I want Class 5: Subject- English Lesson 9
“I want to be big,” says Little Monkey. “I want to be strong.”
A wise woman hears him. “Take this magic wand,” she says, “and all your
wishes can come true.”
A giraffe comes by. He stretches his long neck. He eats the sweet leaves at the top of the trees.
“मैं बड़ा बनना चाहता हूँ,” छोटा बंदर कहता है। “मैं मजबूत बनना चाहता हूँ।” एक बुद्धिमान महिला उसकी बात सुनती है। “यह जादू की छड़ी लो,” वह कहती है, “और तुम्हारी सारी इच्छाएँ पूरी हो सकती हैं।” एक जिराफ़ आता है। वह अपनी लंबी गर्दन को फैलाता है। वह पेड़ों के ऊपर से मीठी पत्तियाँ खाता है।
“I want a long neck,” says Little Monkey.
“POP!”
His neck grows long, just like the giraffe’s. Little Monkey is happy.
An elephant comes down to the river. He fills his trunk with water. He blows it all over himself.
“I want to do that too!”, says Little Monkey. “BANG!”
“मुझे लंबी गर्दन चाहिए,” छोटा बंदर कहता है। “पॉप!” उसकी गर्दन लंबी हो जाती है, बिल्कुल जिराफ़ की तरह। छोटा बंदर खुश होता है। एक हाथी नदी के किनारे आता है। वह अपनी सूंड में पानी भरता है। वह उसे अपने ऊपर उड़ाता है। “मैं भी ऐसा करना चाहता हूँ!”, छोटा बंदर कहता है। “धमाका!”
Just like that, he grows a trunk. He is very happy. “This is fun!” he says.
बस ऐसे ही, उसकी सूंड बड़ी हो जाती है। वह बहुत खुश होता है। “यह मजेदार है!” वह कहता है।
Next, Little Monkey sees a zebra.
“I want stripes like those,” he says. “WHIZZ!”
Little Monkey has stripes all over his body, just like the zebra.
He is very, very happy. He goes to the river to try out his new trunk. He
looks down. He sees himself in the water. “Mother!” he cries.
“Help! A monster!”
इसके बाद, छोटा बंदर एक ज़ेबरा देखता है। “मुझे ऐसी धारियाँ चाहिए,” वह कहता है। “फुसफुसा!” छोटे बंदर के पूरे शरीर पर धारियाँ हैं, बिल्कुल ज़ेबरा की तरह। वह बहुत, बहुत खुश है। वह अपनी नई सूंड आजमाने के लिए नदी पर जाता है। वह नीचे देखता है। वह खुद को पानी में देखता है। “माँ!” वह चिल्लाता है।
“मदद करो! एक राक्षस!”
“That’s not a monster,” says his mother. “That’s you.”
“You want a giraffe’s neck, an elephant’s trunk, and stripes like a zebra. Don’t you remember?”
Little Monkey cries and cries. “I look AWFUL!” he says.
“I want to be myself again.”
“वह राक्षस नहीं है,” उसकी माँ कहती है। “वह तुम हो।”
“तुम जिराफ़ की गर्दन, हाथी की सूंड और ज़ेबरा जैसी धारियाँ चाहते हो। क्या तुम्हें याद नहीं है?”
छोटा बंदर रोता रहता है। “मैं बहुत भद्दा दिखता हूँ!” वह कहता है।
“मैं फिर से खुद बनना चाहता हूँ।”
There is a POP, a BANG, and a WHIZZ.
Little Monkey is himself again. He jumps for joy.
He throws the magic wand into the river.
He never wants to be anyone else again.
एक पॉप, एक धमाका और एक तेज़ आवाज़ होती है।
छोटा बंदर फिर से खुद बन जाता है। वह खुशी से उछल पड़ता है।
वह जादू की छड़ी नदी में फेंक देता है।
वह फिर कभी कोई और नहीं बनना चाहता।
Read and Write
(A) Answer these questions:
What were the monkey’s first three wishes?
| First wish | Second wish | Third wish |
|---|---|---|
| A long neck like a giraffe | A trunk like an elephant | Stripes like a zebra |
How did he look ultimately?
He looked like a giraffe with a long neck, an elephant with a trunk, and a zebra with stripes all over his body.
Was he happy with his looks?
No, he was not happy with his looks. He cried and said he looked “AWFUL.”
What was his wish?
His wish was to be himself again, without the giraffe’s neck, elephant’s trunk, and zebra’s stripes.
(B) Put a (_ ) or an (x) against the following sentences:
| Sentence | Correct/Incorrect |
|---|---|
| The little Monkey wants to be big and strong. | (_) |
| A wise man gives him a wand. | (x) |
| The giraffe gives his long neck to a monkey. | (x) |
| The elephant cannot fill the water in its trunk. | (x) |
| The zebra has stripes. | (_) |
| The little Monkey sees a monster in the river. | (_) |
Say aloud
Magic, wand, hear, wishes, stretches, eats, blows, stripes, monster, awful
Let’s Talk
What would you do if you had a magic wand? Tell your first three wishes to your class.
- If I had a magic wand, my first wish would be to be kind and helpful to everyone.
- My second wish would be for world peace and harmony.
- My third wish would be for good health and happiness for all my loved ones.
Do we learn a lesson from this story? What is it?
Yes, we learn a lesson from the story. The lesson is that we should be happy with who we are and not try to be someone else, because being ourselves is the best.
Vocabulary
(A) Use the words in your own sentences:
- wish: I wish to travel to Paris someday.
- river: The river is flowing gently through the forest.
- remember: I remember my first day at school very clearly.
- monster: The children were afraid of the monster in the story.
- magic: The magician performed some amazing magic tricks.
- wand: The wizard waved his wand and cast a spell.
(B) Make meaningful words with jumbled letters:
- ndaw → wand
- pypah → happy
- cigma → magic
- iltetl → little
- odyb → body
- ertaw → water
Think and Write
My favorite animal is tiger. I like it because it is strong, majestic, and powerful.
My favorite bird is eagle. I like it because it flies high in the sky and is a symbol of freedom.
I want a magic wand because it could help me grant wishes and solve problems for others.
I do not want a magic wand because it might make people rely on magic instead of solving their own problems.
Structures in Context
(A) Punctuate the following sentences using capital letters, commas, full stops, and question marks appropriately:
- Ankit, Rahul, and Rohit are my friends.
- I study in class III.
- He and I are good friends.
- He said, “I am very happy.”
(B) Make three sentences like the sentences given in bracket.
- I want lunch.
- I want to read a book.
- I want to be a teacher.
