Curiosity towards Books SABARINATHAN S

The story "The Enormous Turnip" is part of the NCERT class 3 English Unit 3 Marigold book. This audio will help in improving English listening skills. Play this audio in your class and let students listen to it.  

Once upon a time, an old man planted some turnip seeds. The turnip seeds grew. The turnip seeds grew and grew. “I want to pull up the enormous turnip,” said the old man. The old man pulled and pulled. But he could not pull up the enormous turnip. An old woman came. “I want to pull up that enormous turnip,” said the old man. “I will help you,” said the old woman. The old man and the old woman pulled and pulled. But they could not pull up the enormous turnip. A boy came. “We want to pull up that enormous turnip,” said the old woman. "I will help you," said the boy. The old man and the old woman and the boy pulled and pulled. But they could not pull up the enormous turnip. A girl came. We want to pull up that enormous turnip,” said the boy. “I will help you,” said the girl. The old man and the old woman and the boy and the girl pulled and pulled. UP came the enormous turnip. “We will help you to eat the enormous turnip,” said the old woman and the boy and the girl. And they did!

The story "Mittu and the Yellow Mango" is part of the NCERT class 1 English Unit 4 Marigold book. This audio will help in improving English listening skills. Play this audio in your class and let students listen to it.  

Mittu was a parrot. A green parrot with a red beak. One day Mittu was flying. He loved to fly. He looked down. He saw a big yellow mango on a tree. Mittu liked mangoes. “I want to eat that yellow mango,” he said. He flew down to the tree. “Caw, caw, go away. This is my tree,” said a voice. Mittu looked up. He saw a big black crow. “Caw, caw, go, go, the crow shouted. He had a very loud voice. Mittu was afraid of the crow. He flew away.   Mittu saw a red balloon. It was under a tree. He had an idea. He picked up the red balloon. He was careful not to burst it. He flew to the mango tree. The crow was sitting on the tree. Mittu went behind the tree. He pecked the balloon with his red beak. “Pop!” The balloon burst. It made a loud noise. “Caw!” said the crow. And he fell off the tree. “Caw, caw, a big gun is after me,” said the crow. He flew away. He never came back to the tree. Mittu came to the tree. He ate the big yellow mango. “Yummy yummy, what a nice mango! he said. He was very happy. Clever Mittu! - Chitra Narendran

The poem "Zoo Manners"  is part of the NCERT Class 2 English Unit 5 Marigold book. This audio will help in improving English listening skills. Play this audio in your class and let students listen to it.  

Be careful what  You say or do When you visit the animals At the Zoo.  Don't make fun Of the Camel's hump He's very proud Of his noble bump.  Don't laugh too much At the Chimpanzee He thinks he's as wise As you and me.  And the Penguins Strutting around the lake Can understand Remarks you make.  Treat them as well As they do you And you'll always be welcome At the Zoo.  -Eileen Mathias

The story "The Story of the Road" is part of the NCERT class 3 English Unit 6 Marigold book. This audio will help in improving English listening skills. Play this audio in your class and let students listen to it. 

It is early morning. The road is asleep. Everything is quiet. But listen! The birds are calling softly. “Chirrup, chirrup, chirrup,” say the sparrows. “Chirrup, chirrup, chirrup.” “Caw, caw caw,” says the crow. “Caw, caw caw,” “wake up, wake up.” Here is someone else now. “Tring-a-ling, tring-a-ling.” It is the newspaper boy.  “Tring-a-ling, tring-a-ling,” says his bicycle. “Tring-a-ling, wake up.” “Chirrup, chirrup, chirrup,” say the sparrows. “Chirrup, Chirrup.” “Caw, caw,” says the crow, “wake up.”  Who is this coming now? It is the vegetable man. “Peas, cauliflowers, cabbages,” says the vegetable man. “Potatoes, cucumbers, radishes, carrots.” “Caw,” says the crow, “wake up.” “Chirrup, chirrup,” say the sparrows.  Tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp. Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter. Who are these?  They are children going to school. “Chatter, chatter, chatter,” talk the school children. “Tramp, tramp, tramp,” go their shoes. “Peas, carrots, cabbages,” calls the vegetable man. “Chirrup, chirrup, chirrup,” say the sparrows. “Caw, caw,” says the crow, “wake up”. “Caw, caw, caw,” says the crow. “Caw, caw, wake up.” “Wake up!” asks the road. “Can't you see, you foolish bird? I am wide awake.”

The story "The Tiger and the Mosquito" is part of NCERT class 1 English Unit 8 Marigold book. This audio will help in improving English listening skills. Play this video in your class and let students listen to it.  A tiger was dozing under a tree. A mosquito came buzzing by. The tiger said, “Hey! Mosquito! Go away!” The mosquito said, “Why should I go away? I am not afraid of you!” The tiger was angry. He hit out with his paw. The mosquito flew off. The paw struck his own cheek. The blow scraped his cheek. It began to bleed. The mosquito buzzed away. The tiger struck with his other paw. The mosquito flew off. This time, too, he hit himself. The tiger was helpless.  The mosquito continued to buzz. The tiger got up and quietly walked away. The mosquito called out after him, “Don’t be so proud, my friend. Everyone is great in his own way!” - Mrinalini Srivastava

Dear Students,

This story book contains fifty stories that took place in the life of Tenali Rama in which I have told you only the first two stories. I hope you like these stories. So read the rest of the stories in this book. I have posted the details of this book in the episode description.

Book Name: STORIES OF TENALI RAMAN 

Retold by: George Immatty 

Translated by: Sureshkumar 

First Published : February 2002 

Reprinted at January 2005 

Typesetting : Sky Graphics, Nilambur Printed of Hebron, Thrissur 

Publishers: H&C PUBLISHING HOUSE Thrissur - 680 001 

website: hondcbooks.com 

Distributors: H & C STORES KunnomkulornThrissur, Ernakulum, Kottayam Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad 

Cost of book: Rs. 10/-

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