english ---class---iii Nina and the baby sparrows Prepared by mrs. June laskar Prt, kv, barrackpore , afs.

There was great joy in Nina’s house . Nina’s aunt was getting married . Nina , her father , mother and little brother were all going to Delhi for a wedding . Everyone was happy , except Nina . Her mother took her to market to buy a new dress , but Nina did not want any new dress . Her mother was upset , but she said nothing . They went back home and had lunch .

After lunch mother asked Nina,” What is it child ? Why did you say no to everything?” “Mother ,I don’t want to go to the wedding.” “But why? ” Nina said nothing and started crying . Mother put her arms around Nina and said ,”What’s bothering you my child?” “Mother , “ she said ,”there’s a sparrow’s nest on the bookshelf in my room . And there are two baby sparrows in the nest.”

“They are just beginning to get their feathers . And growing up makes them so hungry . All day long they cry ‘ cheep-cheep ’ , asking for food .” “ I see….”, said Mother . “If we go , the whole place will be locked . And how will papa and mama sparrows feed their babies?” “Oh Nina ,” cried Mother . “Is that why you don’t want to go to the wedding? But that is no problem at all. We’ll remove all your things from the room and lock the door on the outside . So the house will be safe and papa and mama sparrows can feed the baby sparrows freely.

It was a good idea. When Nina came back from the wedding, there were two plump little sparrows flying all over the room And wasn’t Nina thrilled !

Do you know how the baby sparrows eat? Mama and Papa sparrows feed baby sparrows. How do all other baby animals eat ?

Let us see some common birds seen in our neighbourhood

Animals and their young ones

ANIMALS YOUNG ONES DOG ---------------------- 1. COW ---------------------- DOG ---------------------- PIG ---------------------- LION ---------------------- HORSE ---------------------- ELEPHANT ---------------------- DEER ---------------------- BIRD -----------------------

1. There was great joy in Nina’s house. RECAPITULATION 1. There was great joy in Nina’s house. 2. Nina’s aunt was getting married. 3. Everyone in the family was happy and ready to go to the wedding except Nina. 4. Nina didn’t want to go to the wedding as she didn’t want to leave the baby sparrows who needed their mother . 5. Nina’s mother makes a plan and they all go to the wedding. 6.The baby sparrows also grow up in time after getting food in time from their papa and mama sparrows.

COMPREHENSION Answer the questions briefly 1.Why was there great joy in Nina’s house? 2.Why didn’t Nina want to go to the wedding? 3.What did mother suggest? 4.What did the baby sparrows do all day? 5.What did Nina find when she came back from the wedding?

Home Assignment A.A sparrow chirps . What sounds do the following produce? ANIMAL SOUND 1.CAT ------------------ 2.SNAKE ------------------ 3.HORSE ------------------- 4.CROW ------------------- 5.TIGER -------------------- B. How are birds different from people ? Write any two points.

FUN TIME 1.Collect pictures of different birds , and paste them on a Chart .Display in the class. 2.Listen to the sounds made by diferent birds and try to imitate them in the class with your friends.

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