Question

Read the following extract and extend it by adding an imaginary paragraph of your own in about 120 words : 

So the good Duke and his followers helped him to bring Adam to their hiding-place, and Orlando and the old man were fed and taken care of. When the Duke learned that Orlando was a son of his old friend Sir Rowland de Boys, he welcomed him gladly to his forest court.

Orlando lived happily with the Duke and his friends, but he had not forgotten the lovely Rosalind. She was always in his thoughts and every day he wrote poetry about her, pinning it on the trees in the forest. ‘These tress shall be my books’, he said, ‘so that everyone who looks in the forest will be able to read how sweet and good Rosalind is.’ Rosalind and Celia found some of these poems pinned on the trees. At first they were puzzled, wondering who could have written them; but one day Celia came in from a walk with the news that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree.

Answer 1

Rosalind and Celia found some of the poems pined on the trees, at first, Rosalind was puzzled and she wondered who could have written them; but one day Celia returned from a walk and gave her the best news which she had ever heard. Celia told her that she had seen Orlando sleeping under a tree and Rosalind immediately guessed that he must be the poet. She was really happy to think that Orlando had not forgotten her because she really loved him as much as he loved her. One day, Rosalind and Celia actually met Orlando but because they were disguised as a boy and girl and their faces were stained and were in simple clothes, he did not recognize them. He befriended them and often visited them in their cottage.

While she was till dressed as Ganymede, Rosalind made fun of Orlando’s poetry. She wanted to see his reaction, so she told him that she would cure him of his love for Rosalind. She also added, that she would pretend to be Rosalind to see if he could make love to her.

After which something very amusing happened, he called her ‘Rosalind’ and swore that he would die of love for her and she as Ganymede refused to believe it and retorted, that men had died from time to time and worms had eaten them, but not for love ! And with that Rosalind laughed at earnest Orlando. The young man must have been disappointed with her response for he began to leave saying that he had to attend to the Duke at dinner, but promised to come back at 2° clock.

So, all she could do was wish good bye and wait patiently for him to return