1.     Do you like "Chanda Mama ?

2.     Why do you like it ?


The moon has a face like the clock in the hall
She shines on thieves on the garden wall
On streets and fields and harbour quays
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.

The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.

But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way,
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.

R.L. Stevenson


EXERCISES

Read and Learn

hall
mouse
yield
moon
wall
house
field
noon
fall
louse
shield
soon

Word Power:

Pick the odd word out.
 Ans. –    (i) rocket 
              (ii) awake 
              (iii) dark
              (iv) week 
              (v) fields

B.         Find names of at least six animals/birds from the letters given in the circle and write them in the space provided.


 Ans. –    Elephant, bear, rat, parrot, hen, lamb, cat, eagle


(c)        You have read the phrase “howling dogs”, in the poem. Now write in the stars the sounds these animals make with the help of the clues given in the help box.
mew
bark
howl
buzz
trumpet
roar
crow
neigh
bray
Comprehension

A)       Answer the questions given below:
Q.1.      What is the shape of the moon according to the poem?
Ans. – According to the poem, the shape of the moon is like the clock.

Q.2.      Where do the birdies sleep?
Ans. – The birdies sleep in the forks of the trees.

Q.3.      What is the dog doing?
Ans. – The dog is howling at the door.

Q.4.      Where is the bat?
Ans. – The bat is on the bed.

Q.5.      What do the flowers and children do till morning?
Ans. – They close their eyes till morning.

Q.6.       What do the things that belong to the day do when the moon is out at night?
Ans. – They sleep to be out of her way.

7.      In the last stanza, the poet says ‘Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way’ ‘Cuddle’ means:
(i) lie down     (ii) rest    (iii) hug    (iv) close
Ans. - (i)   lie down        

B)    Fill in the blanks with the words given below:

 squalling      squeaking      trumpeting    howling

i.         trumpeting  elephant

ii.      howling  dog

iii.    squalling  cat

iv.     squeaking  mouse

Let’s Read

Read the following poem carefully:

What shall you buy?

A kite that will fly

Up to the moon

All through the sky!

But if, when it gets there,

It should stay in the air,

Or the man in the moon

Should open the door,

And take it in with his long, long paw-

We should sing to another tune, oh!



Now answer the questions given below:

1)   Write down the missing words in the lines given below:
Ans. - What shall you buy?
           A kite that will fly
           Up to the moon
           All through the sky!

2)         Is there a man on the moon?
Ans. - No, there is a man on the moon.

3)         What do you mean by the word, “paw” in the poem?
Ans. - Here “paw” means the foot of the beast.

4)         The poet says, “........ when it gets,” what does the word ‘gets’ mean here?
Ans. - Here ‘gets’ means ‘the way’.


Let's Write

Write a dialogue between the earth and the moon with the help of the clues

given below
1.  The moon has a charming personality.
2.  Everybody loves the moon.
3.  The children are fond of moon and call it “Mama”.
4.  The earth is unhappy because of the population problem and pollution.   
5.  The earth is getting hotter.
     Moon  : I have a beautiful shape.
     Earth  : I am very sad because of population and pollution problem
     Moon  : Each and every person loves me
     Earth  : I am getting hotter.

Let's do it

A)       Draw all the faces of the moon on a thermocol/card sheet and paint it. Hang it on the classroom wall.

 Students do themselves.


B)        Write a poem / a few lines about the moon.
        Students do themselves.