Day: June 8, 2010

Clothes

All of us wear clothes. Clothes are one of our basic needs. We wear clothes to protect our body from the sun, rain, cold and dust. We wear different according to the weather.

In summer, we wear light clothes. They are made up of cotton. They keep our body cool. In winter, we wear clothes made up of wool. These clothes keep our body warm and protect us from cold.

When it is raining, we either take an umbrella or wear a raincoat to avoid getting wet. We also use gumboots when it rains. They are made of plastic or rubber.

Sometimes, people wear same type of clothes daily. It is their uniform. It is for the special work they do or place they go to. Children wear school uniforms. A doctor, a nurse, a policeman, a soldier, a pilot, a lawyer are some of the people who wear uniforms.

We should always wear neat and clean clothes.

Exercise:- Match the following:

  • Summer                           Woolen clothes
  • Winter                              Rain Coat
  • Rainy Season                  Cotton Clothes

Exercise:- Fill in the blanks:

  1. We wear _____ to protect our body.
  2. We wear _____ in school.
  3. In summer, we wear clothes made up of _____.
  4. Raincoats protect us from getting _____.
  5. We should always wear _____ and _____ clothes.

A Wild Donkey and a Potter’s Donkey

Once upon a time, there lived a wild donkey. He used to wander about freely in the jungle. He was free to do as he liked. One day, while he was roaming about, he reached the outskirts of a village. He saw another donkey, sitting comfortably, eating hay and enjoying the warm, winter sun. This donkey belonged to a potter. He looked very healthy, happy and content. The wild donkey felt very jealous of him.

After a few days, the wild donkey went towards the village again. But, he was surprised to see a very different sight this time. The potter’s donkey was walking slowly with his head bent low. He had a heavy load on his back. The donkey was walking with great difficulty because of the heavy load . And if the donkey stopped, even for a minute, the potter beat him with a stick.

The wild donkey, then, realized that he was happier than the potter’s donkey. He thanked God for giving him freedom and went back in the jungle.

Exercise:- Answer the following questions:

  1. Where did the wild donkey live?
  2. What did he see one day?
  3. Why was he jealous of the potter’s donkey?
  4. What changed his feelings?
  5. What did he do?

Exercise:- Say whether the following statements are true or false:

  1. The wild donkey was free to do as he liked.
  2. The wild donkey was not jealous of the potter’s donkey.
  3. The potter’s donkey walked fast even with a heavy load on his back.
  4. The potter did not beat the donkey even when it stopped.

Exercise:- Give the opposite of the following words:

  1. Free
  2. Wild
  3. Winter
  4. Happy
  5. Slow
  6. Heavy