NCERT Chapter Summary: The Quarrel

NCERT Chapter Summary: The Quarrel

The fight was about a small issue, so small that the poet could not even remember. They kept arguing over the issue. The fight, which started on a minor note, turned out to be a big clash at the end. Both of them said that each one of them is right. They blamed each other for the issue.

The poet and her brother began to hate each other. They did not want to see each other. They spent the entire afternoon without any interaction.

Out of sudden, the poet’s brother came and patted on poet’s back, saying they cannot continue like this. Her brother decided to end the quarrel and make up with the poet. Her brother suggested that they should patch up and move forward. He accepted this mistake and the poet also moved on.

Stanza 1

I quarrelled with my brother
I don’t know what about,
One thing led to another
And somehow we fell out.
The start of it was slight,
He said he was right,
I knew he was wrong! 

Explanation: The poet had an argument with her brother over a petty issue. She cannot even remember the reason for the quarrel. The quarrel started on a minor note, but turned into a tough flight. The poet’s brother said that he was right, but according to the poet her brother was wrong and should be blamed for the fight.

Stanza 2

We hated one another.
The afternoon turned black.
Then suddenly my brother
Thurnped me on the back,
And said, ‘’Oh, came along!
We can’t go on all night___
I was in the wrong.”
So he was in the right.

Explanation: The poet and his brother hated each other after the quarrel. The afternoon remained unpleasant. Out of sudden, the poet’s brother came to her and patted on her back, saying they could not continue to behave like that. They should now patch up and move on. He accepted his mistake and the matter was resolved.