The document features various stories and facts, including a folktale about a great musician who deceives animals seeking music training, and the story of Malala Yousafzai, a young activist for girls' education who survived an assassination attempt. Additionally, it provides interesting facts about honey production by bees and the historical significance of the Pandya dynasty in India. It concludes with fun activities and humorous content aimed at children.

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ISSUE 82
JUNE 23, 2020
T h e s t o r y
o f t h e G r e a t
M u s i c i a n
THE PANDYA
DYNASTY
H o w d o
b e e s m a k e
h o n e y ?
Interesting
facts about
the dragonfly

2. FOLKTALE The Great Musician
Next, the musician met a rabbit.The rabbit was also
highly influenced by the wonderful music coming
from the violin. He requested the musician to train
him in music. This time too, the musician said,“I will
teach you music if you agree to do whatever I say.”
The rabbit said, “I will always be your obedient
student.” The musician then tied the rabbit to a
nearby tree and told him, “Wait here till I come
back.”
Some time passed and all the animals started
trying to release themselves from their respective
traps. The wolf managed to jump out of the pit.
While he was walking, he noticed the fox hanging
from the tree. The fox told the wolf, “Dear friend,
the musician deceived me. Will you please release
me from this trap?” The wolf helped the fox and
both of them started walking. After sometime, they
found the rabbit and released him too. Now, all
three of them started searching for the musician.
The musician kept walking in the forest while
playing his violin. This time, a young and strong
woodcutter was attracted by his music. The
woodcutter came to the musician and said, “Will
you please teach me your music? I will be your
friend for life.” Before the musician could reply, the
wolf, the fox and the rabbit reached the spot. The
woodcutter immediately chased them away with
his axe. Thus, the musician started teaching music
to the woodcutter and they became friends
forever.
Once upon a time, a great musician lived in a small
village. He had lived by himself all his life. One day
when he was very old, he thought, “I should find
somebody who can be a suitable companion; I am
too old to live alone.” He then picked up his violin
and started playing beautiful music. A wolf that
was walking by was mesmerised by his music. He
came to the musician and requested him with
folded hands,“Will you please teach me your divine
music?” “I will, but only if you promise to do
whatever I say,”the musician replied.“I will be your
student and you will be my master,” the wolf said.
Then they started walking together. They came
close to a pit and the musician said to the wolf,
“Now you must jump into this pit.” The wolf
immediately jumped into the pit. The musician
said,“Wait here till I come back.”
After some time, he started playing his violin once
again. This time, a fox was attracted by the
melodious tune of the violin. The fox also came to
the musician and requested him to teach him
music. The musician once again said, “I will teach
you, but you have to follow all my orders.”The fox
readily agreed and said,“I will be your student and
you will be my guru.” Then the musician took the
fox to a small tree nearby. He bent the tree and
asked the fox to bring forward both his paws. He
then tied up both the paws of the fox with the tree
and released it. Now the fox was suspended in the
air. He then told the fox to wait for his return.

3. Find the Ten Hidden Objects in the picture
Bees
A swarm of bees in May
Is worth a load of hay;
A swarm of bees in June
Is worth a silver spoon;
A swarm of bees in July
Is not worth a fly.
Silly Rhymes
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4. Malala Yousafzai is an ordinary school-going teenager, just like you, but her fearless nature
and daring acts have made her famous across the world.
She was born in a small town of Mingora in Pakistan. Ever since her childhood, Malala was a
brilliant student and featured amongst the top-scoring students of her class. She used to
write on the internet about her tough life in Pakistan and her desire to attain education safely
and freely.
On October 9, 2012, Malala was shot by a terrorist group, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, when she
was returning from school. Malala was hit in the head and the neck, but she miraculously sur-
vived the injuries. This condemnable act of the terrorists, instead of instilling fear and discour-
aging the girls worldwide, endeared this brave little girl to everyone around the world and
further strengthened the girl education campaign.
In recognition of her praiseworthy work, Malala was honoured with many awards. In 2011, she
was awarded Pakistan’s National Peace Award for raising her voice against the gender bias.
She was also invited to speak in the United Nations Youth Assembly about the importance of
education for girls. To honour Malala’s noble efforts and to remind us that gender bias is unfair
in today’s society, the UN has declared that Malala’s birthday, July 12, will be celebrated as
Malala Day.
Malala was awarded Harvard’s Humanitarian Award of the Year in September 2013. In the
same month, she was presented with an honorary degree at Edinburgh University. She was
also bestowed with the International Children’s Peace Prize from a Dutch children’s rights
organization.
Malala was also nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize and more than 300,000 people
from every corner of the world signed a petition, advocating her as the worthiest candidate.
She won the Nobel Prize in 2014 with India’s Kailash Satyarthi, a child rights activist.
She continues to inspire millions of girls to have the courage in them to put an end to gender
bias and other social evils prevalent in the society. We salute this brave girl!
Those Who
Made a
Difference
Malala Yousafzai

5. Honey is basically sugar which is mainly constituted of
fructose and glucose. Today, humans consume honey as
a sweet delicacy and as an ingredient in many recipes.
But beyond that, honey is a precious gift of nature to
mankind as it is full of vitamins, minerals and has many
medicinal values. Honey also has many anti-microbial
and healing properties associated to it.
Nectar is collected from flowers that have 80% of water
content. This water needs to be extracted out of nectar
to make honey as honey contains just about 14 -18%
water. In order to extract honey from nectar, bees get
to work and fly up to 55000 miles to collect nectar out
of flowers and visit approximately 100 flowers!
The worker bees store this nectar in the sacks in their
stomachs known as honey stomach where the sugar is
broken into simpler compounds. When their honey
stomachs are full of nectar, they go back to their hive.
Here the worker bees from inside the hive take up the
honey and store in the hexagonal cells and seal these
cells with beeswax. While in the cell, the bees flap
their wings rapidly to remove excess water.
How Do
Bees Make
Honey?
Pondering
Corner
spot ten differences

6. Tickle
your
funny
bone
AMUSING NEWS
A mother of a young girl was
brought racing into her living
room upon hearing her daugh-
ter's screams. She was faced with
the most horrifying monster - a
dragonfly she described as "Ju-
rassic Sized". Unsure of its spe-
cies, the mother insists the drag-
onfly was massive, with its wings
making "helicopter noises".
Jurassic Dragonfly
Q: What do you call
a fly with no wings?
A: A walk
Q: Why do ants dance on jelly jars?
A: Because the lids say “twist to open."
Q: What's green and jumps a mile per minute?
A: A grasshopper with the hiccups!

7. The Pandya Dynasty
stories from history
Korkai, a seaport on the southernmost tip of India was initially their capital,
but then later the capital was moved to Madurai. The Pandyan Empire was es-
tablished by the Emperor Kadungon in the sixth century. He ascended the
throne after defeating the clan of Kalabhras.
The Pandyas grew in strength and expanded their kingdom. Tamil Nadu was di-
vided between the Pallavas and the Pandyas. The river Kaveri acted as a bound-
ary between the two kingdoms. They controlled the districts which are known
as Madurai and Tirunalveli today as well as parts of Southern Kerala.
They were best known for their extensive trade network which spread as far
as Rome and Greece. They excelled in trading though the seas from Dhanush-
kodi, the sea shore of Ramanathapuram, and Poompuhar, a city which was
used to trade with China, Malaysia, Maldives and other. The Pandyas controlled
the pearl fisheries along the South Indian coast between Sri Lanka and India,
producing some of the finest pearls known.
One of the three ancient kingdoms in the south of India was the Pandyan King-
dom who ruled over Tamil Nadu until the end of the fifteenth century.
Tamil Nadu
Madurai
Korkai

8. The Pandyan Kingdom was a powerful kingdom, but were often subdued during
clashes with the Pallavas and the Cholas. This happened because as their king-
dom expanded, their neighbors, feeling threatened by them, attacked.
The Pandyas were soon overshadowed by the Cholas during the rule of Paran-
taka Chola II. His son, Aditya Karikala and his army went to war with Vira
Pandya, defeating him in battle. Sinhalese forces (Sri Lankan) came to the Pan-
dyas’ rescue, but even with their help, the Pandyas were defeated. The Pandyan
Kings were driven out of their strongholds, and sent to Sri Lanka, where they
sought refuge. This was the beginning of a long period in exile for the Pandyas.
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9. Take out a pen and
paper and make as
many words as you
can with the letters
in the grid.
Fun With
WordS
O
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A
O
W
E
E
P
P
N
S
S
B
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The two kings who revived Pandyan glory were Maravarman Sundara Pandya and
his successor, Jatavarman Sundara Pandya. Jatavarman was a brave and am-
bitious king.
Eventually, the Pandyas became nothing more than local chieftains who owned
some land around Tirunalveli.

10. with Hamlet the Hamster
To know or not to know,
that is the question!
Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know?
fun facts
Complete
the Story...
The dragonfly spotted its prey in
the distance - it was a small gnat,
plodding along the windowsill. He
immediately went into stealth
mode, flapping his wings softly
and gently approaching his snack.
The thousands of eyes on his head
zeroed in on the gnat and he
swooped to catch it...
Facts about the Dragonfly
Dragonflies have two sets of wings with
muscles in the thorax that can work each
wing independently.
They can intercept and catch their prey
mid air.
Dragonflies live as long as 2 years under-
water.
Their heads are comprised primarily of
their enormous compound eyes, which
contain 30,000 facets.

11. Find the Identical Pair
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12. Jesh Krishna Murthy
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