The document describes a family who moves from London to the countryside after the father is taken away. The children and their mother struggle with the move as their new home is cold and they cannot afford coal. Peter is later caught stealing coal from the railway by the Station Master but explains their difficult situation, and the Station Master lets him go.

2.  Roberta (Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis live with their
parents in LONDON.
 Three days after Peter’s birthday, his toy steam engine
is broken. He is very sad.
 Peter’s father promises to mend the broken toy.
 That evening, two men come and take Father away.
Mother is very upset but she tries to comfort the
children.

3.  A few weeks later, Mother tells the children that they
are moving to the country.
 They spend a week packing everything into boxes.
 They take the train to their new home in the country.
They arrive late in the evening.
 The house is dark and cold. Mrs. Viney, the cleaning
lady has gone home.
 Phyllis wishes they have
not come.

4.  The children and their mother cannot find their
supper, so they eat the food they have brought instead.
 The next morning, the children take a look outside
their new home and its prettier than their old house in
LONDON.
 They see a railway line at the bottom of the hill.
 Their mother finds the supper and have a hearty
breakfast.
 The children help to unpack and arrange their things.

5.  Later in the afternoon, they go to the bottom of the ill
to see the railway line.
 They go to the station. They see :-
- The porter half asleep
- A big pile of coal.
 From that day, the children do not go to school. Their
mother writes stories to sell for a living.
 The children think about their father but do not talk
about him because they do not want to disappoint
their mother.
 The weather turns wet and cold. But Mother says that
they cannot set up a fire because coal are very
expensive.

6.  Two nights after that, Peter shows his sisters a small
pile of coal on the hill. They carry coal to the house.
They do not tell anyone about it.
 One night, the Station Master catches Peter taking the
station’s coal red-handed. Bobbie and Phyllis who are
hiding nearby show themselves.
 Peter explains to the Station Master why he is taking
the coal.
 The Station Master tells the
children that the coal belongs
to the railway and taking it is
stealing. He lets them go.

8. Family Love And Loyalty
 The family loyalty shown by the children
to each other as well as to their parents
makes everyone fell safe and secure
 Textual Evidence:
- Mother does not tell the children what
really happened to their father because
she does not want them to be sad.
- Bobbie and Phyllis do not let Peter face
the Station Master alone when he is
caught stealing coal.

9. Kindness And Compassion
 It makes people feel better and help
build relationships.
 Textual Evidence:-
- The children’s mother nurses Jim to
health.
- The Station Master let Peter go when
he learns that the family is too poor to
buy coal.

10. Bravery
 We should speak up if we have done
something wrong. This shows strength of
character.
 Textual Evidence :-
- The children’s bravery that saved the train
and its passengers from a terrible accident
when the landslide occurs.
- The children shows bravery when they
confessed about asking a stranger to get the
things the doctor said she need.