NCERT Textbook: Badal and Moti | NCERT Textbooks & Solutions for Class 3 PDF Download

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Chapter
2. Badal and Moti
Let us read Let us read
There was a boy called Badal. 
He lived with his mother in 
a village and they were very 
happy. One evening, when 
Badal was returning from 
school, he saw a puppy 
shivering in the cold. 
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Chapter
2. Badal and Moti
Let us read Let us read
There was a boy called Badal. 
He lived with his mother in 
a village and they were very 
happy. One evening, when 
Badal was returning from 
school, he saw a puppy 
shivering in the cold. 
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Badal brought him home. 
“Can this puppy stay with us, 
Maa?” asked Badal. “Yes beta, 
but only if you promise to take 
care of the puppy”, said his 
mother with a smile. Badal 
and his mother named the 
puppy Moti. As days went by, 
Moti grew up and loved Badal. 
They became best friends. 
They ate and played together. 
Moti followed Badal wherever 
he went. They played their 
favourite games together.
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Chapter
2. Badal and Moti
Let us read Let us read
There was a boy called Badal. 
He lived with his mother in 
a village and they were very 
happy. One evening, when 
Badal was returning from 
school, he saw a puppy 
shivering in the cold. 
16
Santoor ¦ Class 3
Badal brought him home. 
“Can this puppy stay with us, 
Maa?” asked Badal. “Yes beta, 
but only if you promise to take 
care of the puppy”, said his 
mother with a smile. Badal 
and his mother named the 
puppy Moti. As days went by, 
Moti grew up and loved Badal. 
They became best friends. 
They ate and played together. 
Moti followed Badal wherever 
he went. They played their 
favourite games together.
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
  One rainy day, while Badal was 
on his way home from school, he 
slipped on the muddy lane and 
fell into a deep pit. He tried hard, 
but could not come out of the 
pit. Badal’s mother was worried 
when he did not come home in 
time. Moti too was waiting at the 
gate. Badal’s mother gathered 
the neighbours to help search for 
him. Moti too accompanied them. 
   Moti caught Badal’s 
scent. He followed the scent 
and went near the pit and 
started barking. This alerted 
the neighbours who were 
searching for Badal. They 
used a rope to pull Badal 
out of the pit. Everyone was 
relieved. Badal hugged and 
thanked Moti. 
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Chapter
2. Badal and Moti
Let us read Let us read
There was a boy called Badal. 
He lived with his mother in 
a village and they were very 
happy. One evening, when 
Badal was returning from 
school, he saw a puppy 
shivering in the cold. 
16
Santoor ¦ Class 3
Badal brought him home. 
“Can this puppy stay with us, 
Maa?” asked Badal. “Yes beta, 
but only if you promise to take 
care of the puppy”, said his 
mother with a smile. Badal 
and his mother named the 
puppy Moti. As days went by, 
Moti grew up and loved Badal. 
They became best friends. 
They ate and played together. 
Moti followed Badal wherever 
he went. They played their 
favourite games together.
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
  One rainy day, while Badal was 
on his way home from school, he 
slipped on the muddy lane and 
fell into a deep pit. He tried hard, 
but could not come out of the 
pit. Badal’s mother was worried 
when he did not come home in 
time. Moti too was waiting at the 
gate. Badal’s mother gathered 
the neighbours to help search for 
him. Moti too accompanied them. 
   Moti caught Badal’s 
scent. He followed the scent 
and went near the pit and 
started barking. This alerted 
the neighbours who were 
searching for Badal. They 
used a rope to pull Badal 
out of the pit. Everyone was 
relieved. Badal hugged and 
thanked Moti. 
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Let us think Let us think 
A. Answer the following.
1. What did Badal come across by the side of the road?
2. What did Badal and his mother name the puppy?
3. What did Badal fall into?
4.  How  did Moti find  Badal?
5. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.
a) Badal lived with his grandmother. (      )
b) Moti grew up and loved Badal. (      )
c) Badal’s mother was worried when  
he did not come home in time. (      )
d) Moti caught Badal’s photo. (      )
e) Badal hugged his puppy Moti  
and thanked him. (      )
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Chapter
2. Badal and Moti
Let us read Let us read
There was a boy called Badal. 
He lived with his mother in 
a village and they were very 
happy. One evening, when 
Badal was returning from 
school, he saw a puppy 
shivering in the cold. 
16
Santoor ¦ Class 3
Badal brought him home. 
“Can this puppy stay with us, 
Maa?” asked Badal. “Yes beta, 
but only if you promise to take 
care of the puppy”, said his 
mother with a smile. Badal 
and his mother named the 
puppy Moti. As days went by, 
Moti grew up and loved Badal. 
They became best friends. 
They ate and played together. 
Moti followed Badal wherever 
he went. They played their 
favourite games together.
17
Santoor ¦ Class 3
  One rainy day, while Badal was 
on his way home from school, he 
slipped on the muddy lane and 
fell into a deep pit. He tried hard, 
but could not come out of the 
pit. Badal’s mother was worried 
when he did not come home in 
time. Moti too was waiting at the 
gate. Badal’s mother gathered 
the neighbours to help search for 
him. Moti too accompanied them. 
   Moti caught Badal’s 
scent. He followed the scent 
and went near the pit and 
started barking. This alerted 
the neighbours who were 
searching for Badal. They 
used a rope to pull Badal 
out of the pit. Everyone was 
relieved. Badal hugged and 
thanked Moti. 
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Santoor ¦ Class 3
Let us think Let us think 
A. Answer the following.
1. What did Badal come across by the side of the road?
2. What did Badal and his mother name the puppy?
3. What did Badal fall into?
4.  How  did Moti find  Badal?
5. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.
a) Badal lived with his grandmother. (      )
b) Moti grew up and loved Badal. (      )
c) Badal’s mother was worried when  
he did not come home in time. (      )
d) Moti caught Badal’s photo. (      )
e) Badal hugged his puppy Moti  
and thanked him. (      )
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B. Think and discuss in pairs.
1. Do you remember when you fell down last time? 
How did you fall? Who picked you up? Share your 
experiences.
2. Do you have a pet? Do you know someone who has 
a pet? 
3. If you were allowed to keep any animal as a pet, 
which animal would you choose? Why? 
Let us learn Let us learn 
A. Look at the following words from the lesson.
 lived loved played gathered thanked
Notice that all these words end with ‘ed’. All these 
actions have already happened. 
Add ‘ed’ and write:
walk  +  ed  = _____________________________________
play _____________________________________
talk _____________________________________
ask  _____________________________________
touch _____________________________________
Note to the teacher
Informally introduce the concept of past tense.
Encourage learners to recall their actions from the previous day.