Today I will show you a small 
story…..
WHEN WISHES COME TRUE 
Rabindranath Tagore
In this story titled ‘When 
Wishes Come True’, 
Rabindranath Tagore 
describes the strange 
dreams of a father named 
Subal and his son Sushil.
Have you ever dreamt of 
growing fast ? 
Have you ever thought of 
becoming as old as your 
parents ?
Here is a story of a father and son. 
They wished to exchange their 
roles and this was granted by the 
‘goddess of wishes’… The story 
deals with the troubles they 
faced when they reversed their 
roles.
MEANINGS…….. 
ANTICS : SILLY AND FUNNY 
BEHAVIOUR. 
ITCH : TO WANT TO DO 
SOMETHING VERY MUCH. 
LOZENGES : SWEETS
LAVA AND KUSA runs fast think of 
sushil and subal
ACTIVITY………. 
Sushi can run fast. The author 
compares him with a deer. Make 
similar comparisons to describe 
some action of your own or your 
friends.
ASSIGNMENT 
Write a conversation between 
father and son regarding not 
going to school….
THANK YOU…………..
BY 
RAMYATHA .T.R. 
B.Ed ENGLISH 
REG NO : 
N S S TRAINING COLLEGE 
PANDLAM

when Wishes come true

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    Today I willshow you a small story…..
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    WHEN WISHES COMETRUE Rabindranath Tagore
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    In this storytitled ‘When Wishes Come True’, Rabindranath Tagore describes the strange dreams of a father named Subal and his son Sushil.
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    Have you everdreamt of growing fast ? Have you ever thought of becoming as old as your parents ?
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    Here is astory of a father and son. They wished to exchange their roles and this was granted by the ‘goddess of wishes’… The story deals with the troubles they faced when they reversed their roles.
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    MEANINGS…….. ANTICS :SILLY AND FUNNY BEHAVIOUR. ITCH : TO WANT TO DO SOMETHING VERY MUCH. LOZENGES : SWEETS
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    LAVA AND KUSAruns fast think of sushil and subal
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    ACTIVITY………. Sushi canrun fast. The author compares him with a deer. Make similar comparisons to describe some action of your own or your friends.
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    ASSIGNMENT Write aconversation between father and son regarding not going to school….
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    BY RAMYATHA .T.R. B.Ed ENGLISH REG NO : N S S TRAINING COLLEGE PANDLAM