2. The Dream Catcher Part-I
Connect Reflect Imagine
Tell your class about a dream or nightmare that you remember.
Why do people have dreams and nightmares? Note down your
reasons and discuss them with your partner.
A big scary giant . Draw and colour it. Describe it in your own
words. Share your work with the class.
About the Writer
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was one of the best children’s book
writers, an ace fighter pilot and a chocolates historian. He was
huge fan of chocolates.
3. The Dream Catcher Part-I
About the story
“The Dream Catcher” is an extract taken from the novel,
The BFG, which was published in 1982. Dahl penned
down the idea of this story in one exercise books. He used
to tell the story of BFG to his kids and even used to
pretend to blow happy dreams using a bamboo cane. The
BFG is a story about a giant who hunts and captures
dreams in a bottle. He blows these dreams into children’s
ears while they are sleep.
4. The Dream Catcher Part-I
Read
The Big Friendly Giant put the suitcase on the ground. He
opened the suitcase and took out several empty glass jars.
He set them ready on the ground, with their screw tops
removed. Then he stood up very straight. His head was now
high up in the swirling mist and it kept disappearing, then
appearing again. He was holding the long net in his right
hand. Sophie upwards, saw through the mist that his
colossal ears were beginning to swivel out from his head.
They began waving gently to and fro.
Swirling- spinning, Colossal- Very large, Swivel- Turn to
one side
5. The Dream Catcher Part-I
Suddenly the BFG pounced. He leaped high in the air and
swung the net through the mist with a great swishing
sweep of his arm. ‘Got him!’ he cried. ‘A jar! A jar! Quick
quick quick!’ Sophie picked up a jar and held it to him. He
grabbed hold of it. He lowered the net into the net. Very
carefully he tipped something absolutely invisible from the
net into the jar. He dropped the net and swiftly clapped one
hand over the jar. ‘The top!’ he whispered. ‘The jar top
quick! Sophie picked up the screw top and handed it to
him. He screwed it on tight and the jar was closed. The BFG
was very excited.
Pounced- to attack somebody, swishing –soft sound
Invisible- that cannot seen, whispered- to speak very quietly
6. Home Work
A. Read the page No.2 and write 2 page handwriting in your
copy.
B. Learn and write two time word meaning given below.
Word Meaning
Swirling spinning
Colossal Very large,
Swivel- Turn to one side
Swishing soft sound
Pounced to attack somebody
Invisible that cannot seen
whispered to speak very quietly