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Friendship
The Chair
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Write two words that come to your mind when you think of friendship.
 (a) Now, find some more words that are related to friendship from the 
grid given below. You can search horizontally or vertically. There 
are eight words. One word has been marked as an example. The 
first letter of each word has been given in bold.
L A U G H T E R S E Q
S Y L P E H Z R M S T
J H E L P F U L S T S
O P A Z P S A O P E H
H O P E Z J I T R I S
R A C F C T I R P S U
N L O Y A L T U E Z P
E A Y V R N N S E M P
Y B Y J I U D T Z N O
L O V I N G R C S U R
L K D P G L U Y S S T
 (b) Fill in the blanks to complete the words, which mean the same as 
‘friend’ or ‘friends’ with the help of the meanings.
Meaning Word
 (i) a person who you do things 
together with
p __ r __n __ r
 (ii) an informal word for friends b __ __ d __ __ s
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Friendship
The Chair
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Write two words that come to your mind when you think of friendship.
 (a) Now, find some more words that are related to friendship from the 
grid given below. You can search horizontally or vertically. There 
are eight words. One word has been marked as an example. The 
first letter of each word has been given in bold.
L A U G H T E R S E Q
S Y L P E H Z R M S T
J H E L P F U L S T S
O P A Z P S A O P E H
H O P E Z J I T R I S
R A C F C T I R P S U
N L O Y A L T U E Z P
E A Y V R N N S E M P
Y B Y J I U D T Z N O
L O V I N G R C S U R
L K D P G L U Y S S T
 (b) Fill in the blanks to complete the words, which mean the same as 
‘friend’ or ‘friends’ with the help of the meanings.
Meaning Word
 (i) a person who you do things 
together with
p __ r __n __ r
 (ii) an informal word for friends b __ __ d __ __ s
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60
Poorvi—Grade 6
 (c) There are so many words for a friend. What do you call ‘a friend’ 
in your own language?
 (iii) a person who you spend a lot of 
time with
c __ m p __ n __ o __
 (iv) children who are in the same 
class as you at school
c l __ s __ m__ t __ s
 Let us read
I
There was a boy called Mario who loved 
to have lots of friends. He showed off a lot, 
always talking about how many friends he 
had at school, and how he was so friendly with 
everyone.
One day his grandfather said to him, “Mario, 
I bet you a fruit chaat. You don’t have as many 
friends as you think you have. I’m sure many 
of them are nothing more than companions or 
partners.”
Mario accepted the bet readily. However, 
he wasn’t sure how he could test whether his 
schoolmates were real friends or not. So, he 
asked his grandpa for help. He suggested, “I 
have exactly what you need. It’s in the attic. 
Wait here a minute.”
Grandpa left, soon returning as though 
carrying something in his hand, but Mario 
could see nothing there. 
“Take it. It’s a very special chair. As it’s 
invisible, it’s rather tricky to sit on it. But if you 
take it to school and manage to sit on it, then 
attic : a storage 
space in a house 
just under the 
roof
accepted : 
agreed to
readily : without 
any problem
showed off : 
boasted
invisible :  
impossible to see
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Friendship
The Chair
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Write two words that come to your mind when you think of friendship.
 (a) Now, find some more words that are related to friendship from the 
grid given below. You can search horizontally or vertically. There 
are eight words. One word has been marked as an example. The 
first letter of each word has been given in bold.
L A U G H T E R S E Q
S Y L P E H Z R M S T
J H E L P F U L S T S
O P A Z P S A O P E H
H O P E Z J I T R I S
R A C F C T I R P S U
N L O Y A L T U E Z P
E A Y V R N N S E M P
Y B Y J I U D T Z N O
L O V I N G R C S U R
L K D P G L U Y S S T
 (b) Fill in the blanks to complete the words, which mean the same as 
‘friend’ or ‘friends’ with the help of the meanings.
Meaning Word
 (i) a person who you do things 
together with
p __ r __n __ r
 (ii) an informal word for friends b __ __ d __ __ s
59
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60
Poorvi—Grade 6
 (c) There are so many words for a friend. What do you call ‘a friend’ 
in your own language?
 (iii) a person who you spend a lot of 
time with
c __ m p __ n __ o __
 (iv) children who are in the same 
class as you at school
c l __ s __ m__ t __ s
 Let us read
I
There was a boy called Mario who loved 
to have lots of friends. He showed off a lot, 
always talking about how many friends he 
had at school, and how he was so friendly with 
everyone.
One day his grandfather said to him, “Mario, 
I bet you a fruit chaat. You don’t have as many 
friends as you think you have. I’m sure many 
of them are nothing more than companions or 
partners.”
Mario accepted the bet readily. However, 
he wasn’t sure how he could test whether his 
schoolmates were real friends or not. So, he 
asked his grandpa for help. He suggested, “I 
have exactly what you need. It’s in the attic. 
Wait here a minute.”
Grandpa left, soon returning as though 
carrying something in his hand, but Mario 
could see nothing there. 
“Take it. It’s a very special chair. As it’s 
invisible, it’s rather tricky to sit on it. But if you 
take it to school and manage to sit on it, then 
attic : a storage 
space in a house 
just under the 
roof
accepted : 
agreed to
readily : without 
any problem
showed off : 
boasted
invisible :  
impossible to see
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Friendship
the magic will work and you’ll be able to tell 
who your real friends are.”
Let us discuss
 1. Mario was very proud of having so many friends. 
State whether True or False.
 2. What did the grandfather take from the attic?
 3. Will Mario face any challenges?
 4. Will Mario be able to use the magic? 
II
Mario, brave and determined, took the strange 
invisible chair and set off for school. At break 
time, he asked everyone to form a circle. He 
put himself in the middle, with his chair.
“Nobody move. You’re about to see 
something amazing.”
determined : 
firm in decision
61
amazing: very 
surprising
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Friendship
The Chair
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Write two words that come to your mind when you think of friendship.
 (a) Now, find some more words that are related to friendship from the 
grid given below. You can search horizontally or vertically. There 
are eight words. One word has been marked as an example. The 
first letter of each word has been given in bold.
L A U G H T E R S E Q
S Y L P E H Z R M S T
J H E L P F U L S T S
O P A Z P S A O P E H
H O P E Z J I T R I S
R A C F C T I R P S U
N L O Y A L T U E Z P
E A Y V R N N S E M P
Y B Y J I U D T Z N O
L O V I N G R C S U R
L K D P G L U Y S S T
 (b) Fill in the blanks to complete the words, which mean the same as 
‘friend’ or ‘friends’ with the help of the meanings.
Meaning Word
 (i) a person who you do things 
together with
p __ r __n __ r
 (ii) an informal word for friends b __ __ d __ __ s
59
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60
Poorvi—Grade 6
 (c) There are so many words for a friend. What do you call ‘a friend’ 
in your own language?
 (iii) a person who you spend a lot of 
time with
c __ m p __ n __ o __
 (iv) children who are in the same 
class as you at school
c l __ s __ m__ t __ s
 Let us read
I
There was a boy called Mario who loved 
to have lots of friends. He showed off a lot, 
always talking about how many friends he 
had at school, and how he was so friendly with 
everyone.
One day his grandfather said to him, “Mario, 
I bet you a fruit chaat. You don’t have as many 
friends as you think you have. I’m sure many 
of them are nothing more than companions or 
partners.”
Mario accepted the bet readily. However, 
he wasn’t sure how he could test whether his 
schoolmates were real friends or not. So, he 
asked his grandpa for help. He suggested, “I 
have exactly what you need. It’s in the attic. 
Wait here a minute.”
Grandpa left, soon returning as though 
carrying something in his hand, but Mario 
could see nothing there. 
“Take it. It’s a very special chair. As it’s 
invisible, it’s rather tricky to sit on it. But if you 
take it to school and manage to sit on it, then 
attic : a storage 
space in a house 
just under the 
roof
accepted : 
agreed to
readily : without 
any problem
showed off : 
boasted
invisible :  
impossible to see
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Friendship
the magic will work and you’ll be able to tell 
who your real friends are.”
Let us discuss
 1. Mario was very proud of having so many friends. 
State whether True or False.
 2. What did the grandfather take from the attic?
 3. Will Mario face any challenges?
 4. Will Mario be able to use the magic? 
II
Mario, brave and determined, took the strange 
invisible chair and set off for school. At break 
time, he asked everyone to form a circle. He 
put himself in the middle, with his chair.
“Nobody move. You’re about to see 
something amazing.”
determined : 
firm in decision
61
amazing: very 
surprising
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62
Poorvi
Mario tried sitting on the chair. Having 
difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell straight 
onto his backside. His classmates had a pretty 
good laugh.
“Wait, wait, just a slight technical 
problem,” he said, trying again. But again, 
he missed the seat, causing more surprised 
looks and laughter. Mario wouldn’t give up. 
He kept trying to sit on the magic chair and 
kept falling to the ground until, suddenly, he 
tried again and didn’t fall. This time he sat, 
hanging in mid-air.
Then he finally experienced the magic 
that his grandfather had been talking about. 
Looking around, Mario saw Guneet, Asma, and 
Deepa–three of his buddies—holding him up, 
so he wouldn’t fall. Meanwhile, many others 
experienced : 
felt
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Friendship
The Chair
Let us do these activities before we read.
 1. Write two words that come to your mind when you think of friendship.
 (a) Now, find some more words that are related to friendship from the 
grid given below. You can search horizontally or vertically. There 
are eight words. One word has been marked as an example. The 
first letter of each word has been given in bold.
L A U G H T E R S E Q
S Y L P E H Z R M S T
J H E L P F U L S T S
O P A Z P S A O P E H
H O P E Z J I T R I S
R A C F C T I R P S U
N L O Y A L T U E Z P
E A Y V R N N S E M P
Y B Y J I U D T Z N O
L O V I N G R C S U R
L K D P G L U Y S S T
 (b) Fill in the blanks to complete the words, which mean the same as 
‘friend’ or ‘friends’ with the help of the meanings.
Meaning Word
 (i) a person who you do things 
together with
p __ r __n __ r
 (ii) an informal word for friends b __ __ d __ __ s
59
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60
Poorvi—Grade 6
 (c) There are so many words for a friend. What do you call ‘a friend’ 
in your own language?
 (iii) a person who you spend a lot of 
time with
c __ m p __ n __ o __
 (iv) children who are in the same 
class as you at school
c l __ s __ m__ t __ s
 Let us read
I
There was a boy called Mario who loved 
to have lots of friends. He showed off a lot, 
always talking about how many friends he 
had at school, and how he was so friendly with 
everyone.
One day his grandfather said to him, “Mario, 
I bet you a fruit chaat. You don’t have as many 
friends as you think you have. I’m sure many 
of them are nothing more than companions or 
partners.”
Mario accepted the bet readily. However, 
he wasn’t sure how he could test whether his 
schoolmates were real friends or not. So, he 
asked his grandpa for help. He suggested, “I 
have exactly what you need. It’s in the attic. 
Wait here a minute.”
Grandpa left, soon returning as though 
carrying something in his hand, but Mario 
could see nothing there. 
“Take it. It’s a very special chair. As it’s 
invisible, it’s rather tricky to sit on it. But if you 
take it to school and manage to sit on it, then 
attic : a storage 
space in a house 
just under the 
roof
accepted : 
agreed to
readily : without 
any problem
showed off : 
boasted
invisible :  
impossible to see
Unit 2.indd   60 13-Jun-24   11:52:19 AM
Friendship
the magic will work and you’ll be able to tell 
who your real friends are.”
Let us discuss
 1. Mario was very proud of having so many friends. 
State whether True or False.
 2. What did the grandfather take from the attic?
 3. Will Mario face any challenges?
 4. Will Mario be able to use the magic? 
II
Mario, brave and determined, took the strange 
invisible chair and set off for school. At break 
time, he asked everyone to form a circle. He 
put himself in the middle, with his chair.
“Nobody move. You’re about to see 
something amazing.”
determined : 
firm in decision
61
amazing: very 
surprising
Unit 2.indd   61 13-Jun-24   11:52:19 AM
62
Poorvi
Mario tried sitting on the chair. Having 
difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell straight 
onto his backside. His classmates had a pretty 
good laugh.
“Wait, wait, just a slight technical 
problem,” he said, trying again. But again, 
he missed the seat, causing more surprised 
looks and laughter. Mario wouldn’t give up. 
He kept trying to sit on the magic chair and 
kept falling to the ground until, suddenly, he 
tried again and didn’t fall. This time he sat, 
hanging in mid-air.
Then he finally experienced the magic 
that his grandfather had been talking about. 
Looking around, Mario saw Guneet, Asma, and 
Deepa–three of his buddies—holding him up, 
so he wouldn’t fall. Meanwhile, many others 
experienced : 
felt
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Friendship
he’d thought of as friends had done nothing but made fun of him, 
enjoying each and every fall.
Leaving with his three friends, he explained to them how 
his grandfather had so cleverly thought of a way to show him 
that true friends are those who care for us. A friend wouldn’t be 
someone who takes joy in our bad luck.
That evening the four children went to see Mario’s grandpa 
as he had won the bet. They had a great time listening to stories 
and eating a lot of fruit chaat. From then on, they used the magic 
chair test on many occasions and whoever passed became friends 
for life. 
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