NCERT Textbook - The Yellow Butterfly | English for Class 3 PDF Download

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A yellow butterfly flew around in Sonu’s garden.
Sonu saw the butterfly. He ran to catch it.
The butterfly flew to the rose bed. It sat on a red rose.
“Now I can catch it!” said Sonu.
He walked slowly and silently
to catch the butterfly. He came
closer, closer, and still closer,
but then...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where did the butterfly go?
Near the garden was a pond. In
the pond was a white lotus.
Around it grew round leaves.
They floated in the water.
The butterfly sailed on a floating leaf.
Sonu went splash into the water and...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where was it? Sonu looked up, he looked down.
Near the wall was a peach tree. It had pink flowers.
The butterfly sat on a pretty flower.
“I can catch you!” shouted Sonu. He climbed
up the tree. Up, up he climbed, but....
Back it flew, down from the tree.
Sonu jumped down too. He
chased the butterfly,
From the rose,
to the lotus, and,
Up the peach tree, but...
He could not catch the
butterfly.
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A yellow butterfly flew around in Sonu’s garden.
Sonu saw the butterfly. He ran to catch it.
The butterfly flew to the rose bed. It sat on a red rose.
“Now I can catch it!” said Sonu.
He walked slowly and silently
to catch the butterfly. He came
closer, closer, and still closer,
but then...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where did the butterfly go?
Near the garden was a pond. In
the pond was a white lotus.
Around it grew round leaves.
They floated in the water.
The butterfly sailed on a floating leaf.
Sonu went splash into the water and...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where was it? Sonu looked up, he looked down.
Near the wall was a peach tree. It had pink flowers.
The butterfly sat on a pretty flower.
“I can catch you!” shouted Sonu. He climbed
up the tree. Up, up he climbed, but....
Back it flew, down from the tree.
Sonu jumped down too. He
chased the butterfly,
From the rose,
to the lotus, and,
Up the peach tree, but...
He could not catch the
butterfly.
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Sonu could not see it at
all. He looked everywhere.
At last he saw the butterfly.
There was a big spider's
web in the peach tree. The
butterfly was caught in the
spider's web. It looked sad
as it tried to escape. It
fluttered its wings. It twisted
and turned. But it could not
escape. The spider’s web
held it tight.
Poor butterfly!
In the middle of the web was a big spider. It looked hungry.
It wanted to catch the butterfly.
Closer and closer crawled the black spider.
Before the hungry spider could grab it, Sonu ran and...
he caught the butterfly!
It was so pretty. It had brown spots on its yellow wings.
Sonu loved the little butterfly.
But it looked sad in Sonu’s hand.
Sonu wanted it to be happy.
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A yellow butterfly flew around in Sonu’s garden.
Sonu saw the butterfly. He ran to catch it.
The butterfly flew to the rose bed. It sat on a red rose.
“Now I can catch it!” said Sonu.
He walked slowly and silently
to catch the butterfly. He came
closer, closer, and still closer,
but then...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where did the butterfly go?
Near the garden was a pond. In
the pond was a white lotus.
Around it grew round leaves.
They floated in the water.
The butterfly sailed on a floating leaf.
Sonu went splash into the water and...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where was it? Sonu looked up, he looked down.
Near the wall was a peach tree. It had pink flowers.
The butterfly sat on a pretty flower.
“I can catch you!” shouted Sonu. He climbed
up the tree. Up, up he climbed, but....
Back it flew, down from the tree.
Sonu jumped down too. He
chased the butterfly,
From the rose,
to the lotus, and,
Up the peach tree, but...
He could not catch the
butterfly.
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Sonu could not see it at
all. He looked everywhere.
At last he saw the butterfly.
There was a big spider's
web in the peach tree. The
butterfly was caught in the
spider's web. It looked sad
as it tried to escape. It
fluttered its wings. It twisted
and turned. But it could not
escape. The spider’s web
held it tight.
Poor butterfly!
In the middle of the web was a big spider. It looked hungry.
It wanted to catch the butterfly.
Closer and closer crawled the black spider.
Before the hungry spider could grab it, Sonu ran and...
he caught the butterfly!
It was so pretty. It had brown spots on its yellow wings.
Sonu loved the little butterfly.
But it looked sad in Sonu’s hand.
Sonu wanted it to be happy.
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“Go,” said Sonu,
“Fly away!”
H e l e t t h e
butterfly go. It sat
on the red rose. It
flew to the peach
tree and then sailed
on a lotus leaf. It
flew merrily from
flower to flower.
Sonu watched it
fly and fly.
The butterfly flew all around Sonu’s garden....happy
and free once again.
escape, pond, peach, climb, catch, middle, hungry, float,
shout, chase, flutter, twist
Nilima Sinha
New words
1. Where did Sonu first see the yellow butterfly?
2. Name three places where the butterfly rested.
3. Why did Sonu chase the butterfly?
4. Why did Sonu let the butterfly go?
1. If you were a butterfly, how would you feel if you were caught?
2. Why did the butterfly go to the flowers in the garden?
Talk time
Reading is fun
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A yellow butterfly flew around in Sonu’s garden.
Sonu saw the butterfly. He ran to catch it.
The butterfly flew to the rose bed. It sat on a red rose.
“Now I can catch it!” said Sonu.
He walked slowly and silently
to catch the butterfly. He came
closer, closer, and still closer,
but then...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where did the butterfly go?
Near the garden was a pond. In
the pond was a white lotus.
Around it grew round leaves.
They floated in the water.
The butterfly sailed on a floating leaf.
Sonu went splash into the water and...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where was it? Sonu looked up, he looked down.
Near the wall was a peach tree. It had pink flowers.
The butterfly sat on a pretty flower.
“I can catch you!” shouted Sonu. He climbed
up the tree. Up, up he climbed, but....
Back it flew, down from the tree.
Sonu jumped down too. He
chased the butterfly,
From the rose,
to the lotus, and,
Up the peach tree, but...
He could not catch the
butterfly.
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Sonu could not see it at
all. He looked everywhere.
At last he saw the butterfly.
There was a big spider's
web in the peach tree. The
butterfly was caught in the
spider's web. It looked sad
as it tried to escape. It
fluttered its wings. It twisted
and turned. But it could not
escape. The spider’s web
held it tight.
Poor butterfly!
In the middle of the web was a big spider. It looked hungry.
It wanted to catch the butterfly.
Closer and closer crawled the black spider.
Before the hungry spider could grab it, Sonu ran and...
he caught the butterfly!
It was so pretty. It had brown spots on its yellow wings.
Sonu loved the little butterfly.
But it looked sad in Sonu’s hand.
Sonu wanted it to be happy.
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“Go,” said Sonu,
“Fly away!”
H e l e t t h e
butterfly go. It sat
on the red rose. It
flew to the peach
tree and then sailed
on a lotus leaf. It
flew merrily from
flower to flower.
Sonu watched it
fly and fly.
The butterfly flew all around Sonu’s garden....happy
and free once again.
escape, pond, peach, climb, catch, middle, hungry, float,
shout, chase, flutter, twist
Nilima Sinha
New words
1. Where did Sonu first see the yellow butterfly?
2. Name three places where the butterfly rested.
3. Why did Sonu chase the butterfly?
4. Why did Sonu let the butterfly go?
1. If you were a butterfly, how would you feel if you were caught?
2. Why did the butterfly go to the flowers in the garden?
Talk time
Reading is fun
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3. Say these sentences aloud.
Butterflies can fly. Birds can fly.
Kites can fly. Aeroplanes can fly.
Can we fly?
No, we can’t. We can fly in an aeroplane.
Write the sentences in proper order using these words to
help you:
first then after this finally
1. Finally, I dress up and go to school.
2. Then I brush my teeth and have a bath.
3. First of all, I get out of bed.
4. After this I eat my breakfast.
Let’s make a butterfly.
1. Take a sheet of paper.
Cut two squares of the same size.
Activity: Paper fun
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Let’s write
Team time
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A yellow butterfly flew around in Sonu’s garden.
Sonu saw the butterfly. He ran to catch it.
The butterfly flew to the rose bed. It sat on a red rose.
“Now I can catch it!” said Sonu.
He walked slowly and silently
to catch the butterfly. He came
closer, closer, and still closer,
but then...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where did the butterfly go?
Near the garden was a pond. In
the pond was a white lotus.
Around it grew round leaves.
They floated in the water.
The butterfly sailed on a floating leaf.
Sonu went splash into the water and...
Off flew the butterfly!
Where was it? Sonu looked up, he looked down.
Near the wall was a peach tree. It had pink flowers.
The butterfly sat on a pretty flower.
“I can catch you!” shouted Sonu. He climbed
up the tree. Up, up he climbed, but....
Back it flew, down from the tree.
Sonu jumped down too. He
chased the butterfly,
From the rose,
to the lotus, and,
Up the peach tree, but...
He could not catch the
butterfly.
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Sonu could not see it at
all. He looked everywhere.
At last he saw the butterfly.
There was a big spider's
web in the peach tree. The
butterfly was caught in the
spider's web. It looked sad
as it tried to escape. It
fluttered its wings. It twisted
and turned. But it could not
escape. The spider’s web
held it tight.
Poor butterfly!
In the middle of the web was a big spider. It looked hungry.
It wanted to catch the butterfly.
Closer and closer crawled the black spider.
Before the hungry spider could grab it, Sonu ran and...
he caught the butterfly!
It was so pretty. It had brown spots on its yellow wings.
Sonu loved the little butterfly.
But it looked sad in Sonu’s hand.
Sonu wanted it to be happy.
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“Go,” said Sonu,
“Fly away!”
H e l e t t h e
butterfly go. It sat
on the red rose. It
flew to the peach
tree and then sailed
on a lotus leaf. It
flew merrily from
flower to flower.
Sonu watched it
fly and fly.
The butterfly flew all around Sonu’s garden....happy
and free once again.
escape, pond, peach, climb, catch, middle, hungry, float,
shout, chase, flutter, twist
Nilima Sinha
New words
1. Where did Sonu first see the yellow butterfly?
2. Name three places where the butterfly rested.
3. Why did Sonu chase the butterfly?
4. Why did Sonu let the butterfly go?
1. If you were a butterfly, how would you feel if you were caught?
2. Why did the butterfly go to the flowers in the garden?
Talk time
Reading is fun
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3. Say these sentences aloud.
Butterflies can fly. Birds can fly.
Kites can fly. Aeroplanes can fly.
Can we fly?
No, we can’t. We can fly in an aeroplane.
Write the sentences in proper order using these words to
help you:
first then after this finally
1. Finally, I dress up and go to school.
2. Then I brush my teeth and have a bath.
3. First of all, I get out of bed.
4. After this I eat my breakfast.
Let’s make a butterfly.
1. Take a sheet of paper.
Cut two squares of the same size.
Activity: Paper fun
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Let’s write
Team time
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2. Fold them like a fan.
3. Hold both the folded squares
and tie a thread in the middle.
4. Now spread the folds, and the
wings of your butterfly are ready.
5. Cut the body of the butterfly and draw
its eyes. Put a smile on its face.
6. Stick it on the wings and your
butterfly is ready.
7. You may decorate your butterfly by sticking
some bindis, beads or sequins on it.
butterfly butter fly
everywhere ________ ________
inside ________ ________
outside ________ ________
sunlight ________ ________
Make two words from one word. One has been done for you.
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