Lesson - 10
A King Boy

A boy was sitting at his table near the window. He was doing his homework. "Come", his mother called. "Have your breakfast."
The boy went to the kitchen and brought his breakfast. He was about to start eating when a beggar came to the window and said, "Please, give me something to eat. I have not eaten anything for two days". The boy looked at the beggar. He was really very poor and hungry. He gave his breakfast to the beggar. The beggar quickly ate it. The boy felt sorry for him. He wondered how poor people could be. They don't get anything to eat for two days and we eat four times a day. Now everyday the boy gave his breakfast to the beggar without his mother's knowledge.
One day the beggar did not turn up. The boy thought that he might come in the evening. He kept the breakfast in his bookshelf. The beggar did not turn up in the evening. The next morning, too, the beggar didn't come. The boy again kept the breakfast in his bookshelf.
The beggar did not come for some days. One day, when the boy was at school, his mother saw red ants all around his bookshelf. On the bookshelf she found her son's breakfasts packed in a corner.
In the evening the boy came back from school. His mother asked, "Why aren't you eating your breakfast these days?" The boy said "Ma, I was waiting for the beggar to take his share". Then he told his mother about the beggar. "He is very poor and hungry," said the boy. He doesn't get anything to eat. I eat four times a day. So I give my breakfast to him."
This kind boy was later known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

1.  Word power
Fill in the blanks with the following words:
hungry, give, eat, near, his, breakfast, he, was, said, came.
A boy was sitting near the window. He was having his breakfast. A beggar came to the window and said. “I am hungry for two days. Please give me something to eat.” The boy gave his breakfast to the beggar. The beggar was very happy.

 2.  Comprehension questions

1.  Read the following sentences and tick ( ✔️ ) for true sentences and cross ( ✖️ ) for false ones:

1.  The boy was studying.  ( ✖️ )
2.  The mother gave presents to the boy.  ( ✖️ )
3.  The boy was very hungry.  ( ✖️ )
4.  The beggar had not eaten for two days.  ( ✔️ )
5.  The boy gave his breakfast to the beggar.  ( ✔️ )
6.  The boy was later known as Sardar Bhagat Singh.  ( ✖️ )

2.  Answer the following questions:
Q.1. Where was the young boy sitting?
Ans. - The young boy was sitting at his table near the window.

.2.  What was he doing near the window?
Ans. - He was doing his home work.

Q.3.  Why did his mother call him?
Ans. - His mother called him to take his breakfast.

Q.4.  What did the beggar say?
Ans. - The beggar said, " please, give me something to eat. I have not eaten anything for two days."

Q.5.  What did the boy give to the beggar?
Ans. - He gave his breakfast to the beggar.

Q.6.  Why did the boy give his breakfast to the beggar?
Ans. - The boy was very kind.  When he saw that the beggar was really very poor and hungry, he gave his breakfast to the beggar.

Q.7.  What did his mother find on the bookshelf?
Ans. - On the book shelf, she found her son's breakfast package in a corner surrounded by red ants.

Q.8.  Why did the boy keep his breakfast on the bookshelf?
Ans. - The boy kept his breakfast on his bookshelf, because he was waiting for the beggar to take his share.

3.  Grammar in use
Fill in the blanks, using ‘is, are, was, were’ and answer these questions:
1.       What day _________ it today?
Ans. - Today is Monday.

2.       What day ___________ it yesterday?
Ans. - It was Sunday yesterday.

3.       What month _________ this?
Ans. - This is the month of july.

4.       What month ____________ the last month?
Ans. - June was the last month.

5.       Where ___________ you now?
Ans. - Now, I am in Indore.

6.       Where ____________ you yesterday?
Ans. - I was at Bhopal, yesterday.

4.  Let's talk
Work in pairs. Talk about your holidays. Ask your partner the following questions.
1.       Where did you go? 
Ans. - I went to Agra.

2.       When did you go?
Ans. - I went there in the last month.

3.       How did you travel?
Ans. - I traveled by train.

4.       Where did you stay?
Ans. - I stayed in rest house.

5.       How long did you stay there?
Ans. - I stayed for a week.

6.       What did you see?
Ans. - I saw the Tej Mahal and other important and famous historical places.

7.       Did you enjoy the holiday?
Ans. - Yes, I did a lot of enjoyment.

5.  Let's write
Monu has written a letter to his uncle Shyam, who lives at Gali No.4, Bazar Mohalla, Nai Basti, Ujjain. He wanted to thank him for sending him a lovely gift on his birthday. Fill in the blanks and complete the letter.
(Hints: thank, well, fine, exams, lovely, like, working, aunt, Chhotu)
Mr. Shyam (name of Monu's uncle)
Gali No. -4
Bazar Mohalla
Nai Basti
Ujjain.

Dear Uncle,
I am quite well and hope the same for you. Thank you for such a lovely gift. I really like it very much. My exam are near. I am working hard. Rest is fine. Convey my regards to aunt and love to chhotu.

yours lovingly
Jai

6.  Let's do it
Collect pictures of 10 freedom fighters and paste them on your notebook.
Ans. - Do it yourself.