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Chapter 2
Seeing without Seeing
Let us read
Little Onshangla returned from the 
school. She opened the door quietly. 
She kept her bag on the table 
quietly. 
Her mother looked at her.
“Onshangla you are very quiet 
today,” said Ava.
“Did anything happen in the 
school?”
“Yes Ava,” said Onshangla. 
“A new boy came to our 
school. He sits in our class.”
“Yes?” said Ava, listening 
to Onshangla, and placing 
biscuits and milk on 
the table.
“The teacher 
helped him sit in 
the front desk,” 
said Onshangla. “He wears black glasses. 
He cannot see.
He will come every day. How will he do things?”
“Finish your biscuits and milk,” said Ava. “Then 
we will play a new game.”
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Chapter 2
Seeing without Seeing
Let us read
Little Onshangla returned from the 
school. She opened the door quietly. 
She kept her bag on the table 
quietly. 
Her mother looked at her.
“Onshangla you are very quiet 
today,” said Ava.
“Did anything happen in the 
school?”
“Yes Ava,” said Onshangla. 
“A new boy came to our 
school. He sits in our class.”
“Yes?” said Ava, listening 
to Onshangla, and placing 
biscuits and milk on 
the table.
“The teacher 
helped him sit in 
the front desk,” 
said Onshangla. “He wears black glasses. 
He cannot see.
He will come every day. How will he do things?”
“Finish your biscuits and milk,” said Ava. “Then 
we will play a new game.”
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“Yes, let us play,” said Onshangla.
She tied a scarf over Onshangla’s eyes.
“Now tell me what do I hold in my 
hand?” said Ava.
“How can 1?” asked Onshangla.
“My eyes are closed. I can’t see.”
“You can find out,” said Ava. “Try 
it.”
Ava had a rose in her hand.
“What do I hold?” she asked.
Onshangla touched it.
 
“It is something soft...
 a flower!” she said.
“Yes,” said Ava.
“But what flower is 
it? Smell it!”
Onshangla bent 
forward and sniffed 
at it.
“It is a rose!” she 
cried.
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Chapter 2
Seeing without Seeing
Let us read
Little Onshangla returned from the 
school. She opened the door quietly. 
She kept her bag on the table 
quietly. 
Her mother looked at her.
“Onshangla you are very quiet 
today,” said Ava.
“Did anything happen in the 
school?”
“Yes Ava,” said Onshangla. 
“A new boy came to our 
school. He sits in our class.”
“Yes?” said Ava, listening 
to Onshangla, and placing 
biscuits and milk on 
the table.
“The teacher 
helped him sit in 
the front desk,” 
said Onshangla. “He wears black glasses. 
He cannot see.
He will come every day. How will he do things?”
“Finish your biscuits and milk,” said Ava. “Then 
we will play a new game.”
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“Yes, let us play,” said Onshangla.
She tied a scarf over Onshangla’s eyes.
“Now tell me what do I hold in my 
hand?” said Ava.
“How can 1?” asked Onshangla.
“My eyes are closed. I can’t see.”
“You can find out,” said Ava. “Try 
it.”
Ava had a rose in her hand.
“What do I hold?” she asked.
Onshangla touched it.
 
“It is something soft...
 a flower!” she said.
“Yes,” said Ava.
“But what flower is 
it? Smell it!”
Onshangla bent 
forward and sniffed 
at it.
“It is a rose!” she 
cried.
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“Good!” said Ava. “Now try another thing…
What do I hold?” She held a small bell in 
her hand.
She shook it. Trin…Trin… “I know,” said 
Onshangla, with joy. “It is the bell. The small 
bell that gives such a musical sound. I can hear 
it, Ava!” Onshangla took the bell and shook it 
herself.
“Smart girl!” said Ava. Then Ava took a glass 
in her hand. “What is it? What do I hold now? Do 
you know?” she asked.
Onshangla touched it. “It is a 
glass,” she said. 
She put one finger 
slightly into the glass. 
“A glass of water!”
“Are you sure?” 
asked Ava. “It could 
be milk or juice.”
Onshangla tasted 
it. “Oh!” she cried, 
“It is not water, it 
is orange juice.” 
Ava laughed.
“Good girl!” she 
said. 
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Seeing without Seeing
Let us read
Little Onshangla returned from the 
school. She opened the door quietly. 
She kept her bag on the table 
quietly. 
Her mother looked at her.
“Onshangla you are very quiet 
today,” said Ava.
“Did anything happen in the 
school?”
“Yes Ava,” said Onshangla. 
“A new boy came to our 
school. He sits in our class.”
“Yes?” said Ava, listening 
to Onshangla, and placing 
biscuits and milk on 
the table.
“The teacher 
helped him sit in 
the front desk,” 
said Onshangla. “He wears black glasses. 
He cannot see.
He will come every day. How will he do things?”
“Finish your biscuits and milk,” said Ava. “Then 
we will play a new game.”
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“Yes, let us play,” said Onshangla.
She tied a scarf over Onshangla’s eyes.
“Now tell me what do I hold in my 
hand?” said Ava.
“How can 1?” asked Onshangla.
“My eyes are closed. I can’t see.”
“You can find out,” said Ava. “Try 
it.”
Ava had a rose in her hand.
“What do I hold?” she asked.
Onshangla touched it.
 
“It is something soft...
 a flower!” she said.
“Yes,” said Ava.
“But what flower is 
it? Smell it!”
Onshangla bent 
forward and sniffed 
at it.
“It is a rose!” she 
cried.
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“Good!” said Ava. “Now try another thing…
What do I hold?” She held a small bell in 
her hand.
She shook it. Trin…Trin… “I know,” said 
Onshangla, with joy. “It is the bell. The small 
bell that gives such a musical sound. I can hear 
it, Ava!” Onshangla took the bell and shook it 
herself.
“Smart girl!” said Ava. Then Ava took a glass 
in her hand. “What is it? What do I hold now? Do 
you know?” she asked.
Onshangla touched it. “It is a 
glass,” she said. 
She put one finger 
slightly into the glass. 
“A glass of water!”
“Are you sure?” 
asked Ava. “It could 
be milk or juice.”
Onshangla tasted 
it. “Oh!” she cried, 
“It is not water, it 
is orange juice.” 
Ava laughed.
“Good girl!” she 
said. 
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Note to the teacher
• Sensitize children to the challenges faced by the differently abled. 
Sight words
is | from | what | on | how | and | 
it | me  | our | some | other
New words
quiet | front | sniff | remove | joy | blink | difficulties
“Now I will remove the scarf. You must tell what is in front of 
you!” she said.
She took off the scarf. Onshangla 
blinked and looked at her. “It is you, 
Ava,” she shouted with joy.
“I see you!”
“That was a wonderful game, Ava,” 
said Onshangla.
“So, Onshangla” said Ava. “If 
a child cannot see, there are 
other ways of finding out 
things. But the child may 
have some difficulties. I 
hope all of you will be 
friends with the new 
boy.”
“Yes, Ava,” said 
Onshangla.
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Chapter 2
Seeing without Seeing
Let us read
Little Onshangla returned from the 
school. She opened the door quietly. 
She kept her bag on the table 
quietly. 
Her mother looked at her.
“Onshangla you are very quiet 
today,” said Ava.
“Did anything happen in the 
school?”
“Yes Ava,” said Onshangla. 
“A new boy came to our 
school. He sits in our class.”
“Yes?” said Ava, listening 
to Onshangla, and placing 
biscuits and milk on 
the table.
“The teacher 
helped him sit in 
the front desk,” 
said Onshangla. “He wears black glasses. 
He cannot see.
He will come every day. How will he do things?”
“Finish your biscuits and milk,” said Ava. “Then 
we will play a new game.”
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“Yes, let us play,” said Onshangla.
She tied a scarf over Onshangla’s eyes.
“Now tell me what do I hold in my 
hand?” said Ava.
“How can 1?” asked Onshangla.
“My eyes are closed. I can’t see.”
“You can find out,” said Ava. “Try 
it.”
Ava had a rose in her hand.
“What do I hold?” she asked.
Onshangla touched it.
 
“It is something soft...
 a flower!” she said.
“Yes,” said Ava.
“But what flower is 
it? Smell it!”
Onshangla bent 
forward and sniffed 
at it.
“It is a rose!” she 
cried.
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“Good!” said Ava. “Now try another thing…
What do I hold?” She held a small bell in 
her hand.
She shook it. Trin…Trin… “I know,” said 
Onshangla, with joy. “It is the bell. The small 
bell that gives such a musical sound. I can hear 
it, Ava!” Onshangla took the bell and shook it 
herself.
“Smart girl!” said Ava. Then Ava took a glass 
in her hand. “What is it? What do I hold now? Do 
you know?” she asked.
Onshangla touched it. “It is a 
glass,” she said. 
She put one finger 
slightly into the glass. 
“A glass of water!”
“Are you sure?” 
asked Ava. “It could 
be milk or juice.”
Onshangla tasted 
it. “Oh!” she cried, 
“It is not water, it 
is orange juice.” 
Ava laughed.
“Good girl!” she 
said. 
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Note to the teacher
• Sensitize children to the challenges faced by the differently abled. 
Sight words
is | from | what | on | how | and | 
it | me  | our | some | other
New words
quiet | front | sniff | remove | joy | blink | difficulties
“Now I will remove the scarf. You must tell what is in front of 
you!” she said.
She took off the scarf. Onshangla 
blinked and looked at her. “It is you, 
Ava,” she shouted with joy.
“I see you!”
“That was a wonderful game, Ava,” 
said Onshangla.
“So, Onshangla” said Ava. “If 
a child cannot see, there are 
other ways of finding out 
things. But the child may 
have some difficulties. I 
hope all of you will be 
friends with the new 
boy.”
“Yes, Ava,” said 
Onshangla.
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Onshangla calls her ‘mother’ ‘Ava’. What is the word for 
mother in your mother tongue?
Close your eyes. Imagine that, when your eyes are closed, 
how would you identify the following:
water
flower (any local flower)
sugar
direction of a clapping sound.
Let us speak
Note to the teacher
• Let every child say the word for ‘mother’ in their own language. 
Write all the words on the blackboard.
• Provide more practice using various objects.
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