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MAY 20, 2020
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2. back away, but because he had made the
entrance to his place so grand, the lion would
have no difficulty in following Warthog right in.
“Ahhhh,” panicked Warthog, “Bhubesi will eat
me in my own lounge! What will I do?”
Warthog decided to use an old trick he’d heard
Jackal bragging about. Warthog pretended to
be supporting the roof of his hole with his
strong back, pushing up with his tusks. “Help!”
he cried to the lion, “I am going to be crushed!
The roof is caving in! Flee, oh, mighty Bhubesi,
before you are crushed along with me!”
Now Lion is no fool. He recognised Jackal’s old
ploy straight away (“Do you remember that
story, children?”), and he wasn’t going to be
caught out again. He roared so fiercely that
Warthog dropped to his knees, trembling.
Warthog begged for mercy. Luckily for him,
Lion was not too hungry. So he pardoned
Warthog and left, saying, “Stay on your knees,
you foolish beast!”
Lion laughed to himself and shook his shaggy
head as he walked away. Imagine, slow-witted
Warthog trying to copy Jackal’s trick! Warthog
took Lion’s order to heart. That is why, to this
day, you will see Warthog feeding on his knees,
in a very undignified position, with his bottom
up in the air and his snout snuffling in the dust.
“Oh, Gogo,” little Sipho asked one evening,
“could you tell us the story of clever Jackal
again?” Sipho, whose nickname was
Mpungushe“jackal,”never tired of hearing tales
of his beloved namesake.
“Hawu, Sipho,” moaned several of his siblings,
“Not again, little Jackal! You will wear out our
ears with stories of Mpungushe!”
Gogo laughed her deep, round laugh. Soon
each of her grandchildren were laughing along
with her.
“I, too, love the stories of the Jackal!” Gogo
looked at Sipho. “But we do not want to cause
your brothers and sisters to become deaf. I
think there is another tale that I can tell you of
an animal who tried to be as clever as Jackal!”
Warthog had made himself a lovely, spacious
home in an old termite mound that an aardvark
had cleared out. He had built it up and made a
wide entrance. He thought it was the most
magnificent home in Africa and would often
stand at the entrance of his dwelling with his
snout in the air as the giraffe, wildebeest and
zebra passed on their way to the watering hole.
“Hah,”he thought to himself,“no one has such a
fine home!”
One day as he looked out from the entrance of
his cave he was horrified to see a huge lion
stealthily stalking toward him. He started to
FOLKTALE
Why the Warthog
Goes about
on His Knees

3. How many of each animal Do you See?
Find the names of the Fruits and Animals

4. Sewing machines have a long and interesting
history. British inventor Thomas Saint invented
the first sewing machine design, which was
meant to be used on leather and canvas. How-
ever, he did not market or advertise his inven-
tion well and there is no evidence that a work-
ing model existed. In 1874, a sewing machine
manufacturer named William Newton Wilson
found the blueprints of Saint's sewing ma-
chine at the British Patent office and was able
to construct a working model.
The first practical sewing machine was invent-
ed by a French tailor named Barthélemy
Thimonnier in 1829. His factory was eventually
shut down by other tailors who were worried
about losing their livelihood to automated
sewing machines.
The first American lockstitch sewing machine
was invented by Walter Hunt in 1832. Howev-
er, he lost interest in the development of the
machine and did not file a patent until much
later.
The first patented lockstitch sewing machine
was built by Elias Howe in 1845. His machine
was built with improvements upon the work of
his predecessors, including Water Hunt.
Inventor Isaac Singer of the Singer Manufac-
turing Company created affordable sewing
machines, with a foot pedal, which could be
used at home. He formed a company with
other inventors in 1856 called the 'Sewing
Machine Combination' by pooling together
their patents.
CASA & ASA
Discoveries and Inventions
Who
invented
the sewing
machine?
3

5. spot ten differences
4
Have you noticed how fast builders work these
days? One moment there isn't a building and
suddenly one comes up! Come to think of it, if a
building is already built then why it is still called a
building? Now, it is called a building because the
‘ing’ in the English language is added to certain
verbs to make them nouns. The verb ‘built’ is
suffixed with ‘ing’ to make the thing a noun-
'building'.
Theactisofbuildingitiswhentheactualworkisin
progress. Building is a gerund- a noun made from
a verb. Any action verb can be made a gerund. For
example, 'singing is my hobby' or 'nursing is a
goodcareer'.Soitiscalledabuildingtodenotethe
process of building!
Engquiry
Why is a building called a
building if it's already built?
Questions about the English Language
English is
a tricky language!

6. 5
Essentials
of a
First
Aid Kit
Healthy Me
A first aid kit can provide relief to you before you can see a doctor and are im-
portant to have. Remember to keep first aid kits in an airtight box to keep away
dampness in a cool, dark and dry place.
The basics include scissors, tweezers, latex gloves, cotton wool and earbuds (to
dab on small amounts of ointment!). It should also include safety pins, medical
tape, thermometer, different shapes and sizes of band-aids, gauze pads, anti-
septic solution (like Dettol or Savlon), antibiotic ointment (such as Neosporin
ointment), crepe bandages, an ice pack in the freezer and pain relief gel.
First aid boxes should not be limited to the home.When undertaking long jour-
neys, it is also important to carry a basic first-aid kit along with tablets for
nausea and rehydration sachets.

7. What causes a shadow?
Shadowsareformedwhenanopaqueobjectisplacedinthepathoflightrays.Anobjectthroughwhichnolight
can pass is known as opaque. One such example is your body. Since light cannot pass through your body, it
forms a dark region.This dark region where the light cannot reach is known as a shadow. Opaque objects form
clear dark shadows. A transparent object does not make any shadow as light passes straight through it.Translu-
cent objects create faint shadows as light is able to pass only partially through them.
While the presence or absence of light is responsible for forming shadows, there are other factors related to it
that determine the shape and size of the shadows. If the angle of the light is smaller, then the shadow formed
willbemuchlongerthanusual.Iftheobjectisveryclosetothelightsource,largershadowsareformedandifan
object is moved away from the light source, the shadow becomes smaller in size.The size of the shadows is also
determinedbywhethertheobjectisinmotionornot.Thesizeoftheshadowisalwaysslightlylongerandlarger
than the moving object.
The size of the light source also plays an important role in the formation of shadows. Bigger light sources form
blurryshadows.Ifthelightsourceoriginatesfromvariousdirectionsandpoints,severalshadowswillbeformed
and some of them may even overlap.
Pondering
Corner
Tickle
your
funny
bone
Q: What do you call a zoo
that has only giraffes in it?
A: Giraffic Park!
Q: What do you call it when a
giraffe swallows a toy jet?
A: A “plane in the neck".
Q: Why do giraffes
have long necks?
A: Because their feet stink.

8. einstien iyengar
Static Electricity
comic story
7
“Martin! Get up and touch this door knob,”
said Eeshan’s science teacher.
As soon as Martin touched the door knob,
he felt a current.

9. 8
“What Martin felt was static electricity. On a
cold winter day if you remove your hat, your
hair will stand straight up on your head."
We know that everything is made of
atoms. Atoms consist of a nucleus
which is made of protons and neutrons.
Orbiting around the nucleus are the
electrons. Protons have a positive
charge, electrons have a negative charge
and neutrons have a neutral charge.
"When we rub certain materials,
electrons can move from one mate-
rial to another. Some atoms get
extra electrons. They have a negative
charge. Other atoms lose electrons.
They have a positive charge.”

10. “But Sir, why would my hair stand
if I remove my hat?”
“When you pull your hat off, you rub
it against your hair. This is when elec-
trons move from the hat to the hair.
The hair would develop positive charge
and it would repel the hat, hence
standing up.”
It was time to head home. As Eeshan, Martin
and Venkat were walking past the locked
library gate, Martin took out his new piggy
bank to show it to Eeshan. It slipped and rolled
beneath the gate to the other.

11. “Oh no! My piggy bank! I wanted
to show it to you,” cried Martin.
“Venkat, give me the comb from your bag.” Venkat handed
him the comb and Eeshan rubbed it on his head.
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12. He quickly placed it below the gate
close to the tin piggy bank.
The piggy bank started to roll
towards them slowly and Venkat
was able to reach it easily.
“How did you do that?”
“Static electricity!”

13. “Einstein Iyengar, you keep
putting science to good use!”

14. stories in rhyme
The Dog And The Shadow
A dog growing thinner, for want of a dinner,
Once purloined him a joint from a tray,
"How happy I am, with this shoulder of lamb,"
Thought the dog as he trotted away.
But the way that he took, lay just over a brook,
Which he found it was needful to cross;
So without more ado, he plunged in to go through,
Not dreaming of danger or loss.
But what should appear, in this rivulet clear,
As he thought upon coolest reflection,
But a dog like himself, who with ill-gotten pelf,
Had run off in that very direction.
Thought the dog, a propos! but that instant let go
(As he snatched at this same water-spaniel)
The piece he possessed so with hunger distressed
He slowly walk'd home to his kennel.
Hence, when we are needy, don't let us be greedy,
(Excuse me this line of digression,)
Lest in snatching at all, like the dog, we let fall
The good that we have in possession.

15. Ellie the giraffe was wan-
dering amongst the trees
looking for a tasty leaf to
nibble on. She had her face
high in the trees snacking
on some delicious leaves.
Suddenly she saw a little
nest high in the branches.
She nudged it with her
nose and two little chicks
popped up! "Hello!" they
cheeped!
Complete
the
Story...
with Hamlet the Hamster
To know or not to know,
that is the question!
Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know?
fun facts
Facts About Giraffes
A giraffe's body (except bellies) is adorned with spotted patterns which are unique like snow-
flakes to each giraffe.The Masai giraffes from Kenya have oak leaf like spots while other giraffes
like (West African Giraffe, Rothschild’s Giraffe, Reticulated Giraffe, Thornicroft Giraffe, Angolan
Giraffe, Nubian Giraffe, Kordofan Giraffe, South African Giraffe) have spots that look like
squares.
They have extremely elongated necks (6 feet weighing 600 pounds).
But it has the same number of seven vertebrae as us.
They make sounds like a flute blowing or a snort or hiss.
They clean their ears using their tongues!

16. 15
Help the Giraffe Get To The Yummy Leaves

17. Jesh Krishna Murthy
Aryaa Naik Dalmiya
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