Chapter 1

The Fun They Had Summary

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Margie writes her diary

Margie even wrote about the book in her diary. On the page headed 17 May, 2157, she wrote Today Tommy found a real book '. The real book

it was a very old book. Margie's grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him about a time, all stories were printed on paper. They turned the pages. These were winkled and yellow. The words stood still. They did not move on the screen as they do now

Telebooks

Tommy called it a waste When they read the book they threw it away Their television screen must have been very big to have many books. It was still good for many more books It was same for Margie though she had not seen many tele books.

Margie's hatred for school

Margie was eleven and Tommy was thirteen She asked him where he had found that book He replied that he found that in his house She asked what it was all about He replied that t was about school Margie ex-claimed School! What was there to write about school as she hated that?

Why Margie hates school ?

She always hated school But now she hated it more It was because her mechanical teacher had been giving her test after test in geography She had been doing worse and worse At last her mother sent for the County Inspector.

Television teacher set right

The Inspector was a round little man He had a red face and a box of tools. dials and wires He smiled at Margie and gave her an apple He took the television teacher away Margie hoped he wouldn't know howto set it right But after one hour it was brought again before her with its big screen Lessons were shown and questions asked on it.

Margie's learning

She hated its slot in which she had to put| her homework. She had to write them in a punch code She had been learning since she was six years old

Geography sector set right

The inspector smiled and patted Margie's head He told Margie's mother that it was not Margie's fault The geography sector was geared a little too quick He had slowed that to an average ten-year level Margie's progress had been quite satisfactory Then he went away

Margie's Wish about her television teacher

Margie hoped that they would take her mechanical teacher away They had done so to Tommy's for nearly a month The history sector of Tommy had blanked out Margie said to Tommy why anyone would Write about school.

Tommy tells her about old schools

Tommy told her that it was not their kind of school That was a kind of old schools which they had there hundreds and hundreds of years ago

Margie's knowledge about old schools

Margie was hurt She told that she did not know about these schools. She read the book over Tommy's shoulder She then said that they had had a teacher anyway Tommy replied that it wasn't a regular teacher it was a man

Students in those schools

The teacher told the boys and girls things and gave homework He also asked them questions Margie told Tommy that man couldn't be smart enough But Tommy said he was so.

Old schools explained

Margie was not prepared to dispute that She said that she wouldn't want a strange man to live in her house and feach her Tommy fold Margie that the teachers did not live in the house as the mechanical teachers lived They had a special building All the kids went there And they learned the same thing Also they were of the same age group

Adjustment of television teacher

But Margie said that as per her mother a teacher had to be adjusted to fit the mind of each boy and girl it taught. So each kid had to be taught differently

Margie's School time

Margie's mother Mrs. Jones called that it was time for her School Margie asked tommy if she could read the book some more with him after school. tommy walked away. He had put the dusty old book under his arm.

Margie thinks of old schools

Margie put her work in the slot with a sigh She was thinking about the old schools. They had them when her grandfather s grandfather was a kid All the kids from the neighbourhood came laughing and shouting in the schoolyard. They sat together at the end of the day. They learnt the same things So that they could help one another in their homework. And the teachers were human beings.

Thinking continues

The mechanical teacher was flashing on the screen the fractions of a question Margie was thinking about how the kids must have loved the school in the old days She was thinking about the fun they had.

We hope the given CBSE/MP Board Class 9th English "Beehive" Notes Chapter 1 "The fun they had" will help you.

Written By - Himanshu Sharma