The Railway Children

-chapter 1-

Synopsis
Roberta, Peter and Phyllis lived with their father and mother in London.
Their parents were very loving and caring towards them. Their father
was a very jovial man and never got angry. The children had
everything they needed.Their mother was a housewife while their
father was a government servant.
One night, two unexpected gentlemencame to the house.The two men
and their father went into a room to talk. They talked for a long time
and their father's voice became louder and louder. He sounded angry.
Soon after, their father left the house with the two men.The children
were worried if there was anybadnews. Their mother informed them
that their father had to go away on some urgent business.Everything
was horried after their father left them. After a few weeks they moved
to the country side. They lived in a little house near a railway line.

Theme
1.The Importance Of A Family:The family bond between the characters in this novel is
very strong. For example, motherwas always at home
spending time with the children. She played with them and
read stories to them. Mother also read storieswhich she
wrote to themafter tea.Moreover, the children had a
wonderful father who was never angry, and was always
ready to play a game with them.The children loved their
father and never forgothim though they never talked much
about him. Bobbie, Peter and Phylliswere always together
be it at the railway line, the railway station and even when
they collected gifts for Perks.

2.Bravery:Bobbie ,Peter and Phyllis are brave children. They

risked their lives to stop a train from accident.
Peter and Phyllis waves their flags by standing
along the railway line while bobbie ran on to the
line waving her flags. The children also showed
bravery when they entered the dark tunnel to
look for the boy in the red shirt. Mother stayed
calm and brave for the childrens sake while her
husband was away in prison.

Character
1.Roberta(Bobbie):Roberta is 12 years old. She has a brother named Peter and
younger sister named Phyllis. She is fondly known as Bobbie in
this novel. She is the eldest of the three. One of her character
is, she is a very persistent person. She doesnt easily throw in
the towel when the odds seem to be against her.

2.Peter:Peter is Robertas brother . He is the second child in the family.

Peter is very brave and smart young chap. He want to be an
engineer when he grows up. He has a knackfor railway
engines. He was overjoyed when his father gave him a steam
engine for his birthday.

3.Phyllis:Phyllis is the younger child in the family. She is the cutest of the three. She
is quite a bubbly character. She is very nave and insecure. She is also very
sensitivebut easily forgiving.

4.Mother:Mother is homely type. She spends mostof her time at home, playing with
the children or reading stories to them.Usually she read the stories she
wrote to them.She is a very protective woman. She protected her children
from worrying or feeling sad about their father. She did this by
nottellingthem what actually had happened to their father. She also told
them that they need to play being poor for a while in order not to cause
more anxiety on them.

5.Father:The children's father worked in a government official. He was a civil

servant. He was an honest and hardworking man. He was wrongly accused
of being a Russian spy and was sentenced to 5 years in prison.

Moral Value
1.Brave:The children managed to save the train and stop a very bad accident from
happening.One day, Roberta, Peter and Phyllis saw a landslide which
blocked the railway line.The girls used their red petticoats to make
flags.The train was moving very fast.Bobbie braved herself and ran on to
the railway lineand waved herflags.The train finally stopped just twenty
metres from Bobbie.The children's bravery saved the people on the train
from meeting with an awful accident and from getting killed.

2.Stealing Is Wrong
Peter and his two sisters stole some coal from the station yard. They took
the coal back to their house.One day, the station master caught Peter red
handed stealing coalin thestation yard.Peter and his two sisters admitted
to helping Peter with his crime. The station master warned them not to
repeat it again and let them go. The children realised thatstealing
waswrong. They repented and never took any coal from the station yard
again.

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