The Desert Summary
The desert is a story describing the facts of a desert. A desert is generally without water. It may be too hot or too cold.
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd Para:
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd Para of the story “Those of us ……… Shifting sands”. The people who live in areas covered with forests & hills find it difficult to imagine the desert. People belief that desert is a stretch of sand where there is no rain & vegetation. It is dry & waterless, but this fact is not totally correct. Desert can be a beautiful place with the home of variety of animal & people & plants. The ground is not generally covered by plants. But when it rains which is rare beautiful desert flowers blooms which make the sight rewarding. A desert is not always flat but even has mountains &hills, it even has an Oasis, big or small. An Oasis is like a green island big or small in the middle of the desert. A desert may be too hot or too cold. There are many deserts which have no water. Strong winds blow raising heaps of sand called ‘sand dunes’. Very few plants can survive on such climate.
The 4th to 7th Para:
The 4th to 7th Para of the story “All living things …….. Useless parts of the earth further all living things need water to survive. Very few plants & animals have the ability to survive in such an atmosphere. The camel can drink lot of water at a time & can survive without drinking water for days together.
The season behind it is they sweat very little which keeps their body temperature constant. Some small desert animals do not drink water. They burrow underground & stay during the day & come out at night they survive on meat. The moisture on the meat provide them water. Some animals even eat plants & seeds to get water. Desert plants also adapt to the atmosphere. The cactus store water in its stems,& it can absorb the moisture very fast when rain falls. The major feature of the desert is the dryness & variation in temperature. In humid climate the moisture in the air acts like a blanket & protects the earth’s surface from the hot rays of the sun. The desert do not have this blanket which makes it hot rapidly during day & cold at night. Deserts are also an amazing part of the nature.