Page 1: "A Bottle of Dew"
**Activities before reading:**
1. **Circle the picture that matches with each word:**
- You need to match each word with the correct picture. Here are the matched words with their context:
- **Worried**: Someone looking anxious or concerned.
- **Plantation**: A large area of land where crops are grown.
- **Sage**: A wise person or someone who gives advice.
- **Surprise**: A reaction to something unexpected.
**Discussion Questions:**
2. **Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then?**
- Sample Answer: "I worked hard on a science project for my school's annual science fair. I spent several weeks researching, experimenting, and preparing a detailed presentation."
3. **How did it help you?**
- Sample Answer: "My hard work helped me gain a deeper understanding of the scientific concepts and I won first place in the science fair, which boosted my confidence."
4. **How did it make you feel?**
- Sample Answer: "I felt extremely proud and accomplished. The recognition for my hard work was very rewarding and motivating."
### Page 3: "Let us discuss"
1. **What did Rama Natha believe?**
- Sample Answer: "Rama Natha believed in the existence of a magic potion that had the power to transform any object into gold."
2. **How did the sage help Rama Natha?**
- Sample Answer: "The sage helped Rama Natha by instructing him to collect dew from banana plants every morning, promising that this dew could eventually be turned into a magic potion."
3. **Do you think Rama Natha will be able to collect the dew? Give a reason.**
- Sample Answer: "Yes, I think Rama Natha will be able to collect the dew because he is persistent and dedicated to finding the magic potion."
### Page 5: "Let us discuss"
1. **Why was Rama Natha angry?**
- Sample Answer: "Rama Natha was angry because after six years of hard work collecting dew, he found out that the potion did not work as expected, and he felt that his efforts were in vain."
2. **How did Rama Natha and Madhumati create wealth?**
- Sample Answer: "Rama Natha and Madhumati created wealth by diligently working on their banana plantation, selling the bananas in the market, and reinvesting their earnings to expand their plantation."
### Page 6: "Let us think and reflect"
1. **Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow:**
(a) **He spent all his time to learn about the magic potion. People cheated him often, promising to tell him about it, but he did not give up. His wife, Madhumati, was tired of this and also worried because she saw how much money Rama Natha was spending. She was sure that soon they would be without money.**
(i) **Complete the sentence with a suitable reason.**
- Sample Answer: "Rama Natha did not give up because he was determined to discover the magic potion that could turn objects into gold, despite being cheated multiple times."
(ii) **Read the column which shows ‘what happened’ and write the correct outcome in the next column.**
- **What Happened:** People promised to tell Rama Natha about the magic potion.
- **Outcome:** Sample Answer: "Rama Natha ended up spending a lot of money but never found the actual potion."
(iii) **Write whether the following statements are True or False.**
- a. Madhumati was troubled about what her husband did. **True**
- b. Rama Natha was very happy digging his fields. **False**
- c. The sage wanted to show the right path to Rama Natha. **True**
(b) **Carefully, he took the bottle to the sage. The sage smiled and muttered something over the water. Then he returned the bottle and said, “Try it out.” Rama Natha sprinkled a few drops on a copper vessel and waited for it to turn to gold. To his surprise nothing happened!**
(i) **Choose the option that lists the events given below in the correct order.**
- 2. b, a, d, c, e
- Sample Answer: "The correct order of events is: (b) The sage smiled and muttered something over the water. (a) He returned the bottle and said, 'Try it out.' (d) Rama Natha sprinkled a few drops on a copper vessel. (c) He waited for it to turn to gold. (e) To his surprise, nothing happened!"
(ii) **Fill in the blank with the correct word from the lines given above.**
- Sample Answer: "Seeing that the plant had dried up, the gardener **sprinkled** some water on it."
(iii) **How might Rama Natha have felt when nothing happened to the copper vessel?**
- Sample Answer: "Rama Natha likely felt frustrated, disappointed, and deceived when the copper vessel did not turn to gold, as he had spent years believing in the magic potion."
2. **Answer the following questions:**
(a) **What did the sage ask Rama Natha to do to make the magic potion?**
- Sample Answer: "The sage asked Rama Natha to plant banana plants and collect the dew from their leaves every morning in winter until he had five liters of dew."
(b) **Why did the sage ask Rama Natha to do everything himself?**
- Sample Answer: "The sage wanted Rama Natha to learn the value of hard work and understand that success comes from his own efforts, not from a magic potion."
(c) **How could Rama Natha have a big banana plantation after six years?**
- Sample Answer: "Rama Natha could have a big banana plantation after six years by diligently planting more banana plants and continuously collecting dew, which allowed him to expand his plantation over time."
(d) **How did the sage make Rama Natha believe that there is no magic potion?**
- Sample Answer: "The sage made Rama Natha believe that there is no magic potion by showing him that the wealth and success he achieved came from his hard work on the plantation, not from any magical means."
(e) **Fill in the ‘before’ and ‘after’ table about Rama Natha.**
- **Before meeting the sage:**
1. Sample Answer: "Spent time and money searching for a magic potion."
2. Sample Answer: "Neglected his inherited land and did not work on it."
- **After meeting the sage:**
1. Sample Answer: "Planted and cared for banana plants diligently."
2. Sample Answer: "Collected dew and worked hard to build a successful banana plantation."
Page 8: "Let us learn"
Complete the paragraph with the correct words:
- There was a farmer who had a huge coconut plantation. He worked hard and did not depend on luck. Every day was difficult but he did not give up. One day, a man bought a bag of coconuts from him and promised to pay him the money the next day. Days passed and the man did not pay him anything. The farmer felt worried. About two months later, he met the same man and asked him about his money. The man said, “Oh! I had forgotten. Now, I remember buying coconuts from you.” And he paid the money.
Homophones:
- Promised - Spending - Cheated - Luck
Homophone sentences:
- I promised to save money but ended up spending a lot.
- Despite being cheated, his luck turned around.
- He looked at the sky and saw the sun; his son was playing nearby.
- The race was won by one person.
Match phrases to make sentences:
- The children submitted their work as soon as the bell rang.
- He did not want to try rock climbing because of his fear of heights.
- The children ran towards the gate when the deadline.
- Nitin was late to school today because there was a traffic jam.
Tongue Twister:
- Example: Bunty bhaiya bought a big bunch of bananas.
- Your turn: She sells sea shells by the seashore.
Page 10: "Let us listen"
Number the events:
- (g) Goes to the market to sell the bananas
- (b) Meets her friend Kalawati in the market
- (f) Gives twelve bananas to her friend
- (a) Gives two bananas to a boy who is hungry
- (e) Visits her neighbour and gifts them a bunch of bananas
- (c) Visits her mother and gives her two dozen bananas
- (d) Chooses to go home as only some bananas were left
Read aloud the following words:
- sage, promising, wisdom, trees, surprise
- beds, sand, clothes, sea, was, keys, bags, nose
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