Wonder Book 2

Under the land

Let’s look at the land.
What can we see? We
can see soil. Plants live
in the soil and they find
water there. Under the
soil, there’s rock. Rock
is millions of years old.

Deep in the Earth, the
rocks are very,
very hot. When a vol-
cano erupts, hot rock
comes out. People and
animals run. They are scared.
There’s water under the land, too. The water can make caves.
You can see amazing rocks in the caves.

There are such caves Slovenia. They’re called the Skocjan Caves.

Write True or False for the following statements.
a. You can’t see soil on the land.
b. Plants live in soil.
c. Deep in the Earth, the rock is very cold.
d. Water can make caves.
e. You can see amazing rock in caves.
f. There are caves in Slovenia.

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In the ocean

The ocean is an amazing place. There are millions of fish and
plants in the ocean.

Do you know there are cliffs, mountains and volcanoes in

the ocean? There are long, deep canyons, too. They are called
trenches. They are in the ocean floor.

The deep ocean is cold and dark. We can’t see the ocean floor.
With new cameras, we can learn more about the deep ocean.

Every day we learn new things about the Earth.

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Listen, Pair and Share

1. Look at the pictures and say if the sentences describe
picture 1, 2 or both.

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1. A manis mowing the the lawn.
2. Mom and her child are sitting on the bench in front of the

house.
3. A cat is just coming out of the house.
4. A man is walking his dog.
5. A small child is playing in the sand.
6. A river flows next to the house.
7. Yellow sunflowers grow next to the river.
8. The sky is blue.
9. The house is pink.
10. The neighbouring house has blue windows.
11. The chairs are blue.
12. It is not raining.
13. Mountains can be seen in the background.
14. A girl is reading a book.
15. A boy is pushing a wheelbarrow.
16. Two rabbits are playing by the water.
17. The man is wearing blue pants.
18. An old man is talking to the neighbour child.
19. A man is watering the flowers.
20. A path leads through the garden.

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2. Describe the following picture.

Creative Writing
Look at the picture and write five sentences about it.

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Project Activity

Draw a picture to show clean village environment.

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11 Little
Raindrops

Most often people sing poems. They have rhythms.
Often poems expresses wonder. What the poet in
this poem wondering about.
Sometimes, do you feel asking how and why something
happens?
What makes you wonder? Share.

New words

pitter-patter - sound of rain hitting on window or a roof

pane - the glass of a window

Discuss:

What kind of weather do you like?
When the wind blow who do you
think is blowing it?
Do you like rany seasons?
Where do you think the raindrops
come from?

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Little Raindrops

Oh! where do you come from,
You little drops of rain,
Fitter patter, pitter patter,
Down the window-pane?

They won't let me walk
And they won't let me play,
And they won't let me go
Out of doors at all today.

Tell me, little raindrops,
Is that the way you play,
Fitter patter, pitter patter,
All the rainy day?

Comprehension Check
1. Answer the following questions.
a. What does the poet wonder about?
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b. What sounds do the raindrops make on the window pane?
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c. Why don't the poet's parent let her go out?
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d. What is the poet waiting for?
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e. What kind of weather you have today? Is it raining like in

the poem?
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2. Compete the poem.
........................ won't let me walk
And they won't let me ........................
And ........................ won't let me go
Out of doors at all .........................

Creative Writing

Do you know where the wind come from? How do you know
there is wind?

Try to write a poem on wind. Or share a poem about wind in
the class.

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Colour this picture of a rainy day. Then share what you can see.

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Fun Reading

At the seaside

I went to the seaside.
What did I see?
I saw an octopus.
It waved its arms at me.
I went to the seaside.

What did I see?
I saw a dolphin.
It dived in the sea near me.

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I went to the seaside.
What did I see?
I saw a whale.
It splashed water over me.

I went to the seaside.
What did I see?
I saw a shark.
It snapped its teeth at me.

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My
Belongings

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12 The Missing
Necklace

1. Here are the characters from the story you are going to read.

Match the names with their pictures.

Father Mother Junkiri Bhuntey

2. Here are some of the things and places mentioned in the

story. Choose and write the name below each picture.

necklace cupboard bathroom kitchen

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The Missing Necklace

Junkiri is a little girl. She lives in a small town with her family.
She has a mother, a father and a baby brother. Her baby brother’s
name is Bhuntey.

One afternoon, Junkiri was watching television with Bhuntey.
She was watching her favourite cartoon show.
Suddenly, she heard her mommy scream.
“My gold necklace! I have lost my gold necklace!”

“Don’t worry, mommy,” Junkiri said. “We will find your gold
necklace. Let’s go and search together.”
They searched mommy’s bedroom.

They searched under the bed . . . they searched under the table
. . . they searched inside the cupboard.

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They did not find the gold necklace.
Where is the gold necklace?
Then, they searched Junkiri’s bedroom.

They searched under the bed. . . they searched under the ta-
ble. . . they searched inside the cupboard.
But they did not find the gold necklace.
Where is the gold necklace? WHERE IS THE GOLD
NECKLACE?

Where do you think the gold necklace is?

Just then, daddy came home. He also started searching for
the gold necklace.
They looked here… they looked there… they looked
EVERYWHERE!
Suddenly, daddy remembered something. He looked worried.
“Where is Bhuntey?” he asked.
“Oh, no! Bhuntey was watching cartoon here. Where did he
go?” said Junkiri.
Mommy’s gold necklace was missing. Now Bhuntey was
missing too!
They started looking for Bhuntey. They looked in mommy’s
room. They looked in Junkiri’s room. They looked in the
bathroom. They looked outside the house. They did not find
Bhuntey anywhere.

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“Where is Bhuntey?” said mommy.
“Where is Bhuntey?” said daddy.

“Where is Bhuntey?” said Junkiri. Where was Bhuntey?
WHERE WAS HE???

Just then, they heard a noise in the kitchen. “What was that
noise?” said daddy.

“It came from the kitchen. Let’s go and see,” said mommy.
Mommy, daddy and Junkiri went to the kitchen.

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Guess who was there?
Yes, it was Bhuntey!
He was playing with a red box. It was the same box where
mommy kept the gold necklace!
They were very happy. They found the gold necklace.
Mommy opened the red box. But wait!
There was no gold necklace in the box. It was empty!
WHERE WAS THE GOLD NECKLACE?
Then mommy started to laugh. Daddy also started to laugh.
Junkiri was surprised.
“Why are you laughing?” Junkiri asked. “What’s so funny?”
“Look at Bhuntey’s neck,” said mommy.
Bhuntey was wearing the gold necklace!

Did Pure gold is so soft that it can be
shaped with hands.
YOU

Know?

Word power

Use each of the following words in a sentence of your own.
family television cupboard gold kitchen

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Comprehension Check

1. Fill in the blanks with words from the text.

a. Junkiri lives in a small ................... with her family.

b. Junkiri was watching television with ....................

c. Mommy’s ................... was missing.

d. They heard a noise in the ....................

e. He was playing with a little ................... box.

2. Correct and rewrite the following sentences.

a. Junkiri is a little boy.

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b. She was watching television with Mommy.
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c. They started looking for Junkiri.
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d. There was no ring in the box.
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e. He was playing with a little blue box.

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3. Answer each of the following questions.

a. How many people are there in Junkiri’s family?

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b. What was Junkiri watching on television?

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c. What was everyone searching?
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d. Where did the noise come from?
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e. What was Bhuntey wearing around his neck?
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Listen, Pair and Share

1. Listen to the audio and choose the right answer.
a. Janak's bag is ……….. .
blue and black
big and black
big and blue
b. Janak keeps ……………in his bag.
clothes
books
toys
c. Sometimes, the bag is ………….. .

very heavy

very dirty

very old

d. He goes to ……………with his bag.
market
school
hospital

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2. Look at the pictures and say whose things these are.

Glue Pencil case Books School bag Eraser

Anu Prem Tom Binod Saili

Whose glue is this? ...................................................

Whose pencils case is this? ...................................................

Whose books are these? ...................................................

Whose bag is this? ...................................................

Whose eraser is this? ...................................................

3. Complete the conversation with the help of the above
picture.

Anu : Is this ...........................glue, Prem?

Prem : No, it isn't.

Anu : Whose glue is this?

Saili : That's .............................................

Anu : Is this ................................, Binod?

Binod : Yes, It's.................................. .

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Binod : Is this Sue's bag?
Prem : No, it isn't.
Tom : It's............................................................ .
Binod : Are you sure?
Tom : Of course. It's........................................... .

Anu : Are these .............................books?
Tom : They're Saili and Binod's books.
Prem : No, they're.........................not .................... .
Saili and Binod : Yes, they aren't ................................... .

4. Practise the above conversation in groups.

Creative Writing
Read and learn.

Hello! My name is Krisha. I'm seven. I'm from Dharan. I've got
lots of toys. I've got five teddy bears, three soft toys, a purple
and blue kite, a pink bike, a skipping rope and a collection of
dolls.
My favourite doll is Barbie. She's got big blue eyes, a small
nose and red lips. She's got long blond hair. She wears a pink
dress and white shoes. My Barbie can sing and dance.

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Do you have toys? Which one is your favourite? Draw a picture
of it.

Now, write a paragraph about it.
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Project Activity

If you missed your favourite things at home, how would you
search them? Discuss with your friends.

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13 Lazy Jack

Imagine you are at a market. You have to carry these things
home from the market. How will you take them? Choose the
right answer and write it below.

in your pocket in your hands
dragging behind you on your head

a. a jar of milk: …………………………………......……

b. money: …………………………………......……

c. meat: …………………………………......……

d. donkey: …………………………………......……

Now read the text and find how Jack carried these things.

New words

returning - coming back

stupid - foolish, silly

drag - pull along the ground

completely - totally

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Lazy Jack

Once upon a time, there lived a boy. His name was Jack. He lived
with his mother. They were very poor. His mother worked hard to
earn a living. But Jack did nothing. He was very lazy. So everyone
called him Lazy Jack.

One day, his mother became very angry with him. She said, “If you
don’t start to work, I will throw you out of the house.”

So, the next day, Jack went out looking for a job. He worked at a farm
for whole day. The farmer gave him some money for his work. But
when he was returning home, he lost it.

“You stupid boy,”
said his mother,
“you should have
put it in your

pocket.”

“I will do that
another time,”
said Jack.

The next day, he
went out again.
That day, he
worked for a cow-
keeper. The cow-
keeper gave him a
jar of milk for his day’s work.

How will Jack take the jar of milk home?

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Jack took the jar and put it into the large pocket of his jacket. The
milk spilt before he reached home. “Dear me!" said his mother, "you
should have carried it on your head."

"I’ll do that another time," replied Jack.

This time, Jack went to work for an old farmer. The old farmer gave
him a cream cheese for his work. In the evening, Jack took the cheese.

How will Jack carry the cheese to his home?

He carried it on his head and went home. By the time he got home,
the cheese was all spoilt.

"You stupid
boy," said his
mother, "you
should have
carried it very
carefully in your
hands."

"I’ll do that
another time,"
replied Jack.

Next morning,
he went out
looking for a
job again. He
went to work
for a baker. The
baker gave him a large tom-cat.

How will Jack take the cat home?

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Jack took the cat and carried it in his hands. The cat scratched his
face. So Jack let it go.

When he got home, his mother said to him, "You silly fellow, you
should have tied it with a string and dragged it along after you."

"I’ll do that another time," said Jack.

Do you think Jack will go back to work again?

Another day, Jack found a job at the butcher’s. The butcher gave him
a great big piece of meat. Jack took the meat and tied it to a string.
Then he dragged it along after him in the dirt. When he reached
home, the meat was completely spoilt. His mother became very much
angry at him.

"You idiot," said she to her son, "you should have carried it on your
shoulder."

"I’ll do that another time,"
replied Jack.

The next morning, he
went out once again. He
went to work for a cattle-
keeper. Jack had been
working for a week. But
he had brought nothing
useful. So he was tired of
working. That day, he did
not work properly. So, the
cattle-keeper gave him an
old donkey.

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Jack tried hard to carry it on his shoulders. Finally, he succeeded. He
began to walk towards his home with the donkey.

On Jack’s way back home, there was a rich man’s house. The man
had a beautiful daughter. But she was deaf and dumb. She had never
laughed in her life. So the man was very worried. The doctors had
said that if she laughs, she will be able to speak.

The girl was looking out of the window. Just then, she saw Jack
carrying a donkey on his shoulder. He looked so funny that she
began to laugh. She recovered from her sickness. She began to speak.
She could also hear everything. Her father became very happy. He
offered Jack to marry her. Lazy Jack became a rich gentleman. He
lived in a large house with his wife and his mother.

Word power
Write the words with their opposites.

clever ugly calm active poor

angry stupid rich beautiful lazy

Comprehension Check

1. Answer the following questions.

a. Why was Jack’s mother angry?

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b. How did Jack carry the jar of milk home?

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c. What did the baker give Jack for his work?
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Why did Jack let the cat go?
d. ............................................................................................... .
Why did the beautiful girl laugh?
e. ............................................................................................... .


2. Match the following to complete the sentences.

carrying a donkey on his
a. One day, his mother

b. The old farmer gave him shoulder.
house with his wife and

c. Jack took the jar and his mother.
a cream cheese for his

d. Just then, the deaf and work.
became very angry with

dumb girl saw Jack him.
e. He lived in a large put it into the large

pocket of his jacket.

3. Write T for true and F for false statements.

a. Jack was not a lazy boy.

b. Jack carried the jar of milk in his pocket.

c. The cattle-keeper gave him a tom-cat for his work.

d. Jack did not carry a donkey on his shoulders.

e. Jack married a rich and beautiful girl.

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4. Fill in the missing words and complete the paragraph.
Another day, Jack found a .............. at the butcher’s. The butcher

gave him a great big piece of ............... Jack took the meat and
tied it to a ............... Then he dragged it along after him in
the dirt. When he reached .............., the meat was completely
spoilt. His .............. became very much angry at him.

5. Circle the things that Jack got for his work.

money gold tom-cat dog cheese
flowers
bucket meat cow donkey

Literature

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.

Which of the above features do you find in the story of Lazy Jack.

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Listen, Pair and Share

Listen and fill in in the blanks. You may have to write one or two
words in each blank spaces.
This is ............................ new carton character. ............................

name is Blot. He has .............................................. and blue eyes. ...
.............................. favourite food is chocolate. ...............................
favourite music is rap and he likes playing football. Blot is from
Planet Siku. ..................................... mother and father are there. ...
.............................. names are Bluke and Bluki. ...............................
friend on earth is a girl. ................................. name is Munnu.
Munnu and Blot have a lot of ................................. together.

Now draw a cartoon character of your own and share a story
about it.

Name: ________________

Where is he/she from?

What does he/she have?

Who are his/her parents?

Who is his/her friends?

What do they do?

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Creative Writing

Now, write the story about your cartoon character here.
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Our
Culture

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14 Indra's Pride

a. How do you respect your teachers?
b. Why do you respect your teachers?
c. Why should we respect others?

New words

powerful - having great strength

proud - feeling or showing pride

palace - large house of a king

realised - understood

sage - a wise man

Literature

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.

What myth do you already know?

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Indra’s Pride

Indra is the king of heaven. He is also the god of rain. He is very
powerful.

But Indra was not polite. He was very proud. Indra always did what
he wanted. He did not listen to other people’s advice.

One day, Indra was sitting in his palace. In the palace, there were Sun
God, Moon God, Fire God, Water God, and many other gods. The
angels brought fruits and juice for the gods. The gods were talking
to each other. Just then, someone came to the palace.

He was Indra’s teacher, Vrihaspati. All the gods stood up. It is the
way of respecting the teacher. But Indra did not stand up. He was
very proud. He just sat on his throne. His teacher became very angry.
He did not like Indra’s disrespect towards him. So he left the palace.

Did Indra respect his teacher Vrihaspati? How was Indra?

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Next day, Indra realised his mistake. He wanted to say sorry for
what he did. So, he went to meet his teacher. Indra’s teacher lived
in his ashram near the river. When he saw Indra coming, he used his
magical power and disappeared from there. Indra became very sad.
He went back to his palace.

There was a demon who wanted to take Indra’s palace. He knew
that the teacher was angry with Indra. He also knew the teacher
had disappeared. So, he attacked the palace. Indra could not fight
without his teacher. He needed his teacher’s blessings. The demon

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won the fight. Indra ran for safety.

Indra was very sad because he had made his teacher angry. He also
lost his palace. He had nowhere else to go. He wanted his palace
back. So, he went to Lord Brahma for help. Lord Brahma told him
to go to Sage Vishwarupa. He also told Indra to be Vishwarupa’s
student.

Indra went to visit Sage Vishwarupa. “I want to be your student,”
said Indra.

“All right! You will be my student from today,” replied Vishwarupa.

So, Indra became his student. Then Indra went back to fight with the
demon. Indra had his teacher’s blessings with him this time. So, he
won the fight. He also got his palace back.

From that day, Indra realised that he should not be proud. He started
being polite to everyone.

Did Vajra Lord Indra’s weapon is a leader
and he is considered as a
YOU
by all other gods.
Know?

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Word power
Match the pictures with the words.

ashram

palace

demon

angel

throne

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Comprehension Check

1. Answer the following questions.
a. Who is known as the god of rain?
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b. Who brought fruits and juice for the gods?
............................................................................................... .
c. Did Indra stand up when Vrihaspati came inside the

palace? Why?

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d. Where did Indra’s teacher live?

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

e. Who attacked Indra’s palace?

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f. What did Indra realise?

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g. What does your teacher do when you disobey her?

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2. Underline the correct words in these sentences.

a. Indra was god of (moon / rain).

b. (Angels / Demons) brought fruits and juice for the gods.

c. Indra’s teacher lived in his (ashram / palace).

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d. (Lord Brahma / Demon) told him to go to Sage
Vishwarupa.
Indra realised that he should not be (proud / polite).
e.

3. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ for the following statements.
a. Indra was proud.
b. Indra was Vrihaspati’s teacher.
c. Indra made his teacher Vrihaspati angry.
d. Indra fought with the angels.
e. Indra lived in an ashram near the river.

Listen, Pair and Share

1. Listen and recite.

You Are My Teacher

I am happy that you are my teacher;
I enjoy each lesson you teach.
As my role model you inspire me
To dream to work and to reach.
With your kindness you get my attention;

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Every day you are planting a seed
Of curiosity and motivation
To know and to grow and succeed
you help me fulfil my potential;
I am thankful for all that you have done.
I admire you each day, and I just want to say,
As a teacher, you are number one!

- W.V Paul
1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following things.

Do you enjoy being What's your father's
a student? Why? job?

What does your What would you
mother do? like to be? Why?

Name any five jobs Do you prefer
in which you have working indoors or
to wear uniform.
outdoors?

Name any three Name any three
indoor jobs. outdoor jobs.

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Creative Writing
Write a short paragraph on 'A Farmer'. You can take the help of
the clues given below.

works in
field

grows source of
crops food

A Farmer

lives happy hard
life working

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Project Activity

Draw a picture of your favourite god/goddess.

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15 Gai Jatra

Which is your favourite festival? Discuss with your friends.

New words

announcement - notice
parade - a group of people marching

Gai Jatra

Gai Jatra is a well-known
festival in Nepal. The
festival is very popular in
Kathmandu.

It is celebrated in the
month of August. Mainly
the Newari people
in Kathmandu valley
celebrate it. People in the
Kathmandu valley get a
holiday on this day.

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People started celebrating Gai Jatra from the time of King Pratap
Malla. There is an interesting story behind the festival. Do you
know the story?

Many years ago, Nepal had a lot of small kingdoms. There were
many kings in Nepal. At that time, there was a Malla king in
Kathmandu. His name was King Pratap Malla.

What do you think the King did to make the Queen happy?
Discuss with the class.

The king’s son had
died. This made the
queen very sad. She
stopped laughing.
She always cried. The
king wanted to make

her happy again.

So the king ordered
his people to take
out a parade. The
king also ordered
them to make it look
funny. But there was
a condition. Only the
family who had lost someone that year could take out the parade.
Many people took out the parade from their houses. They had
lost someone they loved.

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Some brought out a decorated cow. Some brought out children
ressed as a cow. People also made them look funny. The queen
saw the parade. There were many people. Everyone had a cow
or a child dressed as a cow.

Queen did not feel alone anymore. She knew other people had
also lost their loved ones. She stopped crying.

The children looked very funny. So, the queen started to laugh.
This made the king very happy. From that day, Gai Jatra is
celebrated every year.

On Gai Jatra, people also do a special stick dance. This dance is
called ‘Ghintang Ghisi’. It is celebrated like a street festival.

But Gai Jatra is only celebrated in the Kathmandu valley. People
in other parts of Nepal do not celebrate it. And they do not get a
holiday.

Word power

1. Make a sentence using each of the following words.
Gai Jatra king queen parade Nepal

2. Now find four of the above words in the word train below.

L J K I N G P O Q U E E N F I H P A R A D E J I P N E P A L

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Comprehension Check

1. Answer the following questions.
a. When is Gai Jatra celebrated?
............................................................................................. .
b. Why was the queen sad?
............................................................................................ .
c. How did the children look?
............................................................................................. .
d. Is Gai Jatra celebrated all over Nepal or only in Kathmandu?
............................................................................................. .

2. Find the five words that are hidden below. You have read the
words in the story.

JATRA COW QUEEN KING NEWAR

AC DK I NG L M
S T COW F L N T
TO QU E EN G J
K O HN E W A R P
P J AT R AF D S

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3. Fill in the blanks.
a. The festival is very ………………………in Kathmandu.

b. There is an ……………………… story behind the festival.

c. The king ordered his people to take out a ……………

d. Queen did not feel ……………………… anymore.

e. Gai Jatra is only …………….... in Kathmandu valley.

4. Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ for the following statements.
a. It is celebrated in the month of August.
b. Only few people took out parade from their
houses.
c. People also do a special stick dance called ‘Ghintang
Ghisi’.
d. Some brought out a decorated monkey.
e. People in other parts of Nepal do not celebrate
it.

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