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What are some of the things your parents and
teachers tell you to do on time? ...Get up in the
morning… do the homework…. pack your
school bag...
Whathappenedwhenyoudidn'tdoastheyasked
youtodo?
Deep in a forest stood a very tall tree. Its leafy
branchesspreadoutlikestrongarms.
This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
They felt safe there. One of the geese was a wise old
bird.
Henoticedasmall creeperat thefootof thetree.
Hespoketotheotherbirdsaboutit.
“Do you see that creeper?” he said to them. “Let
us destroy it”. “Why must we destroy it?” asked the
geese in surprise. “It is so small. What harm can it
do?” “My friends,” replied the wise old bird, “that
littlecreeperwillsoongrow.Asitcreepsupthistree,
itwillbecomethickandstrong.”
“Whatofthat?”askedthegeese.“Whatharmcan
acreeperdous?”
“Don't you see?” replied the wise bird, “with the
helpofthatcreeper,itwillbepossibleforsomeoneto
climb this tree. A hunter can come up and kill us
all.”
Flying T ogether
Treesand
plantsare
tobe
conserved.
Discussin
classand
findout
which
plants,
creepers
ortrees
maybe
harmful
forthe
existence
ofothers.
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What are some of the things your parents and
teachers tell you to do on time? ...Get up in the
morning… do the homework…. pack your
school bag...
Whathappenedwhenyoudidn'tdoastheyasked
youtodo?
Deep in a forest stood a very tall tree. Its leafy
branchesspreadoutlikestrongarms.
This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
They felt safe there. One of the geese was a wise old
bird.
Henoticedasmall creeperat thefootof thetree.
Hespoketotheotherbirdsaboutit.
“Do you see that creeper?” he said to them. “Let
us destroy it”. “Why must we destroy it?” asked the
geese in surprise. “It is so small. What harm can it
do?” “My friends,” replied the wise old bird, “that
littlecreeperwillsoongrow.Asitcreepsupthistree,
itwillbecomethickandstrong.”
“Whatofthat?”askedthegeese.“Whatharmcan
acreeperdous?”
“Don't you see?” replied the wise bird, “with the
helpofthatcreeper,itwillbepossibleforsomeoneto
climb this tree. A hunter can come up and kill us
all.”
Flying T ogether
Treesand
plantsare
tobe
conserved.
Discussin
classand
findout
which
plants,
creepers
ortrees
maybe
harmful
forthe
existence
ofothers.
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“Well there’s no hurry,” they replied, “the creeper is
verysmall.Itwouldbeapitytodestroyitnow.”
“Destroy the creeper while it is still young,” the old
bird advised. “Now it is tender and
youcancutiteasily.Lateritwill
become hard and you will
notbeabletocutit.”
“We’ll see, we’ll
see,” answered
the birds. But
they did not
destroy the
creeper. .
They forgot
the wise old
bird’s advice. As
the creeper grew, it
began winding its way up
thetree.
Stronger and stronger it became,
untilitwasasstrongasathickrope.
One morning when the geese had
gone out in search of food, a hunter
cametotheforest.
“So this is where the wild geese
live,” he said to himself. “When they
come back in the evening, I shall
catchthem.”
The hunter climbed up the
tree with the help of the
creeper. He got to the top and
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What are some of the things your parents and
teachers tell you to do on time? ...Get up in the
morning… do the homework…. pack your
school bag...
Whathappenedwhenyoudidn'tdoastheyasked
youtodo?
Deep in a forest stood a very tall tree. Its leafy
branchesspreadoutlikestrongarms.
This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
They felt safe there. One of the geese was a wise old
bird.
Henoticedasmall creeperat thefootof thetree.
Hespoketotheotherbirdsaboutit.
“Do you see that creeper?” he said to them. “Let
us destroy it”. “Why must we destroy it?” asked the
geese in surprise. “It is so small. What harm can it
do?” “My friends,” replied the wise old bird, “that
littlecreeperwillsoongrow.Asitcreepsupthistree,
itwillbecomethickandstrong.”
“Whatofthat?”askedthegeese.“Whatharmcan
acreeperdous?”
“Don't you see?” replied the wise bird, “with the
helpofthatcreeper,itwillbepossibleforsomeoneto
climb this tree. A hunter can come up and kill us
all.”
Flying T ogether
Treesand
plantsare
tobe
conserved.
Discussin
classand
findout
which
plants,
creepers
ortrees
maybe
harmful
forthe
existence
ofothers.
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“Well there’s no hurry,” they replied, “the creeper is
verysmall.Itwouldbeapitytodestroyitnow.”
“Destroy the creeper while it is still young,” the old
bird advised. “Now it is tender and
youcancutiteasily.Lateritwill
become hard and you will
notbeabletocutit.”
“We’ll see, we’ll
see,” answered
the birds. But
they did not
destroy the
creeper. .
They forgot
the wise old
bird’s advice. As
the creeper grew, it
began winding its way up
thetree.
Stronger and stronger it became,
untilitwasasstrongasathickrope.
One morning when the geese had
gone out in search of food, a hunter
cametotheforest.
“So this is where the wild geese
live,” he said to himself. “When they
come back in the evening, I shall
catchthem.”
The hunter climbed up the
tree with the help of the
creeper. He got to the top and
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spread his net there. Then he climbed down and went
away.
Intheevening,thegeesereturnedhome.Theydidnot
notice the net. As they flew into the tree, they were
trapped.Theystruggledhardtogetout,butcouldnot.
“Help! Help!” cried the geese. “We are caught in the
hunter’snet.Oh!Whatshallwedo?”
“Don’tmakeafussnow,”saidthewiseoldbird.“LongagoItold
you to destroy the creeper, but you did not. Now see what has
happened. Tomorrow morning the hunter will come back and kill
usall.”
“Wewerefoolish,”weptthebirds.“Weareverysorrywedidnot
listentoyou.Pleasetelluswhattodo?”
“Thenlistencarefully,”repliedthewisebird.“Whenthehunter
comes you must all pretend to be dead. Just lie still. The hunter
willnotwantdeadbirds.Hewillthrowustotheground.Itwillthen
be easy for him to climb down, collect the dead birds, and take
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What are some of the things your parents and
teachers tell you to do on time? ...Get up in the
morning… do the homework…. pack your
school bag...
Whathappenedwhenyoudidn'tdoastheyasked
youtodo?
Deep in a forest stood a very tall tree. Its leafy
branchesspreadoutlikestrongarms.
This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
They felt safe there. One of the geese was a wise old
bird.
Henoticedasmall creeperat thefootof thetree.
Hespoketotheotherbirdsaboutit.
“Do you see that creeper?” he said to them. “Let
us destroy it”. “Why must we destroy it?” asked the
geese in surprise. “It is so small. What harm can it
do?” “My friends,” replied the wise old bird, “that
littlecreeperwillsoongrow.Asitcreepsupthistree,
itwillbecomethickandstrong.”
“Whatofthat?”askedthegeese.“Whatharmcan
acreeperdous?”
“Don't you see?” replied the wise bird, “with the
helpofthatcreeper,itwillbepossibleforsomeoneto
climb this tree. A hunter can come up and kill us
all.”
Flying T ogether
Treesand
plantsare
tobe
conserved.
Discussin
classand
findout
which
plants,
creepers
ortrees
maybe
harmful
forthe
existence
ofothers.
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“Well there’s no hurry,” they replied, “the creeper is
verysmall.Itwouldbeapitytodestroyitnow.”
“Destroy the creeper while it is still young,” the old
bird advised. “Now it is tender and
youcancutiteasily.Lateritwill
become hard and you will
notbeabletocutit.”
“We’ll see, we’ll
see,” answered
the birds. But
they did not
destroy the
creeper. .
They forgot
the wise old
bird’s advice. As
the creeper grew, it
began winding its way up
thetree.
Stronger and stronger it became,
untilitwasasstrongasathickrope.
One morning when the geese had
gone out in search of food, a hunter
cametotheforest.
“So this is where the wild geese
live,” he said to himself. “When they
come back in the evening, I shall
catchthem.”
The hunter climbed up the
tree with the help of the
creeper. He got to the top and
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spread his net there. Then he climbed down and went
away.
Intheevening,thegeesereturnedhome.Theydidnot
notice the net. As they flew into the tree, they were
trapped.Theystruggledhardtogetout,butcouldnot.
“Help! Help!” cried the geese. “We are caught in the
hunter’snet.Oh!Whatshallwedo?”
“Don’tmakeafussnow,”saidthewiseoldbird.“LongagoItold
you to destroy the creeper, but you did not. Now see what has
happened. Tomorrow morning the hunter will come back and kill
usall.”
“Wewerefoolish,”weptthebirds.“Weareverysorrywedidnot
listentoyou.Pleasetelluswhattodo?”
“Thenlistencarefully,”repliedthewisebird.“Whenthehunter
comes you must all pretend to be dead. Just lie still. The hunter
willnotwantdeadbirds.Hewillthrowustotheground.Itwillthen
be easy for him to climb down, collect the dead birds, and take
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themhome.Whenthelastofushas
been thrown down, we must quickly
getupandflyaway.”
Inthemorningthehuntercametothe
tree and climbed up. He looked at the
geeseinthenet.
“Theyarealldead,”hemutteredtohimself.
Hethrewthemoutofthenetonebyone.Thebirdslay
still until the last one had been thrown down. Then, all
atonce,theygotup,flappedtheirwings,andflewaway.
Thehunterwastakenbysurprise.Fromthetopofthe
treehewatchedallthegeeseflyaway.
SHIV KUMAR
(Adapted from Stories from
Panchatantra – ‘A wise old bird’)
geese : pluralforgoose;largeweb-footedbird
creeper : plant that needs support to grow,
usuallyalongawalloratree
winding : goincircular,spiralcourse
muttered : spokeninalowtone
flapped : movewingsupanddown
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What are some of the things your parents and
teachers tell you to do on time? ...Get up in the
morning… do the homework…. pack your
school bag...
Whathappenedwhenyoudidn'tdoastheyasked
youtodo?
Deep in a forest stood a very tall tree. Its leafy
branchesspreadoutlikestrongarms.
This tree was the home of a flock of wild geese.
They felt safe there. One of the geese was a wise old
bird.
Henoticedasmall creeperat thefootof thetree.
Hespoketotheotherbirdsaboutit.
“Do you see that creeper?” he said to them. “Let
us destroy it”. “Why must we destroy it?” asked the
geese in surprise. “It is so small. What harm can it
do?” “My friends,” replied the wise old bird, “that
littlecreeperwillsoongrow.Asitcreepsupthistree,
itwillbecomethickandstrong.”
“Whatofthat?”askedthegeese.“Whatharmcan
acreeperdous?”
“Don't you see?” replied the wise bird, “with the
helpofthatcreeper,itwillbepossibleforsomeoneto
climb this tree. A hunter can come up and kill us
all.”
Flying T ogether
Treesand
plantsare
tobe
conserved.
Discussin
classand
findout
which
plants,
creepers
ortrees
maybe
harmful
forthe
existence
ofothers.
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“Well there’s no hurry,” they replied, “the creeper is
verysmall.Itwouldbeapitytodestroyitnow.”
“Destroy the creeper while it is still young,” the old
bird advised. “Now it is tender and
youcancutiteasily.Lateritwill
become hard and you will
notbeabletocutit.”
“We’ll see, we’ll
see,” answered
the birds. But
they did not
destroy the
creeper. .
They forgot
the wise old
bird’s advice. As
the creeper grew, it
began winding its way up
thetree.
Stronger and stronger it became,
untilitwasasstrongasathickrope.
One morning when the geese had
gone out in search of food, a hunter
cametotheforest.
“So this is where the wild geese
live,” he said to himself. “When they
come back in the evening, I shall
catchthem.”
The hunter climbed up the
tree with the help of the
creeper. He got to the top and
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spread his net there. Then he climbed down and went
away.
Intheevening,thegeesereturnedhome.Theydidnot
notice the net. As they flew into the tree, they were
trapped.Theystruggledhardtogetout,butcouldnot.
“Help! Help!” cried the geese. “We are caught in the
hunter’snet.Oh!Whatshallwedo?”
“Don’tmakeafussnow,”saidthewiseoldbird.“LongagoItold
you to destroy the creeper, but you did not. Now see what has
happened. Tomorrow morning the hunter will come back and kill
usall.”
“Wewerefoolish,”weptthebirds.“Weareverysorrywedidnot
listentoyou.Pleasetelluswhattodo?”
“Thenlistencarefully,”repliedthewisebird.“Whenthehunter
comes you must all pretend to be dead. Just lie still. The hunter
willnotwantdeadbirds.Hewillthrowustotheground.Itwillthen
be easy for him to climb down, collect the dead birds, and take
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themhome.Whenthelastofushas
been thrown down, we must quickly
getupandflyaway.”
Inthemorningthehuntercametothe
tree and climbed up. He looked at the
geeseinthenet.
“Theyarealldead,”hemutteredtohimself.
Hethrewthemoutofthenetonebyone.Thebirdslay
still until the last one had been thrown down. Then, all
atonce,theygotup,flappedtheirwings,andflewaway.
Thehunterwastakenbysurprise.Fromthetopofthe
treehewatchedallthegeeseflyaway.
SHIV KUMAR
(Adapted from Stories from
Panchatantra – ‘A wise old bird’)
geese : pluralforgoose;largeweb-footedbird
creeper : plant that needs support to grow,
usuallyalongawalloratree
winding : goincircular,spiralcourse
muttered : spokeninalowtone
flapped : movewingsupanddown
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1. Where did the geese live?
2. Why did the old bird advise the other birds to destroy the
creeper?
3. Why did the geese cry, “Help Help”?
4. What did the hunter do when he thought that the geese
were dead?
5. Why did the geese pretend to be dead?
6. Describe one incident when you got into trouble because
youdidnotdoyourworkontime.
1. The tree was the house of a flock of parrots.
2. The wise old bird wanted the creeper to be destroyed.
3. The hunter climbed the tree with the help of a ladder.
4. When caught in the net the foolish birds began to weep.
5. The wise old bird helped them
to escape.
StatewhetherthefollowingstatementsareTrueorFalse.
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_______________
_______________
_______________
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