Summary: Chhotu’s House | EVS for Class 3 PDF Download

Summary

• There is a story about a small boy named Chhotu.
• Chhotu made a small house with the help of a pipe.
• He made all the rooms in that small pipe.
• He made the bedroom, kitchen as well as the guest room.
• He used different parts of the pipe to make a lovely house.
• Chhotu needed a house because he was alone in the city called Mumbai.
• He came to Mumbai in search of work.
• He was unable to protect himself from rain, cold, temperature, etc.
• So he decided to make a house.
• And then he made his house in the pipe.

House:

• A place in which a person or persons live is called a house.
• Everyone needs a house to live.
• House protects us from rain, cold, etc.
• Animals also live in our house. Some of them live because we want them to live with us but some animals are uninvited.
• In this chapter we will learn about such animals with the help of the poem Home Sweet Home.
• This poem is saying that this house not only belongs to us but it belongs to all the living things present in that house.
• All the animals like lizards, rats, houseflies, etc. belong to them also.

Home Sweet Home

• Every house has different rooms for different purposes.
• Drawing room or living room is the place where all family members sit together.
• Guests are also welcomed in drawing rooms.
• Bedroom is for sleeping.
• Kitchen is for preparing food.
• Dining room is a place where we eat our meals.
• Bathroom is the place where we can take a bath.
• There are different types of houses we see around us.

Different Areas of a House

Use of Toilet

• Use the toilet by sitting properly.
• Always flush it with water after use. 
• Wash yourself properly. 
• Wash your hands thoroughly.
• Keep your toilet and surrounding area clean.
• Leave the toilet clean as you want it for yourself.

Clean Toilet

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