New Words
Flour – a very thin powder made from wheat or other grain and used for making bread, cakes, biscuits, etc..
Gems – a jewel or precious stone.
Crash – to have an accident in a vehicle; to drive a vehicle into something.
Famine – a lack of food over a long period of time in a large area that can cause the death of many people.
Trouble – a problem, difficulty or worry.
Smashed – to break something, or to be broken violently and noisily into many pieces.
Do it yourself
I. Look at the picture carefully. It is a scene of Raghu’s house as he saw in his dream. Few things are missing. Draw them.
Students will do this under the supervision of the teacher.
II. Choose the correct word from the box for the given clues.
(beautiful, princess, money, flour, gems)
(a) Precious stones used to make jewellery. gems
(b) We make chappatties out of it. flour
(c) Very nice looking. beautiful
(d) Rupees and paise. money
(e) The king’s daughter. princess
II. Who said the following words in the story?
III. Fill in the blanks with suitable words from the box.
(milk, wheat flour, will, marry, naughty)
(a) Raghu got a pot of wheat flour.
(b) The cow will give milk.
(c) The king will ask me to marry the princess.
(d) I will become rich.
(e) I will beat my son if he is naughty.
IV. Answer the following questions:
(a) What did Raghu get one day?
Answer – One day Raghu got a pot of wheat flour.
(b) Where did he hang the pot?
Answer – He hang the pot near his bed.
(c) What will Raghu give to the king?
Answer – Raghu will give gems to the king.
(d) What happened to the pot of wheat flour in the end?
Answer – The pot of wheat flour fell down and smashed into hundred pieces.