NCERT Textbook - Lalu and Peelu | English for Class 1 (Marigold)

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Lalu  and  Peelu
Listen and enjoy this story
There was a hen.
She had two chicks,
Lalu and Peelu.
Lalu was red.
He loved red things.
Peelu was yellow.
He loved yellow things.
One day Lalu saw
something on a plant.
It was red. He ate it up.
Oh, no! It was a red chilli.
It was very hot.
Lalu’s mouth started
burning.
He screamed.
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Lalu  and  Peelu
Listen and enjoy this story
There was a hen.
She had two chicks,
Lalu and Peelu.
Lalu was red.
He loved red things.
Peelu was yellow.
He loved yellow things.
One day Lalu saw
something on a plant.
It was red. He ate it up.
Oh, no! It was a red chilli.
It was very hot.
Lalu’s mouth started
burning.
He screamed.
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Lalu  and  Peelu
Mother Hen came running.
Peelu came too.
Peelu said, I’ll get something for you!”
Peelu brought a yellow laddu.
“
I love .
The ran to their mother.
plants
chicks
New words
Let’s read
chicks hen
Vineeta Krishna
Lalu gobbled up the laddu.
His mouth stopped burning.
Mother Hen and Lalu kissed Peelu.
yellow plant hot
2019-2020
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Lalu  and  Peelu
Listen and enjoy this story
There was a hen.
She had two chicks,
Lalu and Peelu.
Lalu was red.
He loved red things.
Peelu was yellow.
He loved yellow things.
One day Lalu saw
something on a plant.
It was red. He ate it up.
Oh, no! It was a red chilli.
It was very hot.
Lalu’s mouth started
burning.
He screamed.
2019-2020
35
Lalu  and  Peelu
Mother Hen came running.
Peelu came too.
Peelu said, I’ll get something for you!”
Peelu brought a yellow laddu.
“
I love .
The ran to their mother.
plants
chicks
New words
Let’s read
chicks hen
Vineeta Krishna
Lalu gobbled up the laddu.
His mouth stopped burning.
Mother Hen and Lalu kissed Peelu.
yellow plant hot
2019-2020
36
Reading is fun
4
4
4
Name the chicks in the story.
Who liked yellow things?
What did Lalu eat one day?
Let’s talk
4Peelu brought a yellow laddu for Lalu. What are the
other things Peelu could have brought that are both
yellow and sweet? Name at least two, e.g. a mango.
4Lalu loves red things. Peelu loves yellow things. The
colour red is called ‘lal’ in Hindi and yellow is called
‘peela’. What do you call these colours in your
language?
Let’s share
4Give names to these chicks using the names of some
other colours in your language.
Lalu
Peelu
Riddle Time !
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Lalu  and  Peelu
Listen and enjoy this story
There was a hen.
She had two chicks,
Lalu and Peelu.
Lalu was red.
He loved red things.
Peelu was yellow.
He loved yellow things.
One day Lalu saw
something on a plant.
It was red. He ate it up.
Oh, no! It was a red chilli.
It was very hot.
Lalu’s mouth started
burning.
He screamed.
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35
Lalu  and  Peelu
Mother Hen came running.
Peelu came too.
Peelu said, I’ll get something for you!”
Peelu brought a yellow laddu.
“
I love .
The ran to their mother.
plants
chicks
New words
Let’s read
chicks hen
Vineeta Krishna
Lalu gobbled up the laddu.
His mouth stopped burning.
Mother Hen and Lalu kissed Peelu.
yellow plant hot
2019-2020
36
Reading is fun
4
4
4
Name the chicks in the story.
Who liked yellow things?
What did Lalu eat one day?
Let’s talk
4Peelu brought a yellow laddu for Lalu. What are the
other things Peelu could have brought that are both
yellow and sweet? Name at least two, e.g. a mango.
4Lalu loves red things. Peelu loves yellow things. The
colour red is called ‘lal’ in Hindi and yellow is called
‘peela’. What do you call these colours in your
language?
Let’s share
4Give names to these chicks using the names of some
other colours in your language.
Lalu
Peelu
Riddle Time !
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4
4
4
4
4
4
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Match the chicks to the eggs they have hatched from.
One has been done for you.
Trace the letters on the eggs a e i o u
Let’s write
Trace and colour these flowers.
Red rose
Bluebells
Yellow sunflower
Riddle Time !
Red plus yellow is orange
Red plus blue is purple
Blue plus yellow is green
Add white to make them light.
Let’s draw
a e i o u
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34
Lalu  and  Peelu
Listen and enjoy this story
There was a hen.
She had two chicks,
Lalu and Peelu.
Lalu was red.
He loved red things.
Peelu was yellow.
He loved yellow things.
One day Lalu saw
something on a plant.
It was red. He ate it up.
Oh, no! It was a red chilli.
It was very hot.
Lalu’s mouth started
burning.
He screamed.
2019-2020
35
Lalu  and  Peelu
Mother Hen came running.
Peelu came too.
Peelu said, I’ll get something for you!”
Peelu brought a yellow laddu.
“
I love .
The ran to their mother.
plants
chicks
New words
Let’s read
chicks hen
Vineeta Krishna
Lalu gobbled up the laddu.
His mouth stopped burning.
Mother Hen and Lalu kissed Peelu.
yellow plant hot
2019-2020
36
Reading is fun
4
4
4
Name the chicks in the story.
Who liked yellow things?
What did Lalu eat one day?
Let’s talk
4Peelu brought a yellow laddu for Lalu. What are the
other things Peelu could have brought that are both
yellow and sweet? Name at least two, e.g. a mango.
4Lalu loves red things. Peelu loves yellow things. The
colour red is called ‘lal’ in Hindi and yellow is called
‘peela’. What do you call these colours in your
language?
Let’s share
4Give names to these chicks using the names of some
other colours in your language.
Lalu
Peelu
Riddle Time !
2019-2020
4
4
4
4
4
4
37
Match the chicks to the eggs they have hatched from.
One has been done for you.
Trace the letters on the eggs a e i o u
Let’s write
Trace and colour these flowers.
Red rose
Bluebells
Yellow sunflower
Riddle Time !
Red plus yellow is orange
Red plus blue is purple
Blue plus yellow is green
Add white to make them light.
Let’s draw
a e i o u
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Mother  Hen  and  the  Chicks
Let’s act
Come to me, chicks.
I want you here.
Look at me.
Do what I do.
Down and up.
Up and down.
What do you
want, mother?
Mother! Mother!
I can do what you do.
Look at me.
Down and up.
Up and down.
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