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Page 1 26 Mridang 27 Mridang 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.” Chapter 2.indd 27 Chapter 2.indd 27 19-05-2023 10:44:03 19-05-2023 10:44:03 Reprint 2025-26 Page 2 26 Mridang 27 Mridang 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.” Chapter 2.indd 27 Chapter 2.indd 27 19-05-2023 10:44:03 19-05-2023 10:44:03 Reprint 2025-26 28 Mridang 29 Mridang “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 ??nd 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 ??ower!” she said. “Yes,” said Ava. “But what ??ower is it? Smell it!” Onshangla bent forward and sniffed at it. “It is a rose!” she cried. Chapter 2.indd 28 Chapter 2.indd 28 19-05-2023 10:44:05 19-05-2023 10:44:05 Reprint 2025-26 Page 3 26 Mridang 27 Mridang 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.” Chapter 2.indd 27 Chapter 2.indd 27 19-05-2023 10:44:03 19-05-2023 10:44:03 Reprint 2025-26 28 Mridang 29 Mridang “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 ??nd 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 ??ower!” she said. “Yes,” said Ava. “But what ??ower is it? Smell it!” Onshangla bent forward and sniffed at it. “It is a rose!” she cried. Chapter 2.indd 28 Chapter 2.indd 28 19-05-2023 10:44:05 19-05-2023 10:44:05 Reprint 2025-26 28 Mridang 29 Mridang “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 ??nger 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. Chapter 2.indd 29 Chapter 2.indd 29 19-05-2023 10:44:07 19-05-2023 10:44:07 Reprint 2025-26 Page 4 26 Mridang 27 Mridang 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.” Chapter 2.indd 27 Chapter 2.indd 27 19-05-2023 10:44:03 19-05-2023 10:44:03 Reprint 2025-26 28 Mridang 29 Mridang “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 ??nd 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 ??ower!” she said. “Yes,” said Ava. “But what ??ower is it? Smell it!” Onshangla bent forward and sniffed at it. “It is a rose!” she cried. Chapter 2.indd 28 Chapter 2.indd 28 19-05-2023 10:44:05 19-05-2023 10:44:05 Reprint 2025-26 28 Mridang 29 Mridang “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 ??nger 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. Chapter 2.indd 29 Chapter 2.indd 29 19-05-2023 10:44:07 19-05-2023 10:44:07 Reprint 2025-26 30 Mridang 31 Mridang 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 | dif??culties “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 ??nding out things. But the child may have some dif??culties. I hope all of you will be friends with the new boy.” “Yes, Ava,” said Onshangla. Chapter 2.indd 30 Chapter 2.indd 30 19-05-2023 10:44:09 19-05-2023 10:44:09 Reprint 2025-26 Page 5 26 Mridang 27 Mridang 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.” Chapter 2.indd 27 Chapter 2.indd 27 19-05-2023 10:44:03 19-05-2023 10:44:03 Reprint 2025-26 28 Mridang 29 Mridang “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 ??nd 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 ??ower!” she said. “Yes,” said Ava. “But what ??ower is it? Smell it!” Onshangla bent forward and sniffed at it. “It is a rose!” she cried. Chapter 2.indd 28 Chapter 2.indd 28 19-05-2023 10:44:05 19-05-2023 10:44:05 Reprint 2025-26 28 Mridang 29 Mridang “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 ??nger 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. Chapter 2.indd 29 Chapter 2.indd 29 19-05-2023 10:44:07 19-05-2023 10:44:07 Reprint 2025-26 30 Mridang 31 Mridang 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 | dif??culties “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 ??nding out things. But the child may have some dif??culties. I hope all of you will be friends with the new boy.” “Yes, Ava,” said Onshangla. Chapter 2.indd 30 Chapter 2.indd 30 19-05-2023 10:44:09 19-05-2023 10:44:09 Reprint 2025-26 30 Mridang 31 Mridang 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 ??ower (any local ??ower) 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. Chapter 2.indd 31 Chapter 2.indd 31 19-05-2023 10:44:11 19-05-2023 10:44:11 Reprint 2025-26Read More
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| 1. What does "seeing without seeing" mean in the NCERT story for Class 2? |  |
Ans. "Seeing without seeing" means understanding or knowing things without using your eyes to look at them. In this story, characters learn and experience the world through other senses like touch, hearing, and feeling, discovering that vision goes beyond just looking with eyes.
| 2. How does the main character use senses other than sight in the NCERT textbook lesson? | |
Ans. The protagonist relies on touch, sound, and other sensory abilities to navigate and comprehend their surroundings. By exploring through fingertips, listening carefully, and using imagination, the character discovers that perception and awareness don't depend only on eyesight, teaching Class 2 students about sensory exploration.
| 3. What is the main message or moral of "Seeing without Seeing" for young learners? | |
Ans. The central lesson emphasizes that true understanding comes from using all our senses and developing awareness beyond visual observation. For Class 2 students, this story teaches empathy, observation skills, and the importance of exploring the world through diverse sensory experiences and thoughtful thinking.
| 4. Which characters appear in the "Seeing without Seeing" story and what do they teach? | |
Ans. The story features characters who demonstrate different ways of perceiving reality without relying solely on vision. Through their interactions and experiences, these characters guide Class 2 learners to understand that intelligence, curiosity, and connection with the world involve listening, feeling, and imagining beyond what meets the eye.
| 5. How can Class 2 students apply the lesson of "Seeing without Seeing" in daily life? | |
Ans. Students can practice sensory awareness by closing their eyes while listening to sounds, touching different textures, or describing familiar objects without looking. This mindful exploration helps Class 2 learners develop observation abilities, patience, and deeper appreciation for how multiple senses work together to create meaningful understanding and connection.
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