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PREFACE

oral Values, are qualities that direct the children towards an ethical way of life, Values help
to shape a person's character. They are a natural sources of child spiritual growth. Earlier,
children imbibed values in familial and societal systems. Over time the living patterns have
changed and resulted in the need of values tobe integrated with the school curriculum.
Our series, Moral Values aims to form the groundwork and build a reservoir of values that
the child can draw on for strength and sustenance. The books are structured 10 work
towards an education which instills an appreciative and healthy relationship with the self
and all that is around including the family, school, country, environment and cultural
heritage.
Exercise at the end of every chapter is indeed a step ahead process to test the childs self
understanding. Value Education is not, an end in itself I is, in essence, a process which
cannot limit itself to the confines of a classroom. Parents, teachers and other forces work
together to guide the child towards the right path. Because
Every child is ike a flower
Love is what he showers.
He removes hatred,
He is very sacred,
He doesn’t know what isin,
He never does any sin
He brings the distant people together.
He is a gift of God.
He is innocent.

He isa blessing.
He shouldn't be cursed,
He should only be loved.
So, this series is an attempt to equip the child to form his own attitude towards li
ones: believe thatthe education which prepares such a child is truly Value Education.
Suggestions, if any, to improve the book are always welcome.

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Authors

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CONTENTS *

God Always Does Good
Naughty Rohan

Being Cheerful

Ants and The Cricket
The Garden

Shravan Kumar

Time

A Neighbour

Being Honest

The Grumpy Brothers

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16

21

25

28

31

34

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5. 1

God Always Does Good

Warm-Up. EX

God is good. God always does good to man. We should develop thi
When we are sick, we should not curse God. When we have troubles i
Godto overcomeit. Then we will be happy inour life.

fay of thinking about
we must ask blessings of

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Reading Time

Satyam was a shopkeeper. His shop was ina city.
The city was far away from his home. As usual,
one day he was returning home after closing the
shop. He also carried money with him. It was
evening. On the way he also had to cross a
small forest. While he was passing
through the forest, it began to rain.
He cursed the rain. He
stopped the horse and
went under the shade of a
tree. When the rain
stopped, he began
his ride. Suddenly,
he saw some
robbers who
tottered their
guns athim.

6. He was afraid. They tried to shoot at him. But their guns were wet
because of the rain. So, it did not fire. Seeing this, Satyam rode his horse
fast and reached home safe.

After reaching home, he went to the prayer room and offered thanks to
God for saving him from the robbers. He also asked sorry for cursing the
rain. Itwas the rain that made the guns wet. He understood that God had
sent rain as a blessing to save him. He said, “God always does good to

all.”
(MORAL VALUE

God always does good to all

> TRY 1000

You should pray God when you are in difficulties. You must not curse
God when youarein difficulties.

IE) Remember
‘Always think about the blessings of God. It will make you happy.

Understanding the Message
A. Fillinthe blanks:

1. Satyamwasa
2. Hehadto cross asmall
3. They tried to athim.
4. Theirgunswere __ .
B. WriteTrucorFalse:
1. Satyam was going to the city.
2. Satyam was happy at the rain.

7. 3.
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The guns did not fire.
God always does good to all.

Match the following:

D. Answer the following questions:

à,
3.
4

Who was Satyam?
What did robbers do at Satyam?
What did Satyam say to himself?

Look at the picture and answer the following questions :

1. Whom shall you blame for this?

Ans.

2. Can you find God's protective hands here?
Ans.

O God, lama litle child
Help meto understand my mistakes
‘And keep me always with you

8. 2

Naughty Rohan

Warm-Up By

Do you share your things with others? When someone refuses o share anything, what does that show?
Name a few things you share with your fiends at school, and some things you share with your cousins.

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Reading Time 6%

Rohan was a mischievous boy. He loved to tease
others. In the class, Rohan would spill ink on
somebody's notebook, hide the tiffin and water
bottle in lunch break and sometimes even stick
chewing gum on chair seats of his classmates.
Whenever his parents came for parent-teacher
meetings, the teachers would always complain about
Rohan. His parents were very upset with his behaviour
but did not know what to do.

Rohan was very playful and
would run to the, park, in the
evening to play with his
friends. But even in the park,
he couldn’t stay out of trouble.
He wanted everyone else to
play the game he wanted to
play.

9. On Saturdays and Sundays, he would go over to the homes of his
neighbourhood friends. They would share their toys with him, but when
they came to his house he refused to let them play with his toys.

Rohan's parents always taught him to share his things with others but he
never listened.

One day his parents decided to take him to a poor neighbourhood.
Rohan saw that the people living there did not have proper clothes or
houses. The children did not have toys to play with and many of them
did noteven go to school.

When Rohan came back home, he
was very sad. He looked at his toys
but there was no smile on his face.
After seeing the children in the slum,
he realised how lucky he was. He
said sorry to his parents and promised
to start sharing his things with others.
He also promised not to tease
anyone ever.

On his next birthday, he went back
to the neighbourhood with a lot

of food and toys and distributed

them to the children there. This

was a new beginning and soon he
was loved by everyone.

Sharing brings us great joy

10. > TRIO DO

Distribute some of your clothes, stationery and books to children who
need them.

ETS) Remember
Care not to hurt and upset others.

Understanding the Message

A. Lookat the pictures and describe whats happening:

11. B. Fillintheblanks:

1. Rohan was a very boy.

2. His parents were very and

3. One day his parents decided to take him to a

4. On his birthday, he went back there with a lot of and

Answer the following questions in a few word:
1. What do you do on your birthday?

2. How can you help others?

3. Why were Rohan's parents very upset?

4. What did Rohan's parents always teach him?

5. What did Rohan promise to his parents?

O God! You are my father.
And Lam Your child.
Teach me how to love You.

And how to love my friends

12. 3

Being Cheerful

portant to smile, laugh and be happy because itis good for our health. This is called cheerfulness.
Being cheerful helps usto make new friends and makes others happy too.

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Se Reading Time

Rikky was a country mouse who was fed up with his life.

“| have a plain brown house! | hardly have anything to eat! Just corn
kernels and dry berries!” he cried. “My life is so dull,” Rikky whined.

13. One day his cousin, Mikky, a city mouse came to visit him and invited
him to come and live with him. “My poor cousin,” said Mikky smiling,
“Cheer up. I will show you what a good life is. Now
we will have a merry time.”

Mikky took Rikky to the house where he lived.
It was a big red house. “Wow! You are very
lucky,” said Rikky.

“Come let us go in the kitchen,” said Mikky.
Rikky could not believe his eyes when he saw
the food in the kitchen. There was bread,
cheese, fruit, cereals, and grains of all sorts.
“This is great,” said the joyful Rikky.

The cat came there quietly.
“Come with me to my hole, hurry,” said Mikky to Rikky.
The two mice hid in the small dark hole for a long time.

“So, this is your house and your good life! Goodbye,

Mikky. Today | have learnt that | should be cheerful and

happy with what | have,” said the country mouse, Rikky.
He went back to the country side.

We should not complain and desire for more than what we need. We should be cheerful
and content with what we have and make the most of it

> TRY 1000

Collect some good fiowers and decorate them in your parent’s room to make
them happy.

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B.

IA Remember
Enjoying doing things in life is very important.

Understanding the Message

Read and tick (/’) for the cheerful children:

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Mohit frowns if only his sister gets a chocolate.

2. Amar gets angry if his papa does not take him out in the car.
3. Mini cries when she does not get good marks in the test.

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5.

Aarti smiles and greet her parents ‘good morning’.

Rakhi does not mind if her friends do not include her in their
game.

Shekhar knows many jokes and likes to tell them to make
others laugh.

Ratan shouts and walks off ifhe loses a game,

Swati complains if she is tired of walking around in the mall
or market.

Zahid happily helps his parents in doing house work

Lookat the pictures and write what you can cheerfully do!

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It is my mamma's birthday and I do not have pocket
money to buy hera gift. Lwill make a for her.

When my papa will scold me for dropping food on my
clothes | will say sorry. Iwill wash my

When my team will lose the game in the park, | will not
mind and go and hands with the captain of the
other team

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15. €. Write what you will do in each of these situations. Tell whether your
responseis ‘cheerful’ or‘not cheerful’ :

1. You ask your mother to get you a storybook from the market but she
brings the wrong book,

2. Your teacher does not select you to be the class monitor.

3. Your friends meets with an accident and will not come to the park to
play for a week.

D. Answer the following question
1. Find and tell three words that mean ‘cheerful from the story.

2. Why was Rikky not cheerful?

3. What made Rikky cheerful when he reached the city?

4. What did Rikky learn from his visit to the city?

My Lord, make me happy with what | have.
Make me a happy child of my parents.

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16. 4

Ants and The Cricket

Warm-Up :
‘Whenever you go toa birthday party or any funtion never il your plat too much and waste what you
ana. Yournusttake only asmuch as youca eat

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$ Reading Time

Lambu was a lazy cricket. He
rested on the branch of a tree in
summer. The ants worked hard
and collected food for winter.

The weather changed. It
became very cold. Lambu
could not find any food to eat.
He went to the ants and
said, “I am very hungry.
Can you please give me
some food?”

17. The ants felt bad for him. They
served him food, Lambu filled
up his plate and started eating,

Lambu could not finish all the
food. He said, “I am very full
now. | cannot eat any more.”
Saying this, he got up and walked
out of the room. The ants were
very angry with him for wasting
food. But they kept quiet.

Next day again, Lambu came to the ants
and asked for food. The queen ant said,

Never waste things—money, time and food etc.

18. TRY 10 00

Think different ways in which you can stop wastage of food.

IF Remember

Food is something everyone needs to live. We should never waste it. Food is wasted
if we take too much and are not able to finish it.

Understanding the Message

A. Circlethecorrect answer:

zen

Lambu was a lazy/hardworking cricket.
He had no food in summer/winter.

The ant/other crickets served him food
Lambu finishediwasted the food

The ants were angry/happy with him.

They always/never gave food to him again.

B. _Whatwill youdo in the given situations? Mark atick(/):

Your mummy buys a new dress for you. You don't like its colour. What
will you do?

LO Wearit,

A Let itlie in your cupboard.

You have come back from school. You are thirsty. What will you do?
UM Filla big glass with water. Drink a little and throw away the rest.
1) Take as much water as you know you can drink.

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19. 3. Your friends gives you a big piece of cake. You know you cannot finish
it. Whatwill you do?

U) Eat what you can and throw the rest.
I Take a small portion and give the rest to someone else.

Write down a list of your favourite food items. Make another list of how
much youwill order ina restaurant to eat without wasting:

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D. Vour parents work very hard to give you everything you have. Is it right to
waste what they give you? Read what these children do with the things they
have. Drawasmiley face

if you feel happy andasad face © ifit makes you

1. Reema tears pages from her textbook to make aeroplanes.
Sajal uses old newspapers to make aeroplanes.

‘Mayank rubs his crayons on the table when he is free.

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3.

4. Divya keeps her crayons carefully in a box.

5. Gauri pours water left in her bottle into a flower pot.
6.

Chirag throws water left in his bottle into the sink.

20. E. Answer the following questions:

1. What did Lambu do in summer?

2. What did ants do in summer?

3. What happened when the weather changed?

4. Didants help Lambu?

5. Why didn’t ants give food to Lamu again?

6. How can you avoid wastage of food?

7. Whoisalazy person?

O God,
Give me a joy han,

Let me not ask more and more.

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The Garden

Warm-Up. Ar

‘Trees and plants are useful to us. We should take care of them, We must plant more plants. It brings us
Joy.

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Su Reading Time

Anju and hemant go to a garden everyday. In the garden, there are many
flowers like Rose, Sunflower, Lily, Marigold and Jasmine. There are
many butterflies flying all around the flowers.

There are many trees
inthe garden like
Mango, Guava,

Papaya etc.
There are
many birds

on thetrees.

“Anju look what a
nice butterfly,” say Hemant and he
tries to catch one. “You should not catch
a butterfly. Let them fly around the flowers
only,” says Anju.

22. Hemant sees a board written—Do Not
Pluck Flowers. He asks, “Why is this board
here, Anju?”

Anju says, “This board is to warn people
not to pluck the flowers.”

“Flowers look beautiful and fresh in the garden
only. We should not pluck them. It is our duty
to take care of the garden and
its beauty.”

Hemant
enquires,
“How can |
take care of
the garden?”
Anju answers,
“Don't pluck flowers, plant more saplings and water them. Don't
allow anyone to cut trees and catch butterflies.” “Yes I promise, | will
make this garden more beautiful and will take care of it,” says

Hemant.

Save nature and its Beauty.

> TRY 10 00

Grow some plants and take care of them.

Remember

It is ourduty to take care of the nature and its beauty.

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23. Understanding the Message

A. Ankitis a nice, little boy. Ravi is a bad boy. Tell us who does what in the
following sentences?

1
2:
3.
4
5
6.

2
à,

4
5.

C. Colourtheflowers and write their names:

throws seeds for the birds.

catches butterflies and puts them in a bottle.
plucks the flowers and throws them away.
waters the plants everyday.

loves flowers and the birds.

throws stones at the birds and scares them away.

Writeyesorno:

Iwill grow flower plants this year.

Iwill scare away the birds from the garden.
Iwill water the plants everyday.

Iwill not disturb the butterflies.

Iwill take away the birds's eggs.

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Answer the questions:
1. Which is your favourite flower?

2. Name two trees which are there in your school compound?

3. Howdo you take care ofa plant?

Trytodoit:
Take a plant with roots.
Keep it in the pot.
Fill the pot with soil.
Pour alittle water on the plant.
Keep the pot under the sun.
Water itfor a week and observe.

O God
Inspire me to make this earth beautiful
And make surrounding happy and cheerful

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25. 6

Shravan Kumar

Warm-Up. Ar

We all have duties towards our parents. We should perform them well and take their blessings, Our
parents do alot forus,soitis our duty to do something in return.

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Se Reading Time

Dashrath was the king of Ayodhya. One day
Dashrath came to the forest to hunt. Dashrath was
waiting under a tree near the river when he heard
the gurgling sound. He thought some animal had
come to drink water from the river. He shot
an arrow in the direction of the sound.
There was a cry of a human being.

Dashrath immediately rushed to the spot. He
found that the arrow had hit a young boy.
He was Shravan Kumar who had come to
the river bank to fetch some water for his
blind parents whom he was taking
on pilgrimage by carrying in
two baskets on slings.

26. Before dying, Shravan Kumar told Dashrath that his old blind parents
were thirsty. He requested the king to take the pot of water to them.

Dashrath went to Shravan Kumar's
parents. With tears rolling down his
cheeks, Dashrath told them about their
son's death. He offered to take them
to his palace and look after them.
But they cried for their son. For
them, no one could take the place
of their son.

Shravan Kumar's mother threw the
pot of water to the ground and cursed the
king, “One day, you too shall die when your sons are not around.”

Many years later Dashrath’s sons, Rama and Lakshmana had to go in
exile for fourteen long years. The pain of separation from his sons led to

Dashrath’s death.

We must try to keep our parents happy. Our parents do a lot for us,
so it is our duty to do something in return.

29 TRY 1000

Help your parents in their worksathome.

ITA Remember
Always obey your parents.

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27. Understanding the Message

A. WriteYesor No:
1. Dashrath was the king of Chennai.
2. Dashrath went to the forest to drink water.
3. Shravan Kumar carried his blind parent in two baskets on slings.
4. Shravan Kumar killed Dashrath.
B. Write for duty andi forrightto the given statements:
1. Doing little jobs for our parents.
2. Our parents looking after us.
3. Going to school to study well.
4. Caring for our younger brother or sister.
5.

Receiving love and care from our parents.

C. Answerthefollowing question:

1. Who was Dashrath? TEA
2. Whowas Shravan Kumar?
3. What happened when he wentto the
river to bring water for his parents.
4. Who killed Shravan Kumar?
How did King Dashrath die? a

My God, always keep my parents healthy.
Protect them from all dangers

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28. 7

Time

Warm-Up. Y

Youm

ised your school bus sometimes, How do you feel when you are about to reach the bus
stand and you miss it by a minute? Don't you fee! if you had woken up a bit carly and had done things a
bit faster you would nothave missed the bus?

Reading Time 6

‘Anthony was a very lazy boy
as he always used to
postpone things. He
wouldn't get up on
time. He would
always get late for
school and miss the
school bus many

times.

He wouldn’t do his homework everyday. His parents tried to teach him

the value of time many times but in v
them.

Anthony wouldn't listen to

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29. One day, he came to know that
he had won the first prize in a
painting competition that was
held the previous month. He was
asked to collect the prize the
same day. He didn’t care and
went to collect the prize the next
day. But the prize became
useless for him, as it was a ticket

to a circus show, which was held the
previous day. He felt very sad. But
what could he do now?

Anthony learnt a lesson from this
incident that one should be
punctual and use time wisely. He
wasn’t lazy anymore. He did his things in time and became a good boy
who was liked by everyone.

Doing things on time is important, as time and tide wait for none!

> TRIO DO

Avoid postponing to tomorrow what you can do today.

INE) Remember
Time is valuable:

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30. Understanding the Message

A. Write True forthe correct statements and False for the wrong ones:

1. Anthony was a very active boy.
Anthony won the prize in a painting compet
He won tickets to the 200 as a prize.

He went the same day to collect the prize.

yawn

Itis good to be late and not bother about time.

3. Answer the following questions:
1. Why was Anthony a lazy boy?

2. Who won the tickets to the circus and why?

3. Why couldn't Anthony go to the circus?

O my loving God
Help me to get up early.

So that | may reach the school on time everyday.

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31. 8

A Neighbour

Warm-Up. Oy

We must love other people. We must love our neighbour. A neighbour is the one who lives your next
door. He may need yourhelp. A good friend is the one who helps the other in his needs

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Se Reading Time

Once a man was going from Jerusalem to Jericho. He had a walk along a
lonely area. There was nobody on the road. The road was on the side ofa
small hill. There were small trees and plants growing
thickly on both the sides of the road. While he was
going, some robbers came in front of him. They
attacked the man. They beat him down.
They took all money from him. They left the
poor man on the side of the road. Then they
ranaway.

After some time there came a
priest. The poor man cried for
help. But, he did not look at the
poor man. The priest went away.
Later, another man came on the
way. He saw the man. But he also
did not look at him. After some
time a poor Samaritan came on

32. that way. Seeing the man, the Samritan went near the poor man. He got
down from his donkey. He took clothes from his bag and cleaned his
wounds. Then he carried him on the back of his donkey and reached him
to the nearestinn.

Love your neighbour.

> TRY 1000

Try to do charitable works
poor peopleetc., every day.

«e, helping the old people, giving alms to the

IE) Remember
If youhelp a poormaninhistroubles, God will help you inyour troubles.

Understanding the Message
A. Fillintheblanks:

1. There was nobody on the
The poor man cried for
You must be a good

Love your

yen

Samritan took clothes from his and
his wounds.

B. Write Trueor False:
1. The priesthelped the poor man [|
2 Nett

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D.

2
3,
4
5.

. A good person helps every body.
We must not love anybody.

The robbers killed the man.
Samritan helped the poor man.

Match the following:

5.

tl

Answer the following questions:

‘Where was the man going?

ple.

What happened to the man on the way?

Did priest help the poor man?

Who helped the poor man?

Who is a good friend?

O Lord! Open my eyes
To look at my frends.

Give me a heart

To help them in their needs

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34. 3

Being Honest

Warm-Up. By

Honesty isan important value. Anhonest person always tells the truth

Sometimes we may feel scared to tell the truth. But we must still be honest. A brave person has the
‘courage to speak the truth. Are youa brave person?

Imagine you have forgotten to do your homework. Will you tell your teacher the truth or will you make

upanexcuse?
3 Reading Time

Sanju and Minu were very good friends. They studied in the same class.

One day, Sanju lost his pencil box. He could not
remember, where he had left it. He was very
upset. Minu said, "Do not be upset, Sanju. Let

us go look for it."

They asked their class teacher about
Sanju's pencil box. She took them to the
staff room. In the staff room they were

shown four lost pencil boxes.

Sanju's pencil box was one of them.
However, he noticed that there was one
box which was better than his.

Sanju picked up that box. But Minu
pointed out, ‘Sanju, this is not your pencil

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35. box. You should keep it back and take your own.“

Sanju realised that Minu was right. He put the other box down and took

his own.

It is important to tell the truth always.

> TRY 1000

Never steal things of others. Avoid telling lies.

ITA Remember
Honesty is the best policy.

Understanding the Message

A. Tick(/)thecorrectoption:

1. Anhonest person always tells the :

a.truth D bfake En cexcuse =
2. À person has the courage to speak the truth.
a.brave D b.coward I c.weak =

3. Sanju put the other box down and took his
aown D b.tum En cnotebook D
8. Fillintheblanks:
1, Honesty is an important

2. Sometimes we may feel totell thetruth.

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36. 3. Sanju and Minu were very good

4. One day, Sanju lost his box.

5. Sanjurealisedthat___was right.
©. Which of the following actions are honest and dishonest? Write H or D

against each sentence:
a. Youtell a lie to your parents. =
b. You see someone dropping their money.
So you pick it up and give it back. 17}
©. You did not do your homework

You copy it from someone else. DE
D. Answerthefollowing questions:

1. What does an honest person do?

2. Whohas the courage to speak the truth?

3. Why was Sanju upset?

4. What did Sanju notice in the staff room?

5. What did Minu point out?

O God, | am a simple child
Help me to be honest in my dealings
‘And make me enough brave to speak the truth

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37. 10

The Grumpy Brothers

Warm-Up. Ar

We should share our things. If someone needs anything then we can share or even give it 1 that person.
Sharing iscaring.

Love growsonly by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving itaway to others.

‘Which ofthe following do you share with your Family members? Tick (/) the correct answer:

1 2 Toys + Bowe
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7. Famine © reine 9. Happiness
lo. Sates
Se Reading Time

Once there were two brothers who always played together. One day
they had a big fight for their toys. So, they dcided that from then onwards
they would play with their own individual toys.

So, they started dividing their toys and
making piles of their own things. Day
after day it was the same story. They
were spending their whole time
deciding what, among all kinds of
things, belonged to either one of
them. Anything would set them off

: seeing an animals, a tree or even

a stone. In the end, they had
collected two complete mountains

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38. of stuff which they kept out in front of the
house.

As the years passed, nothing changed.

Every morning they would meet up to

argue about their things. They were

growing older and everyone now knew
them as “the grumpy old men”. No
one had ever seen them smiling.

That was until one morning they went
out and found that their two mountains
of stuff had been totally mixed up together.
Someone had been there, mixing their things up! After all that time and
effort they had spent to separate everything!

The brothers tried to find who had
done it. Soon they found a pair of
children playing on the other
side of the mountains of stuff.
They were happily playing
together, picking everything
up, careless of whether they
were mixing it alltogether.
They looked really happy,
enjoying themselves to the
max.

Seeing the children so happy, the two grumpy old brothers realised how
foolish they had been for so many years. They had given up playing with
anything, instead spending their whole lives arguing over what was
theirs to play with.

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39. They felt very bad for spending their lives in anger, At the same time,
they were happy to have finally realised their foolishness.

Sharing gives happiness and makes relations strong.

> TRY 1000

Learn to share things with your friends, brothers and sisters.

ITA Remember
If you share your things with others they will also do the same.

Understanding the Message

A. Write!T' for true and 'F' for false statements:
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Sharing and giving are the ways of God.

The sadness we share the more we have.
Sharing makes relations weak.
4. Sharing gives happiness.

Writethe opposites of the underlined words to make the statements true:
1. The two brothers had a small fight one day.
2. Every night they argued about their things. —__

3. They were growing younger and were known as ‘the grumpy young
men’.

4. One day they found their things divided up.

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40. 5. They felt good for spending their livesin happiness.

You have enough clothes and toys in your house. Itis winter time. One day,
you go out of the house. On the way you see a boy of your age without
enough clothes shivering on the road. What will you do? Think and discuss
inyour class:

bi Fe à
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D. Answerthefollowing questions:
1. What did the two brothers decide on the day of fight?

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2. How were they spending the in whole time?
3. What would they do every morning?

4. What did they find one morning?
5.

. Who were playing on the other side of the mountain of stuff?

O Ged! You are my Father.
And | am Your child

Teach me how to share my things

‘An how to love my brother and sister.

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