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PRosE

a chaT WiTh a gRasshoPPER

Preparatory activity :

1. Repeat after the teacher:

The grasshopper and the Elephant

Way down south

Where bananas grow,
A grasshopper stepped

On an elephant's toe.
The elephant said

With tears in his eyes,
"Pick on somebody

Your own size."
anonymous

2. Can you draw the picture of a grasshopper? What do

you know about grasshoppers?

let's read and enjoy the lesson :

One day students of class VI visited a park with their

class teacher. All of them enjoyed and played well in the park.
While they were playing and enjoying, Roshan, Teena, Rani

and Ani saw a green insect flying around and sitting on the
stem of a tree. They were surprised to see it. They slowly went

near the insect.

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