Lost Spring Summary

The Lost Spring Class 12

Class 12th is one of the most critical years in a student’s academic career. The marks you obtained in the examination of Class 12th will decide which college you can get admission to. Also, most of the subjects become too intense, and it is hard for students to remember things from them. But in between all the pressure that a student has to go through in Class 12th, there is one subject which gives them relief. 

The Class 12 lost spring from the English textbook is one of those chapters which will take you out from the stress of preparing for the Class 12th exam. And, take you on a journey that sheds light on the lives of child labour and what education means to the not so privileged children. 

Lost Spring Class 12 Sometimes I Find A Rupee In A Garbage

Annes Jung, the author of this chapter, raises her voice against child labour and helps the children get the required education. She also works tirelessly to support the law, which enforces strict laws against child labour. 

This part of the chapter describes a child rag picker's story, whose family migrated from Dhaka in search of a living. Their green fields, which they have in their previous home, have been uprooted by the storm. Saheb is one of the rag pickers, and he said every morning he comes to the pile of garbage to find gold in it. As the gold from the garbage is the only way to earn bread for the family. 

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In Class 12, the lost spring word garbage has a different meaning for both parents and children. It’s their way of survival for their parents, and for their children, it’s a surprise that is wrapped in wonders. Sahib, the small kid, tells the author about that time when he found 10 rupees in the garbage. His eyes were lit, and the narrator can feel the fascination in his speech as he tells the story of finding 10 rupees. 

Flamingo’s lost spring depicts the story of these children who pick up a rag from the garbage has big dreams and desires, but they can’t find any means to achieve it. They lack basic amenities such as shoes. They even come up with a comeback that says it’s a tradition in their culture to remain barefoot. It’s a thing of pride in their clan. The narrator said these children are caught up in the web of poverty. 

The Lost Spring I Want To Drive A Car

This story is about a boy named Mukesh whose family is in the business of making bangles. More than 20,000 children are into bangle making even though there’s a law which forbids them to be working in this line of work. 

In the lost spring flamingo chapter, we see how the children who are making bangles live in poor household conditions. Also, their working conditions are quite miserable. They are working in such a harsh environment that some lose their eyesight even before they stepped into adulthood. As they work in darkness most of the time, their eyes are more adjusted to the dark than they are to light. 

Mukesh’s grandmother has accepted her husband's fate, as he lost his eyesight due to the dust which comes out by polishing bangles. The author asks his grandmother why they can’t break this miserable work and build a corporation to work in proper conditions. Mukesh’s grandmother replied she couldn’t. No one in their community will stand as their leader and fight the odd deals done by the Sahukaars of that region. 

Mukesh has a dream to be a motor mechanic to fix up the vehicles and ride them. There’s a garage which he knows about but is too far from his home, but he is determined to go there and start working as the apprentice and learn about cars and other machines.