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The stick-together families are the happiest of all. Explain.
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Solution 1
Title: The stick – together families
Author: Edgar Albert Guest
Characters: Brothers and Sisters of joint families
Theme: There is nothing greater than a happy family.
There is nothing quite as valuable as a happy family. The poet describes the happiness of the children in joint families. He calls the joint families the stick together families. The gladdest people in this world are the children from the joint family who circle near the fireside. At the end of each busy day, they have the finest meetings.
They share their fun together there. They are the people who win the joys of the earth. They are able to hear the sweetest music and find the finest happiness. All the old home roof shelters all the pleasures that life can give. It is the happiest place to live and there is the gladdest play – ground for the children The wandering brothers can come back to the joint family unto the fireside to enjoy the happiness.
“There is nothing greater than a joint family”.
Solution 2
A joint family makes a happy home. The poet evaluates the happiness of the children in the stick – together families. The children from the joint families are the happiest in the world. They circle near the fireside and share their fun. They have the finest little gatherings after every busy day is done.
They win their joys of earth. They find the finest happiness by hearing the sweetest music. The old home shelters them with all charm that life can give. They have the gladdest play – ground. They also have the happiest living place. The wandering brothers can come back to enjoy the happiness of life.
“There is nothing greater than a joint family”.
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