Summary of Chapter 6 The Hundred Dresses-II (Quick Revision Notes and Word Meanings) First Flight Class 10
Summary of the Chapter
The lesson begins with a letter received from Wanda’s father informing the school about their moving to a big city where nobody would tease Wanda for her funny name as well her appearance. After getting familiar with the content of the letter through the teacher the whole class got stunned and realized their derogatory remarks and attitude towards Wanda.
Maddie felt so bad that she couldn’t concentrate on her studies after knowing the facts. She wanted to meet Wanda in person to clarify her stand that she never meant to hurt her feelings. When the school was over Maddie and Peggy both went to the residence of Wanda at Boggins Height to meet her but by that time they had already left so their visit was fruitless.
Then they wrote a friendly letter to Wanda telling her she had won the contest but the letter was not responded by Wanda. On Christmas Miss Masion their teacher received a letter from Wanda informing that she was no more in need of those hundred dresses as she had new hundred dresses in her new house hence those should be gifted to the girls especially blue one to Maddie and green one to Peggy.
They accepted and pinned them in their bedrooms .There Maddie gazed for a long time at the picture and found that the face in the drawing was resembling to her own. Then she ran to Peggy’s house to see her drawing also. Peggy was also happy to find same in the drawing. Peggy consoled herself saying that Wanda really liked them. Maddie agreed and blinked away the tears which came every time she thought of Wanda Petronski.
• Miss Masson, the teacher read out the letter written by Wanda’s father informing them about absence of Wanda and Jack from their school to the classroom.
• The Petronski family decides to settle in a big city so that their children don’t suffer from funny pranks played by their classmates.
• The whole class along with the teacher got shocked with the content of the letter sent by Mr. Petronski.
• The entire class got tensed and they felt bad about Wanda.
• Maddie was not able to concentrate on her studies. She felt that she is coward and never stopped Peggy from making fun of Wanda.
• She wanted to meet Wanda and made up her mind to go to her house and tell her that she has won the prize of drawing competition.
• When the school was over Peggy and Maddie went to Boggins Heights.
• Both the girls found her house but they could not meet her as they had already left the place.
• Peggie tried to defend her behaviuor but Maddie is not satisfied.
• On Saturday both Peggie and Maddie wrote a letter to Wanda telling her she had won the contest.
• Days passed but there was no answer from Wanda.
• It was Christmas time when Miss Mason received a letter from Wanda.
• Wanda had written a letter that the girls could keep those hundred dresses because in her new house she had hundred new ones.
• She had gifted special drawing to Peggy and Maddie.
• Maddie found that the face in the drawing looked like her.
• She went to Peggy’s house and saw her drawing too.
• She made up her mind to go to her house and tell her that found that the face and head of the drawing looked like their face and head.
• Peggy consoled herself by saying that Wanda really liked them Maddie agreed and blinked away the tears that came every time she thought of Wanda Petronski.