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One courtier objected Birbal’s statement and said, “You are wrong. Even if a man is

offered a large amount of money, he will not be ready to stand in cold water for the

whole night.”

Birbal disagreed to the statement and said, “He may become ready to risk his life.”

According to one of the courtiers it was easy to say but difficult to find such person.

The emperor liked the statement. He announced, “If a man stands with his body in cold

water for the whole night, I shall offer him prize, he demands.”

Birbal assured the emperor to present such person. The emperor humorously said that

such person could exist only in Birbal’s mind.

Birbal moved around searching for such person for the whole day. At last he presented

a poor but young man before the emperor.

The young man stepped down, into the ice-cold water. The guards were posted to watch

over him.

Next morning the emperor went there along with his courtiers and found the man

shivering.

Seeing the emperor the young man came out of water and fell at his feet. The king was

surprised to see him and asked, “Didn’t you feel cold?” The man answered that he felt

cold but passed the night by looking at the lamp burning in the palace.”

One courtier remarked that he could remain alive due to the heat of the burning lamp.

The emperor agreed and refused to give him the prize. The disappointed young man

came to Birbal and asked for justice. Birbal calmly listen to him and assured him the

prize.

Next morning Birbal was not present in the court. The emperor sent a man to Birbal’s

house. Birbal was cooking ‘Khichdi’. The man reported that Birbal would come after

dinner.

The emperor waited for a long time but Birbal didn’t turn up. Once again the emperor

senta man but he returned with the same message.

Being impatient the emperor himself went to Birbal’s house along with some courtiers.

Seeing the emperor Birbal came hurriedly out of his house. The emperor angrily asked,

“Is it not your ‘Khichdi’ yet ready even after the lapse of two hours?’

Birbal politely took the emperor to the backside of the house and showed what he had

been doing.

The emperor and courtiers were surprised to see the earthen pot tied to the upper ends

of three poles with burning wood below it.

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One day, the animals and birds of the forest saw a ray of light in the sky. They saw

someone coming down. It was a beautiful fairy with a golden crown on her head. She

had a paint-box and paint-brushes with her. The animals and birds gathered around her.

The fairy said, “The sky is blue; the grass is green; the sun is yellow and the night is

dark! Won’t you like to have beautiful colours for yourselves? I can paint you, if you

wish.”

The clever crow was the first one to speak, “Caw, Caw,” he said. “I want to be black.

Dear fairy, do colour me black.” So the fairy painted the crow as dark a night. Mr.

Crow was pleased and said, “Caw, Caw! How wonderful I look! Thank you fairy”!

Next come the parrot. He said, “Kind fairy, please paint me the colour of leaves. I want

to be green.” So the fairy painted the parrot green. All the animals and birds were

happy to see the green parrot. The parrot was happy too. He said. ”Now I can hide

among leaves when hunters come.”

The next come the elephant. He wanted to be painted grey. The fairy had to stretch her

hand to paint the big elephant. She finished her job. She was tired and thirsty. Some

butterflies brought nectar for her.

The fairy drank the sweet nectar and was happy. In return she painted the butterflies in

beautiful colours like orange, green, blue and yellow.

Next come the camel. He said, “Dear fairy, I live in the desert. I do not wish to be

painted in any bright colours. Paint me the colour of sand. “So the fairy painted him the

colour of sand. The camel was very happy when the fairy finished painting him.

Then in turn all the animals, the lion, the tiger, the giraffe, the zebra, and the rabbit

came. The fairy painted them all. The dove, the sparrow, the nightingale and the

peacock also looked colourful after the fairy had painted them. The birds and the

animals started dancing with joy.

The fairy finished her work. She was about to leave, when all heard a sound, “Cock-a-

doodle-doo.” It was the cock.

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were also many cooks busy preparing food, vegetables and fruits were brought from

farms.

The monkeys were exited about the feast. Hanuman, their leader, asked the monkeys to

sit in row in the big dining hall. He asked them to behave properly.

The dining hall was beautifully decorated with flowers and different kinds of coloured

lamps. Servants brought one dish after another in silver and gold plates. There were

different kinds of vegetables-potatoes, bringles, cauliflower and green peas. Sweets

were in plenty-laddoos, jalebees and gulabjamuns.

Seeta was very fond of monkeys. To show her love for them, she decided to serve them

herself. She came to the dining hall. The servants brought a big pot full of green peas.

Seeta began to serve the monkeys.

There was a little naughty monkey. When Seeta came near him, a little green pea

slipped from the spoon and fall on the ground. The green peas started jumping. The

little monkey was annoyed:” This little pea is teasing me. Let me show it that I can also

jump.” So the little monkey started jumping and shouted, “Hoop…Ho… Hoop…Ho…”

The next monkey said, “How does this little fellow tease me?” The little monkey’s

neighbour jumped higher. The next monkey started jumping and shouting. There was a

lot of noise.

Seeta left the dining hall in anger and sent for Hanuman.

Hanuman entered the hall with a big stick. He ordered the monkeys to be quiet.

Hanuman asked the monkey at the end of the row, “Why did you jump?” The monkey

says, “I was not the first to jump. I jumped because my neighbour jumped.” Everybody

replied in the same manner.

At last, Hanuman asked the little monkey, who had jumped first. “Little fellow, tell me,

why did you jump?”

The little monkey said, “I saw the little green pea jump. I jumped to show the pea that I

can jump higher. The pea was teasing me.”

Hanuman was angry, but could not help laughing at the little fellow and said, My dear

little one, do not disturb again. OK?’

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Hanuman narrated this to Seeta. Seeta laughed and said, “Monkeys are after all

monkeys.”

STORY- 5 ‘ LORD GANESH ‘ - FESTIVAL.

Little Ganesha was guarding the door. His mother

Godddess Parvati was taking a bath. She had told him,

“Do not allow anyone to enter. Wait till I finish my

bath.”

Lord Shiva arrived from the Himalayas. He had come

after a long time. He was eager to meet his wife Parvati. He

had never seen his son Ganesha.

He asked chubby little Ganesha to move away from the

entrance. Ganesha refused to do so. How could he allow a

stranger to enter the house? How could he disobey his

mother? Lord Shiva in anger cut of little Ganesha’s head.

Then Lord Shiva entered the house. When Parvati came out,

after finishing her bath, she was overjoyed to see her

husband. She touched the feet of her Lord and said. ”Did you meet our son? I had asked

him to guard the entrance.”

Lord Shiva became very sad. He now realized that he had killed his own son.

Parvati rushed out to look for her son. She was shocked to see the head separated from

the body.

When she came to know that Lord Shiva had killed his own son, she said to him, “I

want my son back alive.

Lord Shiva went in search of a head. The first living thing he saw was an elephant. He

killed the elephant and brought his head.

Lord Shiva then put the elephant’s head on the body of Ganesha. He chanted some

sacred hymns. Ganesha became alive.

Lord Shiva then embraced his little son. Goddess Parvati was not satisfied.

She looked at Ganesha and sighed, she said, “I am sure, people will laugh at my son.

They will tease him because of his elephant’s head.”

God Shiva explained, “Do not worry. People will not laugh at our son. They will

worship him.” Parvati sobbed.

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Lord Shiva said, “Our son Ganesha will bring good luck to the people. He will be

worshipped by all.”

Lord Shiva further said. “Remember this, every happy occasion will begin with the

worship of our dear son Ganesha.”

How happy we all are to welcome Ganesha on the “Ganesha Chaturthi Day!” and

celebrate his birthday.

STORY – 6 “COO ….. OO…….. COO…… OO……!” - KOYAL.

Long, long ago, a wood-cutter lived in a jungle. He felled trees and sold the wood in a

nearby village.

The wood-cutter’s wife was dead. He had to look after his two children. He had a son

named”Tu” and a daughter named “Coo.”

Everyday the woodcutter took his children to the woods, where they played with rabbits

and other small animals. Sometimes they gathered wild flowers, while the wood-cutter

was busy cutting wood.

In the evening they returned to their little hut.

One day, while felling a big tree, the wood-cutter was caught beneath it. He was

crushed to death. The poor children wept bitterly. They had lost their only parent. Now

they became orphans.

In the evening, holding each other’s hands, they reached the hut. Tu and Coo felt lonely

without their father. They were frightened. The next day, they left their hut. They

started walking.

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They walked on and on. At last they came to a hill. There were many mango trees at the

foot of the hill. Tu and Coo were very tired and thirsty. Coo sat near a mango tree. Tu

went to fetch water for them.

After some time Tu returned. Coo was not there. He began to call out,

“Coo……oo….Coo…oo! “Where are you?” But no one answered. Tu was very sad.

Tu had lost his sister. He searched for her everywhere. He did not find his sister “Coo”

anywhere.

Soon it became dark. He could hear the wild animals far away. He was terribly

frightened. He started weeping bitterly.

Suddenly a light shone. He saw a fairy standing before him, “Do not sob, I will help

you.” She reached Tu with her magic wand. He was changed into a bird.

From that day, he is heard calling on “Coo-o-Coo-o” among the mango trees. It is the

brother Tu in search of his sister Coo calling “Coo-o-Coo-o.”

We hear him and say it is Koyal.

STORY-7 “A SHOOTING TEST MAHABHARATA”

Dronacharya: The teacher of Pandavs and the Kauravs.

Yudhishthir, Bhim, Arjun, Nakul and Sahadev are the

Pandav princes.

(In the orchard Dron, the teacher of Pandavs and Kauravs

princes, talking to the young Pandav Prince. The young

Pandavs have their bows and arrows with them.)

Dron: I have taught you to use different arms, to shoot with ‘the bow’, to ride horses

and to drive them and to work hard and to fight well.

Bhim: Sir, you’ve taught me to use club too. I can fight with any man now.

Dron: I am sure you can. Each one of you can fight with any man now.

Nakul: Sir, won’t you teach us anymore?

Dron (smiling): I will. Don’t be sad, my boy. Today I want to give you a test.

Sahadev: Is it a difficult test, Sir?

Dron:No, it is not difficult. It’s easy.

Nakul: Then all of us will pass.

Dron: I don’t know that, but I’ll test all of you.

Bhim: What’s the test, Sir?

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Dron(pointing to a tree): There is a bird in that tree. You have to shoot it in the right

eye. Can you do it?

All: Yes, Sir, we can.

Dron : Very well. Yudhishthir, get ready. What are you going to do?

Yudhishthir: Sir, I am going to shoot the bird.

Dron : What do you see?

Yudhishthir: Sis, I see you. I see my brothers. I see those trees, and I see the bird in

that tree.

Dron : Thank you. You can’t shoot the bird. Don’t try. Bhim, is your turn now. Put the

arrow on your bow.

Bhim : I am ready, Sir.

Dron : What do you see?

Bhim : I see a tree, the blue sky behind it, and a bird on one of the branches of the tree.

Dron : Thank you. Don’t shoot. Nakul, get ready.

Nakul : I am ready, Sir. Shall I shoot?

Dron : No, not yet. First answer my question. What do you see in from of you?

Nakul : Sir, I see my bow with my arrow on it, a tree……..

Dron : Thank you. You won’t be able to shoot the bird. Sahadev, put an arrow on your

bow and get ready to shoot the bird.

Sahadev : I’m ready, Sir.

Dron : Can you see the bird?

Sahadev : Yes, Sir, I can see it.

Dron : What other things can you see?

Sahadev : I can see the tree and its branches and leaves…

Dron : Thank you. Don’t shoot. Arjun, where are you?

Arjun : I’m here, Sir.

Dron : Are you ready?

Arjun : I’m ready, Sir.

Dron : What do you see in front of you?

Arjun : I see only the bird’s right eye.

Dron : Can you not see anything else?

Arjun : No, Sir, I can’t. I can’t see the bird’s body.

Dron : Very good. Arjun. Shoot.

( Arjun shoots the bird’s right eye. Dron and Arjun’s brothers clap.)

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Dron (to Arjun’s brothers): Learn to see the mark. If we have our eyes fixed on the

mark, we will be successful.

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RHYMES – 15 ‘WE ARE THE MUSIC – LOVERS’

We are the music makers,

And we are the dreamers of dreams

Wandering by alone sea-breakers,

And sitting by desolate/sad/neglected streams,

World-losers and World-forsakes,

On whom the pale moon gleams:

Yet we are the movers and shakers

Of the world forever, it seems.

RHYME-16 ‘THE WEEKEND’

Well, the weekend comes every week,

We love it, We love it; Oh, we really love it!

Saturday, Sunday, Oh, What a treat!

We love it, We love it, Oh, we love it!

Now the weekend makes you feel so fine,

We love it, We love it, Oh, we really love it!

Saturday, Sunday, when you’re all mine, all mine….Oh.

Chorus: Playing on the weekend, Playing with the friends,

Playing on the weekend, Hope it never ends.

Playing on the weekend, Morning, noon or night.

Monday, it is gone. Tuesday, it is gone.

Wednesday, it is gone. Thursday, it is gone. Friday, it is gone.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, they are all gone.

Now the weekend makes you feel all right.

We love it, We love it, Oh, we love it!

Saturday, Sunday, even Friday night,

We love it, We love it, Oh, we love it!

Now, the weekend makes you feel so fine,

We love it, We love it, Oh, we love it!

Saturday, Sunday, when you are mine…..Oh….!.....!

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CHANTS

CHANT-1 ‘MAMA! MAMA! MY SOCKS DON’T MATCH..!’

Mama! Mama! My socks don’t match!

One is red and one is blue…..

One is bigger than the other! Oh…..No…!

Mama….! Mama…..! My socks don’t match!

One is bigger than the other! Oh… No….!

Mama…! Mama…! My shoes don’t match!

One is black and one is brown……

One is bigger than the other!....Oh…No…!

Mama…! Mama…! My feet don’t match!

One is bigger than the other! Oh…No…!.....!

CHANT-2 ‘YOU SPEAK ENGLISH VERY WELL…..!....!

You speak English very well.

Oh no, not really.

Yes, you do, you really do.

No, I don’t.

Yes, you do.

No, I don’t.

Yes, you do.

No, I don’t

That’s not true.

Yes, it is.

You really do speak English very well.

Thank you.

You are very kind,

No, I mean it.

I really mean it.

Thank you.

You are very kind.

No, I mean it.

I really mean it.

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You really do speak English very well.

Thank you…..!.....!

CHANT-3 ‘I’M AFRAID MY ENGLISH IS NOT VERY GOOD...’

I’m afraid my English is not very good,

Don’t be silly.

It’s wonderful.

I’m afraid my English is not very good.

Don’t be silly.

It’s wonderful.

It’s terrible.

Don’t be silly.

It’s terrible.

Don’t be silly.

I’m afraid my English is not very good,

Don’t be silly,

It’s wonderful.

CHANT-4 ‘WILL I EVER LEARN TO SPEAK ENGLISH?’

Will I ever learn to speak English?

Of course you will,

You’re ding fine,

You’re getting better

all the time.

Will I ever learn?

Will I ever learn?

of course you will.

Do you think I can do it?

Of course you can.

Am I doing all right?

Am I doing all right?

Of course you are.

You are doing fine.

You are getting better all the time.

You are getting better every day.

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You are getting better all the time.

Will I ever learn?

Will I ever learn?

Of course you will.

You are doing fine.

You are getting better all the time…..!.......!

CHANT-5 ‘WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY? ’

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why? Why?

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why? Why?

Who?

What?

When?

Where?

Why? Why?

Who did it?

What did he do?

Where did he do?

Why?

Who did it?

What did he do?

Where did he do?

Why?

Who did it?

What did he do?

Where did he do?

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Why?

Who did it……….!...!

CHANT-6 ‘I LOVE TO SAY…….’

I love to say, “I can’t.”

I love to say, “I Won’t.”

I love to say, “I’m not.”

I love to say, “I don’t.”

I love to say, “I will.”

I love to say, “I am.”

I love to say, “I do.”

I love to say, “I can.”

I love to say, “I won’t/don’t/won’t/don’t.

Say, “I won’t, I won’t, I won’t, I won’t.”

Say, I won’t, I won’t.”

Say, I can’t, I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.”

Say, I can’t, I can’t.”

Yes, you can. No, I can’t.

Yes, you can. No, I can’t.

Yes, you can. No, I can’t.

Yes, you can. No, I can’t.

Yes, you can…..Yes, you can…..!....!

CHANT-7 ‘LISTEN TO ME…..’

Listen to me.

I am listening.

Listen to me.

I am listening.

Listen to me.

I am. I am.

Answer me.

I will, I will.

Answer me.

I will, I will.

Tell me the truth.

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I will, I will.

Tell me the truth.

I will, I will.

Don’t tell a lie.

I won’t, I won’t.

Don’t tell a lie.

I won’t, I won’t.

Tell me the truth.

I will.

Answer me.

I will.

Listen to me.

I will…………!....!

CHANT-8 ‘STOP THAT NOISE ’

Teacher: Sh! Sh! Stop that noise!

Chorus: Sh! Sh! Stop that noise!

Teacher: Come on girls…

Tell all the boys….tell all the boys….to stop that noise!

Girls : Please be quiet. Stop that noise….stop that noises…..stop that noise.

Teacher: Come on boys, tell all the girls….tell all the girls…to stop that noise.

Boys : Shut up girls! Stop that noise….stop that noise….stop that noise.

Teacher: Come on girls, Come on boys, Tell everybody to stop that noise

Chorus : Sh! Sh! Stop that noise. Sh! Sh! Stop that noise. Sh! Sh! Stop that noise.

Teacher: Tell all the boys to stop that noise

SONGS

SONG – 1 ‘KRISHNA….. KRISHNA…..’/ PINTOO…. PINTOO…!’ Krihna… Krishna…. Yes…. Jashoda Maiya….! / Aayush….. Aayush……! Yes Mummy….! Yes Mummy….! Eating Makhkhan….? No…. Maiya……! / Eating chocolate/laddoo……? Telling a lie….? No….. Maiya…….! / no Mummy…..!no Mummy…..! Open your mouth………! Ha….. Ha….. Ha…..!....!......!

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SONG – 2 ‘RAIN, RAIN, I LOVE YOU…..’ Simple Present Tense O….Rain, rain, I love you…..I like you….. Rain……O….my dear Rain……. Come again, please come again…… We feel very very hot…. I want to play with you….. I want to wet through….. Make me happy happy…. O’ my dear rain….Come soon….Come soon… I want to sail my boat….. I want to eat hot-hot pakodas…. I want to eat spicy-spicy pizzas… Make us happy happy…. O’ my dear rain…..Come soon……Come soon…!...!...!. SONG – 3 ‘IN THE MORNING…..’ - Habitual Present Tense In the morning….. In the morning………… In the morning, I wake up at 6.00 O’clock In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I brush my teeth, In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I take my bath, In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I comb my hair, In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I pray to God, In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I drink my milk, In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I take my breakfast, In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I go to my tution, In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I do my homework, In the morning, in the morning, in the morning I take my lunch When I see a time and get ready, Then I go to school happily…..!...! SONG – 4 WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IN YOUR SUMMER VACATION…? Deepali.. DeepaLi../Karanji..Karanji…. Where have you been in the vacation? I have been to my Mama’ home at Amdavad….! / maasi’/didi’s /Baroda../ Bombay.. Deepali… /Karanji…

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SONG -5 ‘MINI MEW’/ ‘MOTI DOGGY’ Future Tense Mini mew Mini mew……… Where will you go in the Holidays…? I will go to Akshardham……! Mini Masi….. Mini Masi…….What will you do there…? I will pray to God…….! Mini Masi…. Mini Masi…… What will you eat there…? I will eat Prasad, laddoo, Roti, Vegetables, Dal and Rice, Salad and Pickles Moti Doggy…Moti Doggy... Where do you want to go? I want to go to Bombay to see the Excell World… Moti Doggy….Moti Doggy… What do you want to do there? I want to enjoy many many water rides there..… Moti Doggy….Moti doggy…… What do you like to do there? I like to enjoy Merry-Go-Round… Moti Doggy…. Moti-doggy… What do you like to eat there? I like to eat Bombaiya food…… Like Bhel-poori, Pani-poori, Save-poori, Ragada-patees….!...! SONG –6 ‘GOOD BYE SONG….’ The time has come to say good-bye, To good friends all, Let us be singing, Good byes, Good byes, till we meet again…… Spanish………Adios…. Chinese……..Ho hong…… French……….Au revoir….. Italian………..Ciao(chow)…. Japanese…..Sayonara(Sigh-o-nara)… Gujarati…..Aavajo….. Hindi……….Miltehain.. Marathi…..Yetega…. Sanskrit…..Gachchtupunahdarshanay….. Tamil……Rajasthani/Marwadi…..Oriya…..

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