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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 …
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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 …
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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. 
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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 …
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. 
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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.  
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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 …
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. 
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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.  
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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?
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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 …
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. 
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.  
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?
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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.