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Nurturing Nature
What a Bird t ho Ught 
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Look at the picture and discuss what you see in the picture with your 
teacher and classmates.
  Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then? 
	 •	 How	did	it	help	you?
	 •	 How	did	it	make 	you	feel?
  Also, discuss in groups.
 2. Where are the places you see birds? 
What do you see the birds doing?
	 3.	 Do	you	want	to	fly 	like	a	bird?	 Why?
 4. What does a baby bird think about its 
world?
 5. Read the sentences and replace the 
underlined words with their correct 
meanings.
S.No. Sentences Meanings
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d)
 The colour of the feather was not dark but 
pale.
	 The	butterfly 	moved lightly and quickly on 
to	the	flower.
 Finally,	I	finished 	my 	bird	painting	after	
trying many times.
	 The	pretty	flowers 	were	the	prize	for 	the	
gardener’s hard work.
at last 
 light 
labour
fluttered
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Nurturing Nature
What a Bird t ho Ught 
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Look at the picture and discuss what you see in the picture with your 
teacher and classmates.
  Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then? 
	 •	 How	did	it	help	you?
	 •	 How	did	it	make 	you	feel?
  Also, discuss in groups.
 2. Where are the places you see birds? 
What do you see the birds doing?
	 3.	 Do	you	want	to	fly 	like	a	bird?	 Why?
 4. What does a baby bird think about its 
world?
 5. Read the sentences and replace the 
underlined words with their correct 
meanings.
S.No. Sentences Meanings
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d)
 The colour of the feather was not dark but 
pale.
	 The	butterfly 	moved lightly and quickly on 
to	the	flower.
 Finally,	I	finished 	my 	bird	painting	after	
trying many times.
	 The	pretty	flowers 	were	the	prize	for 	the	
gardener’s hard work.
at last 
 light 
labour
fluttered
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Poorvi—Grade 6
 Let us read
I lived	first 	in	a	little	house,
And lived there very well,
I thought the world was small and round,
And made of pale, blue shell.
I lived next in a little nest,
Nor needed any other,
I thought the world was made of straw,
And nestled by my mother.
One	day,	I	fluttered 	from	my 	nest,
To	see	what	I	could	find,
I said the world is made of leaves,
I have been very blind.
At	length	I	flew 	beyond	the	tree,
Quite	fit 	for 	grown-up 	labours,
I don’t know how the world is made,
And neither do my neighbours.
Anonymous	
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Nurturing Nature
What a Bird t ho Ught 
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Look at the picture and discuss what you see in the picture with your 
teacher and classmates.
  Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then? 
	 •	 How	did	it	help	you?
	 •	 How	did	it	make 	you	feel?
  Also, discuss in groups.
 2. Where are the places you see birds? 
What do you see the birds doing?
	 3.	 Do	you	want	to	fly 	like	a	bird?	 Why?
 4. What does a baby bird think about its 
world?
 5. Read the sentences and replace the 
underlined words with their correct 
meanings.
S.No. Sentences Meanings
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d)
 The colour of the feather was not dark but 
pale.
	 The	butterfly 	moved lightly and quickly on 
to	the	flower.
 Finally,	I	finished 	my 	bird	painting	after	
trying many times.
	 The	pretty	flowers 	were	the	prize	for 	the	
gardener’s hard work.
at last 
 light 
labour
fluttered
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86
Poorvi—Grade 6
 Let us read
I lived	first 	in	a	little	house,
And lived there very well,
I thought the world was small and round,
And made of pale, blue shell.
I lived next in a little nest,
Nor needed any other,
I thought the world was made of straw,
And nestled by my mother.
One	day,	I	fluttered 	from	my 	nest,
To	see	what	I	could	find,
I said the world is made of leaves,
I have been very blind.
At	length	I	flew 	beyond	the	tree,
Quite	fit 	for 	grown-up 	labours,
I don’t know how the world is made,
And neither do my neighbours.
Anonymous	
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Nurturing Nature
Let us discuss
	 1.	 Read	the	poem	again.	Identify	the	main	idea	of	each	stanza.	There	are	
two extra given.
 (a) The bird steps out into the world.  
 (b) The bird lived happily in a small world. 
 (c) The bird becomes blind due to leaves. 
	 (d)	 The	bird	flies 	away	as	an	adult.	
 (e) The bird is unhappy with the straw nest. 
 (f) The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother. 
 2. Look at the pictures (a)–(d) and write the matching line from the poem 
for each.
 3. Answer the following with a word from the poem and check the answers 
with your partner.
	 (a)	 What	was	the	shape	of	the	bird’s	first 	house?	 _	O	_	_	_
 (b) What was the bird’s second nest made of? _ _ R _ _
 (c) What did the bird see when it came out of its nest? L _ _ _ E _
 (d) What did the bird do at the end? _ _ _ W
 4. Now, recite the poem aloud along with your teacher and classmates.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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Nurturing Nature
What a Bird t ho Ught 
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Look at the picture and discuss what you see in the picture with your 
teacher and classmates.
  Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then? 
	 •	 How	did	it	help	you?
	 •	 How	did	it	make 	you	feel?
  Also, discuss in groups.
 2. Where are the places you see birds? 
What do you see the birds doing?
	 3.	 Do	you	want	to	fly 	like	a	bird?	 Why?
 4. What does a baby bird think about its 
world?
 5. Read the sentences and replace the 
underlined words with their correct 
meanings.
S.No. Sentences Meanings
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d)
 The colour of the feather was not dark but 
pale.
	 The	butterfly 	moved lightly and quickly on 
to	the	flower.
 Finally,	I	finished 	my 	bird	painting	after	
trying many times.
	 The	pretty	flowers 	were	the	prize	for 	the	
gardener’s hard work.
at last 
 light 
labour
fluttered
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86
Poorvi—Grade 6
 Let us read
I lived	first 	in	a	little	house,
And lived there very well,
I thought the world was small and round,
And made of pale, blue shell.
I lived next in a little nest,
Nor needed any other,
I thought the world was made of straw,
And nestled by my mother.
One	day,	I	fluttered 	from	my 	nest,
To	see	what	I	could	find,
I said the world is made of leaves,
I have been very blind.
At	length	I	flew 	beyond	the	tree,
Quite	fit 	for 	grown-up 	labours,
I don’t know how the world is made,
And neither do my neighbours.
Anonymous	
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Nurturing Nature
Let us discuss
	 1.	 Read	the	poem	again.	Identify	the	main	idea	of	each	stanza.	There	are	
two extra given.
 (a) The bird steps out into the world.  
 (b) The bird lived happily in a small world. 
 (c) The bird becomes blind due to leaves. 
	 (d)	 The	bird	flies 	away	as	an	adult.	
 (e) The bird is unhappy with the straw nest. 
 (f) The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother. 
 2. Look at the pictures (a)–(d) and write the matching line from the poem 
for each.
 3. Answer the following with a word from the poem and check the answers 
with your partner.
	 (a)	 What	was	the	shape	of	the	bird’s	first 	house?	 _	O	_	_	_
 (b) What was the bird’s second nest made of? _ _ R _ _
 (c) What did the bird see when it came out of its nest? L _ _ _ E _
 (d) What did the bird do at the end? _ _ _ W
 4. Now, recite the poem aloud along with your teacher and classmates.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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Poorvi—Grade 6
	 Let 	us 	think	and	reflect
 1. Write whether the following sentences are True or False. 
 (a) The bird changed its house two times. 
 (b) The neighbours tell the bird about the world. 
 2. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions 
given	 below.
 (a) I thought the world was made of straw,
   And nestled by my mother.
 (i) Who lived in the nest along with the baby bird?
 (ii) Complete the following by choosing the correct option. 
  The bird thought the world was made of straw because 
__________.
 a. it lived in a straw hut
 b. its nest was made of straw
 c. its mother fed straw to it
 d. there was straw all around
 (iii) Which word tells us that the baby bird was warm and 
comfortable?
 (b) I said the world is made of leaves,
   I have been very blind.
 (i) Why did the bird think the world was made of leaves?
 (ii) What does the set of words ‘I said’ mean? 
	 a.	flew	 b.	shouted	 c.	spoke	 d.	cried
 (iii) Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.
   The bird felt that it had been very blind because it could not  
__ __ __ the leaves from __ n __ __ __ e the nest.
	 3.	 Why	 did	 the	 baby 	 bird	 think	 that	 its	 first 	 world 	 was	 small, 	 round 	
and blue?
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Nurturing Nature
What a Bird t ho Ught 
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Look at the picture and discuss what you see in the picture with your 
teacher and classmates.
  Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then? 
	 •	 How	did	it	help	you?
	 •	 How	did	it	make 	you	feel?
  Also, discuss in groups.
 2. Where are the places you see birds? 
What do you see the birds doing?
	 3.	 Do	you	want	to	fly 	like	a	bird?	 Why?
 4. What does a baby bird think about its 
world?
 5. Read the sentences and replace the 
underlined words with their correct 
meanings.
S.No. Sentences Meanings
(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d)
 The colour of the feather was not dark but 
pale.
	 The	butterfly 	moved lightly and quickly on 
to	the	flower.
 Finally,	I	finished 	my 	bird	painting	after	
trying many times.
	 The	pretty	flowers 	were	the	prize	for 	the	
gardener’s hard work.
at last 
 light 
labour
fluttered
Unit 3.indd   85 13-Jun-24   10:57:45 AM
86
Poorvi—Grade 6
 Let us read
I lived	first 	in	a	little	house,
And lived there very well,
I thought the world was small and round,
And made of pale, blue shell.
I lived next in a little nest,
Nor needed any other,
I thought the world was made of straw,
And nestled by my mother.
One	day,	I	fluttered 	from	my 	nest,
To	see	what	I	could	find,
I said the world is made of leaves,
I have been very blind.
At	length	I	flew 	beyond	the	tree,
Quite	fit 	for 	grown-up 	labours,
I don’t know how the world is made,
And neither do my neighbours.
Anonymous	
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Nurturing Nature
Let us discuss
	 1.	 Read	the	poem	again.	Identify	the	main	idea	of	each	stanza.	There	are	
two extra given.
 (a) The bird steps out into the world.  
 (b) The bird lived happily in a small world. 
 (c) The bird becomes blind due to leaves. 
	 (d)	 The	bird	flies 	away	as	an	adult.	
 (e) The bird is unhappy with the straw nest. 
 (f) The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother. 
 2. Look at the pictures (a)–(d) and write the matching line from the poem 
for each.
 3. Answer the following with a word from the poem and check the answers 
with your partner.
	 (a)	 What	was	the	shape	of	the	bird’s	first 	house?	 _	O	_	_	_
 (b) What was the bird’s second nest made of? _ _ R _ _
 (c) What did the bird see when it came out of its nest? L _ _ _ E _
 (d) What did the bird do at the end? _ _ _ W
 4. Now, recite the poem aloud along with your teacher and classmates.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
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Poorvi—Grade 6
	 Let 	us 	think	and	reflect
 1. Write whether the following sentences are True or False. 
 (a) The bird changed its house two times. 
 (b) The neighbours tell the bird about the world. 
 2. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions 
given	 below.
 (a) I thought the world was made of straw,
   And nestled by my mother.
 (i) Who lived in the nest along with the baby bird?
 (ii) Complete the following by choosing the correct option. 
  The bird thought the world was made of straw because 
__________.
 a. it lived in a straw hut
 b. its nest was made of straw
 c. its mother fed straw to it
 d. there was straw all around
 (iii) Which word tells us that the baby bird was warm and 
comfortable?
 (b) I said the world is made of leaves,
   I have been very blind.
 (i) Why did the bird think the world was made of leaves?
 (ii) What does the set of words ‘I said’ mean? 
	 a.	flew	 b.	shouted	 c.	spoke	 d.	cried
 (iii) Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.
   The bird felt that it had been very blind because it could not  
__ __ __ the leaves from __ n __ __ __ e the nest.
	 3.	 Why	 did	 the	 baby 	 bird	 think	 that	 its	 first 	 world 	 was	 small, 	 round 	
and blue?
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	 4.	 Where	did	the	bird	go	when	it	fluttered 	from	its	straw	nest?
	 5.	 What	quality	did	the	bird	say	it	had,	when	it	flew 	away?
 6. Who do you think were the bird’s neighbours? Why do you think so? 
Discuss.
 Let us learn 
 1. Let us write some rhyming words. One has been done for you.
Words from the poem
Stanza	1 Stanza	2 Stanza	3 Stanza	4
well
shell
New rhyming words
fell
	 Now,	complete	a	new	stanza	with	rhyming	
words at the end of each line.
 2. The poet uses words like ‘pale’, ‘blue’, ‘round’, ‘straw’ and ‘little’ to 
describe the bird’s nest.
 Read a few more describing words.
 pointed green thin brown
 small wooden hanging round
I	fly 	high	and	I	fly 	low,
But one thing I surely k __ __ __,
Whenever I wish to rest,
My little nest is the __ __ __t.
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