The Festival Of Eid

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The Festival Of Eid

Setting

Eidgah

Summary

The story begins on Eid morning, as Hamid sets out for the Eidgah with other boys from the village.While his friends are enjoying themselves, he overcomes his temptation and goes to a hardware shop to buy a pair of tongs, remembering how his grandmother burns her fingers while cooking .

Theme

love ,sharing,sacrifice

Characteristics of Protagonist

generous,selfless,intelligent, caring,thoughtful

Author Check- Munshi Premchand,began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand", Munshi being an honorary prefix. A novel writer, story writer and dramatist, he has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor among Novelists") by writers. His works include more than a dozen novels, around 300 short stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works into Hindi.

New Words-agog,pice,smack,mendicants,water -carrier,dismount,gobble,unceasingly

Literature Focus-Simile

Characters

4 year old Hamid,Granny Ameena,Mehmood ,Mohsin and Noorey