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c4 some important events in the story are given in a jumbled
order. Put them in the order in which they are given in the
text :
• Sai’s drawing the attention of the playmates.
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• Grandfather telling her to treat books with respect.
• The usual sight of grandpa and Sai playing together.
• The wedding of dolls.
• Sai’s telling a story to her grandfather.
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Read and Write:
c5 Read and discuss your responses with your partner. Then
write.

1. Describe how grandfather and Sai enjoyed each other’s company.
2. Why was grandfather very much impressed by Sai’s story?
3. What do you think was the great achievement of Sai as a child?
4. Describe the incident in the library.
5. How was Sai able to win over her friends?

6. What surprise awaited Sai one day as she came back from
school?
c6 Write a paragraph on each of the following topics. do it in
pairs. Prepare first, and final drafts. Then compare them with
those of your partner.
1. Sai’s talents even as a child.
2. Lessons she learned from her grandfather.

3. The incident of the wedding of dolls.
vocabulary :
v1 fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words chosen from
among the ones given in brackets.

Sai was ____ of telling stories. Her grandfather was ____ by this
talent of hers. Though she was not ____ at sports, she used to ___ her
friends with her ___ of fancy. Even as a child she had ______ a book of
fairy ______

[impressed, good, published, fond, flights, tales, entertain]

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