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  Footprints Without Feet book Chapter 9 Bholi by K.A. Abbas   Introduction to the lesson Bholi is a story written by K.A. Abbas. The story revolves around a girl who due to accidental fall and disease in her childhood faces the problem of being dull and ugly. She is always a target by everyone for not being good looking and intelligent. Her life turns when she joins a nearby school where her teacher encourages her and helps her to become a learned and confident person. Later in the story, circumstances arise where Bholi has to give acceptance to the marriage with an unequal match but rejects it when she sees her father pleading to the bridegroom when he demands dowry. The story shows the rise of a girl against social injustice.   Summary of the story The story opens up with the introduction of a little girl named Sulekha. She was called ‘Bholi’ for being a simpleton. This was so because some part of her brain had got damaged due to an injury during her childhood. She stammered and had

    Class 10 English (Footprints without feet book) Chapter 8- The hack driver by Sinclair Lewis     About the Author Harry Sinclair Lewis  (1885-1951) was an American novelist, short- story writer and playwright. He is the first American writer to receive the  Nobel Prize in Literature.  Some of his famous novels are ‘Hike and the Aeroplane’, ‘The Job:  An American Novel,  Free Air etc.   The Hack Driver- Summary The narrator of the story explains that after completing his graduation he started working with a famous law firm in the city. He was working as an assistant clerk there. He was not very happy with his job of serving summons because sometimes he had to face harsh situations while serving them. One day, he got the task of serving summons to  Oliver Lutkins  who was a key witness in some case. He lived in a small town named New Mullion. The narrator was very excited to visit a small and beautiful town but his excitement ended by the dull appearance of the town. He saw a  hack d