Chapter 3
Be careful who you help!
B. Class Activity:
1. An incident when you helped someone, and you fell in trouble.
One day, I saw a boy from another class struggling to carry his school bag and water bottle. I offered to help him and carried his bag to the front gate. But while doing so, I got late for my own school bus. The bus left without me, and I had to wait with the teacher for my parents to pick me up. Though I got into trouble, I still felt good for helping someone in need.
2. Should we make promises? Did you keep or break them?
Yes, we should make promises, but only when we are sure we can keep them. A promise is like giving our word, and it builds trust.
Once, I promised my friend that I would bring his notebook the next day. But I forgot it at home, and he couldn’t complete his homework. I felt very bad and said sorry. Since then, I try to keep my promises and write them down, so I don’t forget.
III. Answer the following questions:
1. Who opened the cage and released the lion?
Ans – The sheep opened the cage and released the lion.
2. Why did the sheep start crying?
Ans – The sheep started crying because the lion tried to eat him after breaking the promise.
3. How was the old tortoise able to lock the lion back in the cage?
Ans – The tortoise cleverly tricked the lion to go back into the cage and locked him inside.
4. What explanation did the tortoise give for locking the lion back in the cage?
Ans – The tortoise said if the lion was allowed to eat the sheep, he would be hungry again tomorrow and might attack someone else.
ACTIVITY
The quote “Sometimes generosity brings trouble” means that helping others is good, but we should be careful. Some people may take advantage of our kindness, just like the lion in the story who broke his promise and tried to eat the sheep. We should help others but also think wisely and be alert before helping someone we don’t know well.
Chapter 4: Too Quick to Judgement
B. Class Activity:
1. If your best friend takes more Pizza/chocolates in your birthday party, and few of your friends didn’t get little also… What you will do and feel about that friend?
I will feel a little bad and tell my friend kindly that others didn’t get enough. I will share with the others and explain sharing is important.
2. Christina took a bite from both the apples and then gave one. Was she right?
Yes, because she only wanted to find out which apple was sweeter to give the better one to her father.
III. Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Christina’s father buy only two apples?
Ans - Christina’s father bought only two apples because he had not brought much money with him, just enough to buy two apples.
2. Why was Christina’s father surprised and sad?
Ans - Christina’s father was surprised and sad because she took a bite from both apples without saying anything, and he thought she was being selfish and did not want to share.
3. What thoughts came to the father’s mind?
Ans - He thought Christina had no values, was selfish and didn’t know how to share.
4. What made Christina’s father speechless?
Ans - When Christina said she was giving him the sweeter apple after tasting both.
5. What was the reason for Christina taking quick bites from both the apples?
Ans - She wanted to find out which apple was juicier and sweeter to give that one to her father.
6. Which words of Christina brought back the smile on her father’s face?
Ans - “Father have this one, this one is juiciest and much more sweeter.”
ACTIVITY
Write some sacrifice that you give to make your parents happy and proud of you:
I wake up early and do my homework without being told. I help my mother with small chores at home. I also saved my pocket money and didn’t spend it on junk food.
Diary Entry:
Dear Diary,
I am planning to save my pocket money to buy a small gift for my mother. She loves plants, so I want to buy a small flower pot for her. I know it will make her happy and surprised. I will secretly keep it on her table.
Chapter 5
The Free Advice
B. Class Activity:
1. If you were the son, what would you do when people blame you?
If I were the son, I would try to ignore the unnecessary comments and focus on what is right. I would ask my father to do what is comfortable for both of us and not worry about what others say.
2. Would you and your father both continue to sit on the donkey’s back?
No, I would not let both of us sit on the donkey’s back because it would make the donkey tired and suffer. I would prefer that only one of us rides at a time or we walk along with the donkey.
III. Answer the following questions:
1. Why did Rupendra advise his father to purchase a donkey?
Ans - Rupendra advised his father to purchase a donkey so they would not be tired from carrying heavy clothes every day.
2. On seeing Gajendra riding on the donkey, what comments did the villagers make?
Ans - The villagers said the man was shameless to ride while making his young son walk.
3. What comments did the villagers pass on seeing the father riding on the donkey’s back?
Ans - They said the shameless man was enjoying the ride while his little child walked.
4. What were the comments of the old farmer when he saw father and son both riding the donkey?
Ans - The old farmer said they were shameless and had no pity for the donkey who could hardly walk.
Chapter 6
What Goes Around, Comes Around to You
A. Choose and write:
The old lady was – Helping
The old man begged for – Others
Do you also get fed up of anything? – Yes (based on student’s experience)
B. Class Activity:
1. Weave a similar story around the same topic.
A child feeds stray dogs in his street every day. One day, a stranger tries to harm the child, but one of the dogs protects him and chases the stranger away. This shows that good deeds come back in some form.
2. Why do you think the old lady was angry at the old man?
The old lady was angry because the old man never thanked her for the food and instead kept saying “What goes around comes around” in a loud and harsh voice. She misunderstood his words as mockery instead of wisdom.
C. Understanding the lesson:
I. Fill in the blanks:
The old lady was very generous and kind-hearted.
Every time the old man picked the food from the window he loudly said “What goes around comes around.”
The lady was really fed up of the disturbing, loud voice of the old man.
One morning, she added some pesticides and kept the food on the window.
The lady opened the door, thinking it was the old man.
The old man stayed hungry but fed Kabir with lot of care and love.
II. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false in the box:
The old lady lived in a small town near Pune. – T
The limping old man used to pick up the food from the window and walk away silently. – F
The lady wanted to get rid of the old man and his disturbing words. – T
The old lady never asked for forgiveness for her crooked act. – F
Kabir told his mother that he was saved by an old limping man. – T
III. Answer the following questions:
1. For whom did the old lady use to keep food on the window?
The old lady used to keep food on the window for a lame old man who came daily.
2. What did the old lady really get fed up with? What did she decide to do?
The old lady got fed up with the old man’s loud and repeated statement “What goes around comes around.” She decided to poison his food to get rid of him.
3. Why was the lady worried for the old man when he didn’t turn up?
The lady was worried because the old man came every day, and when he didn’t turn up, she feared something had happened to him.
4. What did the lady do to the poisoned food?
The lady buried the poisoned food in the ground because she didn’t want anyone to eat it.
5. Who was Kabir? What did he say about the old limping man?
Kabir was the son of the old lady. He said that the old limping man saved his life and fed him for three days even though he was hungry himself.
Quiz
ACTIVITY: Diary Entry – The Joy of Sharing
Dear Diary,
Today I planned something different for my birthday. Instead of spending it only with friends, I want to visit an orphanage with my family and share food, toys, and clothes with children who don’t have much. I will also invite my friends to join and bring some gifts too. It feels so good to share happiness with others. I believe real joy comes from giving. I am sure this will be my most special birthday ever.
