1.
 Roberta (Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis live with their
parents in LONDON.
 Three days after Peter’s birthday, his toy steam engine
is broken. He is very sad.
 Peter’s father promises to mend the broken toy.
 That evening, two men come and take Father away.
Mother is very upset but she tries to comfort the
children.

2.
 A few weeks later, Mother tells the children that they
are moving to the country.
 They spend a week packing everything into boxes.
 They take the train to their new home in the country.
They arrive late in the evening.
 The house is dark and cold. Mrs. Viney, the cleaning
lady has gone home.
 Phyllis wishes they have
not come.

3.
 The children and their mother cannot find their
supper, so they eat the food they have brought instead.
 The next morning, the children take a look outside
their new home and its prettier than their old house in
LONDON.
 They see a railway line at the bottom of the hill.
 Their mother finds the supper and have a hearty
breakfast.
 The children help to unpack and arrange their things.

4.
 Later in the afternoon, they go to the bottom of the ill
to see the railway line.
 They go to the station. They see :-
- The porter half asleep
- A big pile of coal.
 From that day, the children do not go to school. Their
mother writes stories to sell for a living.
 The children think about their father but do not talk
about him because they do not want to disappoint
their mother.
 The weather turns wet and cold. But Mother says that
they cannot set up a fire because coal are very
expensive.

5.
 Two nights after that, Peter shows his sisters a small
pile of coal on the hill. They carry coal to the house.
They do not tell anyone about it.
 One night, the Station Master catches Peter taking the
station’s coal red-handed. Bobbie and Phyllis who are
hiding nearby show themselves.
 Peter explains to the Station Master why he is taking
the coal.
 The Station Master tells the
children that the coal belongs
to the railway and taking it is
stealing. He lets them go.

6.
Family Love And Loyalty
 The family loyalty shown by the children
to each other as well as to their parents
makes everyone fell safe and secure
 Textual Evidence:
- Mother does not tell the children what
really happened to their father because
she does not want them to be sad.
- Bobbie and Phyllis do not let Peter face
the Station Master alone when he is
caught stealing coal.

7.
Kindness And Compassion
 It makes people feel better and help
build relationships.
 Textual Evidence:-
- The children’s mother nurses Jim to
health.
- The Station Master let Peter go when
he learns that the family is too poor to
buy coal.

8.
Bravery
 We should speak up if we have done
something wrong. This shows strength of
character.
 Textual Evidence :-
- The children’s bravery that saved the train
and its passengers from a terrible accident
when the landslide occurs.
- The children shows bravery when they
confessed about asking a stranger to get the
things the doctor said she need.