little boy in

India. He grew up loving his mother who taught him the

meaning of obedience. He had also great respect for his

religion. But before he became a master of himself,

Mohandas had gone through different adventures in his

life.

Mehtab - was Mohandas friend whoinfluenced him to disobey his mother and his religion by

eating meat.

Mohandas classmate - was the one whotempted and offered Mohandas to smoke a cigarette and

steal money to buy one.

Mohandas brother - was the reason whyMohandas had to steal gold from his fathers safe.

Mohandas wants to help him pay his debt.


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Setting:Described the setting as full of adventure,

tension and fear for Mohandas in the midst of allthe temptation. Despite the temptation, youngMohandas pull out his strength and belief,confessed his sins and promised that never again

will he be tempted to do bad things.


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Summary:Mohadas Gandhi was a shy, little boy in India. He

grew up loving his mother who taught him the meaning of

obedience. He had also great respect for his religion. But

before he became a master of himself, Mohandas had

gone through different adventures in his life.

When he was twelve years old, Mohandas was

tempted by his friend to disobey his mother and the rules

in their religion. His friend Mehtab invited Mohandas

one day to a meat-eating party near the river. Mohandas

knew that it is contrary to their religion and his mothers

rule but because of Mehtabs persuasion and reasoning

that meat can strengthen our body and can prevent boils

and tumors, Mohandas was tempted to eat some. Afterthe meal, Mohandas was bothered and could not sleep

that night. He was very much afraid. He knew he had

disobeyed his mother and their religion. Mohandas since

then had promised to himself that he would never eat

meat again.


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Days passed, Mohandas who was already thirteen

years old, was again tempted by the classmate and offered

him a cigarette. Before long, Mohandas and his

classmates were picking up cigarette butts thrown by

Mohandas uncle. They were smoking them for the first

time. Later on, Mohandas realised that smoking is not

good but his classmate insisted to buy a real cigarette and

suggested that they will going to steal some money from

the servants place. This time, Mohandas firmly rejected

his classmates suggestion and had promised to himselfthat he will never smoke cigarettes again.

At another time, Mohandas saw his brother feeling

very sad. He asked the reason and his brother told him

that it is all about money. He owe somebody some

amount of money and has to return it as soon as possible.

After hearing this, Mohandas thought it over. After much

thinking he came to a decision. He would get that debt

paid soon. But he had no earnings. He could not ask his

father nor his mother, and of course not his uncle. So he

stole a bit of gold from his fathers safe to pay off his

brothers debt. This later troubled him very much and

later on, confess it to his father. His father said My son,

as long as you can face the truth without feeling bad, I

shall forgive you. But even if what you want to do is good,

if the way you do it is wrong, the act becomes bad.

Mohandas cried and promised his father that he would

not do anything unlawful from then on. Never again! he

said.


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From that day on, he kept his promise. Little by

little, he formed the habit of forgetting what he did not

like and carried out what he liked because it was right. He

disciplined himself in this way up until he became the

greatest leader of his country.


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Moral lesson:The story tells us that our size or our age

doesnt matter if we want to do something good forothers. There is no hopeless or impossiblesituation if we only believe and have faith... Thisis a perfect example of how young Mohandas uses

his God given talent despite his young age.

We need to take courageous action in the faceof fearful circumstances and trust that God willfight for all of us who believes in Him. We shouldalways remember that God's opinion is the onlyone that matters.

Even we are facing a giant problem orimpossible situation, we should not lose hope andstop for a minute and refocus so we can see thesituation more clearly from God's vantage point.


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Points of Interest in the Story:Mohandas, despite all the temptations andtrials that he experienced, He continueddoing what he thought is right and moral inthe eyes of God. Even he knew that he mightlose his friends, he still bravely promised tohimself that never again will he do bad

things.


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ExpositionMohandas was a shy and

young boy when all theTemptation come his wayAnd cannot resist them.

Rising Action

Climax

Falling actionResolution

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deaf in his left ear and could hear only a little in his right ear.


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Mohandas despite the wrongthings he did when hisclassmate, friend andbrother tempted him to dosuch things was determinedto change.

Amidst all the temptationssurrounding Mohandas,he promised to himself thatnever again will he lethimself be tempted.

Mohandas cried and promised his father that he would

not do anything unlawful from then on. Never again! he

said.

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Little by little, he formed the habit of forgetting what he did not like and carried out what he likedbecause it was right. He disciplined himself in this way up until he became the greatest leader of his

country.

Little by little, he formed the habit of forgetting what he did not like and carried out what he liked

because it was right. He disciplined himself in this way up until he became the greatest leader of his

country.


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Little by little, he formedthe habit of forgettingwhat he did not like andcarried out what he likebecause it was right. Hedisciplined himself inthis way up until hebecame the greatestleader of his country.

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NEVER AGAIN

Mohadas Gandhi was a shy, little boy in India. He grew up loving

his mother who taught him the meaning of obedience. He had also great

respect for his religion. But before he became a master of himself,

Mohandas had gone through different adventures in his life.

When he was twelve years old, Mohandas was tempted by his

friend to disobey his mother and the rules in their religion. His friend

Mehtab invited Mohandas one day to a meat-eating party near the river.

Mohandas knew that it is contrary to their religion and his mothers rulebut because of Mehtabs persuasion and reasoning that meat can

strengthen our body and can prevent boils and tumors, Mohandas was

tempted to eat some. After the meal, Mohandas was bothered and could

not sleep that night. He was very much afraid. He knew he had

disobeyed his mother and their religion. Mohandas since then had

promised to himself that he would never eat meat again.

Days passed, Mohandas who was already thirteen years old, was

again tempted by the classmate and offered him a cigarette. Before long,

Mohandas and his classmates were picking up cigarette butts thrown by

Mohandas uncle. They were smoking them for the first time. Later on,

Mohandas realised that smoking is not good but his classmate insisted to

buy a real cigarette and suggested that they will going to steal some

money from the servants place. This time, Mohandas firmly rejected his


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classmates suggestion and had promised to himself that he will never

smoke cigarettes again.

At another time, Mohandas saw his brother feeling very sad. He

asked the reason and his brother told him that it is all about money. He

owe somebody some amount of money and has to return it as soon as

possible. After hearing this, Mohandas thought it over. After much

thinking he came to a decision. He would get that debt paid soon. But he

had no earnings. He could not ask his father nor his mother, and of

course not his uncle. So he stole a bit of gold from his fathers safe to pay

off his brothers debt. This later troubled him very much and later on,

confess it to his father. His father said My son, as long as you can face

the truth without feeling bad, I shall forgive you. But even if what youwant to do is good, if the way you do it is wrong, the act becomes bad.

Mohandas cried and promised his father that he would not do anything

unlawful from then on. Never again! he said.

From that day on, he kept his promise. Little by little, he formed

the habit of forgetting what he did not like and carried out what he liked

because it was right. He disciplined himself in this way up until he

became the greatest leader of his country.

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