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     "My story is quite similar to Ms. English's,"Mr. Geography said in a broken voice. "All my fellow brothers laugh at me whenever Mahesh pulls me out of his bag. I especially envy my brother who belongs to Shobitha. She has not only covered him neatly, her handling is so gentle that he always looks as if he has just stepped out of the bookseller's shop, and,"he added, "she fills in her maps with a pencil!"
 
     And so it went on with all the books, copies, pencil box and even the school bag complaining about Mahesh's negligence. They looked battered and the worse for wear. Justice Mathematics face became dark when he heard that Mahesh tore off pages from the copies to make paper planes. Mahesh withered under his murderous look.
Explanation:
 
Mr. Geography started to speak in a sad tone. Mr. Geography had undergone a similar issue as Ms. English. It seemed whenever Mahesh takes out his geography book, the brothers of Mr. Geography laughed at him.
 
Mahesh's unhappy vs others' happy books.jpg
Mahesh's unhappy vs others' happy books
 
Mr. Geography also gave an example of Shobitha, who was Mahesh's classmate.
 
Shobitha.jpg
Mahesh's classmate Shobitha
 
She gently handles her Geography book. And, most importantly, Shobitha had covered her geography book properly and held it in a better way. Shobitha' books will always appear as new as the one that had just stepped out of the bookseller's shop. Also, unlike Mahesh, Shobitha uses pencils for her maps. Justice Mathematics patiently listened to the complaints of Mr. Geography.

The complaints had not stopped with Ms. English and Mr. Geography, but it continued. Other witnesses like books, copies, pencil box and even the school bag made complaints on their issues caused by Mahesh. Everyone complained about the careless attitude of Mahesh. All of them looked worse to use. Suddenly, Justice's face became so dark with anger. It was due to a complaint that Mahesh tore off pages from the copies to make paper planes. Mahesh turned speechless, totally stuck, under his murderous look.
 
Mahesh making planes by tearing copies.jpg
Mahesh making planes by tearing copies
 
Meaning of difficult words:
 
S.No
Words
Meaning
1.
Batter
To beat something repeatedly
2.
Negligence
Failure to give attention or not being careful
3.
Wither
To become speechless and without action
4.
Envy
Desire to have something that someone has
Reference:
State Council of Educational Research and Training (2019). Term-3 English Standard-6. BROUGHT TO BOOK: Madhumita Gupta (pp. 109-112). Published by the Tamil Nadu Textbook and Educational Services Corporation.