CBSE ODIA PAPER

  THE FUN THEY HAD -Isaac Asimov ABOUT THE STORY:- "The fun they had" is a short story published in 1951. This story describes how science might impact the society in future. At the same time, it reflects on the potential drawbacks of technology in the field of education. It explains importance of human connection in the learning process. The two characters Margie and Tommy are two school students who experience no fun in their virtual class room and long for the traditional school. ORIGINAL TEXT:- M ARGIE even wrote about it that night in her diary. On the page headed 17 May 2157, she wrote, “Today Tommy found a real book!” It was a very old book. Margie’s grandfather once said that when he was a little boy his grandfather told him that there was a time when all stories were printed on paper. Real book- the physical book which has paper pages EXPLANATION:- The story begins with Margie, a girl at her 11 writing about an old book in her diary on the