What hardships do children face in reaching school, according to the narrator? Mention at least three examples from the lesson.

The main idea is that the father's expression changes from the start to the end of the game he plays with his children in the dark, as shown on the canvas, according to the narrative.

The father blindfolds the children and releases the cricket into the dark room to start the game.

How has the cricket changed?

The children are happy because they successfully located and caught the cricket using its sound in the dark game.

The cricket changed from chirping loudly and being hidden/scared at the start to being caught/silent at the end.

The father's expression changed from tense/anxious to happy/relieved as the children succeeded in the game.