NCERT Textbook - I Had A Little Pony | NCERT Textbooks & Solutions for Class 4 PDF Download

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Read and enjoy this poem
If I had a donkey
And he wouldn’t go,
Would I wallop him?
No, no, no.
I’d find a little hay
And give him some corn,
Then he’d be the best donkey
That ever was born.
The Donkey
I had a Little Pony
– Margaret S. Russell
I had a little pony,
His name was Dapple-grey,
I lent him to a lady,
To ride a mile away.
She whipped him, she lashed him,
She drove him through the mire.
I wouldn’t lend my pony now,
For all the lady’s hire.
New words
donkey, wallop, lady, whipped, lent, lashed, mire, hire
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Read and enjoy this poem
If I had a donkey
And he wouldn’t go,
Would I wallop him?
No, no, no.
I’d find a little hay
And give him some corn,
Then he’d be the best donkey
That ever was born.
The Donkey
I had a Little Pony
– Margaret S. Russell
I had a little pony,
His name was Dapple-grey,
I lent him to a lady,
To ride a mile away.
She whipped him, she lashed him,
She drove him through the mire.
I wouldn’t lend my pony now,
For all the lady’s hire.
New words
donkey, wallop, lady, whipped, lent, lashed, mire, hire
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Say aloud
Word building
Let’s write
donkey hire hare mile mail
monkey fire fair smile snail
turkey mire mare pile pail
1. Stable – Where can we find a stable?
______________________________________
2. Name all the animals that live in a stable.
______________________________________
3. Make two words from ‘stable’ by removing letters from 
the beginning.
__________________            ____________________
1. Write a paragraph about your pet or an animal you love.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with words that rhyme with.
corn ___________ no ___________ mire ___________
Reading is fun
Let’s talk
1. Another word for wallop is ______________. Would the 
child hit the donkey?
2. What would the child give the donkey?
3. What is a pony?
a baby dog a baby horse a baby cat
4. What did the lady do to the pony?
(a) She took care of the pony.
(b) She whipped and lashed him.
(c) She sold the pony.
5. What did the child decide to do?
(a) To lend the pony again to the lady.
(b) To never lend the pony to the lady again.
(c) To give the pony to the lady.
1. Have you seen people beating animals? What do you 
think of such people?
2. Do you ever tease animals? Do you think that you 
should be kind to them?
3. Tell your friends about some unusual pets that you 
have seen.
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Read and enjoy this poem
If I had a donkey
And he wouldn’t go,
Would I wallop him?
No, no, no.
I’d find a little hay
And give him some corn,
Then he’d be the best donkey
That ever was born.
The Donkey
I had a Little Pony
– Margaret S. Russell
I had a little pony,
His name was Dapple-grey,
I lent him to a lady,
To ride a mile away.
She whipped him, she lashed him,
She drove him through the mire.
I wouldn’t lend my pony now,
For all the lady’s hire.
New words
donkey, wallop, lady, whipped, lent, lashed, mire, hire
4
93
Say aloud
Word building
Let’s write
donkey hire hare mile mail
monkey fire fair smile snail
turkey mire mare pile pail
1. Stable – Where can we find a stable?
______________________________________
2. Name all the animals that live in a stable.
______________________________________
3. Make two words from ‘stable’ by removing letters from 
the beginning.
__________________            ____________________
1. Write a paragraph about your pet or an animal you love.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with words that rhyme with.
corn ___________ no ___________ mire ___________
Reading is fun
Let’s talk
1. Another word for wallop is ______________. Would the 
child hit the donkey?
2. What would the child give the donkey?
3. What is a pony?
a baby dog a baby horse a baby cat
4. What did the lady do to the pony?
(a) She took care of the pony.
(b) She whipped and lashed him.
(c) She sold the pony.
5. What did the child decide to do?
(a) To lend the pony again to the lady.
(b) To never lend the pony to the lady again.
(c) To give the pony to the lady.
1. Have you seen people beating animals? What do you 
think of such people?
2. Do you ever tease animals? Do you think that you 
should be kind to them?
3. Tell your friends about some unusual pets that you 
have seen.
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Say aloud
Word building
Let’s write
donkey hire hare mile mail
monkey fire fair smile snail
turkey mire mare pile pail
1. Stable – Where can we find a stable?
______________________________________
2. Name all the animals that live in a stable.
______________________________________
3. Make two words from ‘stable’ by removing letters from 
the beginning.
__________________            ____________________
1. Write a paragraph about your pet or an animal you love.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with words that rhyme with.
corn ___________ no ___________ mire ___________
Reading is fun
Let’s talk
1. Another word for wallop is ______________. Would the 
child hit the donkey?
2. What would the child give the donkey?
3. What is a pony?
a baby dog a baby horse a baby cat
4. What did the lady do to the pony?
(a) She took care of the pony.
(b) She whipped and lashed him.
(c) She sold the pony.
5. What did the child decide to do?
(a) To lend the pony again to the lady.
(b) To never lend the pony to the lady again.
(c) To give the pony to the lady.
1. Have you seen people beating animals? What do you 
think of such people?
2. Do you ever tease animals? Do you think that you 
should be kind to them?
3. Tell your friends about some unusual pets that you 
have seen.
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Read and enjoy this poem
If I had a donkey
And he wouldn’t go,
Would I wallop him?
No, no, no.
I’d find a little hay
And give him some corn,
Then he’d be the best donkey
That ever was born.
The Donkey
I had a Little Pony
– Margaret S. Russell
I had a little pony,
His name was Dapple-grey,
I lent him to a lady,
To ride a mile away.
She whipped him, she lashed him,
She drove him through the mire.
I wouldn’t lend my pony now,
For all the lady’s hire.
New words
donkey, wallop, lady, whipped, lent, lashed, mire, hire
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93
Say aloud
Word building
Let’s write
donkey hire hare mile mail
monkey fire fair smile snail
turkey mire mare pile pail
1. Stable – Where can we find a stable?
______________________________________
2. Name all the animals that live in a stable.
______________________________________
3. Make two words from ‘stable’ by removing letters from 
the beginning.
__________________            ____________________
1. Write a paragraph about your pet or an animal you love.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with words that rhyme with.
corn ___________ no ___________ mire ___________
Reading is fun
Let’s talk
1. Another word for wallop is ______________. Would the 
child hit the donkey?
2. What would the child give the donkey?
3. What is a pony?
a baby dog a baby horse a baby cat
4. What did the lady do to the pony?
(a) She took care of the pony.
(b) She whipped and lashed him.
(c) She sold the pony.
5. What did the child decide to do?
(a) To lend the pony again to the lady.
(b) To never lend the pony to the lady again.
(c) To give the pony to the lady.
1. Have you seen people beating animals? What do you 
think of such people?
2. Do you ever tease animals? Do you think that you 
should be kind to them?
3. Tell your friends about some unusual pets that you 
have seen.
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Say aloud
Word building
Let’s write
donkey hire hare mile mail
monkey fire fair smile snail
turkey mire mare pile pail
1. Stable – Where can we find a stable?
______________________________________
2. Name all the animals that live in a stable.
______________________________________
3. Make two words from ‘stable’ by removing letters from 
the beginning.
__________________            ____________________
1. Write a paragraph about your pet or an animal you love.
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with words that rhyme with.
corn ___________ no ___________ mire ___________
Reading is fun
Let’s talk
1. Another word for wallop is ______________. Would the 
child hit the donkey?
2. What would the child give the donkey?
3. What is a pony?
a baby dog a baby horse a baby cat
4. What did the lady do to the pony?
(a) She took care of the pony.
(b) She whipped and lashed him.
(c) She sold the pony.
5. What did the child decide to do?
(a) To lend the pony again to the lady.
(b) To never lend the pony to the lady again.
(c) To give the pony to the lady.
1. Have you seen people beating animals? What do you 
think of such people?
2. Do you ever tease animals? Do you think that you 
should be kind to them?
3. Tell your friends about some unusual pets that you 
have seen.
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The Milkman’s Cow
The milkman’s cow was in a bad mood. It sat in the middle 
of the road and refused to move.
The milkman begged the cow to get up. “The children are 
waiting for their milk to help them grow strong.  Please get 
up,” he pleaded.  He pulled and tugged and prayed.
But the cow wasn’t going anywhere that day.
Along came a policeman, his buttons and 
buckles gleaming bright. “Humph,” he said, 
twirling his long 
moustache, “I’ll 
show you how 
to do it right.”
The Cruel Boy
The monkey is in a cage.
A boy looks at the monkey.
He gives it a sweet.
The monkey opens the paper.
There is a stone inside.
The poor monkey is sad.
Cruel boy!
Are these sentences Right ( ) or Wrong ( )?
1. The monkey is in the forest.
2. The boy gives the monkey a stone.
3. The monkey thinks it is a sweet.
4. The monkey likes sweets.
5. The monkey is sad.
– Shyamala Kumaradas
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