Stories

In this Blog the prose passages are introduced by a few words which are probable unfamiliar to the pupil. So one should take help from the dictionaries or any elders. The few carefully Questions are places after each of the stories. You can find the answers in the stories itself. 

The poems have been chosen for enjoyment and on account of their suitability for dramatic work and speech training.

The short play has been devised for acting with the minimum of scenery and to give wide opportunities for the dramatic interpretation which children enjoys!

At the Seaside

The Story:


Bolo and Squawky had been flying over the mountain of Wales, and Bolo was skimming down towards some little islands, which from high up in the air looked like small green rocks.
"This is ir!"
Squawky was very tired, but of course he would not say no. Instead he just remarked, in a faint voice, "What, here already?"
Suddenly they were standing on the edge of a low cliff. There were lots of flowers, especially white campions and red campions. They reminded Squawky of respberries and cream. They were pretty.
There were some blue flowers, squills. But there were no houses, and no people. It was rather bare and lonely.
"Where is Seaside?" Squawky said. 

Some Questions About This Story:

1) Bolo and Squawky are on a (beach, road, cliff, roof) Which?

2) How many other birds are there?

3) Who was tired?

The Hippopotamus with Hiccups

The Story:

There was once hippopotamus called Happy who lived on the banks of a big river Africa, where the sun shines every day. All his friends and relations lived there, too, but no one was quite so cheerful as Happy.
Every day the hippos played together in the muddy water, splashing and laughing, or chatting with the animals who came down to the river to drink.
Then, one day, as all the hippos lay dozing in the river, Happy lifted his head out of the water to yawn, but ---------- ".... HIC!"
He tried to yawn again but he could not. He had hiccups!!  "Hic-cup"

Some Questions About This Stories:

1) How many hippos are there?

2)Is it sunny day?

3)Where did Happy lived?

4)Why did the other animal come down there?

A Walk on the Beach

 The Story:

 One day Tim and Ginger were walking along the beach near Tim's house.
The weather was stormy and Tim and Ginger were happy because they liked to watch the great waves crashing on the beach and feel the strong wind and salt spray on their faces.
They liked, too, to run races with the big waves as they rushed in to the shore.
On their way they stopped to talk with Tim's friend, the old boatman.
"Dirty weather," he said, " and it will get worse. I pity the poor lads at sea."
"Ooh," said Tim with a shiver, " something exciting is going to happen. I feel it in my bones."

Some Question About This Story:

1)How many boys are there?

2)Who lived near the beach?

3)What was the name of Tim's friend?

4)Who did they stopped to talk to?

Living Thing Breathe

The Story:

All animals must have air to live. Air is a mixture of many gases. The most important gas for breathing is oxygen.
We breathe air through our noses. It goes down a tube, called the windpipe, into our lungs. Our lungs are two large, spongy in our chest. We can see our chests get bigger as we breathe air in.
Our lungs help oxygen in the air get into our blood. The oxygen then goes with the blood to all parts of our body. People going to places where there may not be enough oxygen must take it with them in tanks.
Most big animals get oxygen through their lings as well, but some small animals breathe in other ways. Earthworms take in oxygen through their thin skin. Slugs and snails have a large hole in their sides and incests have many tiny holes to breath through.
Water creatures have other ways of breathing. A water beetle comes to the surface and puts the tip of its tail out into the air. It then takes a bubble of air under the water. It breathes the air in the bubble through little tubes in its tail. Fishes get their gills to take oxygen out of the water. You can see the air in water, when water is heated in a saucepan and it bubbles.

Some Questions About This Story:

1)How is the oxygen passed around our body?

2)How do Slugs breathe?

3)How can we see that there is air in water?

The Wild Bird

The Poem:

The wild bird is my brother,

He sits in yonder tree,

And all day long a merry song

he sweetly sings to me.

The wild flowers are my sisters,

They dwell in lane and lea;

With faces fair, and sweet, and rare,

They nod and smile at me.

The green earth is my mother,

Gently she beckons me,

Till on the breast i sink to rest,

And slumber peacefully.

Good Night

The Poem:

Shadows are falling,

The suns setting red;

And the creepmouse is calling 

Her babies to bed.

Sleep then my sweeting,

Through starshine or rain-

Mornings for meeting 

My sweeting 

Again.

The sun is setting in the west,

The evening star doth shine,

The birds are silent in their nest.

And i must seek for mine.

The Discovery of Metals

The discovery of metals happened at different times in different parts of the world. The first place was the Fertile Cresent about 6500 years ago. Metal was first used in China about 3500 years ago.

The first metal to be used were gold an copper. Gold was very soft. It was used to make jewellery, cups, and plates. Copper is a little harder than gold. Spreadheads and other tools can be made from copper.

Metal tools were very expensive. Only rich people could buy them. Ordinary people used stone, bone and wood tools for thousands of years more.

About 5000 years ago people discovered how to mix melted copper and tin. This made a new metal called bronze. It is much harder than copper. Bronze was used to make better tools, weapons, pots and armour. More people could have metal tools. Bronze was the chief metal in the world for 2000 years. Then iron was discovered.

The Chinese learned about bronze from the people of Central Asia. They quickly became the best craftsmen in the world in bronze.

The Importance Of Metal

Tools made out of metal helped the farmers. They could clear more land and grow more crops. There was more food and more free time to do their other things. Metal tools helped craftsmen to make better things. Better furniture, cooking things and jewellery made life more comfortable, specially for the rich people.

Metal weapons made war more dangerous. Metal work needed clever craftsmen. Most craftsmen did not work on the land any more. They lived near one another in one place. This helped new towns to grow.

Many parts of the world did not have any metals, but everyone wanted them. People began to trade more. They also made wars to conquer the lands where metals were found.

The Soldiers and the Witch

 The Story:

A soldiers came marching along the road in a wood. Left, right! Left, right!
He had his pack on his back and his sword by his side. He had been to the war and was now on his way back home. On the road he met an ugly old witch. " Hello, soldier," she said. "You are a very fine soldier, I can see. Shall I tell you how can you fine a lot of money?" Yes Please," said the soldier.
"Do you see that big, old tree over there?" said the ugly witch. "Its quite hollow. Climb up to the top, then you can get down inside, into a cave. You will fine lots of money there."

Some Questions About This Story:

1)Where was the soldier going?

2)To whom did he meet?

3)How would you spend lots of money?