New Words
Court – a place where legal trials take place and crimes, etc. are judged.
Beard – the hair which grows on a man’s cheeks and chin.
Angry – feeling or showing anger.
Minister – a member of the government, often the head of a government department.
Rupee – the basic unit of money of any of several countries (India).
Thief – a person who steals things from another person.
Kingdom – a country that is ruled by a king or queen.
Answer – to say or write something back to somebody who has asked you something or written to you.
Do it yourself
I. Fun with words:
Try to find ‘wh’ sound words in the following crossword and write appropriate words under each picture given below:
II. Match the following to make complete sentences:
III. Who said the following lines in the story:
IV. Answer the following questions:
(a) Who comes into the court of the king Kuber?
Answer – A short man with white beard comes into the court of the king Kuber.
(b) How much money does the man want?
Answer – The man wants ten thousand (10,000) rupees.
(c) What can the man get for the king?
Answer – The man can get a pink whale for the king.
(d) What happens when the king reads the list of fools?
Answer – The kings becomes angry when he reads his own name in the list of fools.
V. Make sentences for the following words.
(a) beard – A short man with white beard comes into the court of the king.
(b) king – The king is sitting in the court.
(c) thief – The thief stole ten thousand rupees from the house.
(d) pool – There was a big pool in the king’s palace.
(e) angry – The king becomes angry seeing his name in the list of fools.
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