7Lesson Finding the Man-cub Adventure and Imagination Warm Up • Have you ever wondered how life in the jungle would be? Share your thoughts. • If all animals were your friends, can you imagine living in the jungle all by yourself? Why or why not? About the Writer Rudyard Kipling (1865 –1936) was an English journalist, short story writer, poet and novelist. His books like The Jungle Book and Just So Stories are classics of children’s literature. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1907. He was born in British India. He spent a few years of his early adult life working in India. Let us read a part of the storybook called The Jungle Book. It is about a baby named Mowgli who was found and raised by wolves. 47
I Read It was a warm evening in the Seeonee Hills. Father Wolf woke up, yawned, scratched himself and spread out his paws. Mother scratched squealing Wolf lay with her grey nose on the back of Where did the Moon shine? yawned one of her four squealing cubs. The ? Moon shone into the cave where they all lived. mischief ‘It is time to hunt again’, said Father jackal Wolf. A shadow crossed into the cave. It was the jackal who feasted on the kills of other animals. No one liked him because he used to tell tales and make mischief. ‘There is no food here’, said Father Wolf. ‘I am happy with a few leftovers’, said the jackal. He found a bone and started chewing on it. leftovers After a while, he said, ‘Shere Khan ? Who told the has decided to hunt close by.’ wolves about Shere Khan? ‘The law of the jungle is that he cannot change his hunting area without warning’, said Father Wolf angrily. jungle ‘I am going. Listen carefully; you can hear Shere Khan hunting’, said the jackal. Then, he slid out of the cave and vanished into the night. There was a loud roar. ‘Shere Khan missed his catch’, said Mother Wolf. ‘I wonder who his prey is’, said Father Wolf. vanished prey The bushes rustled, and Father Wolf tensed his muscles, ready to attack. ‘Look, it is a man’s cub.’ They saw a baby, just able to walk. He looked at them and jaws laughed, not afraid at all. Father Wolf caught him in his jaws and gently brought him into the cave. At once, the baby pushed his way through the cubs to come closer to Mother Wolf. S uddenly, Shere Khan thrust his great head and shoulder into the cave. ‘A man’s cub came here. Give him to me’, roared Shere Khan. ‘The wolves are free people, and we do not take orders from you. The cub is 48
ours’, said Father Wolf. thrust The tiger’s roar filled the cave with thunder. Mother Wolf stepped forward. ‘The cub is mine. He shall not be killed. Go away’, she said with so much anger that Shere Khan backed away. – Adapted from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling New Words Word Meaning yawned scratched squealing jackal mischief leftovers jungle vanished prey rustled jaws thrust Finding the Man-cub 49
Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) W hat did Father Wolf do after he woke up? Ans. 2) W hy did no one like the jackal? Ans. 3) Who spoke to Shere Khan with great anger in the end? Ans. B) Reference to context 4) ‘Shere Khan missed his catch.’ a) Who is the speaker? Ans. b) Who was Shere Khan, and what was he doing? Ans. c) Who was Shere Khan’s prey? Ans. 5) ‘The wolves are free people, and we do not take orders from you. The cub is ours.’ a) Who says the given line and to whom? Ans. 50
b) When did the speaker say this line? Ans. c) What was the response to this line? Ans. C) Answer the following 6) Read the story carefully. Fill in the blanks with words from the story. hunting area Seeonee leftovers head and shoulder laughed a) It was a warm evening in the __________________________ Hills. b) ‘I am happy with a few __________________________’, said the jackal. c) ‘The law of the jungle is that he cannot change his ______________________ _______________ without warning’, said Father Wolf angrily. d) He looked at them and __________________________, not afraid at all. e) S here Khan thrust his great ______________________________________ into the cave. PR Vocabulary Q Dictionary work A dictionary is a book that lists words in alphabetical order from A to Z. We use dictionaries to search for the meanings of words, their spellings, pronunciations and other such information. Nowadays, we also have online dictionaries. They are very a dictionary simple to use. We just need to type the word that we are searching for and read its meaning. Online dictionaries also give example sentences. We can even listen to the pronunciation of difficult words using online dictionaries. Finding the Man-cub 51
Example: 7) U se a physical dictionary to find the meanings of the first two words. Then, use an online dictionary to find the meanings of the next two words. a) squeal : b) mischief : c) rustle : d) thrust : I Feel 8) Why do you think the baby was not scared of the wolves? Ans. 9) What do you think of Shere Khan? Did he care for the other animals? Ans. 52
I Speak Get into groups of five. Write down the story in a dialogue form. You can also add new dialogues. Divide the roles of Father Wolf, Mother Wolf, the jackal and Shere Khan among yourselves. Then, enact the story. Sit in a circle with your teacher and classmates. Your teacher will begin by describing any animal or person from the story. The class will guess the name of the character. Each student will then get a chance to describe a character from the story. The rest of the class will guess the name of the character. Listen and Say Aloud Words with silent ‘b’ Words with silent ‘h’ climb lamb hour ghost thumb comb honest rhyme The table above has words with silent letters. They are not pronounced when these words are spoken. Word Dictation 10) Listen to your teacher and write the words. c) f) a) b) i) d) e) g) h) Finding the Man-cub 53
Language Game Make new words You have just read the story of a man-cub. His name is Mowgli. Join the dots to see how Mowgli would look when he gets a little older. Also, colour the picture. Using the words from the title of the storybook The Jungle Book, make five three- letter words and five four-letter words. Ans. Listening Audio Listen to the audio and choose the correct options. [ ] 11) Where is Raksha Bandhan celebrated? a) India b) Asia c) all over the world 54
12) Raksha Bandhan celebrates the love between ___________. [ ] a) sisters b) brothers and sisters c) friends [ ] [ ] 13) What do sisters tie on their brothers’ wrists? a) watch b) rakhi c) bracelet [ ] 14) What do brothers promise to do? a) take care of their sisters b) help sisters in their work c) not tease their sisters 15) What do brothers give their sisters on this day? a) money b) gifts c) both a and b Connect the Dots Maths Fun The jackal visited the wolves at 7:30 p.m. Shere Khan came by at 8:15 p.m. Calculate the time (in minutes) between the two visits. Social Studies Fun Rudyard Kipling used the forests in the surroundings of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, as the setting for this story. He spelt ‘Seoni’ as ‘Seeonee’ in his book. Try to locate Seoni on a map of India or Madhya Pradesh. A Note to Parent This story is a small part of Kipling’s famous story, The Jungle Book. Read more stories from The Jungle Book with your child. Let your child’s imagination take flight with the exciting events that happen in Mowgli’s life! Finding the Man-cub 55
8Lesson The Cracked Pot Art and Culture Warm Up Look at the pictures below. • Do you like the objects in the pictures? What do you think they are made of? • Do you know that these objects are made from things that we throw away? Does that surprise you? Why or why not? Let us now read the story of a pot that thought that it was of no use because it had a crack. I Read There was an old water bearer. She carried two fetch pots to a stream to fetch water every day. She carried them on two ends of a stick, hung across her back. One pot was cracked, while the other water bearer was perfect. The cracked pot felt sad as half the 56
water leaked out of it. It felt that it was not doing its work properly. stream After two years, the cracked pot could not stop leaked itself and spoke to the old lady. ‘I am ashamed of myself!’ it said. The old lady was surprised to hear this and asked the pot, ‘What are you ashamed of?’ ‘I do not serve you well. I only do ? Why was one of half of my job. I am sure that your the pots ashamed master is unhappy with you. You of itself? cannot bring back two full pots of ashamed water because of me. You should throw me away.’ The old lady listened silently. ‘Have you noticed your side of the path while returning home every day?’ she asked after a while. ‘You should take a look when we return tomorrow.’ The next morning, as they returned from the stream, the cracked pot was surprised. It saw the most beautiful and colourful flowers on its side. It realised that it had not noticed these ? What did the wonderful flowers. It was always cracked pot see on busy feeling unhappy and its side of the road? blaming itself. The old lady said, ‘Did you blaming notice that there are flowers only on your side? That is because I knew you were cracked. So, I planted seeds on your side of the path. You have been watering the plants every day. I collect these scent flowers and use them to decorate my master’s house. The master looks at these flowers and smells their scent. The flowers make him happy. If you hadn’t been just the way you are, you would not have brought beauty and happiness to this house.’ We are all like the cracked pot. We are not perfect. But we can still do wonderful things and make others happy. – a Chinese folktale The Cracked Pot 57
New Words Meaning Word water bearer stream fetch leaked ashamed blaming scent I Speak Think of the positive qualities that you have. Also, think of a few qualities that you would like to change about yourself. Share both the kinds of qualities with your class. For example, it could be something simple, like getting up early in the morning or helping your parents with work at home. We have just read a story about how to feel happy being who we are. One way to feel good about ourselves is to do nice things for other people. Saying positive things to each other is another way. Get into pairs. Tell your partner three positive things about them. Listen to them share a few nice things about you too. 58
Listen and Say Aloud Words with silent Words with silent Words with silent Words with silent ‘k’ ‘l’ ‘t’ ‘w’ knee walk listen answer know half often sword The above table has words with silent letters. They are not pronounced when these words are spoken. Sentence Dictation 1) Listen to your teacher and write the sentences. a) b) c) d) e) The Cracked Pot 59
Language Game Singular to plural crossword puzzle Given below are a few singular nouns. Change them into plural nouns and complete the crossword. 1 23 4 Down 1) lady 5 2) potato 3) leaf 6 True False Across 4) half 5) house 6) stream Listening Audio Listen to the audio and colour the correct boxes. 2) Shankar was showing how to tie a knot. 60
3) Shankar first took a black silk cloth. True False True False 4) The rubber bands prevented the dye from getting onto the cloth. True False True False 5) The cloth was soaked in cold water. 6) Finally, the cloth was rinsed and hung out to dry. Connect the Dots Maths Fun The old woman planted 36 seeds. Each seed grew into a plant with 4 flowers. Calculate the total number of flowers that grew. Science Fun Have you seen plants growing from seeds? Plant some mustard seeds in a small pot. See what happens in a few days. You can record what you see in a diary. What do you think is important for a plant to grow well? A Note to Parent Parents are like gardeners taking care of delicate plants. If you want your child to bloom like a flower, you need to water his or her strengths and weed out his or her weaknesses with love and care. A good start to this is to give your child positive feedback always. Try to have a dialogue with your child instead of scolding them. The Cracked Pot 61
Glossary S. No Word Meaning 1 ark (n.) a big boat feeling bad or sorry for doing something 2 ashamed (adj.) wrong finding fault with someone or something 3 blaming (v.) newly flowered 4 budded (v.) active with selling and buying 5 buzzing with business running behind someone to catch them (phr.) damaging something by biting an open area in the front or back of a 6 chasing (v.) house an outhouse where cows are kept with hay 7 chewing up (phr. v.) and water become unable to be seen 8 court (short for to collect 'courtyard') (n.) half of a rupee to throw 9 cowshed (n.) covered with soft fur an upset face 10 disappear (v.) a group of trees that are close to each 11 fetch (v.) other 12 fifty paise (n.) the heartbeat became faster 13 fling (v.) not able to wait calmly 14 fluffy (adj.) a wild animal in the jungle that is smart or 15 frown (n.) sly the lower part of the face, from where the 16 grove (n.) teeth grow a large area where there is a thick growth 17 heart raced (phr.) of plants and trees, forest 18 impatiently (adv.) a word invented by the poet that means 'someone who works in the kitchen' 19 jackal (n.) made a tapping noise on a hard surface, usually a door 20 jaws (n.) 21 jungle (n.) 22 kitchener (n.) 23 knocked (v.)
S. No Word Meaning 24 knowed (v.) a poetic form of the word 'known' 25 ladies-in-waiting (n.) ladies who serve the queen 26 leaked (v.) lost water through a crack 27 leftovers (n.) food that is left unfinished after a meal 28 mischief (n.) behaviour or activity that causes trouble 29 mongoose (n.) a small wild animal with a long body and tail 30 Oxford (n.) a university in England that is known for its 31 paid no attention (phr.) studies 32 parrot (n.) refused to show that one has heard or seen 33 patch (n.) someone 34 paw (n.) 35 prey (n.) a green-coloured bird with a curved beak 36 quite (adv.) and a sharp voice 37 rustled (v.) a large mark of a different colour the foot of an animal 38 scarecrow (n.) an animal that is hunted or killed by 39 scent (n.) another animal for food almost 40 scratched (v.) a soft, crackling sound made by the 41 sewed (v.) movement of dry leaves 42 shadow (n.) a figure made of hay to scare birds away from fields where crops grow 43 slyly (adv.) a good smell 44 squealing (v.) 45 stream (n.) rubbed one’s skin with something sharp to 46 thrust (v.) stop an itch joined by stitching 47 thud (n.) a dark area or shape produced by a body 48 to go down to fame that blocks light (phr.) secretively making a long, high-pitched cry or noise 49 torrents (n.) a narrow, small river to push with force a dull and heavy sound made by an object falling to the ground to become someone whom everybody knows strong rushes of water
S. No Word Meaning 50 vanished (v.) disappeared, could not be seen or heard a person who carries water from one place 51 water bearer (n.) to another a part of the city or town that overlooks a 52 waterfront (n.) water body such as a river or a sea very small 53 wee (adj.) having knowledge and understanding 54 wise (adj.) opened the mouth wide while taking a deep breath 55 yawned (v.) n. Key v. adj. noun adv. verb phr. adjective idm. adverb phrase idiom
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