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NINA AND THE BABY SPARROWS
There was great joy in Nina’s house. Nina's aunt was getting
married. Nina, her father, mother and little brother were all going
to Delhi for a wedding. Everyone was happy, except Nina.
Her mother took her to the market to buy a new dress.
“What colour would you like?” Mother asked.
“I don't want a new dress, Mother,” said Nina.
“ then?”
Nina shook her head.
“What about those lovely white shoes you saw last week?”
“I don't want those, either. Thank you, Mother.”
Nina’s mother was upset, but she said nothing. They went
back home and had lunch. After lunch mother came and sat near
Nina. “What is it, child?” she asked. “Why did you say 'no' to
everything?”
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NINA AND THE BABY SPARROWS
There was great joy in Nina’s house. Nina's aunt was getting
married. Nina, her father, mother and little brother were all going
to Delhi for a wedding. Everyone was happy, except Nina.
Her mother took her to the market to buy a new dress.
“What colour would you like?” Mother asked.
“I don't want a new dress, Mother,” said Nina.
“ then?”
Nina shook her head.
“What about those lovely white shoes you saw last week?”
“I don't want those, either. Thank you, Mother.”
Nina’s mother was upset, but she said nothing. They went
back home and had lunch. After lunch mother came and sat near
Nina. “What is it, child?” she asked. “Why did you say 'no' to
everything?”
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“I see...” said mother.
“They’re just beginning to get their feathers. And growing up
makes them so hungry. All day long they cry ‘cheep-cheep’,
asking for food.”
“I see!” said Mother.
“If we go, the whole place will be locked. And how will papa
and mama sparrows feed their babies?”
“Oh Nina,” cried Mother, giving her a big hug. “Is that why you
don’t want to go to the wedding? But that’s no problem at all.
We’ll leave the window open.”
“Oh, can we, Mother? Can we? Really?”
“Yes, yes. We’ll remove all your things from the room and lock
the door on the outside. So the house will be perfectly safe and
papa and mama sparrows can come and go freely, too. Just
“Mother, I don’t want to
go to the wedding.”
“But why?”
Nina said nothing.
Instead, two big tears
rolled down her cheeks.
Mother put her arms
around Nina. “Don’t cry,
my pet,” she said. "Why
don't you tell me what’s
bothering you?”
More tears rolled
down Nina’s cheeks.
“Mother,” she said,
“there’s a sparrow’s nest
on the bookshelf in my
room. And there are two
baby sparrows in the nest.”
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NINA AND THE BABY SPARROWS
There was great joy in Nina’s house. Nina's aunt was getting
married. Nina, her father, mother and little brother were all going
to Delhi for a wedding. Everyone was happy, except Nina.
Her mother took her to the market to buy a new dress.
“What colour would you like?” Mother asked.
“I don't want a new dress, Mother,” said Nina.
“ then?”
Nina shook her head.
“What about those lovely white shoes you saw last week?”
“I don't want those, either. Thank you, Mother.”
Nina’s mother was upset, but she said nothing. They went
back home and had lunch. After lunch mother came and sat near
Nina. “What is it, child?” she asked. “Why did you say 'no' to
everything?”
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2019-20
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“I see...” said mother.
“They’re just beginning to get their feathers. And growing up
makes them so hungry. All day long they cry ‘cheep-cheep’,
asking for food.”
“I see!” said Mother.
“If we go, the whole place will be locked. And how will papa
and mama sparrows feed their babies?”
“Oh Nina,” cried Mother, giving her a big hug. “Is that why you
don’t want to go to the wedding? But that’s no problem at all.
We’ll leave the window open.”
“Oh, can we, Mother? Can we? Really?”
“Yes, yes. We’ll remove all your things from the room and lock
the door on the outside. So the house will be perfectly safe and
papa and mama sparrows can come and go freely, too. Just
“Mother, I don’t want to
go to the wedding.”
“But why?”
Nina said nothing.
Instead, two big tears
rolled down her cheeks.
Mother put her arms
around Nina. “Don’t cry,
my pet,” she said. "Why
don't you tell me what’s
bothering you?”
More tears rolled
down Nina’s cheeks.
“Mother,” she said,
“there’s a sparrow’s nest
on the bookshelf in my
room. And there are two
baby sparrows in the nest.”
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1. Why was there great joy in Nina's house?
2. Why was Nina worried?
3. What did mother suggest?
4. What did Nina find when she came back from the wedding?
New words
market, bother, problem, dress, upset, remove, wedding,
lovely, plump
Reading is fun
think, Nina...
w h i l e y o u
enjoy yourself
at the wedding, the baby
sparrows will be getting
nice and fat in their nest.
Good idea, isn’t it?”
It a good idea.
When Nina came back from
the wedding, there were
two plump little sparrows
flying all over the room. And
wasn't Nina thrilled!
was
Pratibha Nath
2019-20
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NINA AND THE BABY SPARROWS
There was great joy in Nina’s house. Nina's aunt was getting
married. Nina, her father, mother and little brother were all going
to Delhi for a wedding. Everyone was happy, except Nina.
Her mother took her to the market to buy a new dress.
“What colour would you like?” Mother asked.
“I don't want a new dress, Mother,” said Nina.
“ then?”
Nina shook her head.
“What about those lovely white shoes you saw last week?”
“I don't want those, either. Thank you, Mother.”
Nina’s mother was upset, but she said nothing. They went
back home and had lunch. After lunch mother came and sat near
Nina. “What is it, child?” she asked. “Why did you say 'no' to
everything?”
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2019-20
16
“I see...” said mother.
“They’re just beginning to get their feathers. And growing up
makes them so hungry. All day long they cry ‘cheep-cheep’,
asking for food.”
“I see!” said Mother.
“If we go, the whole place will be locked. And how will papa
and mama sparrows feed their babies?”
“Oh Nina,” cried Mother, giving her a big hug. “Is that why you
don’t want to go to the wedding? But that’s no problem at all.
We’ll leave the window open.”
“Oh, can we, Mother? Can we? Really?”
“Yes, yes. We’ll remove all your things from the room and lock
the door on the outside. So the house will be perfectly safe and
papa and mama sparrows can come and go freely, too. Just
“Mother, I don’t want to
go to the wedding.”
“But why?”
Nina said nothing.
Instead, two big tears
rolled down her cheeks.
Mother put her arms
around Nina. “Don’t cry,
my pet,” she said. "Why
don't you tell me what’s
bothering you?”
More tears rolled
down Nina’s cheeks.
“Mother,” she said,
“there’s a sparrow’s nest
on the bookshelf in my
room. And there are two
baby sparrows in the nest.”
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17
1. Why was there great joy in Nina's house?
2. Why was Nina worried?
3. What did mother suggest?
4. What did Nina find when she came back from the wedding?
New words
market, bother, problem, dress, upset, remove, wedding,
lovely, plump
Reading is fun
think, Nina...
w h i l e y o u
enjoy yourself
at the wedding, the baby
sparrows will be getting
nice and fat in their nest.
Good idea, isn’t it?”
It a good idea.
When Nina came back from
the wedding, there were
two plump little sparrows
flying all over the room. And
wasn't Nina thrilled!
was
Pratibha Nath
2019-20
1. How do baby sparrows eat?
2. What new things would you like to wear for a wedding? You
can say “I would like to wear...”
I would also like to wear____________________________________.
Number the jumbled picture story correctly.
Then write the story in proper order.
Nina is sad.
Mother says,
“We will leave the
window open.”
18
Nina is
happy again.
Picture story
Nina does not
want to leave the baby
sparrows alone.
Mother asks why.
Talk time
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NINA AND THE BABY SPARROWS
There was great joy in Nina’s house. Nina's aunt was getting
married. Nina, her father, mother and little brother were all going
to Delhi for a wedding. Everyone was happy, except Nina.
Her mother took her to the market to buy a new dress.
“What colour would you like?” Mother asked.
“I don't want a new dress, Mother,” said Nina.
“ then?”
Nina shook her head.
“What about those lovely white shoes you saw last week?”
“I don't want those, either. Thank you, Mother.”
Nina’s mother was upset, but she said nothing. They went
back home and had lunch. After lunch mother came and sat near
Nina. “What is it, child?” she asked. “Why did you say 'no' to
everything?”
Salwar-kameez
2019-20
16
“I see...” said mother.
“They’re just beginning to get their feathers. And growing up
makes them so hungry. All day long they cry ‘cheep-cheep’,
asking for food.”
“I see!” said Mother.
“If we go, the whole place will be locked. And how will papa
and mama sparrows feed their babies?”
“Oh Nina,” cried Mother, giving her a big hug. “Is that why you
don’t want to go to the wedding? But that’s no problem at all.
We’ll leave the window open.”
“Oh, can we, Mother? Can we? Really?”
“Yes, yes. We’ll remove all your things from the room and lock
the door on the outside. So the house will be perfectly safe and
papa and mama sparrows can come and go freely, too. Just
“Mother, I don’t want to
go to the wedding.”
“But why?”
Nina said nothing.
Instead, two big tears
rolled down her cheeks.
Mother put her arms
around Nina. “Don’t cry,
my pet,” she said. "Why
don't you tell me what’s
bothering you?”
More tears rolled
down Nina’s cheeks.
“Mother,” she said,
“there’s a sparrow’s nest
on the bookshelf in my
room. And there are two
baby sparrows in the nest.”
2019-20
17
1. Why was there great joy in Nina's house?
2. Why was Nina worried?
3. What did mother suggest?
4. What did Nina find when she came back from the wedding?
New words
market, bother, problem, dress, upset, remove, wedding,
lovely, plump
Reading is fun
think, Nina...
w h i l e y o u
enjoy yourself
at the wedding, the baby
sparrows will be getting
nice and fat in their nest.
Good idea, isn’t it?”
It a good idea.
When Nina came back from
the wedding, there were
two plump little sparrows
flying all over the room. And
wasn't Nina thrilled!
was
Pratibha Nath
2019-20
1. How do baby sparrows eat?
2. What new things would you like to wear for a wedding? You
can say “I would like to wear...”
I would also like to wear____________________________________.
Number the jumbled picture story correctly.
Then write the story in proper order.
Nina is sad.
Mother says,
“We will leave the
window open.”
18
Nina is
happy again.
Picture story
Nina does not
want to leave the baby
sparrows alone.
Mother asks why.
Talk time
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Team time
Write the story here.
1. ____________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________
Would you like to have birds visiting you everyday?
Try making a bird-bath and a feeding corner for birds.
You can place a bowl of water in a quiet corner
of the school playground.
Leave bread crumbs, grains etc. for your
feathered friends.
Let’s draw and colour a bird.
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