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Page 1 Chapter 11. Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Let us read Let us read Chanda Mama! At times round as a circle and at times different. Once, he started counting the stars. 1 … 2 … 3 … 10 … 21 … 45 … 99 … 100 … 311 … 516 … 890 … yawn … 999 … Unit 4_English.indd 109 Unit 4_English.indd 109 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM Reprint 2025-26 Page 2 Chapter 11. Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Let us read Let us read Chanda Mama! At times round as a circle and at times different. Once, he started counting the stars. 1 … 2 … 3 … 10 … 21 … 45 … 99 … 100 … 311 … 516 … 890 … yawn … 999 … Unit 4_English.indd 109 Unit 4_English.indd 109 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM Reprint 2025-26 110 Santoor ¦ Class 3 Chanda Mama fell asleep! The Sun peeped out from behind the clouds. It was morning. Chanda Mama woke up in the evening. He began to count again. But he had forgotten where he had stopped! By the time he remembered, the night was over. However, he continued to count the stars night after night. Often, he would forget the count. Unit 4_English.indd 110 Unit 4_English.indd 110 4/10/2024 12:15:18 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:18 PM Reprint 2025-26 Page 3 Chapter 11. Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Let us read Let us read Chanda Mama! At times round as a circle and at times different. Once, he started counting the stars. 1 … 2 … 3 … 10 … 21 … 45 … 99 … 100 … 311 … 516 … 890 … yawn … 999 … Unit 4_English.indd 109 Unit 4_English.indd 109 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM Reprint 2025-26 110 Santoor ¦ Class 3 Chanda Mama fell asleep! The Sun peeped out from behind the clouds. It was morning. Chanda Mama woke up in the evening. He began to count again. But he had forgotten where he had stopped! By the time he remembered, the night was over. However, he continued to count the stars night after night. Often, he would forget the count. Unit 4_English.indd 110 Unit 4_English.indd 110 4/10/2024 12:15:18 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:18 PM Reprint 2025-26 111 Santoor ¦ Class 3 One night, he was very upset. He began to cry. “Ooohh … Ooohh … What is this? I am never able to complete my counting.” On seeing his tears, the Sun smiled, “Don’t worry! Why do you cry? I can tell you how many stars there are in the sky.” “Really? How many?” Chanda Mama was surprised. The Sun replied joyfully, “The number of lovely children is the same as the number of stars in the sky.” Chanda Mama was happy! Now, the Moon came out every night. He would look at the stars. He would look at the children and he would smile happily. Unit 4_English.indd 111 Unit 4_English.indd 111 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM Reprint 2025-26 Page 4 Chapter 11. Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Let us read Let us read Chanda Mama! At times round as a circle and at times different. Once, he started counting the stars. 1 … 2 … 3 … 10 … 21 … 45 … 99 … 100 … 311 … 516 … 890 … yawn … 999 … Unit 4_English.indd 109 Unit 4_English.indd 109 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM Reprint 2025-26 110 Santoor ¦ Class 3 Chanda Mama fell asleep! The Sun peeped out from behind the clouds. It was morning. Chanda Mama woke up in the evening. He began to count again. But he had forgotten where he had stopped! By the time he remembered, the night was over. However, he continued to count the stars night after night. Often, he would forget the count. Unit 4_English.indd 110 Unit 4_English.indd 110 4/10/2024 12:15:18 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:18 PM Reprint 2025-26 111 Santoor ¦ Class 3 One night, he was very upset. He began to cry. “Ooohh … Ooohh … What is this? I am never able to complete my counting.” On seeing his tears, the Sun smiled, “Don’t worry! Why do you cry? I can tell you how many stars there are in the sky.” “Really? How many?” Chanda Mama was surprised. The Sun replied joyfully, “The number of lovely children is the same as the number of stars in the sky.” Chanda Mama was happy! Now, the Moon came out every night. He would look at the stars. He would look at the children and he would smile happily. Unit 4_English.indd 111 Unit 4_English.indd 111 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM Reprint 2025-26 112 Santoor ¦ Class 3 New words round count tears Let us think Let us think A. Answer the following. 1. Does the Moon look the same every night? 2. What did Chanda Mama try to count? 3. Why did Chanda Mama fall asleep? 4. Who helped Chanda Mama? 5. Complete the sentence: The number of stars in the sky is the same as ___________________ B. Think and say. 1. I call the Moon, Chanda Mama . What do you call him in your language? 2. Chanda Mama was not able to count the stars. What things can you not count? 3. The Moon is visible during the night. What can you see in the night sky? Unit 4_English.indd 112 Unit 4_English.indd 112 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM Reprint 2025-26 Page 5 Chapter 11. Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Let us read Let us read Chanda Mama! At times round as a circle and at times different. Once, he started counting the stars. 1 … 2 … 3 … 10 … 21 … 45 … 99 … 100 … 311 … 516 … 890 … yawn … 999 … Unit 4_English.indd 109 Unit 4_English.indd 109 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:03 PM Reprint 2025-26 110 Santoor ¦ Class 3 Chanda Mama fell asleep! The Sun peeped out from behind the clouds. It was morning. Chanda Mama woke up in the evening. He began to count again. But he had forgotten where he had stopped! By the time he remembered, the night was over. However, he continued to count the stars night after night. Often, he would forget the count. Unit 4_English.indd 110 Unit 4_English.indd 110 4/10/2024 12:15:18 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:18 PM Reprint 2025-26 111 Santoor ¦ Class 3 One night, he was very upset. He began to cry. “Ooohh … Ooohh … What is this? I am never able to complete my counting.” On seeing his tears, the Sun smiled, “Don’t worry! Why do you cry? I can tell you how many stars there are in the sky.” “Really? How many?” Chanda Mama was surprised. The Sun replied joyfully, “The number of lovely children is the same as the number of stars in the sky.” Chanda Mama was happy! Now, the Moon came out every night. He would look at the stars. He would look at the children and he would smile happily. Unit 4_English.indd 111 Unit 4_English.indd 111 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM Reprint 2025-26 112 Santoor ¦ Class 3 New words round count tears Let us think Let us think A. Answer the following. 1. Does the Moon look the same every night? 2. What did Chanda Mama try to count? 3. Why did Chanda Mama fall asleep? 4. Who helped Chanda Mama? 5. Complete the sentence: The number of stars in the sky is the same as ___________________ B. Think and say. 1. I call the Moon, Chanda Mama . What do you call him in your language? 2. Chanda Mama was not able to count the stars. What things can you not count? 3. The Moon is visible during the night. What can you see in the night sky? Unit 4_English.indd 112 Unit 4_English.indd 112 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:21 PM Reprint 2025-26 113 Santoor ¦ Class 3 Let us learn Let us learn Here and There! Look at the following sentences. We are here on the Earth. The Moon is there in the sky. I have a sharpener here in my pencil box. The crayons are there in the big box. Unit 4_English.indd 113 Unit 4_English.indd 113 4/10/2024 12:15:24 PM 4/10/2024 12:15:24 PM Reprint 2025-26Read More
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