🕰️ The Time Machine – Chapter XI: Far into the Future

The Time Traveller continued his story.

“When I escaped the Morlocks and returned to the machine, I pushed the lever and moved forward again—into time.”

“At first, I only meant to travel a few years. But something strange happened. The machine sped up, and I lost control. 

I watched the world change in front of my eyes.”

“The sun moved faster and faster across the sky. Then it began to slow down. I looked around and realized I had travelled millions of years into the future.”

“I stopped the machine on a beach. The sky was red, the sun low and large. The air felt heavy and cold.”

“There were no people. No buildings. Only strange crab-like creatures crawling slowly along the shore. They were huge and silent, with hard shells and many legs.”

“I stayed near the machine, afraid to go far. I waited, watching the sea and sky. Suddenly, a dark shape passed above me—it was like a large butterfly, but black and soft, flying slowly.”

“I didn’t want to stay in this strange world. So I climbed back onto the machine and moved even further into time.”

“The sun dimmed until it looked like a red ball in a dark sky. The Earth was cold. The wind blew softly over snow and black rocks. I saw no animals—only a few small things moving slowly across the ground.”

“I stopped the machine again. The air was hard to breathe. Everything was quiet. Even the sea was still.”

“A final creature moved past me. It was black, with a round body and long thin arms. It walked slowly and disappeared into the dark.”

“Then I understood something. This was the end of Earth.”

“I climbed into the machine one last time and pulled the lever back. I returned home, flying through time again—back to my laboratory, back to my own time.”

“When I arrived, the room was dark, just like when I had left it. But everything was covered in dust. The Time Machine was hot and shaking. I had made it back.”

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📖 Glossary

Word/Phrase	Meaning
Crawling	Moving slowly along the ground
Lever	A handle used to control a machine
Dimmed	Became less bright
Shell	A hard outer covering
Disappeared	Went out of sight
Laboratory	A place for scientific work
Breathe	To take air in and out of the lungs

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❓ Comprehension Questions

1. What happened after the Time Traveller escaped the Morlocks?

2. What was the first world he stopped in like?

3. What kind of creatures did he see on the beach?

4. Why didn’t he stay there?

5. What did the Earth look like in the far future?

6. What did the Time Traveller believe he saw at the end of time?

7. How did he return to his own time?

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✅ Answers

1. He accidentally moved forward in time, faster than he expected.

2. It had a red sky, a cold beach, and strange crab-like creatures.

3. They were large, with hard shells and many legs.

4. It was too strange and lonely, and he was afraid.

5. It was dark, cold, with snow and rocks—no people or animals.

6. A final black creature walking alone—he believed it was the end of Earth.

7. He used the Time Machine to travel back to his laboratory.