Chapter C: The Rocking-Horse Winner
1- What is the story mainly about?
The story is about a family whose economic state is not very good. The uncle plays horce racing often. One day the child asks her mom whether he is lucky not. The mum answers negatively. After days, the boy sees a horse which has a name "Malabre" in his dream. He asks his uncle about it. The uncle tells him that there is a horse named that. The boy tells his uncle to play on this horse. The uncle plays on the horse. Then, they hear a noise upstairs and afterwards they realize that it was the boy who fell down off his toy horse. At the time, Malabre finishes the first and gets 5000 dollars reward. Before dying, child says "Did you see mom? Hhow am I lucky?"
2- Who are the main characters in the story? Describe each caracter in terms of physical appearance an character in detail.
Paul is a boy who knows that he is not loved by his mother or his sisters. He recieves a rocking horse at the Christmas and has a strategy to predict winning horse after it.
Hester is Paul's mother. She is dissatisfied with her merriage because her husband doesn't earn enough money to provide her a good life to live.
Bassett is the gardener and friend of the family's. He makes Paul get into the horse racing sector and becomes his betting partner after that.
Paul's father is a man who works in town. He seems to be an unlucky man.
Oscar Creswell is Paul's uncle. He gives Paul the money to play in his first successfull bet.
3- What is the turning point/the most intersting/important event in the story?
Malabar's finishing the race first is the most important event in the story. But this good thing wasn't so good when they learnt there was a dead child.
4- What is the main idea in the story?
Giving so much worth on money doesn't end up in a good result. A mother should care more about her children than money.
2- Who are the main characters in the story? Describe each caracter in terms of physical appearance an character in detail.
Paul is a boy who knows that he is not loved by his mother or his sisters. He recieves a rocking horse at the Christmas and has a strategy to predict winning horse after it.
Hester is Paul's mother. She is dissatisfied with her merriage because her husband doesn't earn enough money to provide her a good life to live.
Bassett is the gardener and friend of the family's. He makes Paul get into the horse racing sector and becomes his betting partner after that.
Paul's father is a man who works in town. He seems to be an unlucky man.
Oscar Creswell is Paul's uncle. He gives Paul the money to play in his first successfull bet.
3- What is the turning point/the most intersting/important event in the story?
Malabar's finishing the race first is the most important event in the story. But this good thing wasn't so good when they learnt there was a dead child.
4- What is the main idea in the story?
Giving so much worth on money doesn't end up in a good result. A mother should care more about her children than money.
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