Question

Narrate in your own words the circumstances that led Peter to be a brave little hero.

Answer 1

• Introduction:
  This story is about a little boy who saved his country from flooding.
• Across the dikes:
  Peter was a little boy who lived in Holland. Peter’s mother wanted him to go across the dikes to meet his blind friend. Peter went there and stayed till evening. When returning he heard some sound of trickling water. He found a small hole in the dikes. He put his finger into the hole and stopped the water.
• Little hero:
  He stayed there putting his finger in that hole. His finger became numb. He slept there the whole night. In the morning, a villager saw Peter sitting there. He called the villagers. The villagers arrived with shovels and mended the hole.
• Conclusion:
  Thus, Peter saved his country, from flooding and was called the “Hero of Holland”.

Answer 2

Peter was a little boy in Holland. One day his mother sent him to give a cake to his blind friend. He walked along the dike. He spent some time and wanted to return home early. On his way, he saw water streaming through a small hole in the dike. He wanted to save Holland.

He climbed down and put his finger into the hole and stopped the leakage. He stayed outside in cold without sleeping. He shouted for help but in vain. The next day a passer-by heard his groan and came to rescue him. He spread the alarm. The villagers came running with shovels and mended the dike. Thus Peter became a great hero who saved Holland.

Answer 3

1. Peter was a little boy in Holland
2. His mother asked him to visit his blind friend
3. He stayed with him for a while and returned home
4. On his way, he saw a small hole in the dike, and water was gushing out.
5. He wanted to save Holland
6. He climbed down the dike and closed the hole with his little finger
7. The water leakage was stopped
8. He stayed outside at night in cold weather without sleeping
9. The next morning a passer-by heard his groan and went nearer him
10. He alarmed and the villagers came running and mended the dike
11. Peter became a great little hero of Holland