1. THE GREAT STONE FACE I

2. DIFFICULT WORDS IMMENSE – HUGE ENORMOUS – VERY BIG
PERPENDICULAR – CLIFF OR ROCK FACE,RISING VERY STEEPLY
CLUSTERING – GATHERING
BENIGN – KIND,GENTLE
PROPHECY – STATEMENT THAT TELLS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE
PENSIVE – THOUGHTFUL
STIRRED - MOVED

3. INHABITANS – PEOPLE LIVING IN THE VALLEY DWELLERS
LABOUR – WORK
SYMPATHIES – FEELINGS OF SORROW APPROVAL,UNDERSTANDING
BEHELD – SAW
RENOWNED – FAMOUS
BANQUET – FEAST
PROCLAIMED – SAID LOUDLY,ANNOUNCED

4. SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION – one afternoon , a mother with her son, Ernest , was at the door of their cottage. They were talking about the great stone face. It was clearly visible in the bright sunshine. Thousands of people lived there. Everybody there, was familiar with the great stone face. It was the work of the nature. One day the great stone face smiled on Ernest and looked kindly . He wished to hear its pleasant voice. He longed to see a man with such a face in order to love him dearly. There was a man called gather gold he had left his native many years ago he had became quite rich man there. He decided to return to his native valley. There was a rumour that gathergold looked like the great stone face. Gathergold had the face of an old man with yellow skin. The people considered him the image of the great stone face Ernest gazed up the valley. The great stone face seemed to reject gathergold as its likeness.

5. SUMMARY
Ernest had grown up to be a young man. Everyday, he would go off by himself and gaze upon the great stone face. He wondered why its likeness was delaying its appearance. By his time gathergold had become poor and died without establishing his likeness with the stone face. After son of the valley had joined the army as a soldier many years before. He had be come a general by then and came to be known as blood and thunder on the battled. In his old age, he desired to return to his valley. The people considered him as the likeness of the great stone face. On his return, was welcomed warmly. The gathering mistook him as the greatest man of all time. Ernest failed to recognise any likeness. Blood and thunder and the great stone face. His heart assured him that the real face had still to come.

6. THE GREAT STONE FACE II

7. DIFFICULT WORDS & MEANINGS
FURROWS – DEEP LINES
OBSCURE – NOT WELL KNOWN
UNAWARES –UNKNOWINGLY
CUSTOMARY TOIL – USUAL WORK
HOSPITABLY – GENTLY, KINDLY
CORRESPONDED – BEEN INHARMONY WITH
CUSTOM – HABIT
HARMONISED WITH – CORRESPONDED WITH, AGREED WITH
SAGE – WISE MAN
DIFFUSED – SPREAD ALL AROUND

8. SUMMARY
Ernest still lived in his native valley. he was simple hearted man. He always worked for the betterment of the world. Though he was considered to be an ordinary man yet he was humble and rich in thoughts. With the passage of time ,Ernest became old. He had wise thoughts in his mind. He had become famous all over the world. Men came from distant places to see and speak to him. A new poet had appeared on earth while Ernest had been growing old. The poet was a native of Ernests valley but had stayed in distant cities for a long period. The poet had heared of Ernests character. One day, he came to his door. Ernest was reading a book and glancing lovingly at the mountain from time to time. Ernest gave him shelter for the night. The great stone face looked kindly at the poet. The poet found Ernest ,wise ,gentle and kind.

9. SUMMARY
Ernest used to speak to his neighbours every evening. The poet also accompanied him the poet listened to his talk. He felt that Ernests life and character were a far nobler kind of poetry than his own poems just then ,the poet saw the great stone face . He declared ernest as the likeness of the great stone face every body agreed with him. Ernest still hoped that someone wiser and better than himself would appear sometime, bearing a likeness to the great stone face.

10. WRITTEN BY
NATHANIEL
HAWTHORNE

11. GALLERY

12. BOOKS WRITTEN BY NATHANIEL

13. NATHANIEL HOWRTHINE

14. DIFFERENT STONE FACES

16. DONE BY
AJESH TK
MOHAMMED FAHAD
AJITH KUMAR K

17. THANK YOU