Two Stories about Flying Question Answers: NCERT Class 10 English - First Flight

The young seagull was afraid to fly due to his first flight and fear of falling and hurting himself. He thought that his wings would not provide him support while flying. Yes, it is very challenging and fearful to do something for the first time. All birds are afraid to make their first flight. Similarly, a human baby is also afraid at the time taking the first step and also challenging  when he learns to crawl  without support.’

The young seagull was very hunger that ultimately compelled it to fly. Hunger is intensified when it saw its mother tearing at a piece of fish that lay at her feet. It cried to her, begging her to get some food. When its mother came towards it with food in her beak, it shouted with joy and anticipation. It wondered why she did not come near. He was unable to resist hunger any longer, it dived at the food in its mother’s beak. At that moment, his hunger overpowered his fear of the great expand of sea beneath the cliff and followed by the natural reaction of its body to fly.

eagull’s family tried everything but he was unable to fly due to fear of falling down. He looked at his brothers and sister but wouldn’t make any efforts. Thats why the whole family had left him alone and threatened and cojoled him to come but every effort went in vain.

 Yes, I had a similar experience while leaning to ride a bicycle in class VI. In my initial attempts, I fell down everytime and developed a fear of cycling which was difficult to overcome. No amount of provoking and cajoling could let me try it again, but my father encouraged me to overcome the fear and also helped me as he was adamant on my learning cycling. He took me on a mound near village and made me sit and asked me to put my hands on the handle and feet on the paddle. It sped down and enjoyed it without fear which developed my confidence. Thus, I overcame my fear of cycling and started riding a cycle after a few practice

 We all face some problems while learning new skill in the initial stage. In a bird flying case, it looked a natural act. Actually, it is not so. Every young bird has to learn how to fly. After continuous efforts for flying, he becomes perfect.  Even in my case, success was not a foregone conclusion. Constant encouragement by parents and my own practice made me a perfect cyclist.Due to the fear of failure, we become nervous  to perform a task or to do something new. In case of the seagull his parents cajoled him to fly. In the example I have given in the answer of previous question, I was persuaded by my father to learn cycling. Therefore, at that stage, learning cycling was very important  to overcome my fear. Yes, my success was guaranteed because If you are determined to do something then success is assured. As it is said, practice, makes a man perfect.

A huge storm was brewing up and the author was keen to reach his home to spend his holiday with his family. So, he decided to fly through the storm as he did not want to miss the chance to meet his family at breakfast. Thus he took the risk even when the visibility was almost zero in the storm.

As the pilot (author) entered the storm, his plane started jumping and twisting. He could not see anything outside the plane as it was black. When he looked at compass and other instruments they had stopped to function due to storm. It was a terrible and fearsome experience for him. The fuel tank was almost empty and he could not fly more than ten minutes. Then he saw another black aeroplane by his side and the pilot of the plane signalled him to follow. It was a surprise for the narrator as the other black plane was having no light. He followed him without any choice and landed safely on the runway.

Seagull’s parents had tried everything but he was reluctant to fly due to fear of falling down. He looked at his brothers and sister but wouldn’t make any efforts. Thats why the whole family had left him alone and threatened and cojoled him to come but every effort went in vain.

The woman in the Control Centre looked at the narrator strangely because the narrator asked him about the black aeroplane and she saw no one except the narrator’s in the sky during the storm. Even the radar showed only the narrator’s plane that night in the sky.

It is very difficult to say about the unknown pilot who helped the narrator. But probably it was the narrator himself that helped him to overcome the fear in the storm as no other plane was seen in the radar except the narrator’s Dakota plane. In that fearsome situation, he might have been hallucinating. He himself was a good pilot and brave enough who helped himself land safely.

1. The meaning of ‘black ’ in this sentence is that the face and hands are dark because of dust and dirt.

2. Here, ‘black’ refers to an angry look.

3. “Here, ‘blackest’ refers to the darkest and cruellest crime against humanity.

4. Here, ‘black’ refers to dark and gloomy comedy.

5. The meaning of ‘black’in this sentence is that the shopkeepers sell the described goods ‘at a higher price’.

6. Here, ‘black’means that the criminal suffered excessive beating at the hands of the villagers.