Important Events
1. MOTHER FALLS ILL ( CHAPTER 3 )
Mother ill. Peter fetches Dr
Forrest. The doctor gives the a list of food and other special things that mother needs. When Bobbie
shows the list to mother, says that they have no money to buy the on the list. The children
think hard on ways get
the things for their mother and finally decide ask for the old
gentleman’s help. They write a on a white sheet for the old gentleman on 9.15 train. It tells him
to look out for at the
station. At the station, Phyllis gives the gentleman a letter. The
letter explains what happened to children’s mother and asks the old gentleman for help
get the things on the
doctor’s list. That evening, delivers a large box to the children’s house. Inside
box are all the things
in the list plus
extra things and a letter from the old gentleman.
. SAVING THE TRAIN (
CHAPTER 5 ) - THE RED-PETTICOAT DAY.
One day, the children took a walk along
top of the hill beside
the railway line. Suddenly, heard a noise and saw half the hillside crashed onto the railway line
below. The children realised that 11.29 a.m train would be in danger. Peter suggested
they use something red
to wave at the train
make it stop. Phyllis thought that they could use petticoats as they are
red so they used the ’
red petticoat to make six flags to warn the . After a while, the
train came very fast and two flags that they had pushed into the heaps stones fell over. Bobbie
was afraid that the train not see them. She picked up one of the and ran on to the line
waving the two
and shouting “stop, stop!”.. The train stopped just twenty away from Bobbie. They
managed to save the train stop a very bad accident.
3. A BIRTHDAY FOR
PERK( CHAPTER 6 )
Mother told that she had a story so they could
have cakes for tea.
children asked to have cakes on Thursday because they to make a birthday tea
for Perks since he
been very good to them.
As cakes alone did seem a very exciting
birthday present , Peter thought asking everybody in the village to help them give
a nice birthday. Not
everyone was kind. Old Mrs said no one remembered her birthday so she did want to help but many
gave them all kinds
things to Perks.
The next day, Bobbie and Phyllis Mrs. Ransome roses and a
handkerchief for her birthday. Thursday, the children went around to collect presents
the had
promised. Mrs Ransome also gave Perks some red and a pram. At three
o’clock, the children took presents and the pram to Perks’ house.
When Perks
home and saw the pram
and the presents, he
angry. He thought people would laugh at him for poor and needing
charity. Bobbie explained that the people pleased and happy to
give him birthday presents. They to give him the presents because they liked him. calmed down. He was glad
that his neighbours thought kindly of him. The children stayed for tea.
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