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ISSUE 63
JUNE 4, 2020
Will king Akbar
succeed in playing
a trick on Birbal?
L E A R N A B O U T
T H E F O R C E
O F F R I C T I O N
W H O
I N V E N T E D T H E
P E R I S C O P E ?
Can
d
o
lphins
talk?

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Once Emperor Akbar thought of a playing a
trick on Birbal. He gave one egg to each of
his ministers before Birbal reached the
court.
When Birbal arrived in the court, the
Emperor told everybody about a strange
dream that he saw the previous night. He
said, “A divine being appeared in my dream
and said that I would be able to judge the
honesty of my ministers by giving them a
simple task. I must ask them to go to the
royal garden pond and get an egg from
there.Those who are honest, will find an egg
there and those who are not, shall return
empty handed.”
Then the Emperor directed all of his
courtiers to go to the royal garden pool and
bring back an egg. One by one, all his
ministers went to the pond and returned
with the egg, which the Emperor had
previously given them.
Birbal also went to the pond and looked
around for an egg. He even jumped into the
pond but failed to find any egg. He soon
realized that the Emperor was trying to play
a trick on him. So, he thought for a while and
then entered the court crowing like a
rooster.
The Emperor asked him to stop making that
irritating noise and produce the egg.
Birbal smiled and replied that only hens lay
eggs, and as since he was a rooster, he could
not produce an egg.
Akbar burst out laughing and understood
that it was not easy to outwit his clever
minister.
FOLKTALE
Akbar Birbal: The
Rooster and the Hen

3. Yes or No?
Silly Rhymes
Some one told Maria Ann,
Maria Ann told me,
That kittens ride in coffee cans
Upon the Irish Sea.
From quiet caves to rolling waves,
How jolly it must be
To travel in a coffee can
Upon the Irish Sea!
But when it snows and when it blows,
How would you like to be
A kitten in a coffee can
Upon the Irish Sea?
Upon The
Irish Sea
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4. Fun with Words
CASA & ASA
Discoveries and Inventions
A periscope is an instrument of observation
which is used when the observer is unable
to get a direct view of their surroundings.
Using two mirrors angled at 45 degrees to
each other, they are able to observe objects
indirectly. The most common use of the
periscope is in submarines.
The earliest version of the periscope was
created by Johannes Hevelius in 1647. He
called it the 'polemoscope'.
Hippolyte Marie-Davy invented the first
naval periscope in 1854 which consisted of
two mirror angled at 45 degrees to each
other. This was later perfected for use in
World War I by Sir Howard Grubb.
An important development came in the
form of the 'Gundlach Rotary Periscope' pat-
ented by Rudolph Gundlach in 1936. This
allowed the periscope to rotate 360 degrees
to allow a better view for the observer.
Periscopes have come a long way and now
also have night vision as well as magnifica-
tion and telescopic capabilities.
Who
invented the
periscope?

5. Tickle
your
funny
bone
Q: How do dolphins travel long distances?
A: They whale a cab.
Q: What is a dolphin’s favorite holiday?
A: Findependence day.
Q: Did you hear about the dolphin who steals snacks?
A: He does it on porpoise.
AMUSING NEWS
A rare pink dolphin has been
spotted in a lake in Louisiana.
Locals flocked to the lake to try
and catch a glimpse of the rare
pink sight who has fondly been
named 'Pinkie'. Scientists are
unsure of her species or what
gives her body a pink hue.
Dolphins Come in Pink Too

6. It has been long thought that dolphins whistle in order to communicate with each other. Instead
of vocal cords (which is how humans communicate), dolphins use tissue vibrations in their nasal
cavities to produce sounds.These noises have always been believed to be whistles, however new
research suggests the sound is different.
Structures called 'phonic lips', which are inside a dolphin's nasal cavity are incharge of the sound.
However, these sounds cannot be confused with 'talking'. They do communicate using these
sounds, but not to the complex degree that humans do.
The dolphin's ancestors lived on land more that 40 million years ago and made sounds using the
vocal folds in their larynx.When they began adapting to become to the fully aquatic mammals we
know today, they lost the vocal folds but adapted in other ways. The 'phonic lips' in their noses
began to play the role that vocal folds did for their ancestors.
Pondering
Corner
Can Dolphins Talk?
spot ten differences

7. einstien iyengar
The Force of Friction
comic story
The topic under discussion
in science class was
friction.
Friction is a force acting
on the opposite side of
the movement of an
object.
Sir, does friction come into
play when we are walking?
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8. Yes, Nitin!
Sir, does friction depend on
the type of surface too?
Certainly! When you put oil or smoothen
the surface of the road, you slip. This is
because the friction is less.
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9. Nitin and Eeshan were walking back home. Nitin took two
bananas out of his school bag and gave one to Eeshan.
This banana peel is so smooth. So by what Sir
said it will reduce the frictional force between
the sole of our shoe and the road.
No wonder people slip
on a banana peel!
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10. 10
The boys heard a commotion. A man was running from the crowd and
had a handbag in his hand. The crowd was shouting, “Stop that thief!”
Eeshan threw both the banana peels in the path of the thief
who was running their way. As soon as the thief stepped on
the peels he fell.
The crowd gave the thief a sound beating. A man took the
purse from the thief’s hand and gave it back to the old lady.
The man said, “Here is a
hundred rupee note for
helping my mother.”
Eeshan and Nitin
were ecstatic
with the money
for ice cream but
they were happier
helping someone.

11. 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 Dolphins
Dolphins have to be conscious when they breathe, unlike human beings; so a dolphin is never
fully asleep.
These marine animals have a nostril on the top of their head, called a blow hole, which is used
for breathing.
They often just raise their head above water to look for danger. This is called spy hopping.
Dolphins communicate by making clicking, squeaking, squawking and whistling sounds. Each
dolphin has its own distinct sound.
My uncle took us out on to a boat to show
us the dolphins. We woke up very early in
the morning to take the boat out into the
water. We were sleepy and cranky and
couldn't understand why we had to step
out so early. The sun was slowly rising
and we heard a splash...

12. Help the Dolphins
Find Each Other
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13. Jesh Krishna Murthy
Aryaa Naik Dalmiya
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Editor
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