NCERT Solutions Class 6 English Unit 2 Friendship

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CLASS 6 · ENGLISH

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Unit 2: Friendship

NCERT Textbook — Poorvi

BOOK PAGES SECTIONS QUESTIONS MEDIUM

39 – 74 27 108 English

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Class 6 English Unit 2 Friendship AglaSem · NCERT Solutions

CLASS 6 · ENGLISH · POORVI

NCERT Solutions — Unit 2: Friendship
Complete NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Unit 2 Friendship from the NCERT textbook Poorvi. Every
question from the three texts of the unit — the story The Unlikely Best Friends by Subba Rao, the poem A
Friend's Prayer by Jill Wolf and the story The Chair — is answered, heading by heading, from pages 39 to 74.

TEXTBOOK BOOK PAGES

Poorvi (Class 6) 39 – 74

SECTIONS QUESTIONS

27 108

MEDIUM

English

Let us do these activities before we read — Page 39
The Unlikely Best Friends

BEFORE YOU READ

I (a) Friends are an important part of our lives. Why do you think so? Share your ideas
with your friend. What do you do when you are with your friends and how do you
feel?

Speak in two steps — first why friends matter, then what you do together and how it feels.

Why friends matter: they keep us from feeling lonely, they help us in trouble, they share our
happiness, and they tell us honestly when we are wrong.
What we do: play, share tiffin, walk home from school, study together, tell jokes and secrets.
How we feel: happy, safe, understood, never bored.

Sample answer: I think friends are important because they make an ordinary day
feel special. When I am with my friends I play kho-kho in the ground, share my tiffin
and finish my homework with them. I feel light and happy, and I forget the things
that were worrying me in the morning.

Link to the story: Gajaraj had a golden booth, the king's favour and a kind mahout
— everything except a friend, and that one lack made him sad. That is exactly what
this question is asking you to notice.

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I (b) Now, complete the following sentences by writing in the shapes given below.
Share your completed sentences with your classmates and teacher. One has been
done for you. (With my friend I ______ ; With my friend I feel ______)

play happy

With my friend With my friend
I I feel

The two shapes printed on page 39, redrawn. One shape in each web is already filled in;
the empty shapes are for you to complete.

Two circles are printed on page 39. Around the first one write actions (verbs), and around the
second one write feelings (adjectives). One shape in each is already filled — play and happy.

WITH MY FRIEND I … WITH MY FRIEND I FEEL …

play (given) happy (given)

share my tiffin safe

study and do homework cheerful

laugh and tell stories excited

Tip: The first shape needs a doing word (play, sing, run, cycle). The second needs a
feeling word (happy, calm, proud, relaxed). Do not mix the two up.

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II 1 The title of the chapter is ‘The Unlikely Best Friends’. What can be the meaning of
‘unlikely’? Discuss in groups, and then discuss with your teacher.

‘Unlikely’ means something that is not expected to happen — something surprising, that
you would not normally think possible.
So ‘unlikely best friends’ are two friends whom nobody would expect to be friends at all,
because they are so different from each other.

How to work it out: Break the word up. Likely = expected to happen. The prefix un-
turns a word into its opposite. So un + likely = not expected. You will meet this trick
again in the ‘Let us learn’ puzzle on page 47.

In this story: A huge royal elephant and a small stray dog become best friends.
Nobody would expect that — which is why the title calls them unlikely.

II 2 Can you think of some unlikely friends? Share your answer with your teacher.

Look for pairs that are very different in size, nature or home — that difference is what makes
a friendship ‘unlikely’.

A cat and a mouse; a dog and a squirrel.
A cow and a leopard — you will hear this true story from Vadodara in the listening task on
page 49.
An elephant named Tarra and a dog named Bella — the real news report on page 51.
A little child and a very old neighbour; a village boy and a city boy who meet in the holidays.

Sample answer: In my colony there is a big buffalo and a small brown puppy who
sleep beside each other every afternoon. The buffalo never chases the puppy away,
and the puppy barks at anyone who comes near her. They are unlikely friends
because one is huge and quiet and the other is tiny and noisy.

Let us discuss — Page 42

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The Unlikely Best Friends, Part I
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Tip: Each box needs a past tense verb phrase, because the story is told in the past —
played, shared, went, slept, ate.

2 Why did the farmer hug Buntee?

The farmer hugged Buntee because Buntee was his own lost dog and he was overjoyed to find
him again.
The moment he saw the dog he called him by name — “Buntee,” he yelled — and the dog ran
straight to him. He then “told the mahout that he was looking for his dog ever since he
disappeared from his house. He was glad he found him now.”

Why this matters later: The hug shows that the farmer truly loves Buntee. That is
why, a few days later, he is able to do the hardest thing of all — untie the rope and
let the dog go back to Gajaraj.

3 Do you think Buntee will leave Gajaraj and go home with the farmer?

He is taken away, but he will not stay away — he will come back to Gajaraj.
Two clues in Part I point to this. First, Buntee has no choice at that moment: “The farmer tossed
a rope round the neck of the dog” — he is pulled away, he does not walk away. Second, the story
has already shown how deep the friendship is; the dog was fed, bathed and carried on the
elephant's back within a single day.
Read on and you will see it happen: the dog stops eating at the farmer's house, the farmer
removes the rope, and Buntee “stopped only when he arrived at the stable”.

Tip: For a ‘what do you think will happen’ question, always give a reason from the text.
A one-word yes or no gets no marks.

Let us discuss — Page 45

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The Unlikely Best Friends, Part II

COMPREHENSION

1 Why did Gajaraj not eat his food?

Gajaraj did not eat because he was missing Buntee, the friend who had just been taken away
from him.
The mahout served him his favourite food, but when he came back after his chores “he was
surprised to see that the food had remained untouched”. It happened that night too, and the
next day. The mahout “ran his hand on Gajaraj's tummy and felt there was nothing wrong”, so
the illness was not in his body — it was sadness. As the mahout himself wondered, “Is he
missing his friend, that dog?”

Notice the pattern: At exactly the same time, at the farmer's house, “the dog had
also not touched his food ever since he was brought home”. The author makes both
friends behave in the same way, so that we feel the loss is equal on both sides.

2 Who were friends at the end of the story?

Two pairs of friends are made by the end of the story:

Gajaraj and Buntee — reunited, the elephant “picked up the dog with his trunk and gave
him a joyous swing”, and they ate their food side by side.
The mahout and the farmer — the two men watched the animals “with satisfaction”, and
the mahout hugged the farmer saying, “It's not only Gajaraj who has found a friend. I've also
found one.”

The neat ending: The friendship of the animals creates a friendship between the
humans. Kindness spreads — that is the quiet lesson of the story.

Let us think and reflect — Pages 45 & 46

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The Unlikely Best Friends

COMPREHENSION

I 1 (i) Complete with one word: mahout : kind : : Gajaraj : ___________

sad (‘lonely’ is equally correct)
mahout : kind : : Gajaraj : sad
The pattern is character : the word the passage uses to describe him. The passage says “The
mahout was a kind man”, and about the elephant it says, “In spite of royal comforts, Gajaraj was
sad because he had no friends.”

Tip for analogy questions: First say the relation aloud — “mahout is kind” — then
apply the same relation to the second pair: “Gajaraj is …”.

I 1 (ii) The mahout was a good caretaker because he gave _________ to Gajaraj and a ______
in the pond.

The mahout was a good caretaker because he gave food to Gajaraj and a bath in the pond.
The line in the passage is: “The mahout was a kind man who served Gajaraj food, and gave him
a bath in the elephant pond daily.”

I 1 (iii) What do you think is the difference between a friend and a caretaker?

A caretaker looks after your needs because it is his duty; a friend shares your feelings because
he wants to.

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CARETAKER FRIEND

Why he It is his work or duty Out of love, by choice
comes

What he Food, a bath, medicine — things the Company, play, comfort — things the heart needs
gives body needs

In the story The mahout fed and bathed Gajaraj Buntee played with him, rode on his back and ate
daily beside him

That is why the story says of the mahout, “He was a good caretaker, but not a friend.” Gajaraj
had every royal comfort and was still sad — comfort is not company.

I 2 (i) The farmer uses the word __________________ to refer to the elephant.

friend — in “If you miss your friend so much, go to him.”
The farmer never says ‘elephant’. He says “your friend”, and then “him”.

Why the word matters: By calling Gajaraj Buntee's friend, the farmer admits that
the dog's bond with the elephant is real and important — and that admission is what
makes him untie the rope in the very next line.

I 2 (ii) How did the farmer know that Buntee was hungry?

He knew it because Buntee's food lay untouched — “the dog had also not touched his food
ever since he was brought home”.
The farmer could see the full bowl day after day and the dog growing weak, so he said, “I cannot
see you go hungry.” He also guessed the reason correctly, remembering “the happy look on
Buntee's face while sitting on the elephant's back”.

I 2 (iii) Why did the farmer remove the rope with which he had tied Buntee?

He removed the rope to set Buntee free to go back to Gajaraj.

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He had understood that his dog was starving out of sadness, not illness, and he loved Buntee
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III How did the mahout come to know that Gajaraj was sad?

He came to know it because Gajaraj stopped eating after Buntee was taken away.
The mahout served the elephant his favourite food at lunch time, and found later that “the food
had remained untouched”. The same thing happened that night and again the next day. He
then checked the elephant's body — “He ran his hand on Gajaraj's tummy and felt there was
nothing wrong.” Since there was no illness, the only explanation left was sadness, and the
mahout wondered, “Is he missing his friend, that dog?”

Why this shows the mahout's kindness: He did not scold the elephant or force him
to eat. He first thought of “slight indigestion”, then examined him, then thought
about his feelings. He watches Gajaraj closely enough to read his mood.

IV Why do you think Buntee licked the farmer’s hand?

Buntee licked the farmer's hand to say thank you and goodbye — it was his way of showing
love and gratitude before running back to Gajaraj.
Look at the order of events: “The farmer removed the rope… The dog, though weak, sprang to
his feet. He licked the farmer's hand once and then ran.” The lick comes immediately after the
kindness of untying the rope, and it comes only once — a quick thank-you, because the dog was
in a great hurry to reach his friend.

Beyond the text: A dog cannot speak, so the writer gives him actions that mean
words — a wagging tail for “thank you” to Gajaraj, a yelp for “don't take me away”, a
lick for “thank you, I still love you”.

V What was ‘unlikely’ about the friendship of Gajaraj and Buntee?

It was ‘unlikely’ because the two were as different as two animals can be, and nobody would
expect them to become best friends.

Different in size: a huge elephant and a small dog.

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Different in rank: Gajaraj was a royal elephant who “lived in the best booth of the royal
stables” and was the king's favourite; Buntee was a stray who wandered in, “tired and
hungry”.
Different species and habits: the elephant loved his daily bath, while the dog “yelped for he
hated taking showers”.
They did not even share a language — they understood each other only through actions like
wagging a tail or pushing food across.

Yet the friendship became so strong that neither could eat when they were parted. That is the
point of the title: real friendship does not need two people to be alike.

Let us learn — Pages 46 to 49

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The Unlikely Best Friends — Opposites, Past Tenses and Neither/Nor

GRAMMAR

1 Opposites can be formed by adding some letters before a word. For example, un-
unhappy, in- incorrect, dis- disconnect, mis- misuse. Now, take help from the words
given as hints and fill up their opposites in the puzzle. ‘We are opposites!’ Across: 3.
unkind 7. yelped 8. awake 9. relieved 10. missing. Down: 1. started 2. appeared 4.
sad 5. untouched 6. hate

We are opposites!
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The crossword grid on page 47, redrawn with the clue numbers and the letters the book
has already printed. Every answer is the opposite of its clue word.

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Every answer is the opposite of the clue word, and every answer comes from the story you have
just read.

NO. CLUE ANSWER (OPPOSITE) WHERE IT IS IN THE STORY

Across 3 unkind KIND “The mahout was a kind man…”

Across 7 yelped LAUGHED “The mahout laughed.”

Across 8 awake ASLEEP “As soon as he finished eating, he fell asleep.”

Across 9 relieved WORRIED “Now, the mahout was worried.”

Across 10 missing FOUND “He was glad he found him now.”

Down 1 started FINISHED “As soon as he finished eating…”

Down 2 appeared DISAPPEARED “…ever since he disappeared from his house.”

Down 4 sad DELIGHTED “The dog was delighted to get a ride.”

Down 5 untouched TOUCHED “That night too, Gajaraj did not touch his food.”

Down 6 hate LOVE The opposite of “he hated taking showers”.

Check your grid: The letters already printed in the puzzle fit exactly — F…I…H of
FINISHED, the S of DISAPPEARED, the K of KIND, the L…U…H…D of LAUGHED, the
A…E…P of ASLEEP, the W…R…D of WORRIED and the F…D of FOUND. If a letter does
not match, one of your words is wrong.

Remember the prefixes: un- (unkind, unhappy, untouched), dis- (disappear, dislike),
in- (incorrect, invisible), mis- (misuse, misunderstand). But not every opposite is
made with a prefix — sad → delighted and hate → love are completely different
words.

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My pencil was missing. I was very worried as it was a gift from my friend. I woke up my elder
brother who was asleep on the bed. I told him that my pencil seemed to have disappeared. He
laughed and told me to look under my pillow. I was delighted when I found the pencil there.

BLANK WORD WHY IT FITS

1 missing The pencil cannot be seen — the problem is stated first.

2 worried A gift from a friend is precious, so losing it causes worry.

3 asleep You have to wake up someone who is asleep.

4 disappeared “seemed to have ______” needs the third form of a verb.

5 laughed The brother finds it funny because he knows where it is.

6 delighted The feeling changes from worry to great happiness. (‘relieved’ also fits.)

7 found The opposite of the ‘missing’ we began with — the story comes full circle.

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3 (a) Given below are some verbs from the story. Put the verbs in their correct column
in the table given above (Simple Past Tense / Past Progressive Tense / Past Perfect
Tense): was looking, looked, gave, had ordered, was missing, hated, had followed,
noticed, was munching, went, had remained, served, told, asked, felt, touched,
had tied, joined, arrived, threw

SIMPLE PAST TENSE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE PAST PERFECT
TENSE

Used to show that the Used to show that the action Used to show that
action had happened did not finish and was going the action was
earlier. on. completed.
second form of the I/He/She/It + was + verb had + third
verb + add -d or - + ing form of the
ed to the verb We/You/They + were + verb
verb + ing

The table on page 48, reproduced blank — write each verb into the right column.

Sort them by their shape: was/were + -ing goes to Past Progressive, had + third form goes to Past
Perfect, and everything else is Simple Past.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE PAST PERFECT TENSE
(SECOND FORM OF THE VERB) (WAS/WERE + VERB + ING) (HAD + THIRD FORM)

looked, gave, hated, noticed was looking had ordered

went, served, told, asked was missing had followed

felt, touched, joined, arrived was munching had remained

threw — had tied

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That is 13 verbs in the Simple Past, 3 in the Past Progressive and 4 in the Past Perfect — twenty
in all. (The printed table has only four blank rows in each column, so write two words in a row
where you need to.)

How to tell them apart in one look:

was / were + -ing → the action was going on: “Gajaraj was munching his food.”
had + third form → the action was already over before another past action: “The
king had ordered that the elephant should be well looked after.”
Second form alone → a plain finished action: “The mahout laughed.”

3 (b) Select the correct form of the verb to complete the passage. The farmer came
back and ____________ (noticed/was noticing/had noticed) that Buntee was sad. He
____________ (tied/was tying/had tied) Buntee with a rope the day before. He
____________ (asked/was asking/had asked) Buntee why he was sad. The farmer
____________ (felt/was feeling/had felt) that Buntee ____________ (missed/was
missing/had missed) Gajaraj and set him free.

The completed passage:
The farmer came back and noticed that Buntee was sad. He had tied Buntee with a rope the
day before. He asked Buntee why he was sad. The farmer felt that Buntee was missing Gajaraj
and set him free.

BLANK CORRECT REASON
FORM

1 noticed It happens at the same time as “came back” — one simple finished
action after another.

2 had tied “the day before” — an action completed earlier than the rest of the story,
so Past Perfect.

3 asked A single completed action in the past.

4 felt Simple Past. Feel here means ‘think, believe’, and such verbs are not
normally used in the -ing form.

5 was missing The missing was going on all through those days — an unfinished,
continuing action.

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4 ‘…neither the farmer nor the mahout noticed that the two friends were in tears.’
The words ‘neither’, ‘nor’ connect two negative choices; ‘either, or’ is used when you
choose between two things. Discuss the given sentences with your teacher to
practise: • Neither Shikha nor Anuj likes to tell stories. • Either Bhavesh or Abha
made this painting.

What the two sentences mean:

Neither Shikha nor Anuj likes to tell stories. = Shikha does not like telling stories, and Anuj
does not like it either. Both are ruled out.
Either Bhavesh or Abha made this painting. = One of the two made it — we are sure it is
Bhavesh or Abha, but we do not know which one.

NEITHER … NOR EITHER … OR

Meaning Not this one and not that one One of the two

Extra ‘not’ No — ‘neither’ is already negative No
needed?

From the story “neither the farmer nor the Either Gajaraj or Buntee had to give in — and it was
mahout noticed…” Buntee who ran back.

One rule to remember: the verb agrees with the nearer subject — “Neither the boys
nor Rahul was present”, but “Neither Rahul nor the boys were present”.

Your own sentences: Neither the elephant nor the dog touched his food. • Either
the mahout or the farmer will bring the food today.

Let us listen — Pages 49 & 50

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The Unlikely Best Friends
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2 Now, listen to the story again and number the sentences in correct order. The first
one has been done for you. ( ) The leopard stopped coming regularly. (1) The cow
took care of the leopard cub as a mother. ( ) The leopard came to meet the cow at
night. ( ) The leopard left the village after growing up.

NUMBER SENTENCE LINE IN THE TRANSCRIPT

4 The leopard stopped coming “The leopard did not like the villagers and
regularly. stopped coming regularly.”

1 (given) The cow took care of the leopard “the cow took care of the leopard cub like a
cub as a mother. mother”

3 The leopard came to meet the cow “It returned to meet the cow at night.”
at night.

2 The leopard left the village after “When the cub became older, it went away from
growing up. the village.”

So the correct order of the story is: cow cares for the cub → cub grows up and leaves → it
returns at night to meet the cow → it stops coming regularly.

Tip: In an ordering task, listen for time words — when, then, returned, stopped. They
fix the sequence even if you miss a sentence.

Let us speak — Page 50
The Unlikely Best Friends

SPEAKING

1 Gajaraj and Buntee had a wonderful time with each other even if they were
‘unlikely’ friends. Talk to your friend and find out your common likes and dislikes.
Share your answers with the class. (I am ______ / I like: … ; My friend is ______ / My
friend likes: … ; Both of us like: …)

Work in pairs. Ask your partner short questions — “Which game do you like?”, “What is your
favourite food?”, “What do you do on Sunday?” — and write the answers in the three boxes on
page 50. The middle circle is only for the things that appear in both lists.

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I AM … (MEERA) BOTH OF US LIKE MY FRIEND IS … (RITU)

I like kho-kho mango ice-cream Ritu likes badminton

I like drawing cycling to school Ritu likes singing

Sample answer: I am Meera. I like kho-kho and drawing. My friend is Ritu. She likes
badminton and singing. Both of us like mango ice-cream and cycling to school.

2 Now, tell your classmates about your friend. You may take help of the cues given
below. • My friend and I like to play. Both of us want ___________. • I like to ___________
but my friend likes to ___________. • We are different as she/he is ___________ and I am
___________.

Use the three cues in order — first what you share, then how you differ in what you do, then
how you differ in nature. Speak in full sentences and look at the class, not at your paper.

Sample answer: My friend and I like to play. Both of us want to join the school kho-
kho team. I like to draw pictures but my friend likes to sing film songs. We are
different as she is quiet and patient and I am talkative and quick-tempered. Still, we
sit on the same bench and share everything — just like Gajaraj and Buntee, who
were completely different and yet the best of friends.

Useful joining words: both, and, also for the things you share; but, while, whereas for
the differences.

Let us write — Page 51

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The Unlikely Best Friends

WRITING

1 Write six sentences about your friend with the help of the facts collected in the
above task. Mention how you are not only similar but also different. You may take
help of the words given below: same, different, and, but, both, still, like, unlike,
neither, nor, either, or.

Plan first: two sentences on how you are similar, two on how you are different, and two to close
— how you get along in spite of the differences. Use at least four words from the box.

Sample answer:
My best friend is Ritu, who sits beside me in class. Both of us love cycling to school,
and we both want to join the kho-kho team. But we are not the same in everything. I
like to draw quietly, whereas Ritu likes to sing loudly in the corridor. She is patient
and calm, unlike me — I lose my temper quickly. Neither the difference in our nature
nor our different hobbies has ever come between us; still, we share our tiffin every
single day.

Checklist before you hand it in: six sentences, both similarities and differences,
correct use of but / still / unlike / neither…nor, capital letters and full stops, and your
friend's name mentioned at the start.

Let us explore — Page 51
The Unlikely Best Friends

PROJECT

1 The story, ‘The Elephant and the Dog’ is found in the Jataka tales. These stories are
ancient Buddhist stories of life values and wisdom. These stories have been told
from one generation to the next for over two thousand years. Find and read
another Jataka story.

Jataka tales are stories of the Buddha's earlier births, most of them about animals, and each one
ends in a simple lesson. You will find them in your school library, in Amar Chitra Katha and
Panchatantra-style collections, or you can ask a grandparent to tell you one.

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JATAKA STORY WHAT HAPPENS THE LESSON

The Monkey and A crocodile wants the monkey's heart; the monkey Presence of mind saves
the Crocodile says he has left it on the tree and escapes. life.

The Talkative A tortoise carried by two geese on a stick opens his Speak less; know when
Tortoise mouth to answer people below — and falls. to keep quiet.

The Golden Goose A greedy woman plucks all the golden feathers at Greed destroys what
once, and they turn into ordinary ones. kindness gives.

The Elephant and The very story in your book — an elephant and a Friendship needs no
the Dog stray dog become inseparable friends. likeness.

How to present it: Retell your chosen story in about eight sentences, name the
animals, and end with one line beginning “This story teaches us that …”.

2 Elephants have historically held significant roles in Indian culture, spanning history,
warfare, religion, festivals and more. However, contemporary ecological challenges
have strained the relationship between humans and elephants. Have a discussion
in the class.

Divide the discussion into two halves — the old bond and the new problem.

THE OLD BOND THE PROBLEM TODAY

War elephants in the armies of Porus, the Forests are cut for farms, roads, mines and railway lines,
Mauryas and the Marathas so elephant paths are broken

Lord Ganesha; the temple elephants of Kerala Herds enter villages and damage crops; people and
and Tamil Nadu elephants both die in these clashes

Thrissur Pooram, Mysuru Dasara and other Poaching for ivory; trains hitting elephants at forest
festivals crossings

Elephants in Ajanta paintings, coins, temple Captive elephants kept in chains, without shade, water or
carvings and folk songs company

What can be done: protect elephant corridors so herds can move safely, put warning systems
and slow speed limits on forest railway lines, pay farmers quickly for crop damage so they do
not turn against the herds, and support Project Elephant (started in 1992).

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A Friend's Prayer

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A prayer is a request made to God for someone's good. Sentence 3 begins with “May …”, the
special word we use for a blessing or a prayer, and what it asks for is not for the speaker at all —
it is for the friend's health. That selflessness is what makes it a prayer.

SENTENCE WHAT IT WHY
REALLY IS

1. I wish my friend A wish A small everyday want — and the speaker will eat the
brings idli… idli himself!

2. I hope my friend and A hope It is about winning, and the speaker is included in it.
I win…

3. May my friend get A prayer Begins with ‘May’, asks a higher power, and is entirely
well soon. for the other person's good.

Keep this in mind for the poem: Jill Wolf's poem opens in exactly this way — “May
my friendships always be / The most important thing to me.” That single word ‘May’
turns the whole poem into a prayer.

II What would you pray for your friend? First speak about it and then write it down.

A prayer for a friend should ask for something good for the friend, not for yourself. Begin with
May or I pray that, keep it short, and mean it.

Sample answer: May my friend Arun always be healthy and happy. May he do well
in his exams and get the bicycle he has been saving for. May he never lose the
kindness that makes everyone in our class like him. And may our friendship stay the
same even after we go to different schools.

Tip: Notice how each line begins with ‘May’. Repeating an opening word like this is
called anaphora, and it gives a prayer its calm, chanting rhythm.

Let us discuss — Page 53

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A Friend's Prayer

COMPREHENSION

1 Read the poem silently. As you read, underline the parts of the poem that you agree
with.

Read the twelve lines slowly, and stop at every line that says something you truly believe about
friendship. Underline only those.

Sample answer (lines commonly underlined):

“May my friendships always be / The most important thing to me.” — because
friends matter more than things.
“With special friends I feel I'm blessed” — because a good friend really does feel
like a gift.
“I'll try all that a friend can do / To make their wishes come true.” — because a
friend should act, not only feel.
“But love my friends the way they are.” — because a real friend does not ask you
to change.

Why the poet says it this way: Every pair of lines rhymes (be–me, blessed–best,
share–care, see–be, afar–are). The rhyme makes the prayer easy to remember, like a
shloka or a bhajan.

2 Now, share the details of your underlined parts of the poem in groups and explain
why you liked those lines.

When you speak, use this three-step frame: read the line → say what it means → give one
example from your own life.

Sample answer: I underlined “But love my friends the way they are.” It means that
we should accept our friends with all their faults, and not keep trying to change
them. My friend Salim speaks very slowly and some children laugh at him, but that
slowness is a part of him. If I ask him to change it, I am not really his friend.

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3 Which line was underlined by most people in your group? Share it with your
teacher.

Count the hands for each line and report the winner in one sentence, with the reason your
group gave.

Sample answer: In my group of five, four of us underlined the last line — “But love
my friends the way they are.” We chose it because everyone in the group had at
some time been told to change something about themselves, and we all felt that a
true friend should never do that.

Why this task is worth doing: When the same line is chosen by many people, it
usually means the poet has said something that everybody feels but few can put into
words. That is exactly what good poetry does.

Let us think and reflect — Pages 54 & 55
A Friend's Prayer

COMPREHENSION

I Complete the summary of the poem by circling the correct highlighted words. The
poet says a prayer for/speech on friendship and friends. She wants that friendship
should always be an important part of her complete life/school days. She says that
her friendship makes her feel brave/special. She wishes to do the best she can, for
her friends. She wants to clap for/listen to the wishes of her friends. As a good
friend, she prays/imagines that she is able to make her friends’ wishes come true.
She wants her heart/mind to understand what a true friend is. She prays that she
loves her friends as they are/when they are happy. She tells us that true/correct
friends accept their friends for all their qualities.

The correct summary, with the right word chosen at every place:
The poet says a prayer for friendship and friends. She wants that friendship should always be
an important part of her complete life. She says that her friendship makes her feel special. She
wishes to do the best she can, for her friends. She wants to listen to the wishes of her friends.
As a good friend, she prays that she is able to make her friends' wishes come true. She wants
her heart to understand what a true friend is. She prays that she loves her friends as they are.
She tells us that true friends accept their friends for all their qualities.

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CHOICE ANSWER LINE IN THE POEM THAT DECIDES IT

prayer for / speech on prayer for “May my friendships always be…” — a prayer, not a speech.

complete life / school complete “always be / The most important thing to me”.
days life

brave / special special “With special friends I feel I'm blessed”.

clap for / listen to listen to “I want to do much more than share / The hopes and plans
of friends who care”.

prays / imagines prays The whole poem is a prayer; she asks, not day-dreams.

heart / mind heart “Let me use my heart to see”.

as they are / when they as they are “But love my friends the way they are”.
are happy

true / correct true We speak of a true friend; ‘correct friend’ is not English.

II 1 Answer in one word only. How does the poet feel about special friends?

Blessed.
The poem says, “With special friends I feel I'm blessed” — that is, she feels lucky, thankful, as if
her friends were a gift from God.

II 2 Answer in one word only. What does the poet use to realise what friends can be?

Heart.
“Let me use my heart to see, / To realise what friends can be…” — she wants to judge friends by
feeling, not by their looks or their usefulness.

The device here: A heart cannot really ‘see’. Giving a human power to something
that does not have it is called personification, and it tells us that true
understanding of a friend comes from love, not from the eyes.

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III 2 (i) Read the lines: ‘Let me use my heart to see, / To realise what friends can be, /
And make no judgements from afar, / But love my friends the way they are.’ The
speaker says that feelings are important to understand friendship. Which line
tells us this?

The line is: “Let me use my heart to see”.
The heart stands for our feelings, while the eyes stand for what we merely look at from outside.
By asking to see with her heart, the speaker is saying that a friend can be understood only
through feeling — through love and sympathy — and not by judging appearances.

Read it with the next line: “And make no judgements from afar”. Seeing from a
distance gives you opinions; seeing with the heart gives you understanding.

III 2 (ii) Complete the sentence with the most suitable option. These lines tell us that
the speaker is _______________. A. helpful B. thoughtful C. cheerful D. hopeful

Answer: B. thoughtful
In these four lines the speaker is thinking deeply about what a friend truly is — she wants to
understand with her heart, to avoid quick judgements, and to accept people as they are. That
careful, considerate thinking is what ‘thoughtful’ means.

Why not the others? Helpful fits the earlier stanza (making wishes come true), not
this one; cheerful is about being merry, which these serious lines are not; hopeful is
about expecting good things in the future.

III 2 (iii) Fill in the blank with one word. The speaker does not wish to make any
___________. She cares for them just as they are.

The speaker does not wish to make any judgements. She cares for them just as they are.
The word comes straight from the poem — “And make no judgements from afar”. To judge
from afar is to form an opinion about someone without really knowing them.

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Your own sentence: Do not make judgements about the new boy in class before
you have spoken to him even once.

IV Give one reason why we can say that this poem is a prayer.

We can call it a prayer because the poet does not state things — she asks for them, in the
humble language of prayer.
The very first words are “May my friendships always be…”, and later come “So let me give my
very best” and “Let me use my heart to see”. ‘May…’ and ‘Let me…’ are the forms we use when
we request a blessing from God, not when we make a plan for ourselves. The title itself, A
Friend's Prayer, confirms this.

One more reason: Everything she asks for is for others — that her friends' wishes
come true, that she may love them as they are. A prayer asks for goodness; a wish
asks for gain.

V Why does the speaker ‘want to do more’ for her friend?

Because she believes that simply sharing her friends' hopes is not enough — a true friend
must also act.
Her words are, “I want to do much more than share / The hopes and plans of friends who care.”
To listen and sympathise costs nothing; she wants to “try all that a friend can do / To make their
wishes come true”. She also feels she owes them this, since their friendship has made her feel
“blessed” — so she must “give my very best” in return.

VI Do you think that the speaker knows about the wishes of her friend? How can we
say so?

Yes, she certainly knows them.
Two lines prove it. First, she says she already shares “the hopes and plans of friends who care”
— you can share a plan only if it has been told to you. Second, she promises “to make their
wishes come true”; nobody can fulfil a wish that is unknown to them.

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Her friends confide in her because she listens with her heart and never judges them. That is the
reason she knows their wishes in the first place.

VII Do you also pray for your friend? What do you wish for? Discuss.

This is your own answer, so say honestly whether you pray, when you do it, and what you ask
for. A good answer names one particular friend and one particular wish.

Sample answer: Yes, I do. Before my grandmother lights the lamp every evening, I
say a short prayer for my friend Salim. Last month his father was in hospital, and I
prayed every day that he would come home safely. Usually I only ask two things —
that Salim's family stays healthy and that we get the same section again next year,
because he is the one person who never laughs at my mistakes.

Let us learn — Pages 55 & 56
A Friend's Prayer — Vocabulary

VOCABULARY

I The poet says, ‘With special friends I feel I’m blessed’. Select the words that are
similar to the meaning of being blessed, from those given below: excited, grateful,
understood, thankful, relaxed.

grateful and thankful
To feel blessed is to feel that something very good has been given to you, and to be full of
thanks for it. Grateful and thankful carry exactly that meaning.

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WORD SIMILAR TO WHAT IT REALLY MEANS
‘BLESSED’?

excited No Full of eager, restless energy — a feeling before an event.

grateful Yes Thankful for what someone has given you.

understood No Known correctly by others — pleasant, but not the same as
blessed.

thankful Yes Feeling and showing thanks.

relaxed No Free from tension, calm.

Your own sentence: I feel grateful — almost blessed — that my parents let me keep
the puppy I found in the rain.

II (list) Good friends have a lot of qualities. Let us list some. loyal, h e __ __ f __ l, k __ __ d,
c __ __ i n g, h o __ __ __ t

PUZZLE WORD MEANING

loyal (given) loyal Always faithful; never leaves your side.

h e __ __ f __ l helpful Ready to give help when it is needed.

k __ __ d kind Gentle and good to others.

c __ __ i n g caring Concerned about how others feel.

h o __ __ __ t honest Truthful; never cheats or lies.

Tip: Count the dashes before you guess. h e _ _ f _ l has seven letters, so ‘help’ alone
will not do — it must be helpful.

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After the preposition ‘in’ we need the -ing form, and ‘caring for someone' means looking after
them and worrying about their happiness.

All five together: kind, helpful, loyal, honest, caring — one quality per sentence,
and each one used exactly once.

III Think of any three of your friends. Write three sentences on why you like each one
of them.

Write three sentences for each friend — one about a quality, one about a habit or thing you
do together, and one about something the friend did for you. Use the quality words you have
just learnt: loyal, helpful, kind, caring, honest.

Sample answer:
Salim — He is the most honest boy I know and never copies in a test. He waits for
me at the corner every morning so that we can walk to school together. When I lost
my new water bottle, he shared his with me for a whole week.
Ritu — She is very caring and notices at once when I am upset. We practise kho-kho
together in the evening ground. She taught me the dodge that got me into the
school team.
Deepak — He is helpful and explains Maths sums to me until I understand them. We
both love drawing and swap our sketchbooks. Last year, when I was ill for two weeks,
he brought me the class notes every single day.

Let us listen — Page 56
A Friend's Prayer

LISTENING

I1 You will listen to a talk about some outdoor activities that two friends spend their
time doing. As you listen, answer the given question in one or two word(s) only.
What do the two friends purchase and use on the park bench?

A comic book.

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The transcript on page 72 says: “Sometimes they also purchase a comic book, sit on a park
bench and read together.”

Listening tip: The question repeats two words from the audio — purchase and park
bench. When you hear those words, the answer is the very next thing said.

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II You will once again listen to the talk about some outdoor activities of the two
friends. As you listen, circle the pictures that show these activities. (Six pictures,
numbered 1 to 6)

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

The six pictures on pages 56 and 57, redrawn (pictures 1 and 2 are on page 56; 3, 4, 5 and
6 on page 57).

Circle pictures 1, 3, 4 and 6.

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PICTURE WHAT IT SHOWS CIRCLE LINE IN THE TALK
IT?

1 Two boys sitting on a park Yes “purchase a comic book, sit on a park
bench, reading a book bench and read together”
together

2 One boy cycling while the No The talk says both go cycling — here
other walks beside him only one boy is on a cycle.

3 The two friends eating ice- Yes “What both truly enjoy is eating ice-
cream near an ice-cream cart cream together.”

4 The two friends walking Yes “both take walks in the nearby park,
together on a path in the park listen to birds and look at the trees”

5 The two boys reading, seated No In the talk they read on a park bench,
on a mat on the grass not on the ground.

6 Both boys on bicycles Yes “On Saturdays, both go cycling around
the neighbourhood.”

How the two wrong pictures trap you: Pictures 2 and 5 show the right activity done
in the wrong way — one cyclist instead of two, and a mat instead of a bench. In
listening tasks, always check the small details, not just the main action.

Not shown at all: the swings and the slide, which the talk also mentions. No picture
in the book matches those.

Let us speak — Page 57
A Friend's Prayer

SPEAKING

1 In pairs, act the role of friends speaking to each other. Speak about the following
situations: 1. A walk in the park 2. Sharing tiffins at school (using the cues given in
the book)

Follow the four cues printed for each situation, in order. Greet first, then ask, then plan, then say
how you feel.

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Sample conversation — visiting a sick friend
Arun: Namaste, Aunty. May I see Salim?
Salim: Arun! Come in. I have been in bed for three days.
Arun: How are you feeling now? I have brought today's notes and the Maths
homework.
Salim: Much better, thank you. That is a big help — I was worried about the test.
Arun: Don't worry. I will come every evening and we can do the sums together.
Salim: You are a true friend. Get well soon is what everyone says, but you actually
made it happen.

Let us write — Page 58
A Friend's Prayer

WRITING

1 Describe how your friendship with your friend started. • First list the answers for —
When? Where? How? • Then, use your sentences to write a short paragraph of about
80 words. • Give a title to your paragraph.

Step 1 — list the three answers before you write anything.

QUESTION MY NOTES

When? On the first day of Class 4, in June

Where? In the school ground, near the water tap

How? I had forgotten my water bottle; she offered me hers

Step 2 — join the notes into a paragraph of about 80 words. Step 3 — give it a title.

Sample answer:
A Bottle of Water
My friendship with Ritu began on the very first day of Class 4, in the month of June. It
was a hot afternoon and I had left my water bottle at home. I was standing near the
tap in the school ground, waiting for my turn, when a girl I did not know held out
her bottle and said, “Drink from mine.” That small kindness became a friendship.
Three years later, we still share everything — bottles, tiffins and secrets.

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Why the title matters: A good title names the one thing the paragraph turns on —
here, the bottle of water. ‘My Friend’ would be a weak title, because it could sit on top
of anybody's paragraph.

Let us explore — Page 58
A Friend's Prayer

PROJECT

I1 There are many quotations about friendship. Read the ones given below. • “A friend
in need is a friend indeed.” • “My best friend is the one who brings out the best in
me.” What do you think is the meaning of these quotations? Share it with your
teacher.

QUOTATION WHAT IT MEANS

“A friend in need is a friend The person who stands by you when you are in trouble is your real friend.
indeed.” Anybody will sit with you when things are going well; difficulty is the test
that shows who truly cares.

“My best friend is the one who A best friend does not just enjoy your company — he makes you a better
brings out the best in me.” person. With him you work harder, speak more truthfully and behave more
kindly than you would alone.

Both quotations in this unit: Buntee proves the first one — he refused food and
ran back the moment Gajaraj needed him. Guneet, Asma and Deepa prove the
second — they hold Mario up instead of laughing at him, and their example teaches
him what a friend really is.

I2 Think of an experience in your life with your friend that suits this quotation. Share
it with your friends.

Tell one complete incident, not a general opinion — say what happened, what your friend did,
and end by linking it to the quotation.

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Sample answer: Last monsoon I slipped on the wet school stairs and hurt my ankle
badly. Everyone crowded around and stared, but only Deepak ran to call the class
teacher, and then walked me slowly to the medical room with my arm across his
shoulder. He even carried my bag home. That day I understood the meaning of “A
friend in need is a friend indeed.”

II Look for some famous quotations on friendship; these can be in your own language
too. Read and share them with your teacher and classmates. Write one quotation
on paper, colour and decorate it. Put it up on the class board.

Collect quotations from three places — your English reader, a Hindi or regional-language book
of dohe and proverbs, and your grandparents.

QUOTATION LANGUAGE / MEANING
SOURCE

“कहत, नटत, रीझत, िखझत, िमलत, िखलत, Hindi (Bihari, A close friend understands you without a word
लिजयात” — a friend reads all these Satsai) being spoken.
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“रिहमन धागा पेम का, मत तोड़ो चटकाय” Hindi (Rahim) The thread of love, once snapped, can be
joined only with a knot — so never break a
friendship in anger.

“A true friend is the greatest of all English proverb The same idea as the poem — “With special
blessings.” friends I feel I'm blessed.”

“Friendship doubles our joy and English proverb Happiness shared grows bigger; sorrow shared
divides our grief.” grows smaller.

How to make the poster: Write the quotation in big letters in the middle of a chart
paper, put the writer's name in a corner, draw a simple border of two hands joined or
two birds on a branch, and colour it with just two or three colours so that the words
stay easy to read from a distance.

Let us do these activities before we read — Pages 59 & 60

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The Chair

BEFORE YOU READ

I Write two words that come to your mind when you think of friendship.

Any two words that name a feeling or a quality of friendship are correct.

Sample answer: trust and laughter.

Other good choices: sharing, support, care, loyalty, hope, honesty, company, kindness.

Tip: Pick words you can explain in one line — “trust, because I can tell my friend a
secret and it stays a secret; laughter, because we laugh at the same silly jokes.”

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WORD WHERE IT IS IN THE GRID DIRECTION

LAUGHTER Row 1, from the bold L in the first square Across (→)

HELPFUL Row 3, from the bold H in the second square — the circled example Across (→)

HOPE Row 5, from the bold H in the first square Across (→)

LOYAL Row 7, from the bold L in the second square Across (→)

LOVING Row 10, from the bold L in the first square Across (→)

TRUST Column 8, starting at the bold T in row 5 Down (↓)

SUPPORT Column 11 (last column), starting at the bold S in row 5 Down (↓)

CARING Column 5, starting at the bold C in row 6 Down (↓)

How to search a grid quickly: The book tells you that the first letter of each word
is printed in bold. So look only at the bold letters — L, H, H, T, S, C, L, L — and from
each one read across and then down. You will never have to hunt blindly.

All eight words describe a friend: a friend brings you laughter, is helpful, loyal,
loving and caring, and gives you hope, trust and support. Keep this list — you will
need these very words in the ‘Let us speak' task on page 68.

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I2 Fill in the blanks to complete the words, which mean the same as ‘friend’ or ‘friends’
with the help of the meanings. (i) a person with whom you do activities together —
p __ r __ n __ r (ii) an informal word for friends — b __ __ d __ __ s (iii) a person who you
spend a lot of time with — c __ m p __ n __ o __ (iv) children who are in the same class
as you at school — c l __ s __ m __ t __ s

MEANING WORD USED IN A SENTENCE

(i) a person with whom you do activities partner Choose a partner for the three-legged
together race.

(ii) an informal word for friends buddies Mario saw three of his buddies holding
him up.

(iii) a person who you spend a lot of time with companion My grandfather's oldest companion is
his radio.

(iv) children who are in the same class as you classmates His classmates had a pretty good laugh.
at school

Why this activity comes before the story: Mario's grandfather uses these very
words — “I'm sure many of them are nothing more than companions or partners.”
The whole story is about the difference between a companion, a partner, a classmate
and a real friend.

I3 There are so many words for a friend. What do you call ‘a friend’ in your own
language?

Write the word your family actually uses, in your own script if you can, and then in English
letters.

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LANGUAGE WORD FOR ‘FRIEND’

Hindi िम त्र (mitra), स् (dost),
दो त सखा / सखी (sakha / sakhi), यार (yaar)

Sanskrit िम त्र (mitram),
म् सखा (sakhā)

Marathi िम त्र (mitra), त्र (maitrin)
मै ीण

Bengali ব ু (bondhu)

Tamil நண் பன் (nanban), ேதாழ (thozhi)

Telugu హితుడు (snehitudu)
Kannada ೆ ೆ ಯ (geleya)

Malayalam സഹൃ (suhruth)

Gujarati મત્ર (mitra), દો ત (dost) સ્

Punjabi ਦੋ ਸ ਤ (dost), ਯਾਰ (yaar), ਬੇਲ ੀ (beli)

Odia ସ ଙଗ (sanga), ବନଧ (bandhu)
ା ୍ ୍ ୁ

Assamese ব ু (bondhu)

Urdu ‫( دوﺳﺖ‬dost), ‫( رﻓﯿﻖ‬rafeeq)

Sample answer: In my language, Marathi, we call a friend mitra, and a girl friend
maitrin. At home we usually say dost.

Let us discuss — Page 61
The Chair, Part I

COMPREHENSION

1 Mario was very proud of having so many friends. State whether True or False.

True.
The very first lines say so: “There was a boy called Mario who loved to have lots of friends. He
showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had at school, and how he was so
friendly with everyone.” ‘Showed off’ means boasted — and boasting is pride on display.

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Why the story begins here: Mario's pride is the problem the invisible chair has to
cure. He counts his friends; his grandfather teaches him to weigh them instead.

2 What did the grandfather take from the attic?

He brought down a chair — a very special, invisible chair.
He said, “I have exactly what you need. It's in the attic. Wait here a minute.” When he returned
he came “as though carrying something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there”, and
told him, “Take it. It's a very special chair. As it's invisible, it's rather tricky to sit on it.”

Think about it: Was there really a chair at all? The grandfather is a clever old man —
the ‘chair’ may be nothing but an idea. What is real is the test it sets up.

3 Will Mario face any challenges?

Yes — and the biggest challenge will not be the chair, but his classmates.
The grandfather has already warned him: “As it's invisible, it's rather tricky to sit on it.” You
cannot see where an invisible seat is, so Mario is going to miss it and fall. And he must do this in
the middle of a circle of the whole class, so he will have to bear their laughter as well as the falls.
Read on and you will find both difficulties come true: “he missed and fell straight onto his
backside. His classmates had a pretty good laugh.”

4 Will Mario be able to use the magic?

Yes, he will — but only after falling several times.
The grandfather sets one condition: “if you take it to school and manage to sit on it, then the
magic will work.” Mario is described as “brave and determined”, and the story tells us “Mario
wouldn't give up. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair and kept falling to the ground until,
suddenly, he tried again and didn't fall.”

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The whole story in one match: Two kinds of children stood in that circle. One kind
laughed at a falling boy; the other kind put out their hands. Only the second kind
were friends.

Let us think and reflect — Pages 64 & 65
The Chair

COMPREHENSION

I 1 (i) Read the lines: “Take it. It’s a very special chair. As it’s invisible, it’s rather tricky to
sit on it. But if you take it to school and manage to sit on it, then the magic will
work and you’ll be able to tell who your real friends are.” Fill in the blanks with
two words that describe the chair. The chair is _____________ and ___________.

The chair is special and invisible.
Both words are the grandfather's own: “It's a very special chair. As it's invisible, it's rather tricky
to sit on it.” (‘Magic' and ‘tricky' are also acceptable.)

Grammar note: Words like special, invisible and tricky describe a thing, so they are
adjectives — the very topic you will study on page 66.

I 1 (ii) Why was it tricky to sit on the chair?

Because the chair was invisible — Mario could not see it, so he had no way of knowing exactly
where the seat was.
The grandfather says it plainly: “As it's invisible, it's rather tricky to sit on it.” When Mario tried,
“having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell straight onto his backside.”

I 1 (iii) Why does Mario’s grandfather call the chair ‘special’?

He calls it ‘special’ because it can do something no ordinary chair can do — it shows you who
your real friends are.

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His promise is: “if you take it to school and manage to sit on it, then the magic will work and
you'll be able to tell who your real friends are.” An ordinary chair only holds you up; this one
sorts true friends from mere companions.

What was really ‘special’: There was probably no chair in the grandfather's hand at
all. What made the test work was the falling — the moment Mario needed help, the
real friends showed themselves. The grandfather was “so cleverly” using an idea, not
magic.

I 2 (i) Read the lines: “Wait, wait, just a slight technical problem,” he said, trying again.
But again, he missed the seat, causing more surprised looks and laughter. Mario
wouldn’t give up. Fill in the blank with a suitable reason. Mario says there was a
technical problem because ___________.

Mario says there was a technical problem because he had just fallen in front of the whole
class and wanted to save himself from embarrassment — he wanted them to believe the
fault lay in the chair, not in him.
Other correct ways of completing it:

… because he could not see the invisible chair and kept missing the seat.
… because he wanted to hide his failure and get one more chance without being laughed at.

Tip: ‘Technical problem' is the excuse people give when a machine, and not the
person, is supposed to be at fault. Mario is buying himself another try.

I 2 (ii) Mario’s friends were very caring and helpful. State whether True or False.

True — but only of his real friends.
Guneet, Asma and Deepa proved to be caring and helpful: they came forward and held Mario up
“so he wouldn't fall”, without being asked. That is the answer the question is looking for.
Be clear about the rest, though. The others were not friends at all — they “had done nothing but
made fun of him, enjoying each and every fall”. The whole point of the story is that only three
out of the many turned out to be true friends.

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I 2 (iii) Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. Mario wouldn’t give up.
This shows he is _____________. a. strong-willed b. supportive c. loving d. hard-
working

Answer: a. strong-willed
A strong-willed person keeps at a task in spite of failure and mockery. Mario “kept trying to sit
on the magic chair and kept falling to the ground” while the whole class laughed — and still he
would not stop. The story also calls him “brave and determined”, which means the same thing.

Why not the others? Supportive describes Guneet, Asma and Deepa, who held him
up. Loving is about affection, which is not being tested here. Hard-working suits study
or labour; refusing to be beaten by failure is willpower, not work.

II 1 What was the bet about?

The bet was about whether Mario really had as many friends as he boasted of.
The grandfather challenged him: “Mario, I bet you a fruit chaat. You don't have as many friends
as you think you have. I'm sure many of them are nothing more than companions or partners.”
Mario “accepted the bet readily”, sure that he would win. The prize was a fruit chaat — and in
the end the grandfather won it.

II 2 What happened when Mario sat on the chair for the first time?

He fell down. “Having difficulty seeing it, he missed and fell straight onto his backside. His
classmates had a pretty good laugh.”
Instead of admitting the failure, he said, “Wait, wait, just a slight technical problem,” and tried
again — only to miss the seat once more, “causing more surprised looks and laughter”.

II 3 How was Mario able to find his real friends?

He found them at the moment he stopped falling.

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After many attempts, “he tried again and didn't fall. This time he sat, hanging in mid-air.” When
he looked around to see how this was possible, he saw Guneet, Asma and Deepa — “three of
his buddies — holding him up, so he wouldn't fall”. At the same time he saw the others, “many
he'd thought of as friends”, who “had done nothing but made fun of him, enjoying each and
every fall”.

The grandfather's clever plan: He did not tell Mario who his real friends were — he
arranged a situation in which Mario would need help in public. Trouble sorts people
into two groups by itself: those who laugh, and those who lift.

II 4 Do you think the magic chair test was good? Why do you say so?

Yes, the test was a good one, because it showed Mario the truth without anyone having to
say a word against his classmates.

It was honest — no one was accused; each child simply chose, on his own, to laugh or to
help.
It worked — Mario won three friends for life and used the same test “on many occasions”
afterwards.
It cured his boasting, which no amount of scolding by his grandfather could have done. As
the story says, he understood “that true friends are those who care for us. A friend wouldn't
be someone who takes joy in our bad luck.”

One can also argue the other side, and it is worth saying so: the test was a little unfair and
painful. Mario had to be laughed at again and again, and some children may have stayed back
out of shyness rather than unfriendliness. But since the test cost nothing but a few falls and
gave him the truth, it was on the whole a good idea.

II 5 What does ‘friends for life’ mean to you?

‘Friends for life’ means friends who stay with you for as long as you live — through school,
work, distance and old age — and not only while you sit on the same bench.
In the story the phrase is earned, not given: “they used the magic chair test on many occasions
and whoever passed became friends for life.” Only those who cared enough to hold someone
up were counted.

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The Chair — Suffixes and Adjectives

GRAMMAR

I Read the following words from the text: friendly, suddenly, talking, carrying, called,
showed. Complete the following table by dividing the words into two parts (Column
A — root words, Column B — suffixes). One has been done for you.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

1. friend ly

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6.

The table on page 65, reproduced with the one row the book has already filled in.

S. NO. WORD COLUMN A (ROOT WORD) COLUMN B (SUFFIX)

1. friendly friend ly (given)

2. suddenly sudden ly

3. talking talk ing

4. carrying carry ing

5. called call ed

6. showed show ed

Remember the two names: the word you start with is the root word; the letters
added at the end are the suffix. Only three suffixes are used here — -ly, -ing and -ed.

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Watch the spelling: carry keeps its y before -ing (carry + ing = carrying), but
changes it to i before -ed (carry + ed = carried). Spelling often shifts a little when a
suffix is added.

II Match the following root words with suitable suffixes. You can use a suffix more
than once as shown. Use them to make sentences of your own. One has been done
for you. Root words: magic, care, celebrate, laugh, wonder, help, friend, courage.
Suffixes: -ing, -al, -ful, -ly, -ed, -tion, -ous, -ship.

S. ROOT SUFFIX WORD SENTENCE
NO. WORD

1. magic -al magical The magician performed an amazing magical act.
(given)

2. care -ful careful Be careful — the invisible chair is not where you
think it is.

3. celebrate -tion celebration Our class held a small celebration when Mario
won three real friends.

4. laugh -ing laughing The children were laughing at every fall.

5. wonder -ful wonderful Grandpa told us wonderful stories over a plate of
fruit chaat.

6. help -ed helped Guneet, Asma and Deepa helped Mario when he
kept falling.

7. friend -ship friendship Their friendship lasted for life.

8. courage -ous courageous It was courageous of Mario to try again before the
whole class.

Other correct combinations (the book allows a suffix to be used more than once): care + ing =
caring, help + ful = helpful, friend + ly = friendly, laugh + ed = laughed, wonder + ing = wondering.

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Observe the spelling changes, as the book asks: magic + al → magical (no
change), but care + ing drops the e → caring; celebrate + tion drops -te →
celebration; courage + ous drops the e → courageous… except that here the e
stays, to keep the soft ‘j’ sound of g. English keeps a few such surprises.

III Read the following lines from the story: ‘Mario, brave and determined, took the
strange invisible chair …’ You have already described the chair. Now, describe what
kind of a person Mario is in the image given below. [Use words from the story. You
may also use words of your own.]

Mario

The picture on page 66, redrawn: Mario with the four empty boxes the book prints
around him.

Four boxes are printed around Mario's picture on page 66. Fill them with adjectives — words
that describe the quality of a person.

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WORD FOR THE BOX PROOF FROM THE STORY

brave “Mario, brave and determined, took the strange invisible chair…”

determined “Mario wouldn't give up. He kept trying… and kept falling.”

friendly “how he was so friendly with everyone”

boastful “He showed off a lot, always talking about how many friends he had.”

Other good words of your own: confident, curious, cheerful, strong-willed, grateful (at the
end of the story).

A balanced description: Notice that Mario is not perfect. He is brave and
determined, but he is also boastful at the start. Good characters in stories usually
have both kinds of qualities — that is what makes them believable.

IV Match each word (adjective) in Column A with a suitable word (noun) in Column B.
You can make more than one combination. One has been done as an example.
Column A: 1. brave 2. clever 3. tasty 4. heavy 5. slight 6. true. Column B: friends, rain,
soldier, plan, peanuts, cold. Then write phrases and sentences.

ADJECTIVE NOUN PHRASE SENTENCE

1. brave soldier brave soldier The brave soldier marched ahead. (given)

2. clever plan clever plan Grandpa's clever plan showed Mario who his real friends
were.

3. tasty peanuts tasty We ate tasty peanuts on the train to Nagpur.
peanuts

4. heavy rain heavy rain Heavy rain filled the elephant pond in a single night.

5. slight cold slight cold My friend has a slight cold, so he did not come to school.

6. true friends true friends True friends hold you up when everyone else is laughing.

More than one combination is possible, as the book says: brave friends, clever friends, true
soldier, heavy peanuts (a heavy bag of peanuts), slight rain. Choose the pair that sounds natural.

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