FABLES AND FOLK TALES

🧴 A Bottle of Dew

Easy English Summary:

Rama Natha, a poor farmer, believed in magic. A sage gave him a bottle of dew, calling it a magic potion. Rama worked hard, thinking the potion helped him. In truth, it was his hard work that brought success. He was angry when he found out the truth but later realized that he and his wife had created wealth through effort.

Hindi Translation (हिंदी में सारांश):

रामनाथ एक गरीब किसान था जो जादू में विश्वास करता था। एक साधु ने उसे ओस की एक बोतल दी और कहा कि यह एक जादुई दवा है। रामनाथ ने कड़ी मेहनत की और सोचा कि यह दवा उसकी मदद कर रही है। वास्तव में, उसकी मेहनत ही उसकी सफलता का कारण थी। जब उसे सच पता चला तो वह गुस्सा हुआ, लेकिन बाद में समझ गया कि उसने और उसकी पत्नी ने मेहनत से धन बनाया।

🦅 The Raven and the Fox

Easy English Summary:

A raven had a piece of cheese. A clever fox praised the raven’s voice to trick him. When the raven opened his beak to sing, the cheese fell, and the fox ate it.

Hindi Translation (हिंदी में सारांश):

एक काले कौवे के पास पनीर का टुकड़ा था। एक चालाक लोमड़ी ने उसकी आवाज़ की तारीफ की ताकि वह गाना गाए। जब कौवे ने गाना शुरू किया, तो पनीर गिर गया और लोमड़ी उसे ले गई।

🛏️ Rama to the Rescue

Easy English Summary:

A thief planned to rob a house. The couple inside spoke loudly, pretending Rama would come. The thief got scared. A policeman overheard and came. When Rama arrived, the thief was caught.

Hindi Translation (हिंदी में सारांश):

एक चोर एक घर लूटने की योजना बना रहा था। अंदर पति-पत्नी ने जोर से बात की कि राम आएंगे। चोर डर गया। एक पुलिसवाला सुनकर आया और जब राम सच में आए, तो चोर पकड़ा गया।

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1. A Bottle of Dew

Before Reading

After Reading

• Question: What did Rama Natha believe?
  Answer: Rama Natha believed there was a magic potion that could turn any object into gold.
• Question: How did the sage help Rama Natha?
  Answer: The sage told Rama Natha to plant banana plants, water them, collect the dew, and bring it to him to make the potion.
• Question: Do you think Rama Natha will be able to collect the dew? Give a reason.
  Answer: (This is an opinion-based question. A possible answer is: Yes, because he is determined/No, because it will take too long)
• Question: Why was Rama Natha angry?
  Answer: Rama Natha was angry because the potion didn’t turn the vessel to gold, and he felt he had wasted his time.
• Question: How did Rama Natha and Madhumati create wealth?
  Answer: They created wealth by working hard on their land, growing bananas, and selling them in the market.

Think & Reflect

• Question: Complete the sentence with a suitable reason: Rama Natha did not ‘give up’ because…
  Answer: (Answer will vary, example: he believed in the potion)

Table Questions

• Question: What Happened: People promised to tell Rama Natha about the magic potion. Outcome: ?
  Answer: Outcome: They cheated him.
• Question: What Happened: Rama Natha was spending a lot of money. Outcome: ?
  Answer: Outcome: His wife was worried they would be without money.

True/False Questions

• Question: Madhumati was troubled about what her husband did.
  Answer: True
• Question: Rama Natha was very happy digging his fields.
  Answer: False
• Question: The sage wanted to show the right path to Rama Natha.
  Answer: True

Question: Choose the option that lists the events given below in the correct order:
a. The sage smiled.
b. Rama Natha gave the bottle to the sage.
c. Rama Natha dropped a few drops of water on a copper vessel.
d. He said something in a low voice over the water.
e. Rama Natha waited to see if the magic worked.

Answer: 2. b, a, d, c, e

• Question: How might Rama Natha have felt when nothing happened to the copper vessel?
  Answer: (Answer will vary, examples: disappointed, frustrated, angry)
• Question: What did the sage ask Rama Natha to do to make the magic potion?
  Answer: The sage asked Rama Natha to plant a banana plant and water it regularly, collect the dew, and bring five liters of it to him.
• Question: Why did the sage ask Rama Natha to do everything himself?
  Answer: (This is inferential, but the answer is to make him work hard)
• Question: How could Rama Natha have a big banana plantation after six years?
  Answer: Rama Natha planted rows of banana plants and tended them carefully over the years.
• Question: How did the sage make Rama Natha believe that there is no magic potion?
  Answer: The sage showed Rama Natha the gold coins that they earned through hard work.

Fill in the ‘before’ and ‘after’ table about Rama Natha

• What he did before meeting the sage: (Answers will vary, examples: Spent time looking for magic potion, did not look after his land)
• What he did after meeting the sage: (Answers will vary, examples: Cleaned his fields, planted banana plants, worked hard)

Let us learn

• (Vocabulary exercise)
• (Homophones exercise)
• (Sentence matching exercise)
• (Listening exercise)
• (Speaking exercise)
• (Writing exercise)

2. The Raven and the Fox

Before Reading

• Question: Which animal is shown to be cunning in stories?
  Answer: (b) fox

Let us discuss

Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option:

(a) Stanza 1

• Question: Mr Raven is a ________. (bird/frog)
  Answer: bird
• Question: The name of the fox is ________. (Raven/Reynard)
  Answer: Reynard
• Question: Mr Raven had ________ in his beak. (a piece of food/ a bunch of leaves)
  Answer: a piece of food

(b) Stanza 2

• Question: The Fox calls the Raven a ________ bird. (foolish/good-looking)
  Answer: good-looking
• Question: The Fox asks the Raven to ________. (dance/sing)
  Answer: sing
• Question: The Raven and the Fox live in the ________. (trees/woods)
  Answer: woods

(c) Stanza 3

• Question: The Raven ________ that he croaked. (remembered/forgot)
  Answer: forgot
• Question: The Raven opened its beak to ________. (eat/sing)
  Answer: sing
• Question: The ________ fell down. (food/Raven)
  Answer: food

(d) Stanza 4

• Question: The Fox ________ at the Raven. (laughed/looked)
  Answer: laughed
• Question: It is not ________ to be too proud of oneself. (wise/unwise)
  Answer: wise
• Question: The Raven learnt a ________. (lesson/teaching)
  Answer: teaching
• Question: Read the poem again and match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.Answer:
  perched = sat on a branch
  morsel = a small piece of food
  seek = to look for something
  pride = feeling that you are better than others
  eyed = looked with interest at something
  limb = branch of a tree
  woods = a smaller area of forest with similar kinds of trees

Let us think and reflect

• Question: Look at the pictures and number them in the order that they happen in the poem.
  Answer: (Picture sequencing activity)

Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow:

(a) “Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird. Such feathers! If you would only sing, The birds of these woods would call you King.”

• Question: ‘Such feathers’ refer to __________________ feathers.
  Answer: a. shiny and beautiful
• Question: Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven ‘King’?
  Answer: (Because of his supposed beautiful singing voice)
• Question: Why does the Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir’?
  Answer: (To flatter him)

(b) “The Raven, who did not see the joke, Forgot that his voice was just a croak. He opened his beak, in his foolish pride–”

• Question: Why did the Raven open his beak?
  Answer: To sing
• Question: Complete the following with one word from the given lines. Fox : clever : : Raven : ______________
  Answer: foolish
• Question: Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
  Answer: Because the fox flattered him.
• Question: How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
  Answer: By praising his appearance and voice.
• Question: Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
  Answer: Because it can lead to foolish actions and losing what you have.
• Question: Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
  Answer: (Answer will vary, example: The Raven thought he was smart)
• Question: Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
  Answer: (Personal response question)

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