CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -But he was tired and weak with hunger and he could not rise. His feet sank into the green sea and then his belly touched it and he could sink no farther. He was floating on it. His family admired his feat (achievement) and offered him scraps of dog-fish which he deserved.

Detailed explanation-2: -Solution : When the young seagull started flying and got over his fear, his family screamed around him out of joy. They praised him and offered him scraps of dog fish out of delight as he made a successful attempt.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the seagull saw his mother tearing at a piece of fish that lay at her feet, his hunger got intensified. He cried and begged his mother to give him some food. When he saw her coming towards him with food in her beak he screamed with joy.

Detailed explanation-4: -He fell downwards, and at the next moment, he suddenly felt his wings spread outward and he started flying. He was soaring gradually downwards and upwards. He was then no longer afraid and in this way, he made his first flight. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The young seagull was afraid to fly because it was its first flight. It is a well known fact that doing something for the first time is challenging. Therefore, all young birds must be afraid to make their first flights.