"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is a famous Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is told by Dr. Watson. A young woman named Helen Stoner visits Holmes because she is afraid. She lives with her stepfather, Dr. Grimesby Roylott, in an old house called Stoke Moran. Helen’s mother had married Roylott after her first husband died. Helen’s mother died in a train accident, leaving Helen and her twin sister Julia under Roylott’s care. Roylott once lived in India and brought back wild animals. Gypsies camp on the land near the house, which makes the place feel strange and scary. Two years earlier, Julia died just before her wedding. Before she died, she told Helen she had heard a low whistle at night. On the night she died, Julia screamed and said, “It was the band! The speckled band!” Now Helen is hearing the same whistle in the same room where Julia died. She is scared that she will die too. Holmes and Watson go to the house. They see a ventilator between Helen...
Descriptive Essay My Dream House I want to build a dream house with a garden where I can grow my fruits and vegetables. I want a spacious living room with four other rooms which can be used as bedrooms and a study room. One bedroom will be there for my grandparents and the other one for my parents. My bedroom must have a very comfortable bed where I can relax. It would also be nice to have a PlayStation in my room. My room should be brightly colored, and on the walls, my favorite cartoon characters should be drawn. For the living room, there must be a giant television where we can watch movies together. I also wish to have a pet cat or a pet dog, so there must be an area for them in my dream house. Overall, my dream house is a house where my family, along with my pets, and I can live happily. My Family A family is God’s greatest gift to all living beings on earth including human beings. A person without family and its love is never complete and happy. A famil...
