3rd Standard English Term-I
I. The Big Offer Story
Ramu runs a small restaurant that makes very tasty food. One day he gets an order to cook dinner for the biggest party in his town. However, he cannot cook because he is very sick.
I feel terrible. I am not able to get out of the bed. But, if I don't cook, who will?
I will help you. I will work with my friends and get the food ready for the party.
I am big enough to prepare rice for the party.
I am the fastest. I make food in minutes. I mix fruits and milk together. Then add a little sugar.
That will be a very tasty milkshake.
Just switch on the burner.....
Look at me fry and roast the food.
Continue...
Here I am. Look at me slice and dice. Get ready my dear tomatoes, onions and chillies. Here I come.
My goodness! I can't believe my eyes. The food for the party is ready. Who helped you all?
Thank you all for the delicious food.
The recipe book was our chef for the day.
II. The Two Pots Story
There are two pots, Mud and Brass.
Mud and Brass go to the river to play.
Brass said, "I will swim in the river but you cannot."
Mud said, "Why?"
Brass said, "If you hit on a rock you will break."
Mud said, "Let me try."
Mud and Brass start to swim in the river.
Brass said, "Let us swim deeper."
Mud sad, "No, let us go back to the river bank."
Continue...
Mud went back to the river bank. But, Brass went on.
Soon, the river was deep, and Brass was not able to swim.
"Help! Help!" said Brass.
Mud used a stick from the river bank to help.
After that, Mud and Brass do not play in the river.
They only play by the river.
III. The Proud Dragonfly
A blue dragonfly lives near a pond with his friends. He is a proud insect. One morning as he was enjoying the sun sitting on a lotus leaf, a butterfly comes by.
Hello, Butterfly! you look sad. Is it because my wings shine in the sun?
What? Why should I feel sad? I know that I am a very beautiful and colourful insect.
An ant speaks as he is on his way to his anthill, carrying food for the winter.
Surely you can find some work to do, can't you? All that you do all day is to sit there and feel so proud of yourself.
Ah, Ant! Your poor little fellow! You have to walk around on our thin legs all day. You don't have beautiful shiny wings like mine. How sad!
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A ladybug flies low, near the pond.
Hey, ladybug. Don't you wish you were as slim as me?
Ha! Ha! I am happy as I am.
A bumblebee buzzes by happily.
Bumblebee, you must be so bored with your yellow and black colour body. My wings change colour during day!
You better stop boasting about your looks, Dragonfly. My wings are good enough for me.
Beetle squeaks as it comes by.
Ah! Beetle, you scared me. Please do not come near me like that again.
We are all wonderful in our own way, just as you are.
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A hungry chameleon walks in quietly.
Wow! What a colourful dragonfly! He is so foolish to sit near the rock and talk to his friends. He is my lunch for the day.
The Chameleon catches the proud dragonfly with his sticky tongue. It munches and eats the dragonfly.
Champ!
Champ!
Champ!
IV. The Boy and the Butterfly
Sam is a good boy. He likes to help. One day, Sam sees a butterfly in a cover. Sam said, "I will cut the cover to help the butterfly!" Sam's grandpa said "No, let the butterfly come out on its own."
But, Sam cuts the cover t help the fly. The fly comes out. But, it is not able to fly away. The next day Sam sees it on the same rock. Sam asked, "Why is the butterfly on the rock?" Grandpa said, "Only if it cuts the cover on its own, it will fly." Sam said, "Sorry, grandpa. I will never do this again."
V. The Right Place
Ma, the elephants have short legs with five toes but, why do I have long legs with two toes?
My child, we live in the desert. The desert has a lot of sand and rocks. Our legs help us to walk in the loose desert sand. Our toes protect us from the hot sand.
Ma, why do I have these long eyelashes?
My child, in the desert there are strong winds. These winds carry sand with them. Our eyelashes keep our eyes safe from these winds.
Do you know, why we have humps on our back? In the desert, it's hard to find food and water. Our humps store food, so that we can use the food in the hump if we cannot find it in the desert.
Ma, can you tell me why we have hard skin?
It saves us from thorny cactus plants as well as from the hot sun and cold nights in the desert.
Ma, but why are we in the zoo? Why are we not in the desert?
VI. The River and the Hill
The river feels, "I have to run all the time. I want to be like the hill."
Then, one day the river asks the hill, "Why do I run all the time?"
The hill says, "Ha! Ha! Ha! Can you tell me why I stand all the time?"
The river says, "I think you like to stand all the time."
The hill says, "No, I have to see the same trees every day. I wish to see new hills and trees!"
The river says, "I get to see new hills and trees every day. Do you want to come with me?"
The hill says, "No, I help many lives here. Just as you help many lives on your way."
The river says, "Thank you for your help!"
The river runs and the hill stands.
Both the river and the hill are happy.
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