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Chapter
3. Best Friends
Let us read
There were four friends — Circle, Square, Triangle
and Rectangle. One day there began a fight 
between the friends. Each of them said they were
the best. 
Circle said, “I am 
the best! I am round 
and beautiful. I have no 
sharp edges. Children 
use me to draw a smiling 
face. There are so many 
beautiful things in my 
shape. I am the best!”
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Chapter
3. Best Friends
Let us read
There were four friends — Circle, Square, Triangle
and Rectangle. One day there began a fight 
between the friends. Each of them said they were
the best. 
Circle said, “I am 
the best! I am round 
and beautiful. I have no 
sharp edges. Children 
use me to draw a smiling 
face. There are so many 
beautiful things in my 
shape. I am the best!”
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
The other shapes refused to agree
with the circle. Square
then said, “I am the
best! I have four sides
and all of them are
equal in size. Children
eat many sweets which
are square in shape. I
look very beautiful and
so I am the best.”
After listening to this, Triangle
said in a loud voice, “I am the
best! Just look at me! I am so
beautiful. I have three sides.
Children use me to draw
mountains. They enjoy many
yummy snacks in my shape. So, I
am the best!” 
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Chapter
3. Best Friends
Let us read
There were four friends — Circle, Square, Triangle
and Rectangle. One day there began a fight 
between the friends. Each of them said they were
the best. 
Circle said, “I am 
the best! I am round 
and beautiful. I have no 
sharp edges. Children 
use me to draw a smiling 
face. There are so many 
beautiful things in my 
shape. I am the best!”
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
The other shapes refused to agree
with the circle. Square
then said, “I am the
best! I have four sides
and all of them are
equal in size. Children
eat many sweets which
are square in shape. I
look very beautiful and
so I am the best.”
After listening to this, Triangle
said in a loud voice, “I am the
best! Just look at me! I am so
beautiful. I have three sides.
Children use me to draw
mountains. They enjoy many
yummy snacks in my shape. So, I
am the best!” 
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
Listening to the other three friends,
Rectangle laughed aloud. “Of course
not. No one can be better than me. I
have four sides. Two are equally long
and two are equally short. I look so
beautiful. Children enjoy biscuits and
chocolates in rectangle shape. They
also use so many things in my shape.
I am the best!” said the rectangle.
The friends could not decide who was the best
among them. They decided to ask the first person 
they meet. 
After some time, they met a star. They stopped 
her and told her of their fight. They asked her to 
decide who was the best among them.
What do you think will happen now?
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Chapter
3. Best Friends
Let us read
There were four friends — Circle, Square, Triangle
and Rectangle. One day there began a fight 
between the friends. Each of them said they were
the best. 
Circle said, “I am 
the best! I am round 
and beautiful. I have no 
sharp edges. Children 
use me to draw a smiling 
face. There are so many 
beautiful things in my 
shape. I am the best!”
2 6
Santoor ¦ Class 3
The other shapes refused to agree
with the circle. Square
then said, “I am the
best! I have four sides
and all of them are
equal in size. Children
eat many sweets which
are square in shape. I
look very beautiful and
so I am the best.”
After listening to this, Triangle
said in a loud voice, “I am the
best! Just look at me! I am so
beautiful. I have three sides.
Children use me to draw
mountains. They enjoy many
yummy snacks in my shape. So, I
am the best!” 
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
Listening to the other three friends,
Rectangle laughed aloud. “Of course
not. No one can be better than me. I
have four sides. Two are equally long
and two are equally short. I look so
beautiful. Children enjoy biscuits and
chocolates in rectangle shape. They
also use so many things in my shape.
I am the best!” said the rectangle.
The friends could not decide who was the best
among them. They decided to ask the first person 
they meet. 
After some time, they met a star. They stopped 
her and told her of their fight. They asked her to 
decide who was the best among them.
What do you think will happen now?
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
The star was wise. She looked at all of them. She
thought for a while. Then she said, “All of you
are friends. Then why should you fight? Let me 
tell you something very important. Do you know
what you could do if you were together? You
could create the most beautiful pictures and
patterns! Just look around. We find amazing 
designs and things in all the shapes. So, stop 
fighting. Together we all can create wonders.”
The friends realised their mistake and promised
each other that they would never fight again.
They remained best friends forever.
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Chapter
3. Best Friends
Let us read
There were four friends — Circle, Square, Triangle
and Rectangle. One day there began a fight 
between the friends. Each of them said they were
the best. 
Circle said, “I am 
the best! I am round 
and beautiful. I have no 
sharp edges. Children 
use me to draw a smiling 
face. There are so many 
beautiful things in my 
shape. I am the best!”
2 6
Santoor ¦ Class 3
The other shapes refused to agree
with the circle. Square
then said, “I am the
best! I have four sides
and all of them are
equal in size. Children
eat many sweets which
are square in shape. I
look very beautiful and
so I am the best.”
After listening to this, Triangle
said in a loud voice, “I am the
best! Just look at me! I am so
beautiful. I have three sides.
Children use me to draw
mountains. They enjoy many
yummy snacks in my shape. So, I
am the best!” 
2 7
Santoor ¦ Class 3
Listening to the other three friends,
Rectangle laughed aloud. “Of course
not. No one can be better than me. I
have four sides. Two are equally long
and two are equally short. I look so
beautiful. Children enjoy biscuits and
chocolates in rectangle shape. They
also use so many things in my shape.
I am the best!” said the rectangle.
The friends could not decide who was the best
among them. They decided to ask the first person 
they meet. 
After some time, they met a star. They stopped 
her and told her of their fight. They asked her to 
decide who was the best among them.
What do you think will happen now?
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
The star was wise. She looked at all of them. She
thought for a while. Then she said, “All of you
are friends. Then why should you fight? Let me 
tell you something very important. Do you know
what you could do if you were together? You
could create the most beautiful pictures and
patterns! Just look around. We find amazing 
designs and things in all the shapes. So, stop 
fighting. Together we all can create wonders.”
The friends realised their mistake and promised
each other that they would never fight again.
They remained best friends forever.
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_______T_________
______F_________
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______F_________
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______F__________
Santoor ¦ Class 3
2. Why were they fighting?
Answer the following.
1. Who were the four friends?
3. Who helped them to end their fight?
4. What lesson did the friends learn in the end?
5. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.
a)
b) 
The circle does not have sharp edges.
A square has four sides but not 
all of them are equal in size. 
The triangle has two sides 
c) 
d) The friends could decide who was 
the best among them. 
6. Who is your friend? What are the things you can do 
when your friend helps you? 
7. Look around you. Talk about the shapes of what you see.
Let us think
The four friends were Circle, Square, Triangle, and Rectangle.
Different types of shapes are present in our surroundings.
These include triangles ,rectangles, squares
They were fighting because each of them claimed they were the best.
A star helped them to end their fight by suggesting that they are better together and
should not fight.
The friends learned that they should not fight over who is the best. Instead, they should
appreciate each other’s unique qualities.