The
little Willow
By
Frances Tower
1.
It is a very
beautiful story about silent love. The hero of the story is Simon Byrne whereas
the heroine of the story is a young beautiful girl named Lisby.
2.
They love each
other but they do not express their love. Their love is only eye to eye and
heart to heart.
3.
Courthouse is a
place where the Army officers come to spend their holidays.
4.
Lisby s’ sisters
Charlotte and Brenda are not sincere in love.
5.
When Simon Byrne
comes there, Lisby looks at him and feels that he is her kind of person.
6.
They both like
each other and start loving each other in their hearts. But they do not express
their love.
7.
When he is going
to leave, Lisby gives him a little willow tree as a gift of love.
8.
Simon was killed
in the war. At the time of death he was keeping the willow tree with him.
9.
When the war
ends, the lovers of Brenda and Charlotte return. But Simon did not return.
10. Once a guest tells Lisby that he was with
Simon when he died. He tells that Simon loved the girl who had given him the
willow tree. At that time Lisby tells him that Simon was her love.
11. In the end of the story when her sister tells
her that there is no letter for her, she tells her that she has received her
letter.
12. In this story, the willow tree is the symbol
of love and purity of hearts.
BA English Literature Short Story The Voice
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