WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024 – DAY26 – 6,7,8,9,10 CLASSES
SUMMER BREAK ACTIVITIES – GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS
• Class teachers have to create Whats app groups with their class students.
• Ask them to maintain a notebook for summer activities and submit at the time of reopening.
• Keep in touch with the students and encourage them from time to time to monitor their activities.
• Gather students activities in the form of pics/videos/reports through Whats app group
• Music, Dance and Drama :
Select a music/dance/drama of their own culture or local tradition where a group of people (Peer/siblings/other family members) come together to develop the child’s aesthetic sense. Example: Folk or traditional songs/dance can be recorded from their area using some musical instruments involving their siblings, friends and family members.
WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024 for Class 6 Students :
ACTIVITY1 :
English words everyday by using your dictionary and note down in your notebook (మీ dictionary ఉపయోగించడం ద్వారా ప్రతిరోజూ 5 ఆంగ్ల పదాలను నేర్చుకోండి మరియు మీ నోట్బుక్లో వ్రాసుకోండి)
Learning Outcomes : To develop writing and reference skills.
ACTIVITY2 :

ACTIVITY3 :
What Is the Past Perfect Tense?
The past perfect tense is slightly different in its structure and use in a sentence from the simple past tense and the past continuous tense. The past perfect tense clearly states that one action took place before another action in the past. It can also be said that the past perfect tense represents a past action that took place in the past. Now, take a look at the definitions of the past perfect tense given by various dictionaries.
Definition of the Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as “ the form of a verb that is used to show that an action had already finished when another action happened.” The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines the past perfect tense as “the form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a particular point in the past, formed in English with had and the past participle.”
Another definition of the past perfect tense given by the Merriam Webster Dictionary is as follows. According to it, the past perfect tense is “ the form of the verb that is used in referring to an action that was completed by a particular time in the past.” The Collins Dictionary puts it a little differently. According to it, the past perfect tense is “a tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended before a specified or implied time in the past,” and they also call the tense with another term – ‘pluperfect.’
Structure and Formula of the Past Perfect Tense
Learning the structure and formula of the past perfect tense will help you in a way that you don’t expect. Obviously, anything becomes easy once you know what it is, right? So, here is the formula of the past perfect tense.
Subject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence |
The structure of the past perfect tense can be learnt by analyisng how it is used in a positive, negative, interrogative and negative interrogative sentence.
Structure of the Past Perfect Tense | |||
Positive | Negative | Interrogative | Negative Interrogative |
Subject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Subject + had + not + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Had + subject + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Had + subject + not + past participle + the rest of the sentence
(or) Hadn’t + subject + past participle + the rest of the sentence |
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Using the Past Perfect Tense – Points to Remember
The past perfect tense is similar to the present perfect tense in its structure. Like the present perfect tense, the past perfect tense also employs a helping verb (had) and the past participle of the main verb. The only difference is that the past perfect tense uses the same helping verb ‘had’ irrespective of the first, second or third pronoun being used as the subject. Past participles of regular verbs are usually the same as the past form, whereas most irregular verbs take different spellings when used in the past form and the past participle form. If you know the past participles correctly, you will not find any difficulty with understanding or employing the past perfect tense in your writing and speech.
Check out the article on irregular verbs if you need to just brush up your knowledge of how the verbs form their past and past participle forms.
Uses of the Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense can be used to provide information about the following scenarios:
- To indicate the order of more than one past event.
- To denote the time until a certain point in the past.
- To inform that an action was incomplete and not done at a specific time in the past when a simple past action took place.
Examples of the Past Perfect Tense
Given below are a few examples to show you how the past perfect tense can be used to perform the different functions discussed above.
Indicating the order of events in the past
Example 1:
- When my mom arrived, my friends had left.
It can also be written as follows,
- My friends had left when my mom arrived.
Example 2:
- The train had arrived on the second platform when we reached the station. (or)
- When we reached the station, the train had arrived on the second platform.
Denoting the time until a specific point in the past
Examples:
- Ann had completed all eight grades of western music by the time she was 15 years old.
- Had Brian and Courtney arrived when I called you yesterday?
Representing an incomplete action that was not done in a specific time in the past before another simple past action
Examples:
- The students had gone for their games period before the teacher could inform them about the assignment they had to do.
- It was so unfortunate that Finn had died before the series was over.
Check Your Understanding of the Past Perfect Tense
Since you have learnt about the past perfect tense, why not check how far you have understood the topic? Fill in the blanks with the right form of the tense in the following sentences.
1. Alice ______________ (read) all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.
2. I ________________ (complete – negative) my work when my parents arrived.
3. When we were in college, we ________________ (perform) this song live.
4. My friend, Raimy _______ already ___________ (watch) the movie before we met.
5. _________ you ___________ (work – negative interrogative) at CTS before you started working at this company?
6. My mom told me that we ________ (meet) Priyanka already but I don’t think so.
7. My brother __________ (solve) five math problems before I completed two.
8. The place ___________ (close) by the time we got there.
9. _______ he __________ (bring) all the documents when you reached?
10. We felt sad that the movie _______ already _________ (start) before we got there.
Here are the answers for the above exercise. Check if you have answered the questions correctly.
1. Alice had read all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.
2. I had not completed my work when my parents arrived.
3. When we were in college, we had performed this song live.
4. My friend, Raimy, had already watched the movie before we met.
5. Hadn’t you worked at CTS before you started working at this company?
6. My mom told me that we had met Priyanka already but I don’t think so.
7. My brother had solved five math problems before I completed two.
8. The place had closed by the time we got there.
9. Had he brought all the documents when you reached?
10. We felt sad that the movie had already started before we got there.
WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024 for Class 7 Students :
ACTIVITY 1.
English words everyday by using your dictionary and note down in your notebook (మీ dictionary ఉపయోగించడం ద్వారా ప్రతిరోజూ 5 ఆంగ్ల పదాలను నేర్చుకోండి మరియు మీ నోట్బుక్లో వ్రాసుకోండి)
Learning Outcomes : To develop writing and reference skills.
ACTIVITY 2.
ACTIVITY 3.
What Is the Past Perfect Tense?
The past perfect tense is slightly different in its structure and use in a sentence from the simple past tense and the past continuous tense. The past perfect tense clearly states that one action took place before another action in the past. It can also be said that the past perfect tense represents a past action that took place in the past. Now, take a look at the definitions of the past perfect tense given by various dictionaries.
Definition of the Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as “ the form of a verb that is used to show that an action had already finished when another action happened.” The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines the past perfect tense as “the form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a particular point in the past, formed in English with had and the past participle.”
Another definition of the past perfect tense given by the Merriam Webster Dictionary is as follows. According to it, the past perfect tense is “ the form of the verb that is used in referring to an action that was completed by a particular time in the past.” The Collins Dictionary puts it a little differently. According to it, the past perfect tense is “a tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended before a specified or implied time in the past,” and they also call the tense with another term – ‘pluperfect.’
Structure and Formula of the Past Perfect Tense
Learning the structure and formula of the past perfect tense will help you in a way that you don’t expect. Obviously, anything becomes easy once you know what it is, right? So, here is the formula of the past perfect tense.
Subject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence |
The structure of the past perfect tense can be learnt by analyisng how it is used in a positive, negative, interrogative and negative interrogative sentence.
Structure of the Past Perfect Tense | |||
Positive | Negative | Interrogative | Negative Interrogative |
Subject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Subject + had + not + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Had + subject + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Had + subject + not + past participle + the rest of the sentence
(or) Hadn’t + subject + past participle + the rest of the sentence |
Examples:
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Examples:
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Examples:
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Examples:
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Using the Past Perfect Tense – Points to Remember
The past perfect tense is similar to the present perfect tense in its structure. Like the present perfect tense, the past perfect tense also employs a helping verb (had) and the past participle of the main verb. The only difference is that the past perfect tense uses the same helping verb ‘had’ irrespective of the first, second or third pronoun being used as the subject. Past participles of regular verbs are usually the same as the past form, whereas most irregular verbs take different spellings when used in the past form and the past participle form. If you know the past participles correctly, you will not find any difficulty with understanding or employing the past perfect tense in your writing and speech.
Check out the article on irregular verbs if you need to just brush up your knowledge of how the verbs form their past and past participle forms.
Uses of the Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense can be used to provide information about the following scenarios:
- To indicate the order of more than one past event.
- To denote the time until a certain point in the past.
- To inform that an action was incomplete and not done at a specific time in the past when a simple past action took place.
Examples of the Past Perfect Tense
Given below are a few examples to show you how the past perfect tense can be used to perform the different functions discussed above.
Indicating the order of events in the past
Example 1:
- When my mom arrived, my friends had left.
It can also be written as follows,
- My friends had left when my mom arrived.
Example 2:
- The train had arrived on the second platform when we reached the station. (or)
- When we reached the station, the train had arrived on the second platform.
Denoting the time until a specific point in the past
Examples:
- Ann had completed all eight grades of western music by the time she was 15 years old.
- Had Brian and Courtney arrived when I called you yesterday?
Representing an incomplete action that was not done in a specific time in the past before another simple past action
Examples:
- The students had gone for their games period before the teacher could inform them about the assignment they had to do.
- It was so unfortunate that Finn had died before the series was over.
Check Your Understanding of the Past Perfect Tense
Since you have learnt about the past perfect tense, why not check how far you have understood the topic? Fill in the blanks with the right form of the tense in the following sentences.
1. Alice ______________ (read) all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.
2. I ________________ (complete – negative) my work when my parents arrived.
3. When we were in college, we ________________ (perform) this song live.
4. My friend, Raimy _______ already ___________ (watch) the movie before we met.
5. _________ you ___________ (work – negative interrogative) at CTS before you started working at this company?
6. My mom told me that we ________ (meet) Priyanka already but I don’t think so.
7. My brother __________ (solve) five math problems before I completed two.
8. The place ___________ (close) by the time we got there.
9. _______ he __________ (bring) all the documents when you reached?
10. We felt sad that the movie _______ already _________ (start) before we got there.
Here are the answers for the above exercise. Check if you have answered the questions correctly.
1. Alice had read all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.
2. I had not completed my work when my parents arrived.
3. When we were in college, we had performed this song live.
4. My friend, Raimy, had already watched the movie before we met.
5. Hadn’t you worked at CTS before you started working at this company?
6. My mom told me that we had met Priyanka already but I don’t think so.
7. My brother had solved five math problems before I completed two.
8. The place had closed by the time we got there.
9. Had he brought all the documents when you reached?
10. We felt sad that the movie had already started before we got there.
WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024 for Class 8 Students :
ACTIVITY1 :
English words everyday by using your dictionary and note down in your notebook (మీ dictionary ఉపయోగించడం ద్వారా ప్రతిరోజూ 5 ఆంగ్ల పదాలను నేర్చుకోండి మరియు మీ నోట్బుక్లో వ్రాసుకోండి)
ACTIVITY2 :
What Is the Past Perfect Tense?
The past perfect tense is slightly different in its structure and use in a sentence from the simple past tense and the past continuous tense. The past perfect tense clearly states that one action took place before another action in the past. It can also be said that the past perfect tense represents a past action that took place in the past. Now, take a look at the definitions of the past perfect tense given by various dictionaries.
Definition of the Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as “ the form of a verb that is used to show that an action had already finished when another action happened.” The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines the past perfect tense as “the form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a particular point in the past, formed in English with had and the past participle.”
Another definition of the past perfect tense given by the Merriam Webster Dictionary is as follows. According to it, the past perfect tense is “ the form of the verb that is used in referring to an action that was completed by a particular time in the past.” The Collins Dictionary puts it a little differently. According to it, the past perfect tense is “a tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended before a specified or implied time in the past,” and they also call the tense with another term – ‘pluperfect.’
Structure and Formula of the Past Perfect Tense
Learning the structure and formula of the past perfect tense will help you in a way that you don’t expect. Obviously, anything becomes easy once you know what it is, right? So, here is the formula of the past perfect tense.
Subject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence |
The structure of the past perfect tense can be learnt by analyisng how it is used in a positive, negative, interrogative and negative interrogative sentence.
Structure of the Past Perfect Tense | |||
Positive | Negative | Interrogative | Negative Interrogative |
Subject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Subject + had + not + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Had + subject + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Had + subject + not + past participle + the rest of the sentence
(or) Hadn’t + subject + past participle + the rest of the sentence |
Examples:
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Examples:
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Examples:
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Examples:
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Using the Past Perfect Tense – Points to Remember
The past perfect tense is similar to the present perfect tense in its structure. Like the present perfect tense, the past perfect tense also employs a helping verb (had) and the past participle of the main verb. The only difference is that the past perfect tense uses the same helping verb ‘had’ irrespective of the first, second or third pronoun being used as the subject. Past participles of regular verbs are usually the same as the past form, whereas most irregular verbs take different spellings when used in the past form and the past participle form. If you know the past participles correctly, you will not find any difficulty with understanding or employing the past perfect tense in your writing and speech.
Check out the article on irregular verbs if you need to just brush up your knowledge of how the verbs form their past and past participle forms.
Uses of the Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense can be used to provide information about the following scenarios:
- To indicate the order of more than one past event.
- To denote the time until a certain point in the past.
- To inform that an action was incomplete and not done at a specific time in the past when a simple past action took place.
Examples of the Past Perfect Tense
Given below are a few examples to show you how the past perfect tense can be used to perform the different functions discussed above.
Indicating the order of events in the past
Example 1:
- When my mom arrived, my friends had left.
It can also be written as follows,
- My friends had left when my mom arrived.
Example 2:
- The train had arrived on the second platform when we reached the station. (or)
- When we reached the station, the train had arrived on the second platform.
Denoting the time until a specific point in the past
Examples:
- Ann had completed all eight grades of western music by the time she was 15 years old.
- Had Brian and Courtney arrived when I called you yesterday?
Representing an incomplete action that was not done in a specific time in the past before another simple past action
Examples:
- The students had gone for their games period before the teacher could inform them about the assignment they had to do.
- It was so unfortunate that Finn had died before the series was over.
Check Your Understanding of the Past Perfect Tense
Since you have learnt about the past perfect tense, why not check how far you have understood the topic? Fill in the blanks with the right form of the tense in the following sentences.
1. Alice ______________ (read) all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.
2. I ________________ (complete – negative) my work when my parents arrived.
3. When we were in college, we ________________ (perform) this song live.
4. My friend, Raimy _______ already ___________ (watch) the movie before we met.
5. _________ you ___________ (work – negative interrogative) at CTS before you started working at this company?
6. My mom told me that we ________ (meet) Priyanka already but I don’t think so.
7. My brother __________ (solve) five math problems before I completed two.
8. The place ___________ (close) by the time we got there.
9. _______ he __________ (bring) all the documents when you reached?
10. We felt sad that the movie _______ already _________ (start) before we got there.
Here are the answers for the above exercise. Check if you have answered the questions correctly.
1. Alice had read all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.
2. I had not completed my work when my parents arrived.
3. When we were in college, we had performed this song live.
4. My friend, Raimy, had already watched the movie before we met.
5. Hadn’t you worked at CTS before you started working at this company?
6. My mom told me that we had met Priyanka already but I don’t think so.
7. My brother had solved five math problems before I completed two.
8. The place had closed by the time we got there.
9. Had he brought all the documents when you reached?
10. We felt sad that the movie had already started before we got there.
ACTIVITY3 :


WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024 for Class 9,10 Students :
ACTIVITY1 :
English words everyday by using your dictionary and note down in your notebook (మీ dictionary ఉపయోగించడం ద్వారా ప్రతిరోజూ 5 ఆంగ్ల పదాలను నేర్చుకోండి మరియు మీ నోట్బుక్లో వ్రాసుకోండి)
ACTIVITY2 :

ACTIVITY3 :
What Is the Past Perfect Tense?
The past perfect tense is slightly different in its structure and use in a sentence from the simple past tense and the past continuous tense. The past perfect tense clearly states that one action took place before another action in the past. It can also be said that the past perfect tense represents a past action that took place in the past. Now, take a look at the definitions of the past perfect tense given by various dictionaries.
Definition of the Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as “ the form of a verb that is used to show that an action had already finished when another action happened.” The Oxford Learner’s Dictionary defines the past perfect tense as “the form of a verb that expresses an action completed before a particular point in the past, formed in English with had and the past participle.”
Another definition of the past perfect tense given by the Merriam Webster Dictionary is as follows. According to it, the past perfect tense is “ the form of the verb that is used in referring to an action that was completed by a particular time in the past.” The Collins Dictionary puts it a little differently. According to it, the past perfect tense is “a tense indicating an action as completed or a state as having ended before a specified or implied time in the past,” and they also call the tense with another term – ‘pluperfect.’
Structure and Formula of the Past Perfect Tense
Learning the structure and formula of the past perfect tense will help you in a way that you don’t expect. Obviously, anything becomes easy once you know what it is, right? So, here is the formula of the past perfect tense.
Subject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence |
The structure of the past perfect tense can be learnt by analyisng how it is used in a positive, negative, interrogative and negative interrogative sentence.
Structure of the Past Perfect Tense | |||
Positive | Negative | Interrogative | Negative Interrogative |
Subject + had + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Subject + had + not + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Had + subject + past participle + the rest of the sentence | Had + subject + not + past participle + the rest of the sentence
(or) Hadn’t + subject + past participle + the rest of the sentence |
Examples:
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Examples:
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Examples:
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Examples:
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Using the Past Perfect Tense – Points to Remember
The past perfect tense is similar to the present perfect tense in its structure. Like the present perfect tense, the past perfect tense also employs a helping verb (had) and the past participle of the main verb. The only difference is that the past perfect tense uses the same helping verb ‘had’ irrespective of the first, second or third pronoun being used as the subject. Past participles of regular verbs are usually the same as the past form, whereas most irregular verbs take different spellings when used in the past form and the past participle form. If you know the past participles correctly, you will not find any difficulty with understanding or employing the past perfect tense in your writing and speech.
Check out the article on irregular verbs if you need to just brush up your knowledge of how the verbs form their past and past participle forms.
Uses of the Past Perfect Tense
The past perfect tense can be used to provide information about the following scenarios:
- To indicate the order of more than one past event.
- To denote the time until a certain point in the past.
- To inform that an action was incomplete and not done at a specific time in the past when a simple past action took place.
Examples of the Past Perfect Tense
Given below are a few examples to show you how the past perfect tense can be used to perform the different functions discussed above.
Indicating the order of events in the past
Example 1:
- When my mom arrived, my friends had left.
It can also be written as follows,
- My friends had left when my mom arrived.
Example 2:
- The train had arrived on the second platform when we reached the station. (or)
- When we reached the station, the train had arrived on the second platform.
Denoting the time until a specific point in the past
Examples:
- Ann had completed all eight grades of western music by the time she was 15 years old.
- Had Brian and Courtney arrived when I called you yesterday?
Representing an incomplete action that was not done in a specific time in the past before another simple past action
Examples:
- The students had gone for their games period before the teacher could inform them about the assignment they had to do.
- It was so unfortunate that Finn had died before the series was over.
Check Your Understanding of the Past Perfect Tense
Since you have learnt about the past perfect tense, why not check how far you have understood the topic? Fill in the blanks with the right form of the tense in the following sentences.
1. Alice ______________ (read) all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.
2. I ________________ (complete – negative) my work when my parents arrived.
3. When we were in college, we ________________ (perform) this song live.
4. My friend, Raimy _______ already ___________ (watch) the movie before we met.
5. _________ you ___________ (work – negative interrogative) at CTS before you started working at this company?
6. My mom told me that we ________ (meet) Priyanka already but I don’t think so.
7. My brother __________ (solve) five math problems before I completed two.
8. The place ___________ (close) by the time we got there.
9. _______ he __________ (bring) all the documents when you reached?
10. We felt sad that the movie _______ already _________ (start) before we got there.
Here are the answers for the above exercise. Check if you have answered the questions correctly.
1. Alice had read all the Harry Potter novels by the time she was fifteen years old.
2. I had not completed my work when my parents arrived.
3. When we were in college, we had performed this song live.
4. My friend, Raimy, had already watched the movie before we met.
5. Hadn’t you worked at CTS before you started working at this company?
6. My mom told me that we had met Priyanka already but I don’t think so.
7. My brother had solved five math problems before I completed two.
8. The place had closed by the time we got there.
9. Had he brought all the documents when you reached?
10. We felt sad that the movie had already started before we got there.
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ఇష్టంతోనే.. కష్టపడు..!
స్వాతి, వేసవి సెలవులకు అమ్మమ్మ వాళ్ల ఊరు కవతరం వెళ్లింది. అది చాలా అందమైన పల్లెటూరు. అందులో విశాలమైన ఆవరణలో ఉన్న పెంకుటింట్లో వాళ్ల తాతయ్య రంగయ్య, అమ్మమ్మ శాంతమ్మ ఉంటారు. ఒకరోజు తెల్లవారుజామున అదే పనిగా కోడి కూస్తుంటే స్వాతికి మెలకువ వచ్చింది. మెల్లగా లేచి.. నిద్ర ముఖంతోనే బయటికి వచ్చింది. అక్కడ.. చిన్న దూడ రంకెలు వేస్తుంటే తాతయ్య దాన్ని ఆపడానికి అరుస్తున్నాడు. ఇంకాసేపయ్యాక.. అమ్మమ్మ గేదె దగ్గర పీట వేసుకుని కూర్చుని, చిన్న బిందెలో పాలు పితుకుతుంటే అక్కడికి వెళ్లి కూర్చుందా అమ్మాయి. ‘తల్లీ! లేచావా? వెళ్లి ముఖం కడుక్కో. పాలు కాచిస్తాను.. తాగేసి తాతయ్యతో కలిసి పొలం దగ్గరకు వెళ్దువుగానీ’ అంది శాంతమ్మ. ‘పొలం దగ్గరకా.. తప్పకుండా వెళ్తాను అమ్మమ్మా..!’ అంటూ వెంటనే వెళ్లి, పళ్లు తోముకొని వచ్చింది స్వాతి. ఈలోగా శాంతమ్మ.. స్వాతికి చిక్కటి పాలు గ్లాసులో పోసిచ్చింది. అలాగే రంగయ్యకు కూడా గ్లాసుడు కాఫీ ఇచ్చింది. పాలు తాగుతూ.. ‘అమ్మమ్మా! ఈ పాలు భలే రుచిగా ఉన్నాయి. మా ఇంటి దగ్గర కన్నా ఇవే బాగున్నాయి’ అంది స్వాతి. ‘ఇవి స్వచ్ఛమైన పాలు తల్లీ..! అందుకే అంత రుచిగా ఉన్నాయి. మీరు అక్కడ తాగేవి ఇంత స్వచ్ఛమైనవి కాదు కదా!’ అంది శాంతమ్మ.
తర్వాత తాతయ్యతో కలిసి స్వాతి పొలానికి బయలుదేరింది. అక్కడ పచ్చని పొలాలను చూసి మైమరిచి పోయింది. అన్ని మొక్కలను చూపిస్తూ.. ‘తాతయ్యా! ఈ మొక్క పేరేంటి? ఆ మొక్క పేరేంటి?’ అని అడగసాగింది. ఆయన అన్నింటి గురించి ఓపికగా వివరించారు. ‘ఇది వరి పంట. ఈ పంట నారు వేసినప్పటి నుంచి.. రోజూ నీళ్లు పట్టాలి. పురుగు పట్టకుండా పురుగుల మందులు చల్లాలి. ఎక్కువ పంట పండటానికి ఎరువులు వేయాలి. అలా జాగ్రత్తగా పెంచితే 108 రోజుల తర్వాత, వరి కంకులు తయారవుతాయి. వాటిలో వడ్ల గింజలు ఉంటాయి. వాటిని మిల్లులో మర పట్టిస్తే మనం తినే బియ్యం వస్తాయి’ అని చెప్పాడు రంగయ్య. ‘అమ్మో! మనం తినే అన్నం కోసం ఇంత కష్టపడాలా తాతయ్యా?’ అని ఆశ్చర్యంగా అంది స్వాతి. ‘అవునమ్మా! అందుకే అన్నం ఎప్పుడైనా వృథా చేయకూడదు. అవసరమైనంత మాత్రమే పెట్టుకోవాలి. వరి పండించే రైతు కష్టాన్ని మనం గౌరవించాలి’ అన్నాడు రంగయ్య. కాసేపటికి ఇద్దరూ ఇంటికి వచ్చారు. అప్పటికే శాంతమ్మ వారికి టిఫిన్లు పూర్తి చేసి కవ్వంతో వెన్న చిలుకుతోంది. కానీ అదంతా ఏంటో స్వాతికి అర్థం కాలేదు. ‘అమ్మమ్మా! ఏమిటది? నువ్వు ఎందుకు కర్రతో అలా తిప్పుతున్నావు?’ అని అడిగింది. ‘ఇది కర్ర కాదమ్మా! కవ్వం అని అంటారు. దీనితో చాలాసేపు ఇలా మజ్జిగ చిలికితే, వెన్న బయటకు వస్తుంది. ఆ వెన్నని కరగబెడితే నెయ్యిగా మారుతుంది’ అని చెప్పింది శాంతమ్మ. ‘అమ్మమ్మా! నెయ్యి కోసం ఇంత కష్టపడాలా? ఎంచక్కా డబ్బాల్లో దొరుకుతుంది కదా!’ అంది స్వాతి. ‘ఆ డబ్బాల్లో దొరికేది కూడా ఇలా తయారు చేసిందేనమ్మా’ అని బదులిచ్చింది శాంతమ్మ.
‘ఏంటి అమ్మమ్మ.. నెయ్యి కోసం కష్టపడాలని నువ్వు చెబుతున్నావు. పంట కోసం కష్టపడాలని తాతయ్య చెబుతున్నారు. కష్టపడకుండా ఏదీ రాదా?’ అని సందేహంగా అడిగింది స్వాతి. ‘ఒక శిలను బాగా చెక్కితేనే మంచి శిల్పంలాగా తయారవుతుంది. నిప్పులో కాల్చితేనే స్వచ్ఛమైన బంగారం సిద్ధమవుతుంది. దేనికైనా కష్టపడటమే విజయ రహస్యం. కష్టపడకుండా వచ్చిందేదీ ఎక్కువ రోజులు ఉండదమ్మా!’ అన్నాడు రంగయ్య. ఆయన చెప్పేవన్నీ చాలా ఆసక్తిగా వింటోంది స్వాతి. ‘మనం చేసే పనిని ముందుగా ఇష్టపడాలి. అప్పుడది ఎంత కష్టమైనా ఇబ్బందిగా అనిపించదు.. నువ్వు కూడా ఇప్పటి నుంచే కష్టపడి చదువుకుంటే.. పెద్దయ్యాక మంచి స్థాయిలో ఉంటావు.. సరేనా!’ అన్నాడు రంగయ్య. దానికి ‘అలాగే తాతయ్యా! నేను నువ్వు చెప్పినట్లే చేస్తాను’ అని బదులిచ్చింది స్వాతి. ఇంతలోనే శాంతమ్మ వారికి టిఫిన్ తీసుకొచ్చి వడ్డించింది.
WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024- TODAY ENGLISH MORAL STORY : The Stork and The Crab Moral Story
Once upon a time, there lived a stork by the side of a tank. There were plenty of fish in the tank and the stork always had a full meal. As the years passed, the stork grew old and found it difficult to catch fish for food. Sometimes, he would be hungry for days.
The stork thought of a plan. He stood by the tank with a sad look on his face. He did not attempt to catch any fish. The fish, frogs and crabs in the tank noticed and asked him what the matter was.
“I have heard that some humans will soon fill this tank and grow crops over it.” There will not be any fish left alive. This makes me sad”, replied the stork. The fish were very worried and asked the stork to help them.
The stork offered to take all of them to a bigger tank some distance away. But since he was old, he would need to rest between trips and would be able to carry only a few fish at a time. Saying this he set out on his first trip taking a few fish in his beak. However, he did not go to another tank. Instead he took them to a bog rock and ate them there. Each time he was hungry he would take a trip with a few more fishes.
A crab was left in the tank. He also wanted to save himself and requested the stork to take him also. The stork felt he could try a different meal for a change. He agreed to take the crab.
The stork flew up with him. After a while, the crab looked down to see the tank where he was going to, but all he could see was dry land.
“Uncle, where is the big tank you are taking me to?” he asked.
The stork laughed and pointed to a rock below. There were heaps of fish-bones on the rock. The crab realized that he was going to be the stork’s next meal. He thought quickly of a way to save himself. The crab dug his sharp claws into the stork’s neck and did not let go till the stork fell down dead. He then cut off the stork’s head and dragged it to the tank he lived in. There he told everyone how the stork had been cheating everyone and how he had killed him.