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My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here
And a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo-moo 
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Replace the animals with their sounds and continue the 
rhyme. Use the sounds of animals from your language.
For example: cat – miaon-miaon.
Let us sing
Chapter 3
A Farm
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a hen
E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck-cluck here
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
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My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here
And a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo-moo 
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Replace the animals with their sounds and continue the 
rhyme. Use the sounds of animals from your language.
For example: cat – miaon-miaon.
Let us sing
Chapter 3
A Farm
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a hen
E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck-cluck here
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
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Mridang
Colour the farm and name the animals in the farm. Use this 
help box.
Cat | Cow | Goat | Pig | Hen | Cock | Sparrow
Help box
Let us do
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My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here
And a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo-moo 
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Replace the animals with their sounds and continue the 
rhyme. Use the sounds of animals from your language.
For example: cat – miaon-miaon.
Let us sing
Chapter 3
A Farm
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a hen
E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck-cluck here
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
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76
Mridang
Colour the farm and name the animals in the farm. Use this 
help box.
Cat | Cow | Goat | Pig | Hen | Cock | Sparrow
Help box
Let us do
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Mridang
My name is Jaggu.
I live in Nagpur. 
Come with me.
I will tell you about the animals 
that live near my house.
This is a dog. 
It lives near the gate.
Animals and Birds
Let us read
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My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here
And a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo-moo 
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Replace the animals with their sounds and continue the 
rhyme. Use the sounds of animals from your language.
For example: cat – miaon-miaon.
Let us sing
Chapter 3
A Farm
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a hen
E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck-cluck here
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Chapter 2.indd   75 2/26/2024   10:21:27 AM
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76
Mridang
Colour the farm and name the animals in the farm. Use this 
help box.
Cat | Cow | Goat | Pig | Hen | Cock | Sparrow
Help box
Let us do
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77
Mridang
My name is Jaggu.
I live in Nagpur. 
Come with me.
I will tell you about the animals 
that live near my house.
This is a dog. 
It lives near the gate.
Animals and Birds
Let us read
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Mridang
These are cats. 
They jump up and down in 
the verandah of my house.
This is a cow. 
It eats grass.
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My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a cow
E-I-E-I-O
With a moo-moo here
And a moo-moo there
Here a moo, there a moo
Everywhere a moo-moo 
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Replace the animals with their sounds and continue the 
rhyme. Use the sounds of animals from your language.
For example: cat – miaon-miaon.
Let us sing
Chapter 3
A Farm
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
And on that farm,
He had a hen
E-I-E-I-O
With a cluck-cluck here
And a cluck-cluck there
Here a cluck, there a cluck
Everywhere a cluck-cluck
My dear grandpa had a farm
E-I-E-I-O
Chapter 2.indd   75 2/26/2024   10:21:27 AM
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76
Mridang
Colour the farm and name the animals in the farm. Use this 
help box.
Cat | Cow | Goat | Pig | Hen | Cock | Sparrow
Help box
Let us do
Chapter 2.indd   76 Chapter 2.indd   76 18-05-2023   12:51:46 18-05-2023   12:51:46
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77
Mridang
My name is Jaggu.
I live in Nagpur. 
Come with me.
I will tell you about the animals 
that live near my house.
This is a dog. 
It lives near the gate.
Animals and Birds
Let us read
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78
Mridang
These are cats. 
They jump up and down in 
the verandah of my house.
This is a cow. 
It eats grass.
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Mridang
This is a rat.
The rat is very small.
The cat chases the rat.
There is a ??eld beside my house. 
There are a few snakes in it. 
You have to walk 
carefully in the ??eld.
These are monkeys. 
They swing and jump in  
the trees.
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