5th Standard English Term-III
I. Five Detectives
It was a sunny afternoon. After a long time in Ooty, Arul and Amudha were sitting on the balcony. The last three vacations were very exciting for them as they were involved in solving three mysterious cases in the city. They were missing their friends - Sreejith, Jessy and Farooq.
They called themselves 'The Five Detectives' or 5D. They were famous in Ooty for their courage and skill. The police appreciated 5D for their admirable acts. Amudha and Arul missed Pablo. Pablo was Sreejith's dog. He played an important role in solving the mysteries.
After a week :
Sreejith, Jessy, Farooq and Pablo came to Amudha and Arul's house. Pablo was jumping with joy and continuously wagging his tail.
Amudha : I am so happy to see you all.
Arul : Now we can all head to solve a mystery. It will make our vacation interesting.
Sreejith : Mystery? Did something happen in the town while I was gone?
Arul : No, Sree. Nothing at all.
Amudha urged that they all would go to the town's fair. She told them about different games, magicians and most importantly the 'Waxworks', a studio with many wax figures. After a lot of pestering, everyone agreed to go. On their way back, they saw Inspector Velayudham on his bike. He was the inspector of the area. "Inspector Velayudham has been very busy these days," said Amudha. This made the group curious about what was happening in the city that they had no clue at all.
Monday :
As Jessy went to ask permission to her father who was a secret police agent to meet her friends, she overheard her father talking on the phone about a robbery that was expected to take place in the museum. Jessy rushed to see her friends in the morning and told them what she had heard.
Sreejith : Oh, now I know what Inspector Velayudham is up to.
Jessy : Let us solve this case before he does.
Sreejith : I feel we will find more clues if we are near the city area. We will also be able to observe more things. I will disguise myself as that old man we saw on the street.
Everyone agreed to it. Sreejith dressed as the old man and he sat on the old man's bench, coughed and sniffed like him. No one could recognise Sreejith. Soon, a man on a cycle came and sat next to Sreejith. He said, "Where have you been since yesterday? Take this". The man handed over a packet of chocolates to Sreejith and went away.
Sreejith took the packet and kept it in his packet. He saw the real old man coming in his direction from the other side. He also saw Inspector Velayudham rushing out of a shop towards him. Farooq and Jessy were watching all this from afar. They got worried and rushed with Pablo towards the Inspector. Pablo started barking and jumping on the Inspector. The inspector was annoyed with the dog. Sreejith saw it as a chance to run from there. He hid in a bush nearby. Inspector Velayudham ran towards the actual old man and caught him. Then, he asked him to give the chocolates to him. The old man was puzzled. The inspector investigated the old man and found nothing.
While this was happening, the 5D gathered in Jessy's garage. They opened the packet to find a small chit. They opened it and found a list of grocery. They were very confused.
Amudha : Sree, is it a code?
Sreejith : Yes, it seems so.
Amudha : I wonder that it is written with some kind of a magic pen like the one your showed us.
Jessy : It could be. When we show it under a light, we can see the writing.
Jessy got the magic pen. They flashed the light on the paper and some words glowed on it. The message said, "Tell Number 3. Waxworks. Tuesday. 9 p.m. - Number 5".
Arul : Tomorrow is Tuesday. So the gang is meeting tomorrow.
While they were in the garden, Inspector Velayudham saw Sreejith dressed as the old man. He was furious. Then Sreejith had to confess. He handed over the chit to the inspector. The inspector was glad to have found the chit but was furious about their behavior. He warned them to stay away from the case. But they didn't
Sreejith's idea was to disguise himself as a wax statue, as it will be the most easy way to get all the information. That evening all of them went to 'Waxworks'. They observed each wax statue and noted down the details. While getting out of Waxworks, Sreejith unlocked one of the windows in the room.
Tuesday Night :
Sreejith saw the Inspector inside Waxworks and had no way of getting in without being noticed. He was really sad and went home. In the morning, Sreejith heard the news of Inspector Velayudham arrested the three robbers with a diamond necklace. Everyone was upset that they didn't get the chance to solve the mystery. As they sat in Jessy's living room, they overheard Jessy's father on a call asking "Where is the real necklace?"
This news alarmed the 5D. Farooq told everyone to rush to the city as some message would be passed regarding this. Within no time, the 5D was in front of the old man's bench. Everyone sat at different places to keep an eye on the old man. After on hour, a man came and sat next to the old man. The old man was busy with drawing something on the ground with his stick.
They noticed that Inspector Velayudham was observing at a distance and started following that man. But they waited for the old man to leave and went to see what he had drawn on the ground and it said 'Waxworks'.
At Waxworks :
Sreejith : Amudha, if you were to place the diamond necklace in this place where would you place it?
Amudha thought for second and said, "On the princess statue. She has already worn so many jewels that this will go unnoticed."
Everyone's eyes lit up. They walked straight to the princess statue. They saw the diamond necklace. Sreejith carefully removed it and kept it in his pocket. As soon as they came out, there was a senior policeman standing. The children went straight to him and handed over the diamond necklace. They told him the whole story. They were appreciated by Inspector Velayudham and Jessy's father for their courage and dedication towards the welfare of the city.
II. Why? Why? Why?
Why is the sky blue?
Why is the earth round?
Why is silk soft?
Why is fire hot?
Think! Why is it so?
Why does the river flow?
Why does the wind blow?
Why does the sun shine?
Why does the rain pour?
Think! Why is it so?
Let us seek,
With questions all week,
As we grow,
With answers to know,
Think!
III. The Witty Sparrow
Once, a very clever brown sparrow lived in a forest laid three eggs in her nest. The nest was in a bush. All the animals greeted her 'Madam' with respect. Gullu, the young elephant never did so. THUD! THUD!, Gullu walked past the bush purposefully. It rattled the nest. Madam was worried that Gullu might crack the eggs.
If you do this tomorrow, I will te you up with a strong rope and then, you can't move at all. I warn you.
Tie me up? Ha!..... Ha!.....Ha!..... We will see.
That afternoon, she went to the river bank to drink water. A crocodile was stretching in the spot where she was drinking water.
Blocking me again? You have done it twice this week. Move on, I don't want to drink muddy water.
Move on, did you say? I will stay put, you better go elsewhere to drink water.
Today, I will let you be. But, if I find you in the same place tomorrow, I will tie you up with a strong rope.
The sparrow went back to her nest and got a brilliant idea.
Next morning. Gullu came thumping towards the bush.
HEY! Are you not tying me up?
How dare you! Aren't you afraid of me? Just wait.
The sparrow took a strong creeper, and tied the elephant on one end.
USHHHHH! Don't you dare to move. Stay here, until I fly and reach the other end of the rope to pull you. When I say 'pull', pull with all your strength. Let us see if you can move an inch.
It went to the river, saw the crocodile blocking its way.
I will not move! Just like yesterday, drink the muddy water.
Sparrow took the other end of the creeper and tied the crocodile.
I warned you yesterday. Now stay still, until I grab the other end. When I say 'Pull', lets see if you are able to pull or not.
Sparrow went to the centre of the creeper.
PULL
The elephant and the crocodile pulled each other at the same time.
This went on all day. At last, both the animals were exhausted.
Please let me go. I won't disturb you again...
Untie me! I won't stand in your way.
Good, I will remove the rope.
Gullu ran into the forest and the crocodile dived into the river. Soon the eggs hatched. Madam Sparrow lived happily with her three little babies.
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