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Discuss the following questions with your partner.

What lessons do we learn from such hazardous experiences when we are face-to-face with death?

The lessons that we learn from such hazardous experiences when we are face-to-face with death is that man should be brave enough. An optimistic and brave person can struggle through any kind of situation and emerge victoriously.


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Discuss the following questions with your partner.

What difference did you notice between the reaction of the adults and the children when faced with danger?

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Discuss the following questions with your partner.

How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?

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Discuss the following questions with your partner.

Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions in spite of the risks involved?

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We have come across words like ‘gale’ and ‘storm’ in the account. Here are two more words for ‘storm’: typhoon, cyclone. How many words does your language have for ‘storm’?