Beehive - The Fun They Had
(Chapter Summary and Character Sketch)
CBSE Class 9 - English Language and Literature
Author: Isaac Asimov
- a famous science fiction writer. Many sci-fi movies are based on Isaac's stories (e.g. I, Robot) .The story 'The Fun They Had' was written in 1951.
Chapter Summary:
The story is set in future, the year 2157, when children study at home using a mechanical trainer (robotic teacher). They don't have traditional books and schools. The tale tells of an 11-year-old girl Margie Jones, whose neighbour Tommy find an actual book in the attic of his residence. Margie writes about it in her diary. This incident reminds Tommy that his grandfather used to tell about the school where the students were taught by human teachers.