The story describes the strange dreams of a father named Subal and his son Sushil where they wished to exchange roles. Their wish was granted by the goddess of wishes, but they faced troubles when reversing roles - the father had to go to school while the son took on responsibilities of an adult. The story deals with the issues they encountered in their new swapped roles.

2. Today I will show you a small
story…..

3. WHEN WISHES COME TRUE
Rabindranath Tagore

5. In this story titled ‘When
Wishes Come True’,
Rabindranath Tagore
describes the strange
dreams of a father named
Subal and his son Sushil.

6. Have you ever dreamt of
growing fast ?
Have you ever thought of
becoming as old as your
parents ?

7. 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.

8. MEANINGS……..
ANTICS : SILLY AND FUNNY
BEHAVIOUR.
ITCH : TO WANT TO DO
SOMETHING VERY MUCH.
LOZENGES : SWEETS

9. LAVA AND KUSA runs fast think of
sushil and subal

10. 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.

11. ASSIGNMENT
Write a conversation between
father and son regarding not
going to school….

12. THANK YOU…………..

13. BY
RAMYATHA .T.R.
B.Ed ENGLISH
REG NO :
N S S TRAINING COLLEGE
PANDLAM