Lesson -3
The King and the Spider
‘Tis a lesson you
should heed,
Try again:
If at first you don't
succeed.
Try again.’
Once
upon a time, there was a King. He had faught many battles and won. He was a
wise, brave and kind ruler. People were very happy in his kingdom.
Once
a neighbouring king attacked his country. Luck did not favour him this time. He
lost the battle. Many of his soldiers were killed and others ran away to save
their lives. The King himself had to hide in a cave.
He
was very sad and worried. One day he saw a spider going up the wall.
It
climbed a little but slipped and fell down. It tried again and fell again. The
spider did not give up. It kept on trying and still kept falling. This happened
many times.
At
last the spider succeeded in climbing the wall.
The
King said to himself, "If this spider, a small insect, can succeed in
climbing the wall by trying again and again, why can't I defeat my
enemies?"
The
King got his confidence back. He united his soldiers once again and attacked
his enemy. The battle continued for many days and he finally defeated his
enemy.
"Try.
Try. Try till you succeed."
1.
Read and learn
run away
once upon a time
ruler
fell down
give up
again and again
once again
kind
slipped
2.
Word power
1)
Complete the following paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable
words from the text:
The
King was brave, wise and kind
ruler. After he lost the battle, he left sad
and worried. On watching the spider he regained his confidence and attacked
his enemy to get his kingdom back.
2)
Use the words from the box to complete the following phrases:
fleet, army,
team, bundle, cluster, bunch, crowd,
herd, flock, pair.
A crowd of people.
A bunch of bananas.
A flock of sheep.
An army of soldiers.
A fleet of ships.
A herd of cattle.
A team of players.
A bundle of sticks.
A pair of shoes.
A cluster of stars.
3)
Write opposites of these words to complete the word puzzle.
1. fail 2. win 3. few 4.
friend
5. weakness 6. short 7. happy
3.
Grammar in use
1)
Rewrite with proper punctuation marks:
maharani laxmi bai was
a brave queen she fought against her enemies with great courage and is
remembered in indian history as jhansi ki rani.
Ans. -
Maharani Laxmi
bai was a brave queen. She fought against her enemies with great courage, and is remembered in Indian
history as Jhansi ki Rani.
2)
Fill in the blanks with 'and' or 'but':
Example: Ram and Shyam
are two brothers. Ram is a tall, thin and clever boy but his brother Shyam is
short, fat and dull.
Ram and Shyam both like to play. Ram likes to go
to school but Shyam does not like
school at all. Ram keeps his room neat and
tidy but Shyam keeps his room untidy.
4.
Comprehension questions
1)
Arrange the following sentences in the sequence in which they appear in
the story:
1. The King was sad and worried.
2. Many of his soldiers were killed.
3. The King was wise, brave and kind.
4. Once a neighbouring King attacked his
country.
5. People were very happy in his kingdom.
Ans. –
1. The
King was wise, brave and kind.
2. People
were very happy in his kingdom.
3. Once a
neighbouring King attacked his country.
4. Many of his soldiers were killed.
5. The King was sad and worried.
2) Answer
these questions:
Q.1. What kind of ruler was the King?
Ans. – The
king was a wise, brave and kind ruler. People were very happy in his kingdom.
Q.2. Who attacked his country?
Ans. – A neighbouring
king attacked his country.
Q.3. What happened to the King and his soldiers in
the battle?
Ans. - The
king lost the battle. Many of his soldiers were killed and others ran away to
save their lives. The king himself had to hide in a cave.
Q.4. What did the King see in the cave?
Ans. - The
king saw a spider trying hard to climb upon the wall but did not succeed. This
happened several times but the spider did not give up it's efforts and finally
succeeded in climbing the well.
Q.5. What did the King do after watching the
spider?
Ans. - The
king regained his confidence and decided to get back his kingdom. He gathered
the soldiers and attached his enemies in full strength. Ultimately, he won the
battle.
5. Let's
talk
Team 'A' asks the
questions and team 'B' finds the answers from the passage. The teacher then
writes the answers on the blackboard.
"Ravinder
Tejpal is about 35 years old. He joined the police force when he was 25. He
likes his job and finds it very interesting. He is Mohindra Tejpal's son. He
lives with his parents, two sons and wife Monika. Sumant is his elder son and
Hemant is the younger one. He works from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In the evening he
plays cricket with his sons."
1. What does Ravinder Tejpal do?
Ans. He is a police
officer.
2. How old is he?
Ans. He is about 35
years old.
3. What is his father's name?
Ans. His father's name is mr. Mohindra Tejpal
4. What are the names of his children?
Ans. Sumant and Hemant are the names of his children.
5. What does he play with his sons?
Ans. He plays cricket
with his sons.
Ask these questions
(pair work)
1. What's your name?
Ans. - My
name is Ravi Gupta
2. How old are you?
Ans. - I am twelve years old.
3. What things do you like?
Ans. - I like to play cricket and
hockey.
4. What's your mother?
Ans. - My
mother is a teacher.
5. What's your father?
Ans. - My
father is a doctor
6.
Let's write
Write five sentences about what you
see in the picture:
Ans. -
1. This is a scene of a fair.
2. Children are buying balloons.
3. A hawker is selling sweets.
4. A girl is buying some ornaments
5. Few children are swinging on the swing
7.
Let's do
The spider is an
insect. There are many insects living around us. Some of them are useful to us
while some are harmful. Find out about useful and harmful insects.
Write
the names of at least two useful and two harmful insects. Draw their pictures.
Ans. – (A) Useful Insects – (i) Earth worm (ii)
Bees
(B) Harmful Insects – (i) Mosquito (ii) Files