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The Broken Gate Summary In English.

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Mr. Twinkle was an old man. He wanted a boy to help him in his shop. He needed a boy who could drive Jenny, the pony, which dragged his cart. So, he put up a notice which said, “Wanted – Boy to help (after school hours)”.

All the boys saw the notice and many of them wanted to try for the job. They knew the old man would pay them well and they could do the job after school hours. George, Henry, Peter and Harry went to see old man Twinkle. Jack was a poor boy, he wore ragged clothes. He was the smallest boy among the other boys. He hesitated to try for the job because of his poor condition. Old man Twinkle was not ready to interview the boys.

He told them to play in the yard till he called them. Jack also had gone there to see who would get the job. All the boys saw a yard gate swinging to and fro. They climbed up on the gate and pretended to be riding a horse. The old gate could not bear the weight of the five boys. It broke away at the hinges. The boys thought that Mr. Twinkle had not seen what had happened in the yard.

Jack suggested that they go and tell the old man about the gate. He said that one should accept the responsibility if something went wrong. The boys were afraid that the old man would not give any of them the job if he came to know that they had broken the gate. They decided to keep quiet. Then Mr. Twinkle interviewed them one by one. He asked them if they knew anything about the gate. The boys pretended as if they did not know anything about it. Mr. Twinkle told the boys that he would make a choice that evening.

Jack did not go back with the other boys. He felt bad about the broken gate. He went near the gate to see if he could repair it. Mr. Twinkle saw Jack and called him in. He asked Jack if he had come for the job. Jack replied that he had not. He said he was small and not very clever and did not have proper clothes to wear because his mother was poor. Old man Twinkle asked him if he knew anything about the broken gate.

Jack, a truthful boy, wanted to safeguard his friends. He said he was swinging on the gate when it broke. When Mr. Twinkle further questioned him, Jack had to tell him the truth. He told the old man that he did not want to give his friends away. Though he had asked them to tell, the truth to Mr. Twinkle, they had refused, and he did not want them to get into trouble.

Old man Twinkle told Jack that he knew all about the broken gate and his four friends. He had seen them swinging on the gate when it broke. He had asked his friends during the interview if they knew anything about the gate. But, none of them had owned the responsibility. They had all pretended innocence. Jack requested the old man to choose one of the boys as his helper even though they had not owned up their wrong doing. Mr. Twinkle said that he had chosen Jack to be helper.

Mr. Twinkle said that Jack could overcome his weakness by eating good food, and would be able to wear better clothes with some pocket money. Jack was surprised and asked Mr. Twinkle why he had chosen him over the other bigger and cleverer boys. Mr. Twinkle replied that he wanted a boy who was bold enough to accept the responsibility when things went wrong.

And he was in search of a boy who was truthful and loyal. He had found Jack to be truthful and loyal to his friends and he was sure Jack would be loyal to him also. Mr. Twinkle was happy that he had chosen the right boy. Jack was given the job of a helper boy. But, with his honesty, sincerity and truthful nature he became the head of the shop and did well in life.

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