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8 TALKING ABOUT THE PAST:
8
UNIT

NARRATING PAST EVENTS

Reading

Think and Act
Curriculum Development Centre
Recall a story you had heard in your childhood. Narrate it to your
friends in the class.

Study Time

Read the story adapted from Panchatantra below and note down the
important events in your notebook.

The Trick of the Fox

Once upon a time, there was a tall peepal tree on the outskirts of a small
village. On this tree, a couple of dove had been living for years. At the
bottom of the tree, there also lived a big black snake in a deep hole. Every
time the female dove laid eggs, the snake crept up the tree and ate the eggs
or the young ones. As a result, the doves were never able to raise their
chicks. This made them very sad. They didn’t know how to get rid of the
snake.

After thinking about the problem seriously, they decided to meet their
intimate friend, a clever fox. Then, they went to meet their friend. When
the fox saw them, she greeted and welcomed them to her house. The doves
were very sad. So, she inquired, “Hello dear friends! You two seem to be
very sad. What’s the matter?”

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