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Question
Visit a library: Find the stories of
- Mulla Nasiruddin
- Gopal Bhand and
- Tenali Raman. Share them in the class.
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Solution
1) Mulla Nasiruddin – The Smell of Soup
One day, a poor man stood outside a restaurant, enjoying the delicious smell of soup coming from inside. The owner saw him and shouted, “Hey! You must pay for smelling my soup!”
The poor man was shocked and said, “I didn’t eat anything!” But the owner dragged him to court.
Mulla Nasiruddin was the judge. He listened carefully and then took out a coin from his pocket. He dropped it on the table and said, “Did you hear the sound of that coin?”
“Yes,” the owner replied.
“Good,” said Mulla. “The sound of money is enough for the smell of soup!”
Moral: Be fair and wise in judgment.
2) Gopal Bhand – The King’s Barber
The king was tired of his old barber and asked Gopal to suggest a new one. Gopal brought a young man and said, “He’s the best barber ever!”
The king agreed, but soon he found that the new barber was terrible. He cut the king’s hair unevenly and made him look silly.
The king called Gopal and shouted, “You said he was the best!”
Gopal replied with a grin, “Yes, Your Majesty. I said he was the best barber ever. But I never said he was good!”
Everyone laughed,even the king!
Moral: Choose your words carefully.
3) Tenali Raman – The Thieves and the Drum
Tenali Raman heard that some thieves were planning to rob his house. He came up with a clever plan.
That night, he sat outside his house and loudly spoke to his wife, “I’ve hidden all our gold and silver inside that big drum.”
The thieves, hiding nearby, heard everything. At night, they quietly came and opened the drum. But instead of treasure, a swarm of bees flew out and stung them badly!
Tenali had placed a beehive inside the drum.
Moral: Clever thinking can solve big problems.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Read the following passage and do the activities:
B1 Match:
Match the areas given in Column ‘A’ with the description of Mehendi design given in Column ‘B’:
| 'A' | 'B" | ||
| (i) | North African | (a) | A mix of Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design |
| (ii) | Indian | (b) | Delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops |
| (iii) | Arabic | (c) | Geometrical images |
| (iv) | South Asian | (d) | Local textiles, paintings, and architecture |
Henna comes from the leaves of the plant Lawsonia inertias. The plant grows in hot and dry climes and is native to North Africa, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East. The leaves of the plant are dried and crushed to powder. Various additives such as coffee decoction, tea, lime juice, Mehendi and eucalyptus oil are mixed with the henna powder to increase the potency of the dry, this also helps to bind the powder to a paste-like consistency. The mixture is applied through cones in intricate patterns depending on the region of use.
Album of Patterns
Four major styles can be found in the vast dictionary of Mehendi designs. Earlier the application was restricted to hand and feet, but the adoption of Mehendi by different cultures throughout the world has seen experimentation on different body parts including the neck naval and back.
North African patterns rely on geometrical images to trace the shape of hands and feet, Arabic designs borrow heavily from local textiles, paintings, and architecture. These are more spaced out, to allow the design to stand out boldly from the skin parts left untouched by henna. The Indian style comprises of delicate loops and curves, paisleys, teardrops and flowers that give a dainty filigreed glow-like effect. Though intricate patterning is the name of the game today, this trend took off in India only during the 20th century. The patterns preferred by the South Asian countries are mixed with Indo-Pakistani and Arabic design schemes. Chinese and Celtic symbols now find a place in the vast repertoire of Mehendi designs as well.
B2 Complete:
Complete the following and write:
(i) The procedure before applying henna _______
(ii) The reasons for using additives _______
(iii) The suitable climatic conditions for the henna plant _______
(iv) Mehendi is used on _______
B3 Find words:
Look at the following description and find out proper words from the passage and write:
(i) Existing naturally in the place : - n _______
(ii) Consist of something: - c _______
(iii) Delicate decoration made from gold, silver and copper wire: - f _______
(iv) Substance that is added in small quantity : - a _______
B4 Language study:
Fill in the blanks with suitable subordinators given in the box:
| as well as, so that, however, which |
(i) The mixture is applied through cones in intricate patterns _______ depend on the region of use.
(ii) The intricate pattern is the name of the game of today _______, this trend took off in India, recently.
(iii) North African pattern relies on geometrical images ______ they can trace the shape of hands and feet.
(iv) The patterns preferred by the South Asian countries are mixed with Indo-Pakistani _______ Arabic design schemes.
B5 Personal Response:
Which Mehendi design do you like? Why?
What do you understand of Einstein’s nature from his conversations with his history teacher, his mathematics teacher and the head teacher?
Correct the following statement.
The last leaf was a real leaf that survived.
State the difference between drama and novel.
Comment on the given statement after reading the given dialogue -
But when I saw a man in trouble, I could never help trying to set him out of it.
Its human to help others. Here the statement tells us that ____________________________.
How does the coconut tree grow?
What did the first daughter do?
Arrange the actions of Robinson by numbering from 1 to 10.
What kind of water did Divya use to brush her teeth?
The garden Alice saw was
