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PoETRY

ThE liTTlE BusY BEE

- issac Watts
Not to be republished
[Issac Watts was born on July 17, 1674 and
died on November 25, 1748. He had mastered
Latin, Greek, Hebrew and French. The first
hymn book composed by him for children was
©KTBS
Horae Lyricae. His popular hymns are “O God,
Our Help in Ages Past”, “The Psalms of David”,
and “Jesus Shall Reign”.
The bee is always busy. It builds the hive
very skillfully and stores sweet honey in it. Like
the bee, we too must be busy and always do
useful work.]
iRa Read the following Paragraph :
sir M.visveswaraya

Sir M.Visveswaraya was the Dewan of Mysuru
State. As a student, he earned money by giving
tuition to students and paid his school fees. He
made a name as Chief Engineer and later as Dewan
of Mysuru. He was always busy in some useful
work or the other. He used to work for more than
ten hours. He was punctual, selfdisciplined and
straightforward. He lived for 101 years. He was
awarded the highest honour Bharat Ratna.

answer the following questions:

1. What time do you get up in the morning?
2. Do you play or study in the morning?

3. Are you entirely dependent on your parents for books and paying
fees? If not, how do you earn money?

4. How long do you study everyday usually?

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