ICSE Class 9 Stories: Treasure Chest
ICSE English Literature is taught from Treasure Chest: A Collection of ICSE Short Stories and Poems, a single book that carries students through Class 9 and Class 10. The short stories set for the Class 9 year are here in book order. The Model Millionaire is out of copyright and is explained in full with the ending and quotations; the other three are still in copyright and are summarised and analysed without quotation.
The Class 10 stories from the same book have their own list, linked below.
- Bonku Babu's Friend by Satyajit Ray (Treasure Chest, Class 9): Bonku Babu's Friend by Satyajit Ray, ICSE Class 9 Treasure Chest: the mocked teacher of Kankurgachhi, the alien Ang from Craneus, the ending at Sripati Babu's, exam notes.
- Oliver Asks for More by Charles Dickens (Treasure Chest, Class 9): Oliver Asks for More by Charles Dickens, ICSE Class 9 Treasure Chest: the workhouse gruel, the famous request, Mr Bumble and the board, the five-pound bill, exam answers.
- The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde (Treasure Chest, Class 9): The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde: short summary with the ending, Hughie Erskine and Baron Hausberg explained, plus the craft behind Wilde's kindest twist.
- The Boy Who Broke the Bank by Ruskin Bond (Treasure Chest, Class 9): The Boy Who Broke the Bank by Ruskin Bond, ICSE Class 9 Treasure Chest: Nathu's unpaid wages, the rumour that ruins the Pipalnagar Bank, the chain of gossip, exam answers.
By the Writory editorial team, reviewed by working writers. Updated September 2026.
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