make a summary of The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed,
peering out for a look at the hidden sun. It rained. It had been raining for seven
years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to
the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of
showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over
the islands. A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a
thousand times to be crushed again. And this was the way life was forever on the
planet Venus, and this was the schoolroom of the children of the rocket men and
women who had come to a raining world to set up civilization and live out their
lives.
"It's stopping, it's stopping!"
"Yes, yes!"
Margot stood apart from them, from these children who could never remember a
time when there wasn't rain and rain and rain. They were all nine years old, and if
there had been a day, seven years ago, when the sun came out for an hour and
showed its face to the stunned world, they could not recall. Sometimes, at night,
she heard them stir, in remembrance, and she knew they were dreaming and
remembering gold or a yellow crayon or a coin large enough to buy the world with.
She knew they thought they remembered a warmness, like a blushing in the face, in
the body, in the arms and legs and trembling hands. But then they always awoke to
the tatting drum, the endless shaking down of clear bead necklaces upon the roof,
the walk, the gardens, the forests, and their dreams were gone. All day yesterday
they had read in class about the sun. About how like a lemon it was, and how hot.
And they had written small stories or essays or poems about it: I think the sun is a
flower; That blooms for just one hour. That was Margot's poem, read in a quiet
voice in the still classroom while the rain was falling outside.
"Aw, you didn't write that!" protested one of the boys.
"I did," said Margot, "I did."
"William!" said the teacher.
But that was yesterday. Now the rain was slackening, and the children were
crushed in the great thick windows.
"Where's teacher?"
"She'll be back."
"She'd better hurry; we'll miss it!"
They turned on themselves, like a feverish wheel, all tumbling spokes. Margot stood
alone. She was a very frail girl who looked as if she had been lost in the rain for
years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her
mouth and the yellow from her hair. She was an old photograph dusted from an
album, whitened away, and if she spoke at all her voice would be a ghost. Now she
stood, separate, staring at the rain and the loud wet world beyond the huge glass.
In "The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun", the story is set on a planet called Venus where it has been raining continuously for seven years. The children, who are the offspring of rocket men and women, have never experienced anything other than rain. Margot, who is different from the other children, remembers a time when the sun appeared briefly and longs for its warmth. The children, excited by a break in the rain, anxiously await the return of their teacher to witness the rare event. Margot, however, stands alone, feeling lost and disconnected. She appears fragile and devoid of color, almost like a forgotten memory. As she gazes out at the rain-soaked world, her longing for the sun becomes palpable.
In this story, the children on the planet Venus experience continuous rain for seven years. They huddle together, longing to catch a glimpse of the hidden sun. Margot, a nine-year-old girl, stands apart from the other children. Unlike them, she remembers a time when the sun briefly appeared seven years ago. At night, the children dream of warmth and colors they can no longer experience. The previous day, they read about the sun in class and wrote about it. Margot's poem about the sun blooming for just an hour was met with disbelief from one of the boys. Now, as the rain begins to lessen, the children eagerly await the return of their teacher to witness a break in the rain. Margot, however, remains alone, looking out at the rain-soaked world with a wistful gaze. She appears fragile, as if the rain has washed away all color from her.
Summary: In a world where it has been raining continuously for seven years, a group of children huddle together, longing for a glimpse of the hidden sun. Margot, who is different from the others, stands alone as she remembers a time before the rain. The children dream of warmth and sunshine, but are constantly reminded of the rain that dominates their lives. In their classroom, they read and write about the sun, but Margot's genuine poem is questioned by one of the boys. As the rain starts to slow down, the children eagerly wait for their teacher to return so they can witness a break in the rain. Margot, however, remains separate, lost and ghostlike.
To summarize, the story portrays the monotonous and rain-filled existence of the children on a planet called Venus. Margot stands out as a symbol of longing for something different, while her classmates are resigned to the rain.