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Let us Read
2 Gone with the Scooter
It was a summer afternoon. Gopi was sitting 
in the veranda, reading a book.
 Suddenly, he heard something rustling 
past and falling with a thud in the garden. 
He wondered what it could be. Perhaps, it was a 
mango falling from the tree. Immediately, Gopi 
put his book aside, got up, and ran into the 
garden.
 He searched in between the thick grass 
near the garden fence. But, he found nothing. 
He looked among the bushes. Nothing was 
there again. Then, his eyes fell on a heap 
of dry leaves. There was a white ball on the 
heap. Gopi reached out and took the ball in 
his hands. It was a hockey ball.
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Let us Read
2 Gone with the Scooter
It was a summer afternoon. Gopi was sitting 
in the veranda, reading a book.
 Suddenly, he heard something rustling 
past and falling with a thud in the garden. 
He wondered what it could be. Perhaps, it was a 
mango falling from the tree. Immediately, Gopi 
put his book aside, got up, and ran into the 
garden.
 He searched in between the thick grass 
near the garden fence. But, he found nothing. 
He looked among the bushes. Nothing was 
there again. Then, his eyes fell on a heap 
of dry leaves. There was a white ball on the 
heap. Gopi reached out and took the ball in 
his hands. It was a hockey ball.
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Santoor  Grade 5
 Gopi wondered, “Whose ball 
could this be?” He looked around, 
and peeped outside the gate, but 
could see no one. Just then he 
heard his mother calling. “Gopi! 
What are you doing out in the 
garden? It’s very hot. Come inside.”
 Gopi went inside, and drank a 
glass of water. He lay down on the 
mat, and said to himself, “I can’t keep 
this ball for myself. I will ask around.”
 In the evening, Gopi went to the 
nearby playground where all his friends regularly 
gathered to play hockey.
 “Friends, this afternoon I found a ball. Did 
any of you lose your ball recently?”
 Manoj said, “I lost a ball four months ago.”
 Gopi said, “So, the ball that I found cannot 
be yours.”
 Ramani 
said, “Then 
the ball is  
mine.”
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Let us Read
2 Gone with the Scooter
It was a summer afternoon. Gopi was sitting 
in the veranda, reading a book.
 Suddenly, he heard something rustling 
past and falling with a thud in the garden. 
He wondered what it could be. Perhaps, it was a 
mango falling from the tree. Immediately, Gopi 
put his book aside, got up, and ran into the 
garden.
 He searched in between the thick grass 
near the garden fence. But, he found nothing. 
He looked among the bushes. Nothing was 
there again. Then, his eyes fell on a heap 
of dry leaves. There was a white ball on the 
heap. Gopi reached out and took the ball in 
his hands. It was a hockey ball.
Chapter 2.indd   11 09-06-2025   15:26:38
12
Santoor  Grade 5
 Gopi wondered, “Whose ball 
could this be?” He looked around, 
and peeped outside the gate, but 
could see no one. Just then he 
heard his mother calling. “Gopi! 
What are you doing out in the 
garden? It’s very hot. Come inside.”
 Gopi went inside, and drank a 
glass of water. He lay down on the 
mat, and said to himself, “I can’t keep 
this ball for myself. I will ask around.”
 In the evening, Gopi went to the 
nearby playground where all his friends regularly 
gathered to play hockey.
 “Friends, this afternoon I found a ball. Did 
any of you lose your ball recently?”
 Manoj said, “I lost a ball four months ago.”
 Gopi said, “So, the ball that I found cannot 
be yours.”
 Ramani 
said, “Then 
the ball is  
mine.”
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 “How do you know?’ asked Gopi. “What 
colour is it?”
 “Show me the ball and I will tell you,” said 
Ramani smilingly.
 Another friend Deepak boasted that his 
father had bought him a brand-new football the 
previous day. “The ball I found is a hockey ball,” 
said Gopi.
 Everyone laughed. Gopi took out the ball 
from his pocket. Manoj grabbed it and tossed it 
over to Deepak.
  Seeing this, Gopi said at the top of his voice, 
“Stop! I say, stop! Let’s play before it gets dark.”
 Manoj went to the goalpost as he liked to 
be a goalkeeper. Gopi stood at the centre of the 
field holding the hockey stick. He passed the ball 
to Deepak, who drove the ball towards Ramani. 
Ramani dribbled the ball with the stick and it 
went to Jay.
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Let us Read
2 Gone with the Scooter
It was a summer afternoon. Gopi was sitting 
in the veranda, reading a book.
 Suddenly, he heard something rustling 
past and falling with a thud in the garden. 
He wondered what it could be. Perhaps, it was a 
mango falling from the tree. Immediately, Gopi 
put his book aside, got up, and ran into the 
garden.
 He searched in between the thick grass 
near the garden fence. But, he found nothing. 
He looked among the bushes. Nothing was 
there again. Then, his eyes fell on a heap 
of dry leaves. There was a white ball on the 
heap. Gopi reached out and took the ball in 
his hands. It was a hockey ball.
Chapter 2.indd   11 09-06-2025   15:26:38
12
Santoor  Grade 5
 Gopi wondered, “Whose ball 
could this be?” He looked around, 
and peeped outside the gate, but 
could see no one. Just then he 
heard his mother calling. “Gopi! 
What are you doing out in the 
garden? It’s very hot. Come inside.”
 Gopi went inside, and drank a 
glass of water. He lay down on the 
mat, and said to himself, “I can’t keep 
this ball for myself. I will ask around.”
 In the evening, Gopi went to the 
nearby playground where all his friends regularly 
gathered to play hockey.
 “Friends, this afternoon I found a ball. Did 
any of you lose your ball recently?”
 Manoj said, “I lost a ball four months ago.”
 Gopi said, “So, the ball that I found cannot 
be yours.”
 Ramani 
said, “Then 
the ball is  
mine.”
Chapter 2.indd   12 09-06-2025   15:26:39
 “How do you know?’ asked Gopi. “What 
colour is it?”
 “Show me the ball and I will tell you,” said 
Ramani smilingly.
 Another friend Deepak boasted that his 
father had bought him a brand-new football the 
previous day. “The ball I found is a hockey ball,” 
said Gopi.
 Everyone laughed. Gopi took out the ball 
from his pocket. Manoj grabbed it and tossed it 
over to Deepak.
  Seeing this, Gopi said at the top of his voice, 
“Stop! I say, stop! Let’s play before it gets dark.”
 Manoj went to the goalpost as he liked to 
be a goalkeeper. Gopi stood at the centre of the 
field holding the hockey stick. He passed the ball 
to Deepak, who drove the ball towards Ramani. 
Ramani dribbled the ball with the stick and it 
went to Jay.
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Santoor  Grade 5
 “Come on Jay, play the shot 
and drive it towards the goalpost,” 
Manoj said loudly.
 Jay tightened his wrist around the 
stick with the flat side touching the 
ball. He hit the ball so 
hard that it went past 
the playground gate 
and fell into the basket 
of a passing scooter. 
The scooterist who was 
unaware of what had 
happened, drove past. By 
the time the children ran 
to the gate, the scooter 
was gone … and so was the ball. They looked at 
each other and burst into laughter.
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Let us Read
2 Gone with the Scooter
It was a summer afternoon. Gopi was sitting 
in the veranda, reading a book.
 Suddenly, he heard something rustling 
past and falling with a thud in the garden. 
He wondered what it could be. Perhaps, it was a 
mango falling from the tree. Immediately, Gopi 
put his book aside, got up, and ran into the 
garden.
 He searched in between the thick grass 
near the garden fence. But, he found nothing. 
He looked among the bushes. Nothing was 
there again. Then, his eyes fell on a heap 
of dry leaves. There was a white ball on the 
heap. Gopi reached out and took the ball in 
his hands. It was a hockey ball.
Chapter 2.indd   11 09-06-2025   15:26:38
12
Santoor  Grade 5
 Gopi wondered, “Whose ball 
could this be?” He looked around, 
and peeped outside the gate, but 
could see no one. Just then he 
heard his mother calling. “Gopi! 
What are you doing out in the 
garden? It’s very hot. Come inside.”
 Gopi went inside, and drank a 
glass of water. He lay down on the 
mat, and said to himself, “I can’t keep 
this ball for myself. I will ask around.”
 In the evening, Gopi went to the 
nearby playground where all his friends regularly 
gathered to play hockey.
 “Friends, this afternoon I found a ball. Did 
any of you lose your ball recently?”
 Manoj said, “I lost a ball four months ago.”
 Gopi said, “So, the ball that I found cannot 
be yours.”
 Ramani 
said, “Then 
the ball is  
mine.”
Chapter 2.indd   12 09-06-2025   15:26:39
 “How do you know?’ asked Gopi. “What 
colour is it?”
 “Show me the ball and I will tell you,” said 
Ramani smilingly.
 Another friend Deepak boasted that his 
father had bought him a brand-new football the 
previous day. “The ball I found is a hockey ball,” 
said Gopi.
 Everyone laughed. Gopi took out the ball 
from his pocket. Manoj grabbed it and tossed it 
over to Deepak.
  Seeing this, Gopi said at the top of his voice, 
“Stop! I say, stop! Let’s play before it gets dark.”
 Manoj went to the goalpost as he liked to 
be a goalkeeper. Gopi stood at the centre of the 
field holding the hockey stick. He passed the ball 
to Deepak, who drove the ball towards Ramani. 
Ramani dribbled the ball with the stick and it 
went to Jay.
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14
Santoor  Grade 5
 “Come on Jay, play the shot 
and drive it towards the goalpost,” 
Manoj said loudly.
 Jay tightened his wrist around the 
stick with the flat side touching the 
ball. He hit the ball so 
hard that it went past 
the playground gate 
and fell into the basket 
of a passing scooter. 
The scooterist who was 
unaware of what had 
happened, drove past. By 
the time the children ran 
to the gate, the scooter 
was gone … and so was the ball. They looked at 
each other and burst into laughter.
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New Words
dribble  rustling  grab  boast  unaware  thud
A. Answer the following questions.
 1. What was Gopi doing on the veranda?
 2. What sound did Gopi hear before he went to 
the garden?
 3. Describe Gopi’s search for the ball.
 4. Complete the table given below.
S. 
No.
Dialogue
The dialogue 
was said by
The dialogue 
was said to 
a. The ball I found 
is a hockey ball.
b. My father bought 
me a brand-new 
football.
c. I lost a ball four 
months ago.
d. Show me the ball 
and I will tell you.
 5. Who grabbed the ball from Gopi? How did 
the game start?
 6. Why did everyone laugh at the end of 
the story?
Let us Think
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