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TreasureEnglish Literature Studies

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TreasureEnglish Literature Studies


Treasure is a truly wonderful course in English literature designed for students of grade one to seven. The series presents a wide range of literature from many periods and genres.

The fresh approach that we have taken in this series should appeal to students as well as teachers who appreciate and enjoy good literature. The texts have been carefully selected from a rich kaleidoscope of literature and adapted and abridged whenever necessary. These texts have been categorized according to genres because evidently genre provides an important frame of reference which helps readers identify, interpret and enjoy the different texts with all their distinctive features, richness and variety.

As the students begin reading the texts, they can no more afford to remain passive readers. They are led to apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate and appreciate the texts through a variety of fun-filled and stimulating activities. They are constantly questioned and asked to respond. Students learn to evaluate and analyse literature, and in the process, they develop as independent thinkers who can form and express opinions with clarity.

Treasure is indeed a treasure trove of distilled knowledge and wisdom of the ages. It is here for the students to explore, examine, enjoy and extract whatever lessons and values they can from it.

Through this series, we have attempted to foster the culture of reading. We believe that well-read children of today will certainly go on to build a more civilized and informed society tomorrow.

Preface

Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

1. When All the World’s Asleep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62. The Rain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103. Silver Fishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154. There Isn’t Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195. The Fun Fair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226. The Hungry Snake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Short Stories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

7. The Spotted Cow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse . . . . . . . . .379. Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46Fairy tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

10. Beauty and the Beast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5511. The Golden Goose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6412. The Little Mermaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7013. Little Red Riding Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7814. Puss in Boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88Fables and Folktales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

15. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky. . . . . . .9116. The Beggar and the Miser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9717. Two Friends and a Bear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10218. The Four Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10819. The Ant and the Pigeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11320. Fox and Stork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118Myths and Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

21. Circe's Spells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12322. Icarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Biography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

23. Galileo Galilei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13424. Pele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Mystery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

25. The Mystery of the Missing Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143Non-fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

26. Lumbini . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14827. Everyday Inventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15228. The Sherpas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

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Poetry A poem is just like a song. It usually has

lines that end in a rhyme. Poems are fun to read aloud.

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Poems are like songs and can be about anything. We find at least a person in the poem who speaks on. The person speaking in the poem may express his or her wonder; may tell a story; may describe something; may express particular feelings like anger, hatred, love, etc. We generally find lines ending with same sound in a poem. This is called rhyme.

Can you find the rhyming words in this poem?

The poet in the poem wonders about the animals. For humans we have our house to live. We stay in our house when the night comes. But where do animals go?

Here are some creatures that you will be reading about in the poem. Can you name them?

Let’s read this poem together and learn where different creatures go at night.

When All The World’s Asleep

Anita E. Posey

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Where do insects go at night,

When all the world’s asleep?

Where do bugs and butterflies

And caterpillars creep?

Turtles sleep inside their shells;

The robin has her nest.

Rabbits and the sly old fox

Have holes where they can rest.

Bears can crawl inside a cave;

The lion has its den.

Cows can sleep inside the barn,

And pigs can use their pen.

But where do bugs and butterflies

And caterpillars creep?

When everything is dark outside

And all the world’s asleep?

When All The World’s Asleep

Before you readDo you know what are words like asleep and creep called? Can you list 2 pairs of words which rhyme?


Word Power

bugs : insectsbarn : shedsly : cunning, crafty, tricky

1 . Match the following animals and their homes .

turtle cave

cow shells

bear den

lion barn

fox and rabbit pen

pig hole (burrow)

2 . Are the following sentences true? Write Yes or No next to the questions .

a. Turtles sleep on a tree. ............................

b. Cows sleep in a barn. ............................

c. Bears sleep in a hole. ............................

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d. Lions sleep in a shell. ............................

e. Foxes sleep in a nest. ............................

f. Pigs sleep in a pen. ............................

3 . Rewrite the wrong sentences above correctly .

Speaking timeWhere do you think insects go at night? Discuss it in pairs and tell the class.

Project workWrite the names of five animals and their homes. Find out other interesting things about these animals and write them down too. Then give a presentation in the class.

WritingWhere do you sleep at night? Write five sentences describing the room you sleep in.


The Rain

Meet the poet . Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet. He was born on February 7, 1807. He is famous for writing easy and memorable poems. His famous works include Evangeline and The Song of Hiawatha. He died on March 24, 1882.

Read about the poet and answer the following questions .a. When was Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born?b. What is he famous for?c. Which country did he belong to?d. When did he die?e. Write the names of two books written by Longfellow

Before you readWhat are the things you want to do on a rainy day? Discuss with your classmates.

know your words!clatters : makes a rattling noise

fiery : full of heat, very hot

gushes : flows quickly

lane : narrow road

spout : a pipe or opening

struggles : fights

tramp : a heavy footstep

H. W. Longfellow

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How beautiful is the rain!

After the dust and the heat,

In the broad and fiery street,

In the narrow lane,

How beautiful is the rain!

How it clatters along the roofs,

Like the tramp of hoofs,

How it gushes and struggles out

From the throat of the overflowing spout!

Across the window pane

It pours and pours;

And swift and wide,

With a muddy tide,

Like a river down the gutter roars

The rain, the welcome rain!

The Rain


After reading the poem, answer the following questions .

a. When does the rain look beautiful?

b. How does it clatter along the roof?

c. From where and how does the rain gush and struggle?

d. How does the rain roar?

Word Power

Find the given words in the word puzzle below . . BEAUTIFUL HEAT POURSWIDE MUDDY

W H Q T Y U I O P

B E A U T I F U L

T A D F G H J K M

G T S A P Z X C V

W R Y U O I M N B

I E Q M U D D Y P

D A Z C R V N K L

E Q W Y S E C Z P

Now make a sentence using each of the words from above.

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Writing Write your own poem about rain and read it out to your class. Then put up your poem on the class bulletin board or give it to the editor of your school magazine.

Speaking time Rainy days are the best. Do you agree? Why or why not? Have a class discussion.

Literature focus: rhyming wordsWrite the rhyming words for the words given below.

a. rain

b. roof

c. out

d. pours

e. wide

Fun activity A poem is given below.

Complete the poem by filling in the blanks with any names you like.

Alphabet poem

A is for Alice who loves drinking and eating,

B is for ....................................... who is always cheating.

C is for ....................................... who has lots of cats,


D is for ....................................... who loves wearing hats.

E is for ....................................... who always comes late,

F is for ....................................... who drops her plate.

G is for ....................................... whose hair is in curls,

H is for ....................................... who can’t stand girls.

I is for ....................................... who plays football all day,

J is for ....................................... who makes things with clay.

K is for ....................................... who never washes his face,

L is for ....................................... who likes to run a race.

M is for ....................................... who leaves all his food,

N is for ....................................... who is ever so rude.


Silver FishesAnon

You can find dolphins in Nepal too. Some of them live in the Narayani River. Did you know that fish become cold in very cold water and warm in warm water? So they go to warmer places in winter.

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Learn about fish

What is a fish?A fish is an animal which lives and breathes in water. All fish have backbone and most of them breathe through gills and scales. There are around 28, 000 different types of fish.

Are male and female fish different?In some species the males and females have different body shape and colour. In some, they do not have visible difference.

How do fish breathe?Fish do not have lungs and nose as we have. They use their gills to breathe. The gills take oxygen from water and leave the waste materials like carbon dioxide.

What do fish eat? The fish eat small insects, water plants, fish and their eggs. If the fish are big enough, they eat sea birds, frogs, snakes and mice, etc.

Who eats fish? Worms, humans, birds, other fish and wild cats!In this poem, the poet describes the beauty of the silver fish and wonders where they go during winter. The poet says he or she can see the silver fish in the water. They are shining in the bright cool water. They dance in summer days. But the poet does not know where they go during winter.


Little silver fishes

Darting to and fro,

I can see you shining

As you come and go.

Silver Fishes

Rhyme timeCan you list two pairs of words which rhyme?

In the bright cool water

Merrily you play,

That is very pleasant

On a summer day.

But when winter passes

Through this pretty glen,

Little silver fishes,

What do you do then?


Write the answers to these questions .

a. What was shining in the bright cool water?

b. What do the silver fishes do in summer, according to the poet?

Class discussionWhat do you think the fish do in winter? Discuss in class.

Project Go to your school library or see your science books and find out everything about fish. Find out things like what fish are, where they live, what they eat and what types there are. Then on a clean sheet of paper, write everything you know about fish. Draw pictures too. Then show your work to your teacher.

Word Power

darting : swimming quickly merrily : happily glen : a small valley

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Fun activity Colour this picture.


There Isn’t TimeEleanor Farjeon

About the poemLike everybody else in the world, the poet wants to do a lot of things in life. But just as nobody can fulfil all desires, the poet also can’t. But one thing the poet can do, which everyone can’t. That is, the poet can write poems, and find time to do that.What about you? What things would you like to do and see when you grow up? Make a list and share it among yourselves.

Sit in pairs and talk about: 1. the places you have visited and the places you want to visit. 2. any famous person you have met and the one you want to meet. 3. games you can play and games you want to learn to play. 4. things you have and the things you want to have.

There isn’t time, there isn’t time

To do the things I want to do –

With all the mountain tops to climb

And all the woods to wander through.

There Isn’t Time

Before you read

What do you like to do when you have free time?Where would you like to go when you are free?Who do you look forward to seeing in your free time?

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And all the seas to sail upon,

And everywhere there is to go,

And all the people, everyone,

Who live upon the Earth to know.

There’s only time, there’s only time

To know a few, and do a few

And then sit down and make a rhyme

About the rest I want to do.

Word Power

wander : to walk around woods : forest

Match the two columns . Then fill in another matching word in each blank .

a. climb mountains and .......................

b. wander through wood and .......................

c. sail upon seas and .......................

d. know the people and .......................

e. make a rhyme and .......................


1 . Tick which of the following the poet wants to do .

a. She wants to go fishing. .......................

b. She wants to climb mountain. .......................

c. She wants to sail upon the sea. .......................

d. She wants to know everyone on earth. .......................

e. She wants to make dolls. .......................

f. She wants to wander through the forest. .......................

2 . Write the answers to these questions .

a. Write four things that the poet wants to do.

b. What will the poet do about the things she cannot do?

Group discussionDo you think you have enough time to do everything you want to do? Discuss in groups.

Writing What are the things you would like to do? Make a poem (like the one you read). Replace the things the poet wants to do with the things you want to do.

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The Fun FairHave you ever been to a fair? Write about your experience.If you have never been to a fair, what do you think happens in one? Write about it.Rhyming words are words that sound alike. They are commonly placed at the end of lines in a poem. Circle the rhyming words . a. mush -crush, ring b. teeth -tease, wreath c. time -dime, dim d. chase -face, race e. fast -mast, last f. love -shove, long

Before you readThe poet writes about his/her experience about visiting a fair. Let’s find out about what he/she saw.Recollect the time you visited a fair. Did u have fun in the fair.

Round aboutAnd round aboutAnd roundabout we go,Around the merry roundaboutWe’re riding high and low.Out prancing horses leap and boundAnd gallop high above the groundAs round aboutAnd round about

The Fun Fair

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Word Power

Find the words that rhyme with the following .

a. go and ........................................................................

b. bound and ........................................................................

c. sky and ........................................................................

d. below and ........................................................................

e. reel and ........................................................................

f. air and ........................................................................

g. people and ........................................................................

And roundabout we go.Swinging in the swing boat,Swinging as we go;Swinging, swinging, swinging,High and then low,Swinging to the cloudy sky,High, low, high,Swinging to the ground below,Low, high, low.

The gleaming world begins to reelAs upwards steals the great Big Wheel.We’re slowly lifted through the air,Until we see the see-thing Fair,The stalls, the swings, the streaming people,Fields and trees, and distant steeple.


1 . Answer the following questions a. What gallops high above the ground? b. What begins to reel? c. You must have been to a fun fair. What did you do there?

2 . Complete the following poem

The gleaming ...................................................... ...................................................... the great Big Wheel. We’re slowly ...................................................... Until we see the see-thing Fair, The stalls, the swings, ......................................................

...................................................... distant steeple.

Literature focus: Repetition Repetition makes a poem beautiful. Thus poets often repeat certain words and lines in their poems. Can you find the repeated words or lines in the poem?

Fun activity I have lost my way. Can you help me find my way to the fun fair?

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The Hungry Snake

Before you read

When you see a snake, do you stop to pet it? Why or why not? Why is it hard for snakes to hop or skip?Name any two kinds of snakes.

The snake ate a rabbit

And suddenly hopped.

He said, “I am tired,

This hopping must stop.”

He let out the rabbit

Then ate a big frog

And found himself leaping

Right over a log.

The snake said, “I can’t take it,

This leaping’s no good.”

He let out the frog,

Hoping frog understood.

He ate a small bird

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From its feet to its beak

Then found himself starting

To sing and to speak.

He let the bird go

And laid down for a rest.

“I’m hungry,” he thought,

“But I’m scared of what’s next.”

Word Power

Rearrange the jumbled words to derive the words listed below .

snake hopping leaping ate sing scared

eta ................................................

gnsi ................................................

pealing ................................................

pophing ................................................

ekans ................................................

deracs ................................................

Fill in the blanks using the words listed in the box given in Exercise 1 .

a. The .............................. ate a

.............................. must stop.”

rabbit and said, ”This


1 . Complete the following sentences choosing the correct answer .

a. The snake hopped after eating the ....................................

i. frog ii. bird iii. rabbit

b. The snake leaped over a log after he ate the big ..............................


c. The snake started to sing and speak after he ate the small ..............................


Literature focus: stanzaA group of lines kept together in a poem is called a stanza.

There can be various numbers of lines in a stanza. Some poems can have two lines in a stanza and some can have four lines. A stanza with two lines is called a couplet and the one with four lines is called a quatrain.

How many quatrains are there in ‘The hungry snake’?

Speaking time At the end of the poem, the snake is lying down to rest. What would you offer the snake to eat next? Discuss.

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b. The snake .............................. a

.............................. right over a log.

frog and found himself


Short Stories A short story is a story with made-up

characters. The characters in a story might be people. They might be animals or things that talk and act like people.

A short story is a story with made-up events. The events, or the things that happen in a story, have not happened in real life. But the events may seem real.


Learn about cows This is how they say cow in other places:

Denmark : Koe

France : Vache

Germany : Kuh

Indonesia : api

Italy : Mucca

Japan : Ushi

Korea : So

Russia : Korova

Sweden : Ko

Cows have 4 stomachs, 32 teeth and 207 bones in their body (we have 206).

There are hundreds of different types of cows in the world.

Some people believe that when a cow tries to scratch her ear, it means that it is going to rain heavily.

The Spotted CowEnid Blyton

Before you readRead page 27 from your book and tell who or what a pixie is. Now, tell who wrote this story. Who is the main character of this story?

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Look at the two cats . One is striped and the other is spotted . Draw either stripes or spots on the dogs .

Put these animals in their correct places . tiger leopard giraffe zebra

Striped animals Spotted animals

Wordly wise

1 . Find five words in the story that end in -ly . Put them here .

a. ..............................l y b. ..............................l y

c. ..............................l y d. ..............................l y

e. ..............................l y

2 . Now use each of the words in a sentence of your own .

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There was once rather a vain cow. She was plain white with two nice curly horns. She thought she looked rather nice – but she did wish she could have some nice black spots over her back. There were no spotted cows in the field at all, and the white cow thought it would be grand to be the only spotted cow.

Now one day, when she was munching the long, juicy grass that grew in the hedge, she came across a small pixie mixing black paint in a pot.

‘What are you doing?’ asked the cow.

‘I’m mixing my black paint,’ said the little fellow. ‘I’m the pixie that paints the spots on the ladybirds, you know.’

‘Oh,’ said the cow. ‘Well, will you paint some on me?’

‘Yes, if you give me a nice drink of milk,’ said the pixie.

In a long line stood about twenty ladybirds with bright red backs and no spots. The pixie neatly painted seven black spots on each red back, and the ladybirds flew off in delight.

‘I don’t mind doing that,’ said the cow. ‘You can find a tin mug and milk some of my creamy milk into it for yourself.’

‘I’ll just finish these ladybirds first,’ said the pixie, and he turned back

The Spotted Cow


to his work. In a long line stood about twenty ladybirds with bright red backs and no spots. The pixie neatly

painted seven black spots on each red back, and the ladybirds flew off happily.

When he had finished his work he looked at the waiting cow. ‘I’ll go and find my mug,’ he

said. ‘I’m very thirsty and I’d love a drink of your nice milk.’

He ran off and came back with a mug. On it was his name: ‘Pixie Pinnie’. He milked the cow, and took a

mugful of her creamy milk. Then he began to mix some more black paint.

‘Are you sure you’d like black spots?’ he asked. ‘You wouldn’t like a few blue ones, or red ones? You would look most uncommon then.’

The cow thought about it. ‘No,’ she said at last. ‘I don’t think so. I’d rather have black spots. They will look smarter than coloured ones.’

‘Well you must stand still,’ said the pixie, ‘or I might smudge the spots, and that would look horrid. Now then, are you ready?’

The pixie began to paint the cow. Goodness, you should have seen him! A big black spot here, and a little one there! Two by her tail, and three down her back. Four in a ring on her nose, and a whole crowd of spots down her sides. She did look grand!

At last the pixie had finished. He put away his paints, took another drink of milk, and said ‘Good-bye.’ The cow left him and went back to the field. How grand she felt!

The other cows stared at her. They didn’t know her. Who was this funny spotted cow?

‘Don’t you know me?’ said the cow, proudly. ‘I’ve grown spots.’


‘Rubbish!’ said the biggest cow. ‘Grown spots, indeed! You don’t belong to us. Go away, you horrid, spotted creature. We don’t want anything to do with you!’

Just then the little boy who looked after the cows came along to see if they were all right. When he saw the spotted cow, he stared in surprise. ‘You’re not one of our cows,’ he said. ‘You must have wandered in here from somewhere else. Get out of the field and go back to your own meadow, wherever it is! What an ugly, spotted creature you are! I’m glad you are not one of our cows!’

He opened the gate and pushed the surprised cow out. She trotted down the lane angrily. ‘I’ll go to the next field,’ she thought. ‘The cows there will be pleased to have such a fine spotted creature as I am!’

But they weren’t pleased! They mooed at her and sent her away. She was very miserable. ‘I wish I hadn’t got spots now,’ she thought to herself. ‘It was a mistake. I’ll find the pixie and ask him to take them away.’

But the pixie was gone. She couldn’t see him anywhere. Then it began to rain. The cow stood under a tree to shelter herself, but the rain was so heavy that she was soon wet from horn to tail – and dear me, the black spots all came out in the rain! Soon, there were none left at all.

The cow didn’t know that the rain had washed the black spots away. She stood there, feeling lonely and miserable. When the rain had stopped, she made up her mind to go back to her own field and ask the other cows to have her back again. So off she went, whisking her big tail from side to side.

The little boy was still there. He saw her as she came, and now she had no spots, he knew her for one of his own cows. So he opened the gate,


and let her through, saying: ‘Dear me, where have you been?’

The other cows crowded round her. Now that she had no spots, they knew her too.

‘We are glad to see you,’ they said. ‘Do you know a horrible spotted cow came in your place, and said she was you? She’s gone now, thank goodness. Ugly creature that she was! How dared she say she was you, for you are so white and pretty!’

The cow didn’t say anything. She listened and hung her head. It was better to be white and pretty than to

be handsome and spotted. She didn’t look so grand now, but she was herself.

‘I hope that the pixie doesn’t tell the cows about what had happened,’ she thought. ‘The cows will laugh at me if he does!’

But I don’t expect he will!

Word Power

horrible : frightful and uglysurprise : to happen something unexpectedDid you get the meaning of all the words in your book?


1 . Pick up the correct answers .

a. The cow had a pair of (big/ strong/ curly) horns.

b. The pixie painted (black/blue/white) spots on the back of ladybirds.

c. ‘Ladybird’ means (a female bird/ an insect/ a lady with a bird).

d. The pixie painted (four/six/ seven) black spots on the back of the ladybirds.

2 . Answer the following questions .

a. Where did the cow meet the pixie?

b. How many ladybirds were lining up to get painted?

c. What was the colour of the cow that wanted to get painted?

d. What did the cow think at first when the herder and her flock rejected her?

e. What washed away the cow’s spots?

f. What did the pixie ask in return for painting the spots?

g. Why wasn’t the cow happy after getting the spots?

h. Why do you think the cow wanted spots?

i. Why do you think nobody wanted the spotted cow?

j. Do you think the other cows found out that she was the spotted cow?

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3 . Who said the following and to whom?

a. “Well, will you paint some on me?’’

b. ‘‘I am very thirsty and I’d love a drink of your nice milk.”

c. ‘‘Grown spots, indeed! You don’t belong to us.”

d. ‘‘We are glad to see you.’’

e. ‘‘Dear me, where have you been?’’

4 . Find the words in the text with similar meaning to the words given below . The words you choose must start from the letter(s) given .

pleasant n ............................ fantastic g ............................

shiny b ............................ merrily h ............................

gazed s ............................ await ex ............................

5 . Put these sentences in order by numbering them from 1 to 6 . Then write them in your notebook .

The cow met a pixie who painted the spots on her back.

Everybody welcomed the cow.

The cow wanted to have black spots on her back.

The rain washed away her spots.

The other cows did not know her after she got the spots.

The little boy opened the gate and pushed the cow out of the meadow.


Wordly wise Here are some words from the story that are related to eating . Study what exactly they mean and put each one into the correct place below .

nibble : to take small bites

gnaw : to keep biting something hard

munch : to eat something noisily

bite : to use your teeth to cut something

taste : to eat or drink a little bit to find out if it is good or not

a . Crunchy potato chips are good to ............................ at.

b. ............................ this soup and tell me if the salt is right.

c . Dogs like to ............................ on bones.

Before you readThis story is about the country mouse and city mouse. They are friends and go to visit each other.Where would you like to live when you grow up? In the city or the countryside? Why? Tell your friends.

The City Mouse And The Country Mouse

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d . Because of my toothache, I can only ............................ at this biscuit.

e. Snakes can ............................ you if you disturb them.

List the things you find in the city and in the countryside .

Things that the city has Things that the countryside has

Draw a picture of the city in the first box and of the countryside in the second box .

City Countryside


Once a little mouse who lived in the country invited a little mouse from the city to visit him. When the little City Mouse sat down to dinner he was surprised to find that the Country Mouse had nothing to eat except grains of maize and rice.

“Really,” he said, “you do not live well at all; you should see how I live! I have all sorts of fine things to eat every day. You must come to visit me and see how nice it is to live in the city.” The little Country Mouse was glad to do this, and after a while he went to the city to visit his friend. The very first place that the City Mouse took the Country Mouse to see was the kitchen cupboard of the house where he lived. There, on the lowest shelf, behind some jars, stood a big paper bag of sugar. The little City Mouse gnawed a hole in the bag and invited his friend to nibble for himself.

The two little mice nibbled and nibbled, and the Country Mouse thought he had never tasted anything so delicious in his life. He was just thinking how lucky the City Mouse was, when suddenly the door opened with a bang, and in came the cook to get some flour. “Run!” whispered the City Mouse. And they ran as fast as they could to the little hole where they had come in. The little Country Mouse was shaking all over when they got safely away, but

The City Mouse And The Country Mouse


the little City Mouse said, “That is nothing; she will soon go away and then we can go back.”

After the cook had gone away and shut the door they were softly back, and this time the City Mouse had something new to show.He took the little Country Mouse into a corner on the top shelf, where a big jar of dried biscuits stood open. After much tugging and pulling they got a large dried biscuit out of the jar on to the shelf and began to munch it. This was even better than the sugar. The little Country Mouse liked the taste so much that he could hardly nibble fast enough. But all at once, in the midst of their eating, there came a scratching at the door and a sharp, loud MIAOUW! “What is that?” said the Country Mouse. The City Mouse just whispered, “Shh!” and ran as fast as he could to the hole.

The Country Mouse ran after, you may be sure, as fast as he could. As soon as they were out of danger the City Mouse said, “That was the old Cat. She is the best mouser in town - if she once gets you, you are lost.”

“This is very terrible,” said the little Country Mouse, “let us not go back to the cupboard again.” “No,” said the City Mouse, “I will take you to the cellar. There is something special there.”

So the City Mouse took his little friend down the

cellar stairs and into a big cupboard where there

were many shelves. On the shelves were

jars of butter and cheeses. There was

lots of food stored in the

cellar. It smelled so good that it


went to the little Country Mouse’s head. He ran along the shelf and nibbled at a cheese here, and a bit of butter there, until he saw a very delicious-smelling piece of cheese on a queer little stand in a corner. He was just on the point of biting at it when the City Mouse saw him.

“Stop! Stop!” cried the City Mouse. “That is a trap!”

The little Country Mouse stopped and said, “What is a trap?”

“That thing is a trap,” said the little City Mouse. ”The minute you touch the cheese with your teeth, something comes down on your head hard, and you’re dead.”

The little Country Mouse looked at the trap, and he looked at the cheese, and he looked at the little City Mouse. ”If you’ll excuse me,” he said, “I think I will go home. I’d rather have barley and grains to eat and eat it in peace and comfort than have sugar and dried biscuits and cheese, and be frightened to death all the time!”

So the little Country Mouse went back to his home, and there he stayed all the rest of his life.

Word Power

cellar : an underground room for storing things

frightened : very much afraid

gnaw : chew, nibble

midst : in the middle

mouser : an animal that catches mice

queer : strange

tug : pull



a. Who are the two main characters in the story?

b. What are the two places that this story takes place in?

c. What did the City Mouse save the Country Mouse from?

d. Why did the Country Mouse want to go back to the country?

2 . Use each of these words to make a sentence of your own .

welcome .............................................................................................................

boring .............................................................................................................

beautiful .............................................................................................................

collect .............................................................................................................

3 . Choose the correct alternatives .

a. There was a Town Mouse and a ……………………Mouse. (Train/Country/Tree)

b. “Do you really live in this dark ……………………under the hill?” asked the Town Mouse. (tree/wall/hole)

c. The Country Mouse was ……………………in the country. (happy/sad/bad)

d. The Town Mouse had a big room filled with ……………………….. (tea/corn/cheese)

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e. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse ………………to town. (ran/walked/jumped)

f. The Country Mouse ran to a big piece of meat. (true/false)

g. The mice jumped on a ……………………….(car/shelf/pillow)

h. The cat was lapping up ………………………..(water/milk/soda)

i. The Country Mouse squeezed under the ……………………………. (window/shelf/door)

j. The Country Mouse sat down on his …………..(chair/bed/table)

4 . Write T for true or F for false statements .

a. The City Mouse and the Country Mouse were cousins.

b. The Town Mouse was tired of his walk.

c. The Country Mouse lived in a big cellar.

d. The Country Mouse had never seen most of the food items inside the store.

e. The Country Mouse saw the cat lapping up milk from the saucer.

f. The Country Mouse liked his home.

g. “There is a feast to eat every day,” said the Town Mouse.

h. The cat chased the Country Mouse.


5 . Match the following .

a. a child of one’s aunt or uncle country

b. the land away from cities and large towns cousin

c. natural outer covering of a fruit cellar

d. a small room where food is kept rind

e. the foot of an animal like cat cosy

f. comfortable paw

6 . Find the words with opposite meanings from the box .

a. little ...............................................

b. noisy ...............................................

c. bright ...............................................

d. boring ...............................................

e. ugly ...............................................

7 . The Country Mouse and the City Mouse had six things to eat altogether . Name them here .

a. something sweet

............................................... and ...............................................

b. things made from milk

............................................... and ...............................................

c. grains

............................................... and ...............................................

beautiful

interesting

quiet

big

dark


Fun activity Draw the pictures of the country mouse and the city mouse in the boxes (next page). Which one looks more fashionable?

Choose the place you like best – the countryside or the city . Then cut out pictures from newspapers and magazines that have pictures of the place you like and make a collage. Show your collage to the class and tell them why you like the place you chose.

Country Mouse City Mouse


About the storyCan you guess the name of these characters?

Winnie-the-Pooh Tigger Rabbit

Complete Tigger’s poem!

The ......................... thing about Tiggers is-

Tiggers are wonderful things.

Their tops are made of ..........................

Their ......................... are made of springs.

They’re ........................., trouncy, flouncy, pouncy.

Full of fun, fun, fun!

The most wonderful ......................... about Tiggers is-

I’m the ......................... one!

Winnie-the-Pooh And Tigger

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One morning Winnie-the-Pooh was on his way to visit his friend Piglet. Although Pooh’s head was stuffed with fluff, he was a cheerful fellow. As he walked along through the woods, he was humming a song to himself.

Pooh did not look where he was going. All of a sudden someone bounced into him. Pooh found himself flat on the ground. Tigger was sitting on his tummy.

“Hello, Pooh,” said Tigger. “It’s a fine day for bouncing.” Tigger helped Pooh get up.

“Thank you, Tigger,” said Pooh. “I was just thinking it’s a fine day for going to visit Piglet.”

“I was on my way to see Rabbit,” said Tigger. “But I will come along with you.” And Tigger bounced away.

Tigger bounced on ahead of Pooh. He bounced so fast, and he bounced so far that he bounced right into Piglet.

“Tigger,” cried Piglet. “You scared me.”

“I’m sorry,” said Tigger. “Now I’m off to see Rabbit. Why don’t you and Pooh come with me?” Away he bounced again.

Tigger bounced into Rabbit’s garden. Rabbit was busy counting his carrots. Suddenly Tigger bounced on top of him.

“Hello there, Rabbit,” said Tigger.

“Tigger, you are a pest!” cried Rabbit.

Winnie-the-Pooh And Tigger


When Pooh and Piglet reached the garden, they helped Rabbit to his feet. Rabbit was very angry at Tigger.

“Why are you always so bouncy?” he cried.

“Bouncing is what I do best!” Tigger said, and he began to sing:

“The wonderful thing about Tiggers is-

Tiggers are wonderful things.

Their tops are made of rubber.

Their tails are made of springs.

They’re bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy.

Full of fun, fun, fun!

The most wonderful thing about Tiggers is-

I’m the only one!”

By the time Tigger bounced away, Rabbit’s whole garden was ruined.

Later that day, Rabbit came up with a splendid idea for unbouncingTigger. He told Pooh and Piglet about it.

“We will take him on a long trip, and leave him in the woods,” said Rabbit. “When we go back to get him next morning, Tigger will not be so bouncy.”

“That is a splendid idea,” said Pooh excitedly.


The very next day Rabbit, Pooh and Piglet took Tigger into the woods. Tigger bounced farther and farther away. He did not know about Rabbit’s idea to leave him in the woods.

The three friends found a hollow log.

“Quick!” said Rabbit. “Hide inside!”

They climbed into the log. Tigger soon came back to look for them.

“Hello-o-o.” he called.

No one answered. Tigger stood on top of the log. He called his friends again. They still did not answer.

“They must be lost,” thought Tigger. And he bounced away to find them.

As soon as Tigger was out of sight, Rabbit, Pooh and Piglet started to walk back home. After a while, they came to a sandpit.

“Something is wrong,” said Piglet. “I am sure we passed by here before.”

“Nonsense,” said Rabbit. “Keep walking.”

Soon they came to the sandpit again.

“I believe we are lost,” said Pooh.

“I’m sure I know the way,” said Rabbit. “You two wait here and I’ll find it.”

Pooh and Piglet waited for Rabbit. They waited and waited and waited. But Rabbit did not come back. At last Pooh took Piglet’s hand.

“Let’s follow my tummy,” said Pooh. “Whenever I get hungry for honey, my tummy leads me home.”

Sure enough, Pooh’s tummy found the way. Just as they came out of the woods, Tigger bounced into them.


“Oh, Tigger,” said Pooh. “Rabbit is lost in the woods.”

“Tiggers never get lost,” said Tigger. “I’ll go back to find him.”

He bounced away.

Meanwhile, Rabbit was all alone in the darkest part of the woods. He was very, very lost. Every time he looked around, he thought he saw someone watching him. He heard all sorts of scary sounds: Peck, peck! Croak! Hoot! Then he heard someone creeping in the bushes. Hiss-s-s-s!

“Help, Pooh! Help, Piglet!” he shouted.

Suddenly he was bounced to the ground.

“Tigger! I’m so glad to see you!”

Tigger led Rabbit out of the woods.

Poor Rabbit! His splendid idea for unbouncingTigger had not worked very well.



a. Why did Pooh find himself flat on the ground?

b. Who did Tigger want to visit?

c. What was Rabbit doing?

d. How did Rabbit plan to unbounce the bouncing Tigger?

e. Did the idea for unbouncingTigger work?

f. In your view, who is the most foolish character in the story? Why?

Word Power

Match the words in A with those in B to get the correct meaning .

A B

splendid bouncy

cheerful beyond

playful forest

farther wonderful

woods happy

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2 . Fill in the blanks .

a. Pooh was .................................. a song to himself.

b. Rabbit’s whole garden was ..................................

c. .................................. bounced into Rabbit’s garden.

d. Tigger led Rabbit out of the ..................................

3 . Who said these lines and to whom?

a. I was just thinking it’s a fine day for going to visit Piglet.

b. Bouncing is what I do best.

c. Tigger, you are a pest.

d. You scared me.

4 . The lines given below are not according to the order of the story . Write numbers from 1 to 5 in the boxes given on the left to arrange the lines .

a. Tigger found Rabbit.

b. Pooh, Piglet and Rabbit lost their way as they came to the same sandpit again and again.

c. Rabbit came up with a splendid idea for unbouncingTigger.

d. Pooh and Piglet waited for Rabbit.

e. Rabbit was all alone in the darkest part of the woods.


Literature focus Write one word to describe each character.

a. Pooh .................................................................................................................

b. Tigger .................................................................................................................

c. Rabbit .................................................................................................................

d. Piglet .................................................................................................................

Which character did you like best? Why?

WritingFriends help each other. Write a paragraph describing an incident when you helped your friend.


Fairy tales Fairy tales are stories that people have told

again and again. Most fairy tales are very old. No one knows

who told them first. Fairy tales tell us about kings and queens. The stories often have fairies or magic animals.

Many fairy tales usually begin with “Once upon a time.” This tells that the story took place long ago in a place that is not real.

Many fairy tales end with “They lived happily ever after.” This means that the people in the story do not have problems anymore. They are happy and the story is over.


Beauty And The Beast

In a fairy tale, you can see the following characteristics:

It includes magic and magical characters.

It often begins with “Once upon a time” and ends with “happily ever after”.

It has good/nice characters as well as bad/mean characters.

Characters are often animals or royalty (king or queen/ prince or princess).

Problem of the characters is often solved by magic.

Good is usually rewarded and evil is punished.

It takes place in a town, a castle or a forest.

Now some of the elements of fairy tales are given below . Tick the ones that are true in the story of “Beauty and the Beast” .

................... Royal characters (kings, princes, etc.) are there in the story.

................... Animals act like humans.

................... Good wins over evil in the story.

................... It has both good and evil characters.

................... The story starts with “Once upon a time…”

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................... It ends with “Happily ever after…”

Think of a beautiful character and a scary character. Draw them in the boxes.

Beautiful Scary

Now answer these questions based on the pictures you have drawn .

Who is better? ................................................

Who would you be friends with? ................................................

What if the scary looking character only LOOKED scary but was really kind inside? Would you be friends with that character then? Yes or no?

Before you read This is a beast. It looks scary but it doesn’t harm others. It has a kind heart. This is a rose. It is beautiful but it has thorns. So, it can be dangerous too.


Once a upon a time there was a merchant. One fine day he was getting ready to go to the market. He asked his three daughters what they wanted him to bring back for them. The first and the second daughter asked for new dresses. The third daughter, Beauty, said, “All I’d like is a rose that you have picked specially for me.”

Later on the day, the merchant could not come home because of a big storm. He was tired and lost. He came across an old castle and went inside it to rest. He called out to see if anyone lived in the castle, “Anyone here? Does anyone live here?” But no one answered him. He went inside and found a bed. He lay on the bed and soon fell fast asleep.

The next morning when he woke up, there was hot tea and fruit for him to eat. He had thought no one lived in the castle but he was wrong. He called out again but once again no one answered him. He was about to go back home when in the garden he saw beautiful roses. He remembered the promise he made to Beauty and picked a rose. Suddenly a horrible big beast jumped out of the rose bushes!

“You come into my castle, you sleep in my bed and you eat my food, and now you are going to steal my favorite flower!” shouted the beast. The merchant was terrified.

Beauty and the Beast


He told the beast he was very sorry and how he was taking a rose to his daughter, Beauty.

“I will not hurt you if you promise to bring your daughter to me!” said the beast. The merchant was terrified and he promised the beast he would. The merchant went home and in tears told his daughters the story of the beast. Beauty told her father not to be sad and not to worry. “I will do anything for you, father. Take me to the beast’s castle.” So the merchant took her to the beast.

The beast was very kind to Beauty. He gave her one of the best rooms in the castle. At first Beauty was scared of the beast but after some time, she became friends with him.

Even though Beauty was friend with the beast, she missed her family very much. So the beast gave her a magic mirror in which she could see her family. When she looked into the mirror she was sad. She saw that her father was very ill. Beauty wanted to go and take care of her father very much.

The beast told her, “If you promise to come back in seven days I will let you go see your father.”

“Oh, thank you! You are so kind. I promise I will come back in seven days,” said Beauty.

When Beauty got home she found out that her father was ill because he missed her. She took care of her father and soon he was well again. She did not know that seven days had already passed.

One night she had a dream. In her dream the beast was dying because he could not live without her. She remembered her promise to the beast, so she quickly went back to him. When she got to the castle she could not find the beast anywhere. She ran into the garden, and near the rose bushes she found the beast lying on the ground. The beast was very ill and was dying, just like she had seen in her dream.


“Please don’t die! Please don’t die!” she cried. The beast, who thought it was his end, softly told her that he loved her. He also said that he knew she could never love an ugly beast.

Beauty had a heart of gold, she did not love people for the way they looked. She told him that she loved him too. When she said that, something wonderful and magical happened. The beast suddenly turned into a handsome man! He then told Beauty that a witch had put a curse on him. The only thing that could break the curse was the love of a girl who would love him for who he was and not for what he looked like.

He asked Beauty to marry him. They soon got married and lived happily ever after.

“Beauty and the Beast” is a simple and easy story. In this story, Beauty is the heroine. The hero is the Beast. This story took place ‘once upon a time’. It happened in the land where magic could work.

The story begins when the merchant asked his daughters what they wanted. Among his three daughters, the youngest one, who was the most beautiful, asked him to bring a flower as a gift. Because of the storm, he could not come home that day. He took shelter in a house where no human lived but a Beast. The Beast gave food and shelter to the merchant but the Beast did not show himself to the merchant until he plucked the flower for his daughter the next morning. Then the Beast threatened the merchant that either the Beast would harm him or he would take his daughter.


The merchant went home feeling very sad. Beauty came to live with the Beast. Day by day they became friends and started falling in love with each other. On the other hand, Beauty’s father fell sick because he had left his daughter with the Beast. So, Beauty went to see her father with the permission of the Beast. She delayed to come back. When she remembered the Beast and came to his castle, she found him very sick. The Beast was crying. Beauty asked why he was crying. Then he told Beauty that he was crying because she did not like him. Then Beauty told him that she loved him. Then the Beast changed into a handsome man. Then they got married and lived happily ever after.

This story tells us that love and kindness can change even the beast to a good person. So we should love people and we should be kind to all.

Word Power

curse : a sentence of magical power to cause something unpleasant to happen

have a heart of gold : be very kind horrible : extremely frightening merchant : a person who buys and sells things terrified : very much afraid

1 . Pick the best answer from the given alternatives .

a. What is the moral of the story?

i. A father's love is not enough to save his children.

ii. Animals are kinder than people.

iii. You should never make a promise you cannot keep.

iv. We cannot judge something or someone on looks alone.

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b. How was Beauty's request of a gift upon her father's return different from her two sisters’?

i. Beauty's request was never fulfilled.

ii. Beauty did not want anything from her father.

iii. The two sisters wanted to show Beauty they were important too.

iv. Her sisters wanted material goods; Beauty wanted to know her father was thinking about her.

c. Why do you think the beast felt the merchant took advantage of him?

i. Because after feeding him and giving him a place to stay, the merchant took a rose.

ii. Because the merchant took a bouquet of flowers.

iii. Because the merchant ate more than his portion of the food.

iv. Because the merchant never asked permission to sleep there.

d. How did the merchant get a chance to avoid the Beast’s anger?

i. For paying the beast handsomely.

ii. By letting his daughter live in the palace with the beast.

iii. By offering the company of all three of his daughters.

iv. By begging for his life.


2 . Match the following words with their opposite meanings .

a. beauty kind

b. cruel quickly

c. slowly ugly

d. die love

e. hate live

f. curse friends

g. enemies bliss

3 . Read the given extract from the book and then answer the questions in reference to the story .

“Oh, thank you! You are so kind. I promise I will come back in seven days.”

a. Who said the given extract to whom?

b. Where was the speaker going?

c. Did she really come back after seven days?

d. Why was the speaker going there?

4 . Read the following sentences . One sentence describes the way the beast treated the merchant, and the other shows how he treated Beauty . Write Beauty or merchant next to the correct sentence .

The beast was angry when he picked a rose. ................................

The beast gave one of the best rooms of the castle. ................................


5 . Answer the following questions after reading the story .

a. How many daughters did the merchant have?

b. What happened when the merchant plucked one rose from the garden?

c. What had the Beast given to Beauty so that she could see her family members?

d. For how many days had Beauty taken a leave from the Beast?

e. What could break the curse of the witch upon the beast?

Literature focus: themeStories have themes. A theme shows the meaning of the story. Examples of themes are love and friendship. Themes help you understand a story better!

What is the theme in the story of Beauty and the beast?

Here are some clues to help you find the theme:

Beauty decides to go live with the beast because she loves her father very much. Beauty saw the kindness inside of the beast and fell in love with him.

Project workTake a big sheet of paper. Write on it the important parts of the story of Beauty and the Beast. Draw some pictures too. Then put up your work on the class bulletin board.


Complete the following .

.................................. is the hero of the story. The story ..................................

(ends/begins) in the forest. The story took place in a country where

a .................................. ruled. It took place once upon a ..................................

in the past.

The Golden Goose

Meet the characters!

SimpletonHe is the hero of the story. He is very kind.

The dwarfThe dwarf tells Simpleton a secret to get rich

The kingThe king is worried about his daughter who never laughs.

Before you read

Do you know what a dwarf is?

What will happen when you get greedy and try to take something that belongs to your brother/sister?

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Once upon a time there lived three brothers. Their job was to cut wood. The youngest was called Simpleton.

One day when Simpleton went into the forest, he met a dwarf. The dwarf was very hungry. He had asked for food from Simpleton’s brothers but both the brothers had said no to the dwarf.

Simpleton was kind and he gave the dwarf some food. The dwarf was very thankful, so he told Simpleton a secret. “I will tell you a secret. Go to the big old tree near the river and chop it in half. Inside, you will find something that will make you rich.”

Simpleton did as he was told. When he chopped down the old tree, inside it was a goose with golden feathers! Simpleton did not want to go back home to his

unkind brothers, so he went and stayed at a rest house. He paid the rest house owner with a golden feather.

The rest house owner had three daughters. They saw the golden

goose and all three decided they would steal the goose when Simpleton fell asleep.

At night, one by one the three daughters came to steal the

goose but a funny thing happened. When they touched the goose, they got stuck to it!

The Golden Goose


When Simpleton woke up, he took the goose and went on his way. He did not seem to notice the three daughters stuck to the goose. The three daughters went falling behind wherever the goose and Simpleton went. Everyone who saw them wanted to know what was going on. But when they touched the girls, they got stuck too! So Simpleton was walking around with the three daughters, a farmer, a miller and a woodcutter stuck together! It was a very strange but funny sight to see.

After some time, Simpleton with all his followers came across a castle full of people. He saw a lot of people gathered there. He asked them what was going on. “They are trying to make the princess laugh,” said one man. “She has not laughed in five years. The king has promised to give her to the man that can make her laugh.”

“Father, this is useless. None of these men are funny, I am tired of standing here waiting to laugh,” said the princess to the king. Just then she saw Simpleton turning around in the crowd with all those people stuck to his goose. They were all bumping into each other and making others fall. Seeing this, the princess suddenly started laughing. She laughed and laughed!

The king could not believe his eyes and ears! His daughter was laughing again! The king asked Simpleton to come forward to meet him.

All the people who were stuck to the goose were pulling hard to get free. They pulled so hard that suddenly they all came off the goose and went falling on top of one another! The princess saw this and laughed even more!

The king was not too happy because Simpleton was not a prince. But he had made his daughter laugh. The princess fell in love with Simpleton. Simpleton told the king he would be as rich as a prince because he had a golden goose. The king thought about it and said that was true.

Simpleton and the princess had a beautiful wedding. The dwarf was invited too. Simpleton bought a castle with the golden feathers of the goose. They lived happily ever after without anyone stuck to the goose!


Time to work

Simpleton is the hero of this story. He had two brothers. They were very unkind and mean. Once there was a hungry beggar and Simpleton gave him some food. In return, the beggar gave him a magical golden goose. So he did not go back to his brothers.

Word Power

bump : to hit with force without knowing stuck : became fixed as if with glue


a. Simpleton had ........................................ brothers.

b. ........................................ gave food to the dwarf.

c. The dwarf told Simpleton about the ........................................

d. Simpleton got ........................................ in the hollow tree.

e. The king was worried because his daughter was not ........................................ at all.


f. The three sisters planned to ........................................ the golden goose.

g. The king did not want to let his daughter get married with Simpleton because he was not a ........................................

2 . Check whether the sentences are true or false .

a. The three brothers in the story had the job of cutting wood.

b. Simpleton’s brothers were so kind.

c. Simpleton showed his golden goose to his brothers.

d. The princess laughed because many people were behind Simpleton stuck with his golden goose.

e. Simpleton claimed to be equal to any prince because he had the golden goose.

3 . Following are the events that happened in the story . Put them in the correct order as they happened .

Simpletonmadetheprincesslaugh. •

Simpletongotagoldengooseinatree. •

ThedwarfaskedsomefoodfromSimpleton’sbrothers. •

Simpletongavesomefoodtothedwarf. •

The princess laughed. •

Peoplegotstucktothegoose. •

TheprincessandSimpletongotmarried. •


Time to work Write something about the following characters. Write about their qualities, what they did and what happened to them in the story.

Simpleton The princess The dwarf

Answer these questions in your own words .

a. Who was Simpleton?

b. How many brothers did he have?

c. How did the dwarf return Simpleton’s kindness?

d. When did the princess laugh?

e. How did Simpleton buy a castle?

Remember the story and write the missing words down .

Once upon a time there were ........................................ brothers. Their job

was to ........................................ wood. Simpleton was the youngest. When

they went into the ........................................, they met a dwarf. The dwarf

asked all three brothers for ......................................... But only Simpleton

gave him some. The dwarf was very thankful to Simpleton, so he told

him where he could find a ........................................ .........................................

Simpleton made a ........................................ laugh. She .......................................

. him. And they lived happily ever .........................................


The Little Mermaid

Before you readWhat is a mermaid?Mermaid is half fish half girl. Try to find out other examples of half animal half man/woman.

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This story has following elements:

The story starts with “Once upon a time.”

The story has royal characters.

It has one bad character.

It includes magic.

The good characters win over the bad characters.

The story has happy ending.


Far out in the sea, where the water is blue and as clear as crystal, it is very, very deep. It is so deep that nothing reaches the ground below. There, in that part of the sea, lived the Sea King and his six beautiful daughters. The youngest one was the most beautiful of all. Her eyes were as blue as the deepest sea but like all the others she had no feet, her body ended in a fish tail.

She was a strange child. Unlike her sisters who loved all the wonderful things of the sea, she always wanted to hear about the world above the sea.“When you are fifteen,” said her grandmother, “you will have permission to go up the sea.”

“I know I would love the world up there and the people who live in it,” thought the little mermaid. At last, her fifteenth birthday came. She could finally go and see what was above the seas!

The sun had just set, the sea was calm, the air was fresh. A ship was sailing and the sailors were out on the ship. There was music and song on the ship. The little mermaid swam closer to the ship windows. She saw nicely dressed people but the most beautiful of all

was the handsome young prince. Soon a storm started to shake the sea. The waves were mountain high. The ship jumped from one wave to another. To the little

mermaid this looked like fun. But the sailors were shouting for help.

The little mermaid felt they were in danger,

so she went to help. Suddenly she saw

the prince sink deep into the sea. She was glad, she

The Little Mermaid


thought he would now be with her. But then she remembered that humans cannot live under water! He was in great danger. She swam down into the sea, and brought him out. The littlemermaid put him safely on a big rock. Then she went back into the sea before any human being could see her.

Many days passed and she did not see her beautiful prince. The little mermaid felt sad. She wanted to be human, and have legs, so she could go and see her prince. But she knew it was not possible because mermaids have no legs. So she went to the sea witch who knew magic. The little mermaid went to see the witch without telling anyone. When she arrived at the witch’s cave, the witch said, “I know what you want, it is very stupid of you. I will help you but it will bring you great unhappiness, my pretty princess. You want to get rid of your fish tail so you can have two silly human legs?” The witch laughed in an evil way.

The witch gave the little mermaid a magic potion. “Don’t drink it here,” said the witch.” Go near the land and drink it there. Your tail will turn into human legs. But you will feel great pain like a thousand knives stabbing your legs. You will still be able to dance as beautifully as a mermaid even on land.”The little mermaid felt a little scared but she loved the prince so much that she decided to take the pain. So she went near the land and drank the magic potion and got her legs! Then she searched for the prince and finally found him. But when she tried to talk she could not, she had no voice!

The prince looked at this beautiful girl whose mouth was moving but no sound came out of it. Nearby, there was a musician playing an accordion. So the little mermaid began to dance. The prince was enchanted by her. But her legs began to hurt, the witch was right. They hurt so much that she fell. But the prince picked her up and kissed her. Suddenly her legs stopped hurting and her voice came back! She told the prince she was a mermaid, and how she had saved him once.

The prince fell in love with the little mermaid. He asked her to marry him and she agreed. They had a beautiful wedding on a ship in the sea.


All the little mermaid’s family and friends were invited. Her father, the King of the Sea, came too.

“The Little Mermaid” is the story of a mermaid who always wanted to know about the world out of the sea. She was the youngest of the six daughters of the sea king. She saw a prince when she came to the surface of the water for the first time and saved him. She fell in love with him. So she wanted to go and see the prince but they live in two different world. She went to a witch to exchange her fishtail with human leg. The witch gave it to her but she warned the princess that she would get a lot of pain. She agreed. She came out of water and danced in front of the prince she wanted. He also fell in love with her. They got married and lived happily.

Word Poweraccordion : a musical instrument enchanted : a magical effect on someone potion : magical drink stab : to put a knife into something



a. How many children does the sea King have?

b. Who was the most beautiful of these princesses?

c. Why does the prince’s ship go down?

d. What does the witch give the mermaid?

2 . Put the words in the right order to form meaningful sentences .

a. gave/The/princess/leg/witch/the/human

b. The/prince/Little Mermaid/saved

c. kiss/The/prince’s/spell/magic/of/the/witch/broke.

3 . Fill in the blanks to complete the story .

Many years ago, at the bottom of the sea, there was a sea king.

He had ........................................ beautiful daughters. Among them,

the youngest one was the most ........................................ The youngest

princess always wanted to see the ........................................out of the

sea. Her parents told her that she could go to the surface of the

water only after she was ........................................years old.

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When her fifteenth birthday passed, she came on the surface

of the blue water. She saw a ship coming. After sometime, a

........................................ came. The storm caused the ship to sink.

The people in the ship were afraid. The Little Mermaid, the sea

princess, saw a handsome prince there. She was happy to see

him. Finally, she saved the prince from drowning. She left him

near the land.

After some days, she wanted to see the prince again. But she could

not go to the land because she did not have .............................. So she

went to a ........................................ The witch gave her the magic ............

............................ and warned her that she would give her the human

legs but that would be very painful for her. The princess agreed

although she was afraid of it. As she got human legs, she came to

land looking for the prince.

The Little Mermaid danced in front of the people in the market.

She felt great pain in her legs. But she continued to dance. Among

the people, the prince was also watching her dance. Finally, the

prince fell in love with her. The prince ........................................ her

and the magic spell of the witch was broken. Then there was no

pain in her leg. The prince and the Mermaid then got married and

lived ........................................ ever after.


4 . Complete the following chart based on the fairy tales you have read .

Beauty and the Beast

The Golden Goose

The Little Mermaid

Characters Simpleton, king, princess, dwarf, Simpleton’s brothers, golden goose, daughters of the house owner and many other people

The story starts with

Once upon a time

The story takes place in

Town and the forest

The sea and in a town

The story ends with

Happily ever after

There is the element of magic (write “yes” or “no”)

Yes

The lesson you can learn from the story


Time to work Answer these questions .

1. Where did the little mermaid live?

2. Who was the little mermaid’s father?

3. When was the little mermaid allowed to go and see the world above the sea?

4. Why did the little mermaid want human legs?

5. Who did she go to for help?

6. When she got human legs, what did she lose?

7. What broke the sea witch’s magic spell?

ProjectImagine you live under water like the little mermaid. What does your world under the sea look like? Draw and colour it on poster paper. Put it up on the class bulletin board and tell your friends about it.


Little Red Riding Hood

This is the story of a little girl, her grandma and a big bad wolf.The little girl lived in a little white house. The house was in a village and the village was near a forest.She was a good little girl. Her mother and father loved her very much. Her grandma loved her very much, too.

The little girl’s grandma lived in a very old house in the middle of the forest. The little girl often went to her grandma’s house.

One Christmas, Grandma gave the little girl a beautiful red cloak with a hood.“Oh, thank you!” said the little girl.

She wore the cloak all day on Christmas Day, and the next day too. She wore it all the time, so

people gave her a new name. They called her “Little Red Riding Hood”.

One day her mother said, “Little Red Riding Hood, your grandma is ill. Go to her house and take her

this basket of bread and butter. Walk

About the storyIt is a tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. The girl walks through the woods to deliver food to her sickly grandmother. The Wolf wants to eat the girl and the food in the basket. He secretly stalks her behind trees, bushes, shrubs, and patches of little and tall grass. Let us see how she escapes the wolf.

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quickly to her house. Don’t stop and play. And don’t leave the road. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Mother,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red Riding Hood took the basket and ran into the forest.

She walked very quickly. She did not stop and play. But soon after, she saw a wolf.

“Hello,” said the wolf. “How are you today?”

“I’m very well, thank you,” she answered. “But my grandma is ill. I’m taking this basket of bread and butter to her.”

“Are you?” said the wolf. “That’s interesting!”

The wolf was very hungry. He looked at Little Red Riding Hood with his big hungry eyes.

“Where does your grandma live?” he asked.

“She lives in a little old house in the middle of the forest,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“Is it far?”

“No. It’s very near from here.”

“Mmm,” thought the wolf. “Perhaps I can eat this little girl and her grandma.”

“Look over there!” said the wolf. “Can you see those nice flowers? Does your grandma like flowers? You can go and get some for her.”

“Oh no, I can’t,” said Little Red Riding Hood. “I can’t leave the road.”


“But you can come back to the road later,” said the wolf.

“Yes… that’s true,” said Little Red Riding Hood slowly. “I can. Oh, all right!”

So she walked through the trees to the flowers.

Now the bad wolf ran quickly towards Grandma’s house.

He went to the door and knocked.

“Who is it?” called Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma.

“It’s me, Grandma!” the wolf answered. “It’s Little Red Riding Hood!”

“Open the door and come in, dear.”

“Where are you, Grandma?” called the wolf.

“I’m upstairs in bed, dear. I am ill today and I can’t get up.”

“I’ve got some nice bread and butter for you,” called the wolf.

He went up the stairs and ran into Grandma’s bedroom. Then he jumped onto the bed and opened his big mouth and ate her!

The wolf put on one of Grandma’s nightdresses, and got into her bed and waited. He waited for Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Red Riding Hood got lots of beautiful flowers in the forest.

Then suddenly she remembered her Grandma.

“Oh dear!” she said. “I’m going to be late!”

She ran back to the road, and soon she came to her Grandma’s house. She stopped when she saw the open door.

“That’s strange,” thought Little Red Riding Hood. “Why is Grandma’s door open?” And she went in.

The wolf heard Little Red Riding Hood.

“Who is it?” he called.


“It’s me, Grandma! It’s Little Red Riding Hood.”

“I’m upstairs in bed, dear,” called the wolf. “I am ill today and I can’t get up.”

So Little Red Riding Hood went up the stairs.

“Grandma’s voice is very strange today!” she thought. “It’s because she is ill.”

Little Red Riding Hood went into the bedroom.

“Hello, Grandma,” she said. “I am sorry you are ill today. Look! I’ve got some nice bread and butter for you. And some beautiful flowers!”

“Thank you, dear,” said the wolf. “Come closer to me, dear.”

So Little Red Riding Hood went to the bed.

“Oh, Grandma,” she said, “you look very strange today!”

And suddenly she was afraid.

“Oh, Grandma,” said Little Red Riding Hood, “you’ve got very big eyes today!”

“That’s because I want to see you, my dear,” said the wolf.

“Oh, Grandma,” said Little Red Riding Hood, “you’ve got very big ears today!”


“That’s because I want to hear you, my dear,” said the wolf.

“Oh, Grandma, you’ve got very big nose today!”

“That’s because I want to smell those beautiful flowers, my dear.”

“Oh, Grandma,” said Little Red Riding Hood, “you’ve got a very big mouth today, and a lot of very big teeth!”

“Yes, my dear,” said the wolf. “And that’s because I want to eat you!”

And the wolf jumped out of the bed and ate Little Red Riding Hood.

Now the wolf was big and fat and he wanted to go to sleep. He took off Grandma’s nightdress and put it on the floor.

Then he got back into bed and went to sleep. Soon he began to snore loudly.

“Zhhhh,” he snored. “Zhhhhh!”

Soon after, Little Red Riding Hood’s father came to the

house. He saw the open door.

“That’s strange,” he thought. “Why is the door open? And what’s that noise?”

“Zhhhhhh,” the wolf snored. “Zhhhhhhh!”

“Grandma’s voice is very strange today,” thought Little Red Riding Hood’s father.

He went upstairs to Grandma’s bedroom. He


looked at the bed and saw the wolf.

“It’s you!” he said. He knew about the wolf. All the men in the village wanted to find it and kill it.

“What are you doing in Grandma’s bed? Well, you can’t run away now.”

And he took his knife and killed the wolf.

Then he thought, “Perhaps Grandma is alive!”

So Little Red Riding Hood’s father took his knife and cut open the wolf. And Little Red Riding Hood jumped out.

“Oh, Father! Quick! Help Grandma,” she said. “She’s in there, in the dark!”

Then Grandma jumped out.

“Oh! Oh! Where’s that bad wolf?” she said.

“Everything’s all right now,” said Little Red Riding Hood’s father. “The wolf is dead.”

So Grandma had a cup of tea and some nice bread and butter.

Then Little Red Riding Hood and her father went home to their little white house. Little Red Riding Hood ran to her mother and told her everything.

“But it’s all right now!” she said.

“Yes,” said her father. “But Little Red Riding Hood, do not talk to wolves again. And do not leave the road when you go through the forest. Do you understand?”

“Yes, mother.”

After that, Little Red Riding Hood always stayed on the road. And she never saw a wolf again.


Word Power

Write the opposite words for the words given below .

a. near ...........................................................

b. old ...........................................................

c. leave ...........................................................

d. upstairs ...........................................................

e. alive ...........................................................

Fill in the blanks with the opposite meanings of the words given in Exercise 1 .

a. The forest is very .............................. away from the town.

b. My uncle looks very ..............................

c. I am going to .............................. at my uncle’s house.

d. Hari came .............................. to find the bulb.

e. When the doctor reached the room, the patient was already ..............................


a. Where was Little Red Riding Hood going?

b. Why did she leave the road?

c. What did the wolf do to Grandma?

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d. Why was Little Red Riding Hood surprised to see the creature on her Grandma’s bed?

e. How did the father save Little Red Riding Hood and her Grandma?

f. Do you think Little Red Riding Hood would ever disobey her parents?

2 . Choose the right answer .

a. Little Red Riding Hood was a

i. helpful girl.

ii. naughty girl.

iii. bad girl.

b. She had a basket full of

i. fruits.

ii. Bread and butter.

iii. vegetables.

c. The wolf ate her

i. father.

ii. mother.

iii. grandmother

d. The wolf was

i. sleeping on Grandma’s bed.

ii. sitting on the dining table.

iii. watching television.


e. The father took a knife and cut open

i. the wolf.

ii. Little Red Riding Hood.

iii. sheep.

3 . Write the names of the characters below their pictures .

Literature focus

‘Little Red Riding Hood’ is a fairy tale. Here are some characteristics of a fairy tale. Which of the following qualities are found in the story?

Tick the right sentences .

It includes magic and magical characters.

It often begins with “Once upon a time” and ends with “happily ever after”.

It has good/nice characters as well as bad/mean characters.

There are some animal characters.


There are some royal characters (king or queen/ prince or princess).

The problem of the characters is often solved by magic.

Good is usually rewarded and evil is punished.

It takes place in a forest.

It takes place in an old palace.

Stories do have some bad characters. The protagonist or hero/heroine of a story fights with the bad characters. The main bad character in a story is called an antagonist. Who is the antagonist in ‘Little Red Riding Hood’?

Speaking time What lesson did you learn from the story? Share it with your class.


Puss In Boots

Once upon a time, there lived a miller who had three sons. After he died, his things were given to his sons. The two older sons got a house each and the youngest son only got a cat. The youngest son was sad because his brothers got a house to live in and he only got a cat. The cat saw that his master was sad.

“Don’t worry, master,” said the cat. “Give me a bag and a pair of boots. I will make you happy soon.”

The son gave the cat a bag and a pair of boots. The cat carried the bag and put the shoes on. He called himself “Puss in Boots”.Puss in Boots went to the forest and caught rabbits in the bag. Then he went to meet the king. Puss in Boots gave the bag full of rabbits to the king and said, “I brought you rabbits from the land of my Master of Carabas.”

The king was happy and said, “Thank your master for bringing the rabbits.”

Next day, Puss in Boots asked his master to take a bath in the river. The master did as the cat had said.

While he was taking a bath, the king passed by in his carriage with his daughter. Puss in Boots jumped in front of the carriage and said,

Before you read

What all do you think a cat can do?

Do you think all a cat does is eat, purr and sleep? Think again!

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“Help! Help! My Master of Carabas is in river and he cannot get out. The thieves stole all his

clothes.”

“Go to the palace and bring new clothes for the Master of Carabas,” said the king to his guards.

The guards did as the king said. Then, the king asked the Master of Carabas to ride on his carriage. When the princess saw the master, she fell in love with him.

Puss in Boots had other plans. He went to a beautiful castle which belonged to the scary

Ogre. He said to the ogre, “People say that you can change yourself into a big animal. Is that true?”

The Ogre wanted to show his magical powers and changed

himself into a lion. Puss in Boots was afraid at first. But

again he said, “I also heard you can change yourself into a small animal like a mouse. But I don’t believe that.” The Ogre turned into a mouse. This was the moment Puss in Boots was waiting for. As soon as the Ogre turned into a little mouse, Puss in Boots ate it.

The king’s carriage arrived near the castle. Puss in Boots welcomed everyone in the castle. Tasty dinner was prepared for them. The king was very happy and said to the Master, “You must marry my daughter.”

The princess and the Master of Carabas got married. The Miller’s son became rich and happy because of Puss in Boots. Puss in Boots lived happily with his master in the palace.


Fables and Folktales Fables and folktales are stories. People all

over the world tell fables and folktales.

Many fables and folktales are very old. People tell these stories over and over again.

Many fables and folktales have animals in them. The animals talk to one another. They may also talk to people.

A fable teaches a lesson. The story can show how to make good choices. It may show what a person should do.

A folktale may not teach a lesson. But it is interesting to read or to hear it from your parents and grandparents.

Have you read or heard any fables or folktales?


Why The Sun And The Moon Live In The Sky

Before you read

Sun Moon Earth

Which is the hottest among the three above?

Which do we see at night?

Where do we live?

Do you know why the sun and the moon live in the sky?

Read to find out why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

The Sun lived together with the Moon in a warm, cheery house. The house was painted yellow, pink and gold. Light danced all around it.

The Water’s house was much larger than the Sun’s. It was painted blue, green and violet. A gentle wind blew all around the house and it was very peaceful.

The Sun often went to the Water’s house, but the Water never visited the Sun. One day the Sun asked the Water why he never visited. The Water said, “I would like to visit you, but your house is not big enough for me and all my family. If you built a very large new house, my family and I will be very happy to visit you.”

The Sun thought this was a wonderful idea. He and the Moon immediately began to build a new house. After a week, the house was finished. It was so big that it stretched as far as the eye could see. The next day, the Sun and the Moon invited the Water to come for a party.

“May I come in?” the Water asked when he arrived.

“Of course, dear friend,” answered the Sun and

the Moon.


So the Water and all the members of his family began to come through the door. Tiny fish, crabs, snails and huge whales poured into the Sun’s house.

Soon, the water was knee-deep. “Shall we keep coming in?” the Water asked the Sun. “Of course!” the Sun answered. “The party is just beginning!” So more water entered the house. Now it poured through the windows as well as the doors.

Soon, the water was high enough to cover a person’s head. Again the Water asked the Sun if he and his family could keep coming in. “Of course!” the Sun said again.

Finally, there was so much water in the house that the Sun and the Moon had to sit on the roof. “Should we keep coming in?” the Water asked. The Sun and the Moon were having too much fun to say no. More water and more sea creatures poured into the house until it was completely full. The Sun and the Moon had to go up in the sky and that is where they have lived ever since.

This story tells us how things happened in nature. This is really a funny story to read. In Africa, there are so many funny stories of this kind. Do you want to read one more?

Once upon a time, a mosquito wanted to marry a human ear. The mosquito got dressed in his best clothes and came to the ear.

The mosquito asked, “Would you marry


me?”

The ear replied, “You are so thin. You may die any day. Your body has many parts. They are joined as if they may fall apart anytime. So, I don’t want to marry you.”

Then onwards whenever the mosquito passes near by the ear every time, it makes an irritating sound at the ear saying that he is still alive.

You have listened to the sound of the mosquito, haven’t you?

1 . Fill up the blanks with appropriate words from the box .

The Sun and the Water were great ................................. The Sun used

to go to the beach. They used to play together. The Sun lived with

the .................................in a lovely house. The house was so bright.

The Water had very big house. The house of the Water was

................................. ................................. and ................................. It was

peaceful, too. One day, the Sun ................................. the Water to his

home. The Water said that the Sun had very small .................................

Word Power

beach : an area of sand near the sea or lake cheery : right and pleasant

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so he had to build a big house. Then after, he would come to his

house with his family members. After building a new house, they

called the Water.

The Water came with all his family members. The house was

filled with Water and his family members. Then the Sun and the

Moon went to the .................................to live. Since then they have

been living in the sky.

friends moon violet bluegreen sky invited house


a. Where did the Sun and the Water live long ago?

b. The Water’s house was much larger than the Sun’s. What were the colours of the Water’s house?

c. Write down the names of Water’s family members.

d. Where did the Sun and the Moon have to live in the end?

3 . Match the words with their meanings .

immediately complete

started made longer

finish at once

stretched began


Fun activity Look at this house. Paint it with the colours of the warm cheery house of the Sun and the Moon.

Speaking timeNow tell the story to the class in your own words.

Class activityWhat did you learn from this story? Share it with your class.

ProjectGet into groups. What images came to your mind while reading the story? Draw all the pictures on paper and colour them.

Present your pictures to the class.


The Beggar And The Miser

Write down five things that you can give to a beggar .

a. .......................................... d. ..........................................

b. .......................................... e. ..........................................

c. ..........................................

About the storyThis story is about a beggar and a miser. The beggar is old and very hungry. He begs for food. The miser is rich never helps anyone. What do you think will happen in the story?

Before you readWhat is the difference between a beggar and a miser?

If a young person with his hands and legs normal like ours comes begging at your home, would you give him something?

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Vocabulary preview

miser : someone who has a strong wish to have money and hates to spend it

beggar : a person who lives by begging, a very poor person


Once upon a time, there lived an old beggar in Butwal.

One day, he came to an old village. He came across a big beautiful house. It was a miser man’s house. The man was very rich but he never helped anyone. The beggar did not know that. He knocked at the door. The miser opened the door.

“Please give me some meat or milk,” said the beggar.The miser replied roughly, “No, I can’t! Go away!”

“Maybe you can give me some wheat or beans,” asked the beggar again. He was very hungry.

“I don’t have anything!” said the miser.

“Then give me a piece of bread,” said the beggar, “I will be grateful to you.”

“Go away, I don’t have bread!” said the miser angrily.

“At least give me some water, I’m very thirsty!” said the beggar.

“I don’t have water,” screamed the miser.

The beggar became very sad. He was very hungry and thirsty. The miser did not give him anything. The beggar also became angry.

The Beggar And The Miser


But instead of shouting angrily, he smiled. At last he said, “Oh, my son, why are you sitting here then? Come with me and start begging for food from the good people. You are even poorer than I am!”

Word Power

Find six words from the text in the word grid given below . BEGGAR MISER BEAUTIFULHUNGRY THIRSTY BEG

B E A U T I F U L J T

E F S Q W R T E J T O

G B A M I S E R H Y G

G E D H U N G R Y P B

A G H J K C Q T E O L

R X T H I R S T Y I T

K Z V C N M L K J G B

Now use each of the words given above in a sentence of your own.



a. Whose house was big and beautiful? b. What did the beggar say to the miser when he opened the

door? c. What did the miser say when the beggar asked him for

wheat and beans? d. Why didn’t the man give anything to the people? e. What did the beggar say to the miser at last?

2 . Who said these and to whom?

a. “Please give me some meat or milk.”

............................................ said this to ............................................

b. “I don’t have anything!”

............................................ said this to ............................................

c. “No, I can’t! Go away!”

............................................ said this to ............................................

d. “I don’t have water.”

............................................ said this to ............................................

e. “You are even poorer than I am!”

............................................ said this to ............................................

3 . Circle the items that the beggar asked the miser for .

meat rice wheat beansjuice bread fruit money

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Speaking time Share your views about beggars and begging with your classmates.

WritingWhy did the beggar say, “You are even poorer than I am” to the miser?

Back to the storyRead the story once again and complete the chart.

Settingtime…………

placea village

Characters

the beggar ...............................poorpatientcalm

richmeanangry

You have read four stories till now . Now, read the stories again and tick in the boxes if you find such qualities in the respective stories .

The ant and the grasshopper

Robin Hood and John Little

How the prince learned to laugh

The beggar and the miser

• Thestoryhasanimalcharacters.• Thestoryhasamorallesson.• Thestorytakesplaceonceuponatime.• Thestorytakesplaceinajungleorvillage.• Thestoryhasahappyending.


About the storyThis story is about two friends who are walking in the forest. A bear suddenly appears. Let’s find out about their situation!

Two Friends And A Bear

Before you read

How do you know if someone is your true friend? This story is to show you exactly how you can find out.

Imagine that a bear came in front of you. How would you react? Write in a complete sentence.

I would ........................................................................................................................

The sentence you wrote talks about an imaginary situation . Now complete the following imaginary situations .

a. If I were a bird, I would .................................................

b. If I met a lion on the way home, .................................................

c. If I met Rajesh Hamal, I .................................................

d. If I become a doctor, I would .................................................

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Two friends were walking along in a forest. As they were walking in the forest, they felt as if something was following them. It was not a dangerous forest but they kept hearing strange rustling noises in the bushes.

Suddenly, a big wild black bear sprang out of the bushes! The two friends ran for their lives. They saw a big tree and began to climb it. The first friend was a good climber and quickly climbed it. The second friend was not as fast. He could only climb halfway.

He shouted, “I cannot climb further!”

But the first friend did not seem to care; he just kept climbing higher. “I am safe here,” he thought to himself and just stayed quietly on the top.The second friend was very scared. He did not know what to do. The branch he was standing on began to break. He shouted to his friend, “Please help me up!” But the first friend did not move from his place. The branch broke and the second friend fell to the ground.

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The bear was coming closer! The second friend thought his end was near. Just then he remembered something his grandfather had told him! Bears do not eat anything that is already dead. So, he decided to pretend dead.

The bear came very close to him and it sniffed him here and there, especially near the ears. The boy lay there very still because he knew he would be eaten if he moved. He could feel the bear breathing heavily on him but all he could do was keep his eyes tightly shut and remain very still.

After about five minutes, the bear lost interest and decided the boy was already dead. So the bear lumbered back into the bushes and the two boys heard the rustling of the bushes. Except this time, the sound of the leaves became quieter which meant the bear was moving away from them.

The first friend, seeing the bear leave, finally came down. He had observed while up in the safety of his tree that the bear had sniffed near his friend’s ear. It looked as if the bear had told his friend something important. So he asked his friend, “What did the bear whisper into your ear?” The second friend said, “The bear told me that a true friend never leaves friends behind for bears to eat them.”The second friend continued to say, “The bear also said to me not to be friends with such people who do not help others in times of need. He said that anyone can be your friend when everything is well but only true friends stay with you when things get bad.”

The second friend then went on his way leaving the first friend behind.


1 . Tick which of the following words you find in the story .

climber quietly branch lumbered

whisper sniff observe especially

rustling remembered enemy silly


a. Who was following the friends?

b. How did the second friend fall from the tree?

c. What did the second friend remember when the bear came closer?

d. Did the bear really whisper anything in the second friend’s ear? Why?

e. What did you learn from this story?

Word Power

lumber : walk heavily observe : look carefully rustling : when leaves, papers, clothes rub against

each other they make this sound sniff : smell

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3 . Now compare your best friend to the first friend in this story who left his friend behind . How are they different?

Your friend The friend in the story

4 . Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements .

a. The two friends were going to a market.

b. A big black bear came out of the bushes.

c. The second friend lay flat as soon as he saw the bear.

d. The first friend chased the bear.

e. The second friend fell off the tree because the branch was broke.

f. The bear did not harm the boy who lay down on the ground.

5 . Pick the correct alternative .

a. The colour of the bear was ............................ (blue/black/green)

b. The second friend could not climb the tree because ............................ (he did not know how to climb a tree/ he never cared about it/ he was not as fast as his friend)


c. The first friend did not come to help his friend because ............................ (he wanted to kill his friend/ he wanted to save himself rather than caring for someone/ he wanted to see how brave his friend was)

d. The second friend lay flat on the ground without moving because............................ (his grandfather had said that he should lie down like that under any tree/ his grandfather had said that the bear would not eat anything that was already dead/ the branch of the tree broke)

e. The bear did not harm the boy because ............................ ............................ (it wanted to teach a lesson to the first friend/ it thought that the boy was already dead/ the boy had just fallen from the tree/ his friend was looking at all the things from the tree)

Group discussion Do you think the first friend was a true friend? Sit in groups and talk about the qualities of a true friend. Then tell your teacher.

Speaking time Do you remember how you met your best friend? Tell the class about it.

Writing Rewrite the story above in your own words, but this time write about two friends who know what true friendship is. You can give names to the friends as well as the bear!

What can be the title of this story?


The Four Musicians

Before you readLet’s meet the characters of this story.

old donkey old hound dog toothless old cat old rooster

Do you have old clothes at home? What do you do with them?

And what about your pet animals? Do you even throw them away when they get old?

Match the names of the animals with the sounds they produce .

a. cat brayed

b. hound dog howled

c. rooster screeched

d. donkey crowed

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The four friends ate the food that the robbers had left behind. Then they settled down for a good night’s sleep. The donkey lay down on some straw in the front yard. The hound dog slept by the front door. The cat dozed off in front of the fireplace. And the rooster perched on a beam of the roof. Soon they were fast asleep.

After midnight, the leader of the robbers sent a man to check the house. If it was safe, they would go back to get their gold.When the man peeked in, he didn’t see the animals in the dark. Feeling braver, he went in through the front door. He saw the old cat’s eyes shining in the darkness. Thinking it was a monster, he ran screaming from the house. As he ran out of the house, he stepped

on the dog, who bit him in the leg. As he ran across the yard,

the donkey kicked him in the back. The man’s screams woke up the rooster, who started to crow.

When the man got back to the forest, he told the

robbers how horrible it had been. “A monster with eyes of fire lives in that building.

Another monster stabbed me

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in my leg with a knife. Then a big black monster beat me with a wooden club. A little monster on the roof kept calling, ‘Chuck him up to me!’ I didn’t think I was going to get away!”The robbers agreed that no amount of gold was worth going back into that horrible place. The four friends were so happy and comfortable that they never went to the city. And they never became musicians.

Word Power

Write each word after its meaning .

haste beam gang perched shelterbray ledge scattered worth

a. a group of people going around together.........................

b. threw around; sprinkled .........................

c. a place that covers or protects from bad weather or danger .........................

d. a loud noise made by a donkey .........................



a. Why had the animals left their homes?

b. How did the animals find a place to stay for the night?

c. How did the animals scare the gang of robbers away?

d. Why did the leader of the robbers send a man back to the house?

e. sat on .........................

f. speed .........................

g. a narrow shelf .........................

h. a large, long piece of timber or steel used in building .........................

i. value; usefulness .........................

Make a sentence of your own using each of the following words .

musician ..........................................................................................

toothless ..........................................................................................

dark ..........................................................................................

horrible ..........................................................................................

comfortable ..........................................................................................

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e. Why did the old animals never go to the city?

f. How would you feel if your children sent you away after you become old and weak?


a. The animals had run away from their houses because their ............................. were going to kill them.

b. In the building, the cat slept in front of the ............................. .

c. After ............................., the leader of the robbers sent one of his men to see if the building was safe.

d. The animals did not go to the city because they were ............................. and ............................. in the old building.

3 . Choose the correct answer .

a. The (young, old) donkey had grown weak and was unable to work.

b. The (four, six) new friends agreed on going to the city.

c. The noise made by the animals was so (pleasant, horrible) that the robbers nearly knocked each other while trying to run away.

d. After the robber ran across the yard, the donkey (kicked, kissed) him.

Fun activity What are some of the sounds of animals you can make? Make a sound of one animal in front of the class and let the class guess the name of the animal.


The Ant And The Pigeon

Before you readLook at these common birds. Which ones have you seen?

hen pigeon dove parrot

Vocabulary preview

bit : past tense of bite shoot : fire the gunhunter : a person who kills an animal or bird for food, money

or fun.

You will come across these words in the text below. Circle them when you find them.

One day, a little ant was feeling very hungry. It went outside looking for food. It walked for a long time, but it found

nothing. It walked and walked. It came near the bank of a river.

It saw a small piece of bread lying on the bank. It

went to eat it. But the ant fell into the river. It tried to

swim, but it could not swim. It was about to die. A pigeon

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saw the ant dying. She felt bad for it. She wanted to help the ant.

The pigeon dropped a leaf into the river. The ant climbed onto the leaf. The pigeon carried the leaf to the land. The pigeon saved the ant. The ant thanked the pigeon and went home. The pigeon also flew away.

A few days later, the ant went into the jungle. It was looking for food. It saw the same pigeon. It was sitting on a tree. But that day, a hunter was also there. He had a big gun. He was going to shoot the pigeon. The ant saw this. It bit the hunter.

The hunter cried with pain. The gun went off. The pigeon heard the gun shot. It flew away. The ant saved the pigeon. They became good friends.

Pigeons are one of the most intelligent birds on earth. Pigeons flock together in large numbers to protect

themselves from cats, rats and foxes. They help each other.


1 . Write a one-word answer for each of the following questions .

a. What was lying on the bank of the river?

...........................................................................................................................

b. Who saved the ant?

...........................................................................................................................

c. Who had a big gun?

...........................................................................................................................

2 . Answer each of the following questions in detail .

a. Why did the ant fall into the river?

b. How did the pigeon help the ant?

Word Power

Match the words with their opposites .

long big bad near

small far short good

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c. How did the ant help the pigeon?

d. What did the hunter do when he saw the pigeon?

e. Have you helped your friend when he or she asked you for help?

3 . Rearrange the given words .

a. PGIEON (the bird that helped the ant)

b. TNA (the insect that fell into the river)

c. REVIR (where the ant fell into)

d. EETR (the place where the pigeon was sitting)

4 . Put the following qualities in the right box .

helping others being kind to others

killing birds telling lies

shouting at others speaking politely

Good qualities Bad qualities


Literature focus: characters Every story has characters. Characters are the people or animals who act in the story.

There are three characters in the story you have just read. Can you tell who they are?

Which of the three characters do you like best? Why?

Speaking time What did you learn from this story? Discuss in pairs and tell the class.

Project work Collect different types of leaves. Bring them to the class and show them to your friends.


Fox And Stork

Before you readDo you often go to your friend’s house? What do you eat when you go to your friend’s house?

Vocabulary preview

lap : to drink something with your tonguenarrow : not wide soup : food made by boiling meat, vegetables, etc. in

water

Very long ago, Fox and Stork were friends.One evening, Fox invited Stork for dinner.He wanted to joke with Stork. So he only made thin soup. He brought two plates of soup. He gave one plate to Stork. Fox lapped up the soup. But Stork could not drink it with her long, narrow bill.

“I am sorry that you do not like the soup,” said Fox. He was laughing. Stork did not complain. She only said, “Will you come to my house for dinner soon?”

Fox and Stork

About the storyThe story is about how the joke played by the fox backfires on him!

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Fox agreed to come. Next evening, Fox went to Stork’s house. Stork’s house smelled very good. “Hmm… the smell is so good. I wonder what Stork has cooked,” Fox thought. Fox was very excited. He was also very hungry. Stork had cooked soup filled with tiny pieces of meat and

vegetables. She brought the soup.

But Fox could not eat it. He could only lick off the bits left on the mouth of the jar.After dinner, the

hungry Fox went home. He was not angry with Stork.

He knew that it was his mistake. Stork had done the same thing he did to her.

A stork can live for 20 to 30 years. Storks usually lay 3 to 5 eggs

Word Power

Make a sentence using each of the following words .

joke ................................................................................................

plate ................................................................................................

lapped ................................................................................................

dinner ................................................................................................

complain ................................................................................................



a. Who were friends?

b. What did Fox make for dinner?

c. How did Stork’s house smell?

d. What had Stork cooked for dinner?

e. Was Fox angry with Stork?

f. What lesson did Fox learn?

2 . Read the story again and write down these sentences in the correct order .

a. Stork brought the stew to the table.

b. Fox went to Stork’s house.

c. Fox invited Stork for dinner.

d. The hungry Fox went home.

e. Fox lapped up the soup.

3 . Draw a happy face for the true statements and a sad face for the false ones .

a. Fox and Stork were friends.

b. Fox made momo for dinner.

c. Stork complained about the food.

d. Fox didn’t go to Stork’s house.

e. Fox ate all the food that Stork had cooked.

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Literature focus: theme Theme means a message or the main idea in a story.

In the story you have just read, there are two friends. Both of them invited each other for dinner but neither of them could enjoy the dinner in their friend’s home. What can be the theme of this story?

Choose one .

.................. Animals and birds can’t be friends.

.................. If you do good to others, others will also do good to you.

.................. Do not eat in your friend’s home.

Speaking time What did you learn from the story that you just read? Discuss it with your bench partner and share it with your class.

Fun reading Recite the following poem to your class.

Mabel Murple- Sheree Fitch

Mabel Murple’s house was purple,

So was Mabel’s hair.

Mabel Murple’s cat was purple,

Purple everywhere.

Mabel Murple’s bike was purple,

So were Mabel’s ears.

And when Mable Murple started crying

There were awful purple tears.


Myths andLegends A myth is a story that explains something.

A myth may tell us how the world began or why there are stars. Some myths tell us about gods or goddesses.

A legend is a story from long ago. A legend may tell us about a person who is not real. It may also tell us about a real person from the past. But all legends have events that are made up or imaginary. Legends may be serious or funny.

What myth or legend do you already know?


Read the vocabulary list on the page 101 and then match the following .

a. feast to protect against something

b. guard doubt about someone’s honesty

c. suspicion a party with a lot of delicious food

d. unnoticed to believe

e. spying not to be seen by anyone

f. rescue the act of keeping a secret watch

g. trust to take somebody from danger

h. gasp deeply affected or influenced

i. impressed to catch your breath

Circe's Spells

Myths and legends are also stories. They try to explain elements of nature or life. They have gods, goddesses, heroes and unusual creatures. People once believed myths were true, but now we know that they are just stories. Many myths also have elements of magic. In myths, good is usually rewarded and evil is punished.

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In class 2, you read about the story of the Wooden Horse. The story said that the Greek army destroyed the city of Troy and took Helen back home. Among the soldiers and fighters, Ulysses was one of the greatest men to come up with a trick. He was the one who suggested building a wooden horse.

The one you are reading has some link with that. After the end of Trojan War, Ulysses and his people landed on another island.

They felt hungry there and they got divided. Eurylochus and some soldiers went in search of food. After a long walk, they came to the place of Circe. Circe had a magical power. She changed all the men into pig by serving them delicious food. Eurylochus noticed something wrong. So he came back to the ship.

Put the following in correct order as they have happened . Put the number at the end to indicate the series of events .

a. Eurylochus told everything to his friends.

b. Ulysses came to the place.

c. Hermes gave Ulysses a magical power.

d. Circe tried Ulysses to change into pig with her magic wand but she could not.

e. Ulysses went to change back his men as they were before.

f. Because of Ulyssess’ bravery, Circe fell in love with him.

g. Circe became sad.

h. Ulysses and his men left the island.

i. Let’s warm up!


Vocabulary preview

a. feast We ate a lot of delicious food in the feast.

b. guard Dogs guard us against thieves.

c. suspicion Bob is looking at me with suspicion. He thinks I have

d. stolen his pen Ravi had not realised that Ramesh had stolen his pen.

e. unnoticed He came in unnoticed. Nobody saw him coming in.

f. trust No, you are not telling the truth. I cannot trust you.

g. spying The thieves were spying near the house to find out

h. what was inside Babu looked into the fridge to see what was inside.

i. gasp I gasped when I heard the shocking news.

j. rescue The boy is drowning in the pool, we have to rescue him.

k. impressed She sang beautifully and everyone was impressed.

Now read the story. You will find these words easy to understand.


On their way home, Ulysses and his men landed their ship on another island. Ulysses divided his men into two groups. The group led by Eurylochus (say You-ril-o-kus) went in search of food and water while Ulysses and the rest of the men guarded the ship. Even after walking for hours, Eurylochus and his men could not find anything to eat or drink. Finally, they saw a palace where a beautiful woman named Circe (say Sir-see) lived. She invited the men for a feast. They ate and drank and sang a lot.

But Eurylochus was suspicious and he did not eat anything. He went out unnoticed. He did not trust Circe, so he was spying from outside. He saw Circe turn all his men into pigs with one wave of her magic wand. It made him gasp in horror.He went back to the ship and told the others what he had seen. Ulysses set off to rescue his friends. On his way, he met Hermes (say Her-meez) who was the messenger of goddess Athene (say A-thee-nee). Hermes gave Ulysses a magical

flower, which would protect him from Circe’s tricks.

When Ulysses reached the palace, Circe could not trap

him with her spells. She was very s u r p r i s e d . “Your evil

magic cannot harm me,”

cried Ulysses. “Now take me

to my men right away!”She led him to

the pigsty and magically changed the pigs back to men.

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She promised not to work anymore magic on them. She was impressed by Ulysses’ bravery. When Ulysses and his men decided to sail away, she was very sad. She had fallen in love with him. She gave them food for the journey and warned them of the dangers that lay ahead.


a. Why did Ulysses divide his men into groups?

b. How did the men led by Eurylochus turn into pigs?

c. Why didn’t Eurylochus turn into a pig?

d. Why didn’t Circe’s spells work on Ulysses?

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2 . Correct the false statements .

a. Ulysses divided his men into four groups.

b. The group led by Eurylochus stayed back to guard the ship.

c. Circe was a princess.

e. Ulysses turned into a pig.

f. Circe fell in love with Eurylochus.

Speaking timeDo you think Circe fell in love with Ulysses? Discuss in pairs.


Icarus

Before you readDo you know what an island is?An island is a piece of land completely surrounded by water. If you were to live alone on an island, what would you do? How would you feel?

Icarus lived with his father Daedalus on an island ruled by a wicked king. Icarus’s father had to work day and night to make things for the king.Icarus did not always listen to his father.

When his father told him not to run in the house, he ran anyway!Icarus’s father wanted to leave the island, but the wicked king would not let him go.The king had all the boats and it was too far to swim.“I have an idea,” said Icarus’s father. “Let’s get some feathers and wax.”

“We will make WINGS. Then we can fly off the island like birds!” said his father.Daedalus started working on the wings immediately. When the wings were ready, they attached them to their bodies.

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Word Power

The wind lifted them into the sky like kites!

“This is fun” said Icarus.

“Do NOT go near the SUN,” said his father, “Your wings will MELT!”

Icarus did not listen to his father. He went up, up, up.The hot sun melted Icarus’s wings and he fell into the sea below, to his death.

Use a dictionary and find the meaning of the following words .

a. melt : ...........................................................................................................

b. wicked : ...........................................................................................................

c. feather : ...........................................................................................................

d. lifted : ...........................................................................................................

Make a sentence using each of the words in the exercise above .

...........................................................................................................................................

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a. Why did Icarus’s father want to leave the island?

b. How did they plan to leave the island?

c. What did Icarus’s father warn Icarus about?

d. What happened when Icarus flew up, up, up?

e. What lesson did you learn from this story?

2 . Write T for true and F for false statements .

a. Icarus lived with his father on an island ruled by a wicked king.

b. Icarus always listened to his father.

c. Icarus’s father wanted to stay on the island.

d. The king had all the boats.

e. The wind lifted them into the sky like kites!

3 . Write five sentences describing Icarus .

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Fun activity The names of two main characters of the story are hidden in the following tiles. Find the names and arrange the tiles. You are not allowed to use any title more than once in your word.

R

U

A

L

SE

S

D

AD

AC

UI

............................................................................................................................................

Draw a picture of something that flies .


Biography A biography is a story about a person’s life. It

is a real story.

A biography tells important things about a person. It tells us about when and where they were born. It tells us about what great things they did. It says how the person became famous.

Have you read the biography of any famous person?


Galileo Galilei

Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei lived in Italy about 400 years ago.

Galileo did not believe everything he was told. He always wanted to see for himself. Because of that, he became a great scientist.

People in Galileo’s time thought that heavy things fall fast. They thought that light things fall slowly. Galileo had to find out for himself. Galilee walked to

Before you readWhy do you think you and I are on the ground and not flying around? Is there something pulling us from under us or is there something pushing up from above?

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Vocabulary preview

Scientist : an expert who studies or works in the field of science

Lean : to slope in one directionTelescope : a cylindrical device for making objects that

are far away look nearer and larger, using a combination of lenses

Revolve : to move or cause something to move round a central point or line

Do you know the name of famous scientists?


the top of a leaning tower. He had two metal balls. They were the same size. One was heavy, and one was light. Galileo dropped the two balls at the same time. They landed at the same time. Galileo saw for himself that objects fall at the same speed.

Galileo also wanted to learn about the planets and the Sun. He heard about something called a spy glass. Galileo had never seen the spy glass. Still, he was able to make his own. Galileo's spy glass was better than any other spy glass of the time. Today we call the spyglass a telescope.

People in Galileo’s time though that the Moon was smooth. Galileo used his telescope to look at the Moon. He saw that the Moon was rough. It had big mountains, too. He learned new facts about the Moon.

Galileo used his telescope to look at the planet Jupiter. He saw spots on the planet. He saw that those spots were moving. Galileo realized that the spots were Moon. People in Galilee's time thought that only Earth had a Moon. Galileo looked for himself. He saw that Jupiter had moons, too. Then Galileo used his telescope to look at the planet Venus. He saw that Venus had phases, just like the phases of the Moon. This meant that Venus revolved around the Sun.

People in Galileo’s time believed that the Sun and the other planets revolved around the Earth. Galileo came across the work of Copernicus. Copernicus was an astronomer. He claimed that the Sun was the center of the planet. This new idea made Galileo more curious. He began to research and study about the planets. He found that Earth is not the center of the solar system. The Sun is the center.



a. What is another name for Galileo's spyglass?

b. What did Galileo learn about the Moon?

c. What did Galileo learn about Jupiter?

d. What is the most important thing you can learn from Galileo? Explain your idea.

Word Power

Find out five adjectives from the text and make sentences using them .

How do you think people reacted to Galileo’s new finding? Discuss.

Galileo claimed that the sun is the center of the solar system. These ideas made some people very angry. Galileo was then sent to prison. Soon, he was sent home. However, he had to spend the rest of his life in house arrest.

Galileo used his telescope to study the Sun, too. At first he looked right at the Sun. This hurt his eyes.

Galileo found a new way to study the Sun. He pointed the telescope at the Sun. He let the picture of the Sunshine on to a piece of paper. In this way, Galilee saw sunspots. He made careful drawings of the sun spots. He learned that the Sun was spinning.

Galilee wanted to see things for himself. Many people of his time did not like what he saw. They could not believe him. However, now we know that Galilee was right. He helped people understand the solar system.

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2 . Write T for true and F for false statements .

a. Galileo was a dancer.

b. Galileo used his telescope to look at the planets.

c. The Moon is not smooth.

d. Galileo helped people understand about the solar system.

3 . What did Galileo find out about? List the discoveries he made .

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ProjectUse books and websites to find pictures of the Moon. Make your own drawing of the surface of the Moon. Then write a paragraph describing the surface of the Moon.


Before you readMatch the words with the pictures.

tennis ball

golf ball

football

cricket ball

basketball

Pele

1. Sit in groups and talk about your favourite games.2. Do you know the name of some famous football players?

Share with the class. Who knows the most?

Vocabulary preview

Brazilian : someone from the country of Brazil

fame : the state of being known by lots of people

nickname : a name given to someone by their family or friends, usually based on their characters

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PelePele, the famous Brazilian football player, was born on October 23rd,1940. His real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento. The name Pele is, in fact, his nickname.

It was one of his school friends who gave him that name. At first Pele was very angry that all his friends were teasing him with that name. As time passed by, the nickname stayed with him, and Pele started not worrying about it.

He has other nicknames too! They are “The King of football” and “Black Pearl”.

When he was a small boy, Pele was very poor. He polished people’s shoes to earn money. However, that did not stop his passion of football. His father first taught him how to play football. He used rolled-up sock stuffed with rags as football. He loved to play football in the small streets of his hometown.

Pele had a natural talent in football. Despite all the hardship, he was determined to better himself. His passion for the sport made him more focused and hardworking. This got him recognized and at a young age. De Brito was Pele’s coach who first discovered him at the age of eleven. At the age of 15 he started playing for clubs.

Pele was only seventeen years old when he played his first World Cup match in 1958. The World Cup of 1958 was the start of his fame because he scored six goals then! Pele played football for almost 2



a. When and where was Pele born?

b. What is Pele’s real name?

c. How many goals did Pele score throughout his career?

d. What did Pele love doing?

e. Who gave him the nickname “Pele”? What are his other nicknames?

Word Power

Make sentences using the following word from the story .

nicknameteasefootballgreatpassion

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decades without ever getting seriously injured. In his long professional career, Pele scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games.

Apart from being a great football player he is also considered a good human being. Pele is loved for his generosity and kindness. He helps poor Brazilian boys who love to play football to make their dreams come true.


2 . Look at these two numbers . They are years important in Pele’s life . Write down what happened in these years .

1940 .................................................................................................................

1958 .................................................................................................................

3 . What about you?

Who is your favourite football player? Why do you like him/her? Tell your class.

Class discussionWhat would you like to be when you grow up? Why? Share with your friends.

ProjectCollect the pictures of great football players, teams, and other things related to football. Make a collage and present it in the class.


Mystery A mystery is a story that usually includes one

of the following:

• A problem that needs to be solved

• An event that cannot be explained

• A secret

• Something that is lost or missing

• A crime that has been committed

Clues are what help the reader and the detective solve the mystery. Clues can be things people say or do, or objects that are found that provide important information.

In the mystery that you are going to read, do not forget to look for the clues!


The Mystery Of The Missing Cat

Before you readQ. Do you know what a pet is?A. A pet is an animal which is kept in the home as a friend and

treated kindly.

Do you have a pet? What is its name? Circle the things that it does .barklaugheatplayflypurrsingsleep

About the storyThe story is about how young Greg finds out where her cat is.

Vocabulary preview

nudge : to push someone or something gentlyupset : sadscratch : an animal rubbing something with its

clawskitten : a baby cat

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The Mystery Of The Missing Cat“Ginger!” called Greg.

“Ginger!” he called again. “Dad, I can’t find my cat!”

“She’s just busy playing. She will be back to eat,” said Dad.

Ginger didn’t come home.

Greg started to become upset.

Greg and Dad went to see Mr. Scott.

“Mr. Scott, have you seen Ginger?” Greg asked. “She’s missing!”

“No,” said Mr. Scott. “You should talk to Mrs. Norris.”

“Hello, Mrs. Norris,” said Greg, “have you seen Ginger?”

Mrs. Norris said she hadn’t.

“Say, are you looking for Ginger?” called Mr. Sanchez.

“She’s a visitor here sometimes.”

Ginger was not there.

When Greg went to bed, Ginger was still missing. He had been busy looking high and low.

In the night, Greg woke up. He could hear something

scratching.

“Dad, I hear something in my room!” he called.


Dad and Greg waited by the door. Greg nudged Dad.

“Listen,” said Greg. “It’s coming from under my bed!”

Then Greg remembered Ginger! He looked under the bed and saw a face and two yellow eyes.

“Look, Dad!” he called.

“Ginger has kittens!”

“Now we know where she’s been,” smiled Dad.

The next day, Greg gathered the people from the street.

“Come look!” Greg said. “We have found Ginger!”


a. What was Greg trying to find out in the story?

b. How did Greg feel when he couldn’t find Ginger?

c. What happened when Greg was in bed?

d. Why do you think Ginger did not come when Greg called her?

e. Would you like a kitten as a pet? Why or why not?

Word Power

Find words from the story that rhyme with the following words.bat led meet bye been

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2. Write T for true and F for false statements.

a. Greg had a dog as a pet.

b. Ginger was taken away by the police.

c. Mrs. Norris didn’t know where Ginger was.

d. Ginger was under the bed.

e. Greg saw that Ginger had puppies.

Class discussionWhat are some animals that you can keep as pets? Discuss.

Speaking timeTalk about a time when you lost something important and how that made you feel.

Draw a Map Ginger was hiding in Greg’s room. Draw a map of a room in your home and label all the places where a cat might hide.


Non-fiction Non-fiction tells us about real people and

things. It may tell us about what real people do. Non-fiction may tell us about a real place.

It may explain something that is real. Non-fiction stories are true. They are not like fantasy. In a fantasy, people and things are made-up.

Authors write non-fiction for a reason. The author may want to show you how to do something. The author may want to help you learn about the past or about an important person.


LumbiniLumbini is in Rupandehi district

of Nepal. It is the birthplace of Gautam Buddha. Gautam Buddha is the founder of Buddhism.

It is a popular place for Buddhists and Hindus. People

following other religions also come here. It is a famous tourist site

in Nepal. Every year, many tourists go to visit Lumbini.

Before you readMatch the temples with the places they are in by writing the correct numbers in the boxes. 1. Ram Janaki Temple ( ) Gorkha2. Pashupatinath Temple ( ) Lumbini3. Manakamana Temple ( ) Mustang4. Mayadevi Temple ( ) Janakpur5. Muktinath Temple ( ) Kathmandu

Lumbini

Vocabulary preview

meditate : think calmly eternal : lasting foreverBuddhism : a widespread Asian religion or

philosophy, founded by Siddartha Gautama / Lord Buddha

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There is a beautiful garden near the birthplace of Buddha. The garden is very big. The main temple is called Mayadevi Temple. Gautam Buddha was born here. The place where Buddha was born is covered with a glass box. There is a holy pond near the temple. The name of the pond is Puskarni. It is the pond where Gautam Buddha had his first bath. The temple was built many years later. There is also a Bodhi tree near the pond. People worship the tree. Some people sit inside the temple and meditate. There is a big garden around the temple. The garden is very beautiful. There is a big pillar in the garden. The pillar is called Ashoka Pillar. It was built by King Ashoka of India. He came to Nepal many years ago. There is also an Eternal Peace Flame in the garden. It is the fire that keeps on burning. It never goes off. Can you think of something else that could be found in Lumbini? Discuss with your class. There are other monasteries also. They were built by people from different countries. The monasteries are very beautiful. The monasteries are quiet and peaceful. The whole garden area is surrounded by strong walls. There are no shops, hotels and restaurants inside the garden. People are not allowed to run shops inside the wall. But there are a few small shops near the main gate. Things like pictures of the temple, garlands, Buddha’s statue, etc. are sold there.


Many people come here on Buddha Jayanti. They come to worship in the temple. They also pray to Lord Buddha here. On that day, people of Buddhist religion from all over the world come to Lumbini. Lumbini is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is the title given to very important places.

Word Power

Circle the words that describe Lumbini .

famous adventurous holy religious heritage boring

Make a sentence using each of the words mentioned above .

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1 . Write a one-word answer for each of the following questions .

a. Which great religious leader was born in Lumbini?

b. What is the name of the main temple in Lumbini?

c. In which pond did Gautam Buddha have his first bath?

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2 . Answer each of the following questions in detail .

a. Why is Lumbini famous?

b. What do people do inside the temple?

c. What is the special thing about the eternal peace flame?

3 . Write T for true and F for false statements in the boxes below .

a. Buddha was born in Lumbini.

b. Lumbini is not a famous place.

c. Ashoka Pillar was built by Buddha.

d. Lumbini is a UNESCO world heritage site.

e. There are many other monasteries in Lumbini.

4 . Write down five things that you can see in Lumbini .

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Class discussionDo you know any other UNESCO World Heritage Sites? Discuss with your friends.

Speaking timeWhich place would you like to visit if given a choice? Why would you go there? Share with your friends.


Imagine this scene: The telephone rings. You answer it. The call is for your mom, but she’s out. You grab a pencil from the plastic pencil holder. You write the message on a piece of paper. After you leave the note on the desk, you zip up your jacket and head out the door.

The telephone is one of the most popular inventions ever made.

Inventions are all around us.

Maybe that scene once happened to you. Did you stop to think about all of the gadgets you used? The telephone? The zipper? Those things are inventions. We use many inventions every day. Let’s find out about some. Their stories may surprise you. Often it took someone many tries before they came up with the inventions we use today.

Plastic Plastic is over one hundred years old. An English scientist cut himself. He looked in his medicine cabinet for something to stop the bleeding. He saw a tough, rubbery substance there. He had an idea. He worked on the materials in his laboratory. Soon he had created a new material that we know today as plastic. Over the years, other scientists worked to make plastic better. Today, plastic is everywhere. Bags and bottles are made of plastics. Today many products are made from recycled plastic.

Everyday Inventions

Before you readThink of how difficult your life would be if it were not for the various scientific tools that you use in your daily lives, like phones, television, cars, calculators.

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The Telephone Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone made it possible for us to have radios and cell phones. “Mr. Watson—come here—I want to see you.” Those simple words changed history. How? Those were the first words spoken on the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell spoke them in 1876.

Bell found a way to send the sound of a voice over wires. The sounds turned into electric signals. This led to the first telephone.

Paper Paper is one of the oldest inventions. The ancient Egyptians made a kind of paper over 3,000 years ago. They used a plant called papyrus. That is where we get the word paper. Long ago, paper was not cheap, so only the rich used it. There were no ways to erase mistakes. Only scribes, people with special training, learned to write on paper. Today paper is made in factories.

The Pencil Pencils are a very old invention. Long ago, people found a rock that made dark marks on paper. The rock was graphite. But there was a problem writing with these rocks. Graphite breaks very easily. So what was the answer? About 400 years ago, a clever person in Germany thought of putting the graphite into wooden tubes. The first pencil was made.


A normal pencil can write up to 45,000 words. That is a lot of writing!

The rubber used to make erasers and other things comes from the rubber tree.

The Eraser The eraser was not invented at the same time as the first pencil. People used to erase pencil marks with pieces of bread. What a mess! Then an explorer found people in South America using rubber. He brought it back to Europe. The rubber could erase pencil marks. These first erasers were called rubber because they rubbed out pencil marks.

The Zipper There are many stories about how inventors created the zipper. One is about an inventor who had a friend with a bad back. The friend could not tie his shoes. The inventor used his genius, and after many experiments, made a sliding fastener. It could open and close the man’s shoes. It led to our modern zipper. Today zippers are on many items, from coats to luggage to backpacks. The word zipper comes from the sound that the fastener makes.


Every day you use inventions. Some inventions have occasional uses, and others are used every day. Inventions make life better for all of us. Do you have an idea for something new? Stick with it. Maybe someday you will invent an exciting and useful new thing, too.

Maybe you will be the next great inventor.

1 . Answer the following

a. What are papers made up of?

b. Who invented Telephone?

c. What are zippers used for?

d. What rock is a pencil made up of?

e. What was eraser also called?


a. ................................. is used to erase the pencil marks.

b. ................................. is made up of graphite.

c. ................................. is made up of plastics.

d. A plant called ................................. is used to make paper.

e. ................................. is used to talk to people far away.

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3 . Unscramble the words

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eeenolpth ..........................................................

lptscia ..........................................................

ProjectWrite a paragraph about an invention that you think is important. Choose one of the inventions from your chart.

Talk Time Give a Presentation on the paragraph that you have written. Tell who invented it, how it is used, and why it is important to you


The wind is so cold in Mount Everest your toes and fingers can freeze.

The air is so thin that you’ll find it hard to breathe. And if you’re not careful, avalanches can bury you! Meet the people who live in this harsh place.

The word Sherpa means eastern people where “shar” means east and “pa” means people. It is also used as surname of most of the people living in the eastern part of Nepal. The Sherpa people live in the eastern part of our country. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Many Sherpas are farmers. They use strong animals called yaks to help them on the farm. Yaks look like big, hairy cows.

The Sherpas

Before you readDo you know of any famous Sherpa? What are they famous for? Discuss with the class.

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Children go to school, but they also help on the farm. Many children have to walk a long distance to go to school.

Many Sherpas live in villages near the mountains. This is one reason Sherpas are great climbers. They live in the hills at a high altitude and are used to the thin mountain air.

Apa Sherpa and Phurba Tashi Sherpa have climbed Mount Everest 21 times!

Many Sherpas are guides in the mountains. Climbers from other places hire Sherpa guides to help them climb Mount Everest.

The climbers hike to base camp, which is far up the mountain. Yaks and guides carry the equipment. Climbers rest in tents at base camp for a few weeks to get used to the thin air.

Each part of the climb must be approached with care.

The groups climb one section of the mountain at a time. At each camp they sleep in tents. Near the top, climbers use oxygen tanks to help them breathe.

Some climbers have to halt their climb if they get sick or hurt.

Mount Everest can be a very dangerous climb.

Famous Sherpas Many Sherpas have climbed the high slopes of Mount Everest. The most famous Sherpa is Tensing Norgay. He reached the top of the mountain with Sir Edmund Hillary.

Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the first Nepali woman to successfully climb the Mount Everest.

Babu Sherpa also set a record on Mount Everest. He slept in a tent on top of the mountain. He stayed on the top for almost a whole day. This is hard to do because it is bitterly cold at the top, and the air is thin.

Some sherpas are fast climbers.


One guide climbed from base camp to the top in less than nine hours. Most climbers take a week to climb to the top.

Lhakpa Sherpa climbed to the top of the mountain four times. She was the first woman to do this. Her younger sister, Ming Kipa, was the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest. Lhakpa Sherpa and her sister, Ming, both set climbing records on Mount Everest.

More and more people want to climb Mount Everest. They need guides, food, and a place to sleep. This increases the number of jobs for Sherpas.

Some Sherpa climbers work to help children in their villages. For example, some Sherpas helped to pay for new schools in their villages. They also serve the community by donating money when needed.

Sherpas respect the mountains and want to take care of them. In the past, climbers left garbage on the slopes. Now Sherpas are cleaning it up.

Sherpas are strong climbers and gentle people. They hope people keep climbing their mountains. If they do, you can bet a Sherpa guide will be there to help them succeed.


a. Who was the first Sherpa to climb Mount Everest?

b. Name two sherpas that climbed the Mount Everest most number of times.

c. Who was the youngest Sherpa to climb the Mount Everest?

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d. Where do most of the sherpas live?

e. What are sherpas good at?

2 . Make sentences using following words .

Mountains, guide, climb, avalanche, record

3 . State if the following sentences are true or false .

a. Pasang Lhamu Sherpa was the youngest woman to climb the Mount Everest.

b. Sherpas are good climbers.

c. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

d. Most of the Sherpas live in the western part of Nepal.

e. Tenzing Norgay was the first Sherpa successful to climb Mount Everest.

f. Apa Sherpa and Phurba Sherpa have climbed Mount Everest for the most number of times.

4 . Name the Sherpas in the pictures .

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