I Read Little Ahona was three years old. One day, she was sitting near the window and looking outside. It was raining. All the flowers and grass looked fresh and green. She asked her father, ‘Papa, why does it rain?’ Papa put aside his newspaper and said, ‘When it is hot, vapour water goes up in the air as vapour and collects in the sky and becomes clouds. When the clouds become too heavy, it starts to rain.’ Ahona was not happy with this reply. ‘I don’t understand!’ she said. ‘You will understand when you grow up’, said Papa. Then, he went back to reading his newspaper. Ahona then went to her mother. ‘Mummy, why does it rain?’ trunk she asked. Mummy thought for a while and answered, ‘You know that gods live up in the sky. There they have a big, black elephant. This elephant fills his trunk with water from the sea and lifts it up. When his trunk is full of water, the elephant finds out where the water is needed. He points his trunk there and blows out all the water. There is a shower of rain in that place.’ Ahona was very happy with this reply. ‘Thank you, Mummy! I understand this. Papa said that I was not old enough to shower understand, but he was wrong.’ Ahona went away to play, feeling very happy. Let Us Discuss 1) Who was Ahona? 2) Who did Ahona first ask the question to? The Story of Rain 47
I Understand Exercise 1: New words Word Meaning fresh vapour trunk shower Exercise 2: Literature comprehension 1) What did Ahona see as she sat near the window? Ans. 2) According to Ahona’s father, why does it rain? Ans. 3) Why was Ahona unhappy with her father’s answer? Ans. 4) According to Ahona’s mother, why does it rain? Ans. 48
Exercise 3: Value-based questions – Judgement and appreciation 1) I s there something that you want to know more about? Write down two of those questions. Ask the questions to your teachers or parents. Ans. 2) Ahona is a child who wants to know more about the world. Is this a good quality? Why or why not? Ans. I Speak Ask and answer questions Your teacher will divide your class into pairs. Ask your partner questions about what they like to do when it rains. Here are a few questions to help you. Do you like Do you like to stay the rain? indoors or go out? What do you do? Do you like to get Do you eat something wet in the rain? Who special when it rains? do you play with? What do you eat? The Story of Rain 49
Recitation (Individual) There are many poems about rain. Learn this poem and recite it with the proper expressions. Raindrops Raindrops, raindrops, Here is my umbrella, Falling all around, It will keep me dry, Pitter-patter on the rooftops, When I go walking in the rain, Pitter-patter on the ground. I hold it up so high. (Source: http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems17.html) Language Game Word search Solve this word search puzzle to find words related to rain. U M B R E L L A M Q Look for these words. S Y E KCBWR L A WR U S L K HA E Z CLOUD I X Y GOMD I H R UMBRELLA V Y DWU P S N P A PUDDLE E GV S D J GC P I RAINCOAT B RA I NDROPN RAINDROP F CM L G X T A D B RAINBOW HWU K A D D T GO P U D D L E E P QW 50
Connect the Dots Maths Fun During the rainy season, it rained for 3 hours every day for a week. For how many hours did it rain during the week? EVS Fun Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya, India is called the ‘wettest place on Earth’ as it receives the most rainfall during a year. The new name for this place is ‘Sohra’. A Note to Parent Make your child aware that drinking water is very limited on Earth. Encourage your child to save water. For example, you can teach them to turn off the tap while brushing their teeth, washing hands or taking a shower. Word meanings fresh – new water that has turned from liquid to gas vapour – the long, flexible nose of an elephant drops of water falling like rain trunk – shower – The Story of Rain 51
Lesson I Am the King 8 Let Us Start Listen and say aloud Words starting with Words starting with Words starting with Words starting with the ‘bl’ sound the ‘br’ sound the ‘cl’ sound the ‘cr’ sound black bread clap cross blink brick clock crow Warm Up • Is it good to fight with your friends? Why or why not? • After a fight, do you feel good or bad? Let us read a story about a boy who happens to meet the great King Ashoka one day. 52
I Read It is a bright and beautiful morning. Chaand has taken his sheep to graze in the field. ‘Can you help me?’ Chaand hears a voice. He looks graze around. He is surprised to see a man with a crown on his head. ‘Are you the great King Ashoka?’, asks Chaand. ‘Yes, I am’, answers the man. ‘How do you know me?’ ‘Everybody knows you’, says Chaand. ‘But you had died many years ago. Then how can I see you?’ King Ashoka tells Chaand that he is visiting the Earth as a ghost. ‘Please don’t be scared’, says Ashoka. ghost The king asks Chaand to show him the way to the forest. Chaand agrees. On the way, King Ashoka tells Chaand many stories about his life. He describes how he once saved himself from a lion with just a wooden rod. ‘You must have felt very brave and strong after saving yourself from the lion’, says Chaand. ‘I wish I could be a king like you.’ King Ashoka says, ‘When I was young, I used to think that the one who wins a fight is brave. One day, I learned that this is not true. Weak people fight wars. Strong people live in love and peace. We cannot feel happy by hurting others. We can win and feel happy only by loving others. So, I stopped fighting wars.’ Chaand thinks about it. The king is right. Chaand agrees that he always feels bad after fighting even if he wins. Suddenly, Chaand wakes up and realises that it was a dream. But, he promises himself that he will not fight; he will become a real king. I Am the King 53
Let Us Discuss 1) Whom does Chaand meet in the field? 2) How can someone win and feel happy, according to King Ashoka? I Understand Meaning Exercise 1: New words Word graze ghost weak peace realises I Speak Role play Get into pairs. One person acts like Chaand. The other person is King Ashoka. Act out the story. Public speaking Imagine that you are the ruler of a kingdom. Make three rules for the people of your kingdom. Announce these three rules to your class. Tell your class why you have made these rules. 54
Language Game Alphabetical order Arrange the given words in alphabetical order. You will see that the words then form a complete sentence. Read out the sentence. home late Chaand goes Connect the Dots Maths Fun Chaand has 25 sheep. His friend, Kalu, has 27 sheep. Compare both numbers and say who has more sheep. How many more sheep does one friend have? EVS Fun King Ashoka had built a pillar near Varanasi. Did you know that the image of the lions that we see on 10- and 20-rupee notes are from Ashoka’s pillar? I Am the King 55
A Note to Parent Tell your child a little more about the life of King Ashoka. Tell them about the battle of Kalinga, which led Ashoka to give up war. Explain how he changed from a violent king to a peaceful person who spread knowledge about Buddhism. Word meanings graze – when animals eat grass or other plants ghost – a dead person who comes back to the living world weak – not strong peace – when there is no war or fighting realises – understands 56
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