In Chapter 2 (pg 12 - p 3 - lines 1-3), we can see the daring side of Peter. In Chapter 6 (pg 36 - p1 - lines 1-3), Peter was honestin giving the idea of asking the village people to give gifts for Perk's birthday.He told his mother about their true intention of giving Perks the presents.Many people gave gifts for Perks birthday party. In Chapter 5 (p29 - p4 - lines 1-3), It was he who gave the idea of using something red in colour to wave and stop the train from meeting a certain disaster.He cut his sisters' red petticoats into six pieces and put them on to sticks.Peter together with his sisters waved at the coming train until it stopped. He was overjoyed when his father gave him a steam engine for his birthday.One distinct character of Peter is sharp-witted (intelligent). He wants to be an engineer when he grows up. Peter is a very brave and smart young chap. We must keep trying by finding means and ways to make the impossible possible like Roberta. *Moral - we must not easily give up when things seem impossible. *Brave - Chapter 5, Chapter 7, Chapter 8 *Kindhearted Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter *Responsible Chapter 3, Chapter 4, She secretly wrote a letter to her friend the old gentleman asking for his help to clear her father's name.In the end her father was released from prison. She was persistent even when her mother had given up. In chapter 7 (pg 42 - the whole page), she did not give up in finding a way to help secure her father's release from prison. In chapter 6 (page 38 - read the whole page), Perks was not happy with people giving him presents.He was worried that people would laugh and make fun of him.Bobbie persistently reasoned with Perks about the good intentions of the village people giving him the presents untill he relented and accepted the gifts.Finally, Perks celebrated his birthday with a happy note.
Her persistence paid off when the old gentleman gave the things needed for her mother's recovery. For example,in chapter 3 (page 17 - paragraph 5 - lines 1-3),we can see how determined she was in getting the things necessary for her mother's recovery when her mother was ill. There are many incidences in the novel where we can see her persistence. One of her characters is, she is a very persistent person.She doesn't easily throw in the towel when the odds seem to be against her. She has a brother named Peter and a younger sister named Phyllis.She is fondly known as Bobbie in this novel. THE RAILWAY CHILDREN-CHARACTER ROBERTA (BOBBIE) He becomes instrumental in the release of their father from prison.Finally, one day their father returns home and everybody is happy that now they are together again. The old gentleman gets to know them and helps them in various ways.
In time they made many new friends and forged a special friendship with one old gentleman in particular. They found the injured boy (hound) in the train tunnel and managed to get help for him. For instance, they managed to stop a train when a landslide covered the tracks. They learned not to steal coal from the railway station even if they have so little coal to keep warm. It was hard at first to be poor but they soon learned to live with the little they had. Their mother wrote some stories to earn some money to buy food and for other necessities. The children's life revolved around the passing trains, workers at the station and the towns people. The cottage was situated near a railway station.
Soon, they had to move to a modest cottage in the Yorkshire countryside. She kept it to herself and did not tell the children. The children did not know why their father left with the two men but their mother knew. Soon after, he followed them out.He was taken to prison. One day, two gentlemen came to the house to see their father. They also had a maid to do the house work. Their father was a civil servant while their mother was a housewife.Their parents were wonderful and kind people. Roberta(Bobbie), Peter and Phyllis lived in a comfortable home in London.
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