Lesson -2
Thrills of Kanha Kisli

1.    Have you ever been to a National Park?

2.    Which animals did you see there?

This dialogue is between two cousins, Dev and Suvigya. Dev has recently visited Kanha Kisli and is very excited. He wants to share his excitement and experiences with his cousin.

Dev          :  Suvigya, have you seen Kanha Kisli?
Suvigya    :  What’s that?
Dev           :  Oh! Don't you know anything about it? It is a very beautiful National Park.
Suvigya    :  Where is it situated?
Dev           :  It is in Mandla district near Jabalpur in M.P. It is 83 kms away from Balaghat.
Suvigya    :  How can we reach there?
Dev           :  We can reach there by bus. We can also get there by rail and even by air. The nearest railway station and airport is Jabalpur.
Suvigya    :  Dev, tell me more about Kanha.
Dev           :  Kanha National Park came into existence in 1955. Since then it has been protected for its flora and fauna. It preserves the wildlife species in abundance. It is known as one of the finest and best administered National Parks in Asia. It attracts wildlife lovers and tourists in thousands during the peak season. It is also a source of inspiration and attraction for the nature lovers. Suvigya  : (with surprise) How did you come to know about it!
Dev           : My uncle is a manager in M.P. State Tourism Department. At present, he is posted at Kanha Kisli. He invited us all to see it. So, recently I visited Kanha Kisli with my parents.
Surigya    : What did you see there?
Dev          : I went to Baghira log huts, Kisli, where my uncle lives. Kisli has a dense forest with wild ferocious animals. Tourists go there and enjoy the natural scenery, jungle life, wild animals and birds.
Suvigya    : Which animals did you see there?
Dev      : Oh! The most attractive creature of Kanha National Park is the tiger. Luckily I had a glimpse of the tigers. People go on elephants for locating tigers. It is really thrilling to see the tigers sitting or lying inside the dense bushes and hedges. I saw a tiger drinking water from the nearby rivulet. We happened to see a tigress along with her two cubs. Her eyes were flashing like glassballs.
Suvigya    : Don't the tigers attack the tourists?
Dev       : Not  generally.  People  enter  the  forest  quietly.  People  and  even children are instructed to keep quiet        inside the jungle. We have to maintain some distance too.
Suvigya    : Aren't there some other animals?
Dev         :  Yes, there are. We saw blackbucks, cheetals, sambhars, deer, spotted deer, gaurs (Indian bison), horned antelopes and stags.It is the habitat of  twenty  species  of  mammals.  There  are  palm  squirrels,  apes (langurs), monkeys, jackals, wild pigs, wild dogs, chausinghas (four-horned antelopes), hyenas and jungle cats in plenty.

Suvigya    : Oh! It must he a wonderful place to see.
Dev          : It is really worth seeing. Even the bird lovers enjoy the site. There are 200 species of birds in Kanha. Water birds are visible near pools. Early morning and late afternoons are the best times for watching birds. Even common fowls, doves, hawks, eagles, pigeons, flycatchers, woodpeckers are abundantly found.
Suvigya    : Thank you Dev. You have told me of a pleasant and thrilling place. I
shall make a plan to visit Kanha with my parents next summer vacation.
Dev           : But try to reach Kisli before the sunset,   since vehicles are not permitted in the park after the sunset.
(The children were then called for dinner and the discussion ended on a happy note.)

Glossary


EXERCISES

Read and Learn

splendid -          
situated   
approach 
reserve    
created
existence 
administered     
inspiration        
wildlife    
tourism
furnished 
facilities   
fascinated
reigns      
national
park
glimpse   
quietly     
instructed
mammals
squirrel
advisable 
innumerable      
flora and fauna           

Word Power

A)        The words in a dictionary are arranged in alphabetical order. It is the same order in which you have learnt the alphabet. a, b, c, d, _ _ __ _ _'. So the words that begin with the letters that come earlier will be placed first. Thus 'battle' will be written before 'call'. When the first letter of two words is the same, then the second letter is considered. Thus 'climate' will be written before 'cobbler'. If the second letter of two words is the same too, then we consider the third, and so on. Thus 'abacus' will be written before 'abdomen'. As the first two letters 'a' and 'b' are the same, the third letter is considered. The third letter of 'abacus' is 'a' and that of 'abdomen' is 'd'; since 'a' comes before 'd' 'abacus' is written before 'abdomen'.

Now write the following words in the order in which they appear in a
dictionary:

Ans.

Attractive
Bag
Beautiful
Body
Bond
Boost
Borrow
Bottle
Bottom
Boxing
Ferocious
Law
National park
Nearest
Packet
Passion
Perform
Pick
Power
Protect
Punch
Tense
Thrilling
Wonderful



B)   Read the sentence carefully and notice the two underlined words:

Since then, it has been protected for its flora and fauna. Such words often go in pairs. They are called binomials.

Given below are some common binomials, with their collocates missing. Pick out the correct word from the box and complete the pair. The first one has been done for you.

1.                       Law and order

2.                       _______ and butter

3.                       On and _______

4.                       Up and __________

5.                       __________ and pepper

6.                       _________ and then

7.                       Black and _________

8.                       ________ and hygiene

9.                       ________ and tide


10.                  Forks and ________


Ans. -

1.                       Law and order

2.                       bread and butter

3.                       On and off

4.                       Up and down

5.                       salt and pepper

6.                       now and then

7.                       Black and white

8.                       health and hygiene

9.                       time and tide

10.                  Forks and knives

Comprehension

Answer the following questions:

1.       What is Kanha Kisli?
Ans. - Kanha Kisli is a national park.


2.       Where is it situated?
Ans. –  It is situated in Mandla near Jabalpur district in M.P.


3.       When did Kanha National park come into existence?
Ans. - Kanha National park come into existence in 1955.


4.       What attracts the tourists there?
Ans. – The tiger attracts the tourists there.


5.       What type of huts are there at Kanha?
Ans. – There are long huts at Kanha.


6.       What else can be seen at Kanha besides animals?
Ans. – Beside animals, many types of birds, like fowls, doves, pigeons etc. and flora can be seen at kanha.


Let's Learn

(1)             Give the plural form:
Ans. -
Word
Plural
pony
ponies
piano
pianos
leaf
leaves
proof
proves
ox
oxen
tomato
tomatoes
company
companies
army
armies
monkey
monkeys
knife
knives
deer
deer
man-servant
men-servant
mouse
mice
dozen
dozens
lady
ladies


(2)             Solve this puzzle with the help of the clues given below:
Across

Down
1.
The plural of mosquito
6.
The plural of calf
2.
The plural of louse
7.
The plural of city
3.
The plural of echo
8.
The singular of geese
4.
The plural of tooth
9.
The plural of story
5.
The singular of mice
10.
The plural of roof
Ans. - 

(3)              Write words expressing the opposite gender for the words given below:


Ans. -  
Words
Opposite Gender
actor - नायक
actoress - नायिका
horse - घोड़ा
mare - घोड़ी
king - राजा
queen -रानी
aunt - चाची
uncle -चाचा
madam - श्रीमति
sir - श्रीमान
wife -पत्नी
husband -पति
father -पिता
mother - माता
man - आदमी
woman -औरत
fox -लोमड़ी
vixes - मादा लोमड़ी
son -पुत्र
dauther - पुत्री
host - सेवा करने वाला
hostess - सेवा करने वाली
milkman - दुधवाला
milkmaid -दुधवाली
cow - गाय
ox - बैल
lion - शेर
lioness -शेरनी
master - मालिक
mastress - मालकिन

(4)             Rewrite these sentences changing the gender of the nouns:
a)                 The poet received the prize from the queen.

b)                The priest blessed the heiress with the crown.

c)                 The hunter shot a peacock.

d)                Mrs. Chopra is a good actress.

e)                 The hero of the film took the horse with him.
Ans. - 
a)                 The poetess received the prize from the queen.
b)                The priestess blessed the heir with the crown.
c)                 The hunteress shot a peahen.
d)                Mr. Chopra is a good actor.

e)                 The heroine of the film took the mare with her.



Let's Talk

          You meet your friend Rahul and he tells you a few things written above.

Now tell your friend Anil what Rahul told you.

1.                 Rahul said that he visited Kanha Kisli during the holidays.

2.                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

3.                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

4.                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

5.                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

6.                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Let's Read

Read the passage carefully.

Tigers are found in India and most of the countries of the South -East Asia. They live in forests and grassy plains, where there are lots of other animals for them to hunt for food. If you see a tiger in the zoo, you may think its skin is brightly coloured and easily seen , but in the jungles and grasslands where it lives, a tiger is hard to see. It has strong, sharp teeth, which it uses for catching animals. A tiger's chief food is deer, wild pigs, monkeys and other animals.


Now complete the given information:

a)           Tigers are found in-

i)        India     

ii)       South-East Asia    

b)          Tigers live in-

i)       Forests     

ii)       Grass plains     

c)           Tigers live there because-

i)       for food     

ii)       For hunt     

d)          A tiger's body is -

i)       strong     

2)       spotted and brightly coloured     

e)         A tiger's chief food is -

i)       deer     

ii)       monkeys     



Let's Write

Write a letter to your friend informing him/her about your visit to Kanha Kisli. Use the layout given on the next page.