New Words
Strong – physically powerful; able to lift or carry heavy things.
Freely – in a way that is not controlled or limited.
Berries – a small, round fruit on particular plants and trees.
Plump – pleasantly fat
Smacked – to hit somebody with the inside of your hand when it is flat, especially as a punishment.
Puffed – finding it difficult to breathe, for example because you have been running.
Thought – an idea or opinion.
Swollen – thicker or wider than usual.
Roam – to walk or travel with no particular plan or aim
Do it yourself
I. Find the opposites of the following words from the story.
(a) thin – fat
(b) weak – strong
(c) going – coming
(d) cold – hot
(e) daughter – son
II. As per the story, arrange the following sentences in proper sequence:
(a) The sun gave baby Hanuman a slap.
(b) Hanuman wanted to eat the sun.
(c) Hanuman was feeling very hungry.
(d) Hanuman has puffed cheeks.
(e) Baby Hanuman fell to the ground.
Answer –
(c) Hanuman was feeling very hungry.
(b) Hanuman wanted to eat the sun.
(a) The sun gave baby Hanuman a slap.
(e) Baby Hanuman fell to the ground.
(d) Hanuman has puffed cheeks.
III. Answer the following questions:
(a) Where did baby Pawan live?
Answer – Baby Pawan lives in a forest with other monkeys.
(b) What did Pawan think when he saw the sun?
Answer – When Pawan saw the Sun he thought it was a red and round fruit.
(c) Why could Pawan fly in the air?
Answer – When Pawan realized that he had some special powers with him. So he stretched his hands and flew up into the air.
(d) What did the Sun do to Pawan?
Answer – When Pawan tried to eat the Sun, the Sun gave Pawan a tight slap on his one cheek, Pawan fell to the ground and landed upon his other cheek.
IV. Make sentences with the following words:
(a) fruit – eating fruit is a healthy habit.
(b) naughty – Rahul is naughty boy.
(c) plump – The puppy is a fat and plump.
(d) round – The Sun is round in shape.
V. There are many words in the story which tell you about Pawan and the Sun. Find out a few words and fill in each petal.
