The Bundle of Sticks
Look at the pictures. They are people who help us in our everyday
lives:
I'm a milkman. I bring milk for all.
I'm a fishmonger. I sell fishes.
I'm a lawyer. I advise people about law.
I'm a grocer. I sell food and other things used at home.,
I'm a car mechanic. I repair cars.
I'm a cloth merchant. I sell clothes.
I'm a plumber. I fit and repair water pipes.
I'm a hawker. I bring newspapers.
Tell your friend which of these people you have seen or met. How do they
help you?
Now, read this story about a farmer and his four sons:
Once upon a time there was an old
farmer. He had four clever sons. They had different professions. The eldest son
was a doctor, the second son was a lawyer, the third son was a farmer and the
youngest son was a cloth merchant. But the sons quarrelled with each other all
the time. This made the farmer sad.
One day the father called the sons. He
gave them a bundle of sticks tied with a rope. He asked them to break it.
Each one tried but could not break
it. Then the father untied the bundle and gave each one a single stick. He
said, "Now break the sticks."
This time the sons easily broke the sticks.
The father said, "When the
sticks were tied in a bundle, you could not break them. But when I gave one
stick to each of you, you could easily break it. What do you understand from
this?"
The eldest son replied, "As long
as we are together no one can hurt us. If we quarrel we'll always be unhappy.
The sons promised their father that
they would not quarrel anymore. The father was happy.
ACTIVITIES
1. Let's see how much we have we have understood:
a) How many sons did the farmer have?
Ans: The farmer had four sons.
b) What was the profession of the eldest son?
Ans: The eldest son was a doctor
c) What did the sons do with one another?
Ans: The sons quarrelled with one
another all the time.
d) What did the sons promise their father?
Ans: The sons promised their
father that they would not quarrel anymore.
2. Fill in the blank boxes with the name of the profession:
I work on the farm.
I sow seeds.
I grow crops.
Who am I?
Ans: Farmer.
3. Make sentences with the following words:
old clever oldest younger
old :
The man is very old.
clever : The old farmer
had four clever sons.
oldest : His
father is the oldest of his family.
younger : He is younger the me.
4. The following sentences are not in order. Arrange them according
to the story and write:
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The father untied the bundle and gave
each one a single stick.
·
There was a farmer.
·
The sons quarrelled with each
other.
·
He had four sons.
·
The father asked them to break the
bundle of sticks.
Ans:
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There was a farmer.
·
He had four sons
·
The sons quarrelled with each
other.
·
The father untied the bundle and gave
each one a single stick.
·
The father asked them to break the
bundle of sticks.
5. Let's sing together:
A little teapot
I'm little teapot
Short and stout
Here's my handle
And here's my spout.
When the water is boiling
Hear me shout
Tip me over
And pour me out.
6. These are rhyming words. Say them aloud:
out shout stout
There is another word in the poem that rhymes with 'out, stout, shout'.
Find out the word and write it:
Ans: Spout
7. Say as fast as you can:
I shout You shout He shouts
She shouts We shout They shout
Read the underlined words once again.
I You He
She We They
8. There are some words hidden in the grid. They tell us about people who help us in our daily life. One is done for you:
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LAWER
DOCTOR TEACHER
PLUMBER FARMER
9. Read and say 'Yes' or 'No':
a) A vegetable seller sells fish.
Ans: No.
b) A car mechanic repairs cars.
Ans: Yes.
c) A fishmonger sells vegetables.
Ans: No.
d) A milkman sells milk.
Ans: Yes.
10. Ramen is a car mechanic. Read what Ramen does every day:
a) Ramen goes to the garage at 8 o'clock in the morning.
b) He repairs cars.
c) He also repairs motorbikes.
d) He closes his garage at 9 o'clock at night.
Now, write what Ramen will do tomorrow. One has been done for you:
a) Ramen will go to the garage at 8 o'clock in the morning.
b) Ramen will repairs cars.
c) Ramen will also repairs motorbikes.
d) Ramen will closes his garage at 9 o'clock at night.
11. Let's recite:
Your teacher
I'm your teacher
I love you all
I'm your teacher
I help you all.
I'm always so dutiful
I make your world beautiful
I'm with you on week days
But I miss you on holidays.
12. Let's talk:
Talk with your friends/friend and tell them what you want to be when you
grow up.
13. Make four sentences using the following words:
friend teacher world holiday
friend : She/he is my friend.
teacher:
world :
holiday :
14. a) Role play:
Manasi wants to be a magician when she grows up. Today she is planning to go to the magic show. She asks her friend Deepa to go with her. Read what Manasi says to Deepa. Write what Deepa may say in reply. You can take help from the sentences in the boxes:
Okay, I'll come. Meet you at 4 p.m. tomorrow
Hello, Manasi, How are you?
Oh sure! When?
1. Hello, Deepa. Manasi here.
2. Hello Manashi. How are you?
3. Fine, thank you. Would you like to go for a magic show?
4. Oh sure! When?
5 On Sunday at 5 p.m. tomorrow.
6. Okay, I'll come. Meet you at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
14. b) Now, practise the conversation. You can add your own sentences.
15. Let's read the advertisement below and copy the important information in the given space:
MAGIC
A Grand Magic Show on 25th December
by
Bitupan the Great Magician
at
Bishnu Bhawan
A skeleton
dance Daily two shows (5 P.m. and & 8 pm)
An invisible man drinking
tea.
Place of the magic show:. Bishnu Bhawan
Date: on 25th
December
Time: 5 P.m. and & 8 pm
16. Read the words in the box. Some are names of things/objects, while some others are action words:
Telephone write box
jump. tree
Clean cook walk wash hat
Now, write the names
of the things/objects in column (A) and the action words in the
column (B).
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17. Group work:
Write your name and what you want to be in circle no. 1.
Ask four of your friends what they want to be.
Now, write the names of four friends in circle no. 2.
Write what they want to be when they grow up in circle no. 3.
18. Handwriting:
I love and respect my teachers.
I love and respect my teachers.
I love and respect my teachers.
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