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Practice 6 that he is chosen as the king and his kingdom is not gained through
An event in the story that left a deep impression on me as magical power.

We understand from the story that King Arthur is brave and
well as taught me a valuable lesson is when Captain Nemo steals fights numerous battles and successfully gains the respect and trust
the treasures of a shipwreck. In the story, Captain Nemo shows
Professor Aronnax the Vigo Bay, a graveyard of old wrecked Spanish of the people in his kingdom. We see that he is a valiant young man
ships filled with treasures. He shows Aronnax how his men harvest who does his best in battlefields. In the story, he is seen as the one
the gold, silver and jewels from the wreck. This appears to Aronnax who leads his army in battles and brings glory to his people. He wins
and the readers as something that is wrong as Captain Nemo has no many battles and so gains the respect of his knights and subjects. He
right to harvest the treasures and claim them to be his. We later learn learns to be a good king under the guidance of Merlin.
that Captain Nemo is in fact giving the gold to the suffering people of King Arthur is however not able to free himself from being
war-torn Crete. This amazes Aronnax who looks upon Captain Nemo consumed by jealousy and it is this that brings about his downfall at
as one who has no emotions and feelings for others, much less for the hands of the evil Morgan.
their suffering.
The lesson that I have learnt from this incident is that we Practice 6
should not jump to conclusions too soon. It takes time to understand An important lesson that I have learnt from the story King
a person. All too often, we judge a person without a proper Arthur is one should not be gullible. One should not believe what
understanding of the person. We should thus not be judgemental.
Instead, we should interact with the person more to understand him others tell you without first investigating the truth. Morgan who is cold,
or her better. This will result in less misunderstandings and a better calculating and vicious, plots to seize the throne. She poisons King
relationship. Arthur’s mind and makes him suspect his queen. She then makes
King Arthur drive his best friend Lancelot out of his castle. Later, she
King Arthur by Janet Hardy-Gould urges the King to seek Lancelot out to kill him.
King Arthur should not have listened to Morgan or for that
Formative Practice matter, anyone who talks ill about the queen. He should have talked
to the queen and Lancelot instead of allowing the seed of distrust to
Practice 1 grow in his heart and in the end consume his ability to reason.
• King Arthur: valiant, trusting, impulsive The lesson that I have learnt is that one should not act on
• Mordred: impatient, scheming, evil what others say. Good communication is the best way to resolve
• Merlin: patient, fatherly, wise any misunderstanding. By keeping quiet and not talking it out,
• Lancelot: loyal, strong, unsuspecting misunderstandings deepen to a level that cannot be resolved.
• Guinevere: loving, simple, beautiful
The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann D. Wyss
Practice 2
Formative Practice
1. Merlin
2. King Arthur Practice 1
3. Lancelot Accept any suitable answers.
4. Guinevere • Resourceful • Brave • Loving
5. Morgan • Caring • Knowledgeable • Responsible
6. Mordred • Concerned • Protective
Practice 3 Practice 2
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Practice 3
Practice 4 1. The Robinson family leaves Switzerland and heads for
An important message of the story is that one should not be Australia.
evil as the evil will eventually be punished. Morgan and her son 2. They are shipwrecked, and the ship’s captain and crew decide
have no valid reason to want to plot the overthrowing of the King. to abandon the ship.
King Arthur who has no children is willing to accept her and her son
and even welcomes them to his castle. He even intends to hand the 3. They construct a raft to escape the sinking ship.
throne over to her and her son. Her wicked nature causes her own 4. They find a tropical island in which they set up a temporary
downfall. home.
King Arthur’s downfall is a classic example of the dangers of 5. Fritz and his father return to the shipwreck to salvage
letting emotions rule your heart. This causes him to irrationally banish livestock, materials, supplies in the ship and their two dogs.
his trusted knight, Lancelot. A groundless jealousy causes King Arthur 6. The family explores the island and discovers fresh water and
to be evil. Having banished Lancelot, he seeks him out to take his fruits to keep them alive.
life. This evil plan of his allows Morgan’s evil plot to overthrow him
become a success. Her keen observations and understanding of the 7. With the materials recovered from the shipwreck, they make a
human heart makes her evil plot a success in so far as making the tree house.
King jealous and suspicious. 8. Fritz explores the other side of the island on a canoe and
In the end, Morgan’s plot to overthrow the King fails and she saves Jenny Montrose from being attacked by wild animals.
loses her son. King Arthur loses the woman he loves and the kingdom 9. They spot a ship sent by Jenny’s grandfather sailing near the
he has fought so hard for. This clearly drives home the message that island.
people who are evil will eventually be punished.
10. Fritz and his siblings leave the island with Jenny to Europe.
Practice 5
Practice 4
A character whom I admire in the story King Arthur is King A moral value that I have learnt from the story is one needs
Arthur himself. In the beginning of the story, we know him as the child to be united and work together with others in order to survive. The
Arthur who has no superpower but works his way up to become the
king with the help of Merlin, the magician. It is not a stroke of luck Robinsons do not blame one another but work together to ensure

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