Tenali Raman helps expose a scheme by Chatur Pandit, a greedy minister, to cheat the king. Chatur Pandit presents a red peacock to the king, claiming it was found in the jungle. However, Tenali Raman is suspicious since a brightly colored bird would not be able to survive in the jungle unseen. He asks for time to find more such peacocks. Tenali's spies discover the peacock was actually painted red. Tenali has more peacocks painted and presents them to the king, exposing Chatur Pandit's deception. The king rewards Tenali and the artist, but reprimands Chatur Pandit for trying to cheat him.

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ISSUE 39
MAY 11, 2020
Fun facts
about
peacocks
Will the
raven rival
the eagle?
what are
feelings?
Will
Tenali Raman
find the rare
red peacock?

2. FOLKTALE
Tenali Raman and
the Red Peacock
One day, King Krishna Deva Raya's greedy
minister, Chatur Pandit arrived at the king's court
with a red peacock. King Krishna Deva Raya
exclaimed, "I have never seen such a creature!"
The courtiers nodded their heads excitedly and
agreed with him.
Chatur Pandit was very pleased and offered the
red peacock to the king. He said to the king, "Your
Majesty, please accept this gift. My servants
searched the jungles of Madhya Pradesh to find
this exotic bird."
Meanwhile, Tenali Raman thought to himself,
"How can a bird so brightly coloured, survive in
the jungle? Surely it will be an easy prey for other
animals."
The king, however looked at Chatur Pandit and
said, "Thank you Chatur Pandit. How can we
reward you?"
"Your Majesty, a 100 gold coins will be enough, as
I spent that to get the bird" said Chatur Pandit
quickly.
Tenali Raman spoke up, "Your Majesty, I think we
should observe this peacock for a while before
we give Chatur Pandit his reward. I will go to
Madhya Pradesh to get more birds like these."
"Alright Tenali Raman", said the king. "You have
two weeks to bring back more birds like this one."
Tenali Raman went home. He did not go to
Madhya Pradesh and instead, he called his spies,
and said, "Find the person who painted the
peacock red."
The spies searched for the painter far and wide
and finally found him. They brought him to Tenali
Raman. He said to the painter, "Don't worry, I
won't punish you. Just paint another 10 peacocks
the same colour."
"Yes Sir," replied the painter. He worked all night
and painted 10 more peacocks red in colour and
gave them to Tenali Raman.
At the end of two weeks, Tenali Raman took the
painted red peacocks to the king. Krishna Deva
Raya was pleased with Tenali. He asked the
treasurer to give Tenali a 1000 gold coins.
"Your Majesty, that is not what they cost," said
Tenali Raman. The confused king asked, "So what
is the price then Tenali?"
"A bucket of water, a bag of red paint, and a gold
coin for this artist," replied Tenali Raman.
The king was angry with Chatur Pandit for trying
to cheat him. He said angrily, "Chatur Pandit, I
sentence you to...."
Tenali Raman spoke, "Your Majesty, your desire
for fame led you to believe a red peacock could
exist. For a long time, there has been needless
spending on such curiosities." He added, "It is
better that your subjects be prosperous, rather
than a display of wealth. I request you to let
Chatur Pandit go and reward the artist for being
able to create this beautiful piece of art."
The king realized that it didn’t take him much to
admit his mistake.

3. Find the Hidden objects

4. Take out a pen and
paper and make as
many words as you can
with the letters in the
grid.
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CASA & ASA
Discoveries and Inventions
Who
Discovered
Pi?
Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its
diameter. No matter what the size of the circle is,
Pi is always the same number. For any circle, divid-
ing its circumference by its diameter will give you
the exact same number: 3.14159…or Pi.
It is said that Pi has been known for nearly 4,000
years and was discovered by ancient Babylonians.
The Great Pyramid at Giza, which was built
between 2550 and 2500 BC, has a perimeter of
1760 cubits and a height of 280 cubits, which
gives it a ratio of 1760/280, or approximately 2
times Pi.
The earliest textual evidence of Pi dates back to
1900 BC; both the Babylonians and the Egyptians
had a rough idea of the value. The Babylonians
estimated Pi to be about 25/8 (3.125), while the
Egyptians estimated it to be about 256/81 (rough-
ly 3.16).
Archimedes was one of the first mathematicians
to discover the approach to estimate a Pi. He
figured out how to estimate the perimeters for
polygons with twice as many sides. He went from
a 6-sided polygon, to a 12-sided polygon, to a
24-sided polygon, to a 48-sided polygon, and
ended up with a 96-sided polygon. This final esti-
mate gave a range for p between 3.1408 and
3.1428, which is accurate to two places.

5. spot ten differences
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6. 5
There are many reasons why we like and dislike certain things. It can be chalked up to
'personal preferences' but do we really know what those are? We like something
because we get a certain amount of pleasure and happiness from it. The mind
decides to like things based on how we see, hear or feel it and what we believe that
thing to be. If you see shrimp as a slimy yucky sea creature, you won’t like to eat it. But
if you see shrimp as a tasty delicacy, you will like to eat it for sure!
Our likes and dislikes are initially shaped by our parent’s likes and dislikes. If we have
grown up observing our parents' personal choices, those influence ours in some way
too! It is a psychological function!
Liking something is a psychological function which is associated with many condi-
tions like:
1. Familiarity:
You tend to like something that is familiar to you.
2. Reference:
You tend to like something because you have liked something in reference to it
before.
3. Association:
You might like something because you associate it with a good memory but are
unaware of it.
PONDERING CORNER
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Why do we like something?

7. The Raven Who
Would Rival The Eagle
An Eagle swooped from out the sky,
And carried off a sheep.
A Raven seeing him, said:
''I could do that too if I should try.
His meal comes mighty cheap."
Of all that well-fed flock was one
As fat as fat could be.
The Raven rose, and lit upon
Her back. She seemed to weigh a ton
So very fat was she.
stories in rhyme
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And, oh! Her wool was wondrous thick:
It would have made a mat.
The Raven's claws are caught, and stick!
He's played himself a pretty trick
To fly with one so fat.
"Ba, ba! Caw, caw!" cry bird and beast.
The shepherd comes at last:
Sir Raven who would find a feast
Is from the woolly one released,
And in a cage kept fast.

8. Tickle
your
funny
bone
Q: What is an eagle's favorite game?
A: Beak-a-boo.
The police, animal control and
firefighters in a town in Texas are
hot on the trail of an unusal sus-
pect - a runaway peacock. He has
managed to evade authorities
for a week and has now been
affectionately renamed 'Kevin'
by locals - even with his own
Facebook fan page!
AMUSING NEWS
Fugitive Peacock on the Loose
Q: What does the eagle say
to his friends before they
go out hunting for food?
A: Let us prey.
Q: How does a eagle greet
its prey in the water ?
A: Pleased to eat you!

9. 8
“Hi Rohan!” a chirpy voice greeted
Rohan when he entered his room
after his dinner.
“Tonight I will tell about another
Greek God, Dionysus. Would you
like to listen to his story?”
asked Sir Dig-a-Lot.
Rohan answered, “I would love
to!”
Sir Dig-a-Lot began, “Dionysus
was the God of grape harvests.
He was worshipped by Mycenean
Greeks and in Crete, the island
that we talked about the other
day.
Dionysus
a comic story
sir dig-a-lot

10. He holds a fennel staff tipped
with a pine cone which is known
as the Thyrsus. The Thyrsus
could convert rock into water and
water into wine.
He was also known as Bacchus,
by the Romans. He represents a
certain kind of freedom for his
followers so the way to worship
him, according to the Romans,
was to dance to loud music or
crashing cymbals.
In Greek mythology, he is the son of the
God Zeus and the mortal Semele which
makes him semi divine and also the only
God to have a mortal mother. Some
historians also say that he is fully
divine, having been born of Zeus and
Persephone.”
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“You remember the story I told
you about Theseus and Ariadne,
how he left her at an island?”
Rohan answered, “Yes. While he
was coming back to his home.”
Sir Dig-a-Lot said, “That’s right! It is also
believed that Theseus left Ariadne on that
island because Dionysus fell in love with her.
It is believed that he also married Ariadne
after he found her abandoned by Theseus
on the island of Naxos.”
Rohan said, “So are we talking
about more Greek Gods in our
next meeting?”
Sir Dig-a-Lot laughed and said,
“We sure will, but now you must
rest your eyes and sleep tight.”

12. 11
What are
feelings?
Very often we feel so many things, but are unable
to express what exactly is happening to us or is
bothering us. We do know from our behaviour
that we are not our usual self. People around us
do realise the same but we don’t know how to
handle it as children.
Feelings are something that we feel from within
or inside ourselves. Feelings never remain the
same for too long, they keep changing. There are
different kinds of feelings that we experience.
Sometimes we feel happy, sad, worried, lonely
and so much more.
Sadness is a feeling wherein we feel upset and
may want to cry. It often makes us feel drained
and tired. Even though it is not a very good feel-
ing, it is normal to experience it. When we are sad
we may not feel like playing with our friends and
wish to be left alone, without being disturbed. We
tend to feel sad when we have had a hard day at
school, when someone is rude or mean to us, or if
we see people around us argue.
Shyness too is a feeling, where you find it hard to
converse with people you don’t know well. When
we feel shy we feel like hiding or running away
from the person or situation. We may feel hot or
may blush.
Many people feel shy when they have to perform
in front of an audience, make new friends or intro-
duce themselves in a group.You can help children
who feel shy or are new in your neighbourhood or
school. Be kind to them, make them comfortable,
talk to them, ask them to join you when you play.
We worry when we fear something bad is going
to happen. Worrying makes us feel sick and
uneasy. Sometimes when we worry we feel our
heartbeat race and we tend to lose sleep. Worry-
ing is not good as it stops us from thinking logi-
cally. We stop enjoying ourselves because we feel
worried from within. You can easily identify a
family member or friend who is worried from their
behaviour. They may lose appetite or snap easily
over small and petty issues.
The feeling of loneliness is a very common feeling
amongst people young and old. When we feel
lonely we feel like we have no one around us or
that no one wants to be with us. Loneliness often
makes you want to cry and you feel sad, bored
and angry. When you shift to a new home or
school and don’t know the children around you,
you may feel lonely for a few days till you settle.
Whenever you feel lonely tell an adult.You can ask
them to take you out for a walk or a drive.

13. My family lives at the edge of a woodland, with a large garden surround-
ing our home. Each monsoon season, we get a special treat in the form of
a family of peafowl that come and play in the rain and fan out their feath-
ers in joy.This year, I noticed one of the peacocks was limping! I needed to
help him!
Complete
the Story...
To know or not to know,
that is the question!
Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know?
fun facts
Facts About the Peacocks
When peacocks are first born, they don’t have
tails, and don’t look very impressive until they
are around 3 years old.
The large colourful “tail” which peacocks have
become known for, are actually called“trains”.
The word“peacock”does not actually apply to both the male and female birds. It’s
only the males that are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens.
With a fairly large wingspan around 4.9 feet and its large feathers, the peacock is
one of the largest flying birds on earth.
with Hamlet the Hamster

14. 13
How Many of Each
Bird Do you See?

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