WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024 – DAY33 – 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 a Main Verb?

A main verb, as the name suggests, is the principal verb in a sentence. It denotes the action performed by the primary subject in a context.

Definition of a Main Verb

The Cambridge Dictionary defines a main verb as “the verb that contains the meaning, compared with any auxiliary verbs that go with it in a clause.” According to the Collins Dictionary, a main verb is “a word used as the final verb in a verb phrase, expressing the lexical meaning of the verb phrase, as ‘drink’ in ‘I don’t drink’, ‘going’ in ‘I am going’, or ‘spoken’ in ‘We have spoken’.”

Examples of Main Verbs

There are umpteen numbers of verbs that can be used as main verbs in a sentence. Given below is a list of a few common verbs that can function as main verbs.

• Write
• Speak
• Read
• Talk
• Walk
• Sit
• Jump
• Swim
• Leave
• Am
• Is
• Are
• Have
• Has
• Take
• Lend
• Request
• Apologise
• Teach
• Grab
• Gulp
• Swallow
• Digest
• Drink
• Do
• Make
• Try
• Pause
• Copy
• Invent
• Discover
• Chat

How to Use Main Verbs in Sentences?

Main verbs can be further divided into regular verbs and irregular verbs. The usage of the verb changes according to the type of the main verb. As far as regular verbs are concerned, they follow the same rules when conjugated to form a particular tense form. Irregular verbs, on the other hand, have specific conjugations to form the past and past participle forms. The usage of these verbs as a main verb to represent the different tenses, therefore, depends on the type of verb.

Let us look at the following examples to have a better understanding.

• I am a tennis player.
• She is going to the grocery store.
• The little boy loved the cake.
• My mom knows to operate the computer.
• Tina asked Sheela to work on the pending documents.

Difference between Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

The main difference between main verbs and helping verbs is that the main verb is the principal verb in a sentence and represents the primary action done by the subject in the sentence, whereas the helping verb is used along with the main verb to denote the tense of the verb. Let us look at the following examples to understand better.

• Arjun is a salesman. (The verb ‘is’ acts as the main verb here that represents the action of Arjun being a salesman.)
• The peacock flew from one tree to another. (The verb ‘flew’ acts as the main verb in this sentence, and it represents the action of the peacock flying from one tree to another in the past.)
• Gavin will be meeting us at the airport. (The verb ‘will be’ is the helping verb and the verb ‘meeting’ acts as the main verb that represents a progressive action of Gavin meeting us at the airport in the future.)
• She has come all the way from Chicago to profess her love for him. (The verb ‘has’ acts as the helping verb and ‘come’ acts as the main verb, which indicates the action of her coming from Chicago in the recent past to profess her love for him.)
• He likes pizzas and burgers more than anything else. (The verb ‘likes’ is the main verb in the sentence, and it signifies the action of him liking pizzas and burgers more than anything else.

Test Your Knowledge on Main Verbs

Let us see if you have understood well. Identify the main verbs in the following sentences.

1. Raam sent me a gift for my birthday.

2. Tharun has a brother.

3. It is Chirrag’s birthday today.

4. Sheena had visited her mother, who was hospitalised, last week.

5. I have called for a meeting of all the previous employees today evening.

6. When can you deliver the package?

7. They are trapped inside a vault.

8. The mom ran with her children to safety.

9. She started screaming when she saw a cockroach.

10. Can I ask you a question?

 

Check your answers to find out if you got it right.

1. Raam sent me a gift for my birthday.

2. Tharun has a brother.

3. It is Chirrag’s birthday today.

4. Sheena had visited her mother, who was hospitalised, last week.

5. I have called for a meeting of all the previous employees today evening.

6. When can you deliver the package?

7. They are trapped inside a vault.

8. The mom ran with her children to safety.

9. She started screaming when she saw a cockroach.

10. Can I ask you a question?

 

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 a Main Verb?

A main verb, as the name suggests, is the principal verb in a sentence. It denotes the action performed by the primary subject in a context.

Definition of a Main Verb

The Cambridge Dictionary defines a main verb as “the verb that contains the meaning, compared with any auxiliary verbs that go with it in a clause.” According to the Collins Dictionary, a main verb is “a word used as the final verb in a verb phrase, expressing the lexical meaning of the verb phrase, as ‘drink’ in ‘I don’t drink’, ‘going’ in ‘I am going’, or ‘spoken’ in ‘We have spoken’.”

Examples of Main Verbs

There are umpteen numbers of verbs that can be used as main verbs in a sentence. Given below is a list of a few common verbs that can function as main verbs.

• Write
• Speak
• Read
• Talk
• Walk
• Sit
• Jump
• Swim
• Leave
• Am
• Is
• Are
• Have
• Has
• Take
• Lend
• Request
• Apologise
• Teach
• Grab
• Gulp
• Swallow
• Digest
• Drink
• Do
• Make
• Try
• Pause
• Copy
• Invent
• Discover
• Chat

How to Use Main Verbs in Sentences?

Main verbs can be further divided into regular verbs and irregular verbs. The usage of the verb changes according to the type of the main verb. As far as regular verbs are concerned, they follow the same rules when conjugated to form a particular tense form. Irregular verbs, on the other hand, have specific conjugations to form the past and past participle forms. The usage of these verbs as a main verb to represent the different tenses, therefore, depends on the type of verb.

Let us look at the following examples to have a better understanding.

• I am a tennis player.
• She is going to the grocery store.
• The little boy loved the cake.
• My mom knows to operate the computer.
• Tina asked Sheela to work on the pending documents.

Difference between Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

The main difference between main verbs and helping verbs is that the main verb is the principal verb in a sentence and represents the primary action done by the subject in the sentence, whereas the helping verb is used along with the main verb to denote the tense of the verb. Let us look at the following examples to understand better.

• Arjun is a salesman. (The verb ‘is’ acts as the main verb here that represents the action of Arjun being a salesman.)
• The peacock flew from one tree to another. (The verb ‘flew’ acts as the main verb in this sentence, and it represents the action of the peacock flying from one tree to another in the past.)
• Gavin will be meeting us at the airport. (The verb ‘will be’ is the helping verb and the verb ‘meeting’ acts as the main verb that represents a progressive action of Gavin meeting us at the airport in the future.)
• She has come all the way from Chicago to profess her love for him. (The verb ‘has’ acts as the helping verb and ‘come’ acts as the main verb, which indicates the action of her coming from Chicago in the recent past to profess her love for him.)
• He likes pizzas and burgers more than anything else. (The verb ‘likes’ is the main verb in the sentence, and it signifies the action of him liking pizzas and burgers more than anything else.

Test Your Knowledge on Main Verbs

Let us see if you have understood well. Identify the main verbs in the following sentences.

1. Raam sent me a gift for my birthday.

2. Tharun has a brother.

3. It is Chirrag’s birthday today.

4. Sheena had visited her mother, who was hospitalised, last week.

5. I have called for a meeting of all the previous employees today evening.

6. When can you deliver the package?

7. They are trapped inside a vault.

8. The mom ran with her children to safety.

9. She started screaming when she saw a cockroach.

10. Can I ask you a question?

 

Check your answers to find out if you got it right.

1. Raam sent me a gift for my birthday.

2. Tharun has a brother.

3. It is Chirrag’s birthday today.

4. Sheena had visited her mother, who was hospitalised, last week.

5. I have called for a meeting of all the previous employees today evening.

6. When can you deliver the package?

7. They are trapped inside a vault.

8. The mom ran with her children to safety.

9. She started screaming when she saw a cockroach.

10. Can I ask you a question?

 

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 a Main Verb?

A main verb, as the name suggests, is the principal verb in a sentence. It denotes the action performed by the primary subject in a context.

Definition of a Main Verb

The Cambridge Dictionary defines a main verb as “the verb that contains the meaning, compared with any auxiliary verbs that go with it in a clause.” According to the Collins Dictionary, a main verb is “a word used as the final verb in a verb phrase, expressing the lexical meaning of the verb phrase, as ‘drink’ in ‘I don’t drink’, ‘going’ in ‘I am going’, or ‘spoken’ in ‘We have spoken’.”

Examples of Main Verbs

There are umpteen numbers of verbs that can be used as main verbs in a sentence. Given below is a list of a few common verbs that can function as main verbs.

• Write
• Speak
• Read
• Talk
• Walk
• Sit
• Jump
• Swim
• Leave
• Am
• Is
• Are
• Have
• Has
• Take
• Lend
• Request
• Apologise
• Teach
• Grab
• Gulp
• Swallow
• Digest
• Drink
• Do
• Make
• Try
• Pause
• Copy
• Invent
• Discover
• Chat

How to Use Main Verbs in Sentences?

Main verbs can be further divided into regular verbs and irregular verbs. The usage of the verb changes according to the type of the main verb. As far as regular verbs are concerned, they follow the same rules when conjugated to form a particular tense form. Irregular verbs, on the other hand, have specific conjugations to form the past and past participle forms. The usage of these verbs as a main verb to represent the different tenses, therefore, depends on the type of verb.

Let us look at the following examples to have a better understanding.

• I am a tennis player.
• She is going to the grocery store.
• The little boy loved the cake.
• My mom knows to operate the computer.
• Tina asked Sheela to work on the pending documents.

Difference between Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

The main difference between main verbs and helping verbs is that the main verb is the principal verb in a sentence and represents the primary action done by the subject in the sentence, whereas the helping verb is used along with the main verb to denote the tense of the verb. Let us look at the following examples to understand better.

• Arjun is a salesman. (The verb ‘is’ acts as the main verb here that represents the action of Arjun being a salesman.)
• The peacock flew from one tree to another. (The verb ‘flew’ acts as the main verb in this sentence, and it represents the action of the peacock flying from one tree to another in the past.)
• Gavin will be meeting us at the airport. (The verb ‘will be’ is the helping verb and the verb ‘meeting’ acts as the main verb that represents a progressive action of Gavin meeting us at the airport in the future.)
• She has come all the way from Chicago to profess her love for him. (The verb ‘has’ acts as the helping verb and ‘come’ acts as the main verb, which indicates the action of her coming from Chicago in the recent past to profess her love for him.)
• He likes pizzas and burgers more than anything else. (The verb ‘likes’ is the main verb in the sentence, and it signifies the action of him liking pizzas and burgers more than anything else.

Test Your Knowledge on Main Verbs

Let us see if you have understood well. Identify the main verbs in the following sentences.

1. Raam sent me a gift for my birthday.

2. Tharun has a brother.

3. It is Chirrag’s birthday today.

4. Sheena had visited her mother, who was hospitalised, last week.

5. I have called for a meeting of all the previous employees today evening.

6. When can you deliver the package?

7. They are trapped inside a vault.

8. The mom ran with her children to safety.

9. She started screaming when she saw a cockroach.

10. Can I ask you a question?

 

Check your answers to find out if you got it right.

1. Raam sent me a gift for my birthday.

2. Tharun has a brother.

3. It is Chirrag’s birthday today.

4. Sheena had visited her mother, who was hospitalised, last week.

5. I have called for a meeting of all the previous employees today evening.

6. When can you deliver the package?

7. They are trapped inside a vault.

8. The mom ran with her children to safety.

9. She started screaming when she saw a cockroach.

10. Can I ask you a question?

 

 

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 a Main Verb?

A main verb, as the name suggests, is the principal verb in a sentence. It denotes the action performed by the primary subject in a context.

Definition of a Main Verb

The Cambridge Dictionary defines a main verb as “the verb that contains the meaning, compared with any auxiliary verbs that go with it in a clause.” According to the Collins Dictionary, a main verb is “a word used as the final verb in a verb phrase, expressing the lexical meaning of the verb phrase, as ‘drink’ in ‘I don’t drink’, ‘going’ in ‘I am going’, or ‘spoken’ in ‘We have spoken’.”

Examples of Main Verbs

There are umpteen numbers of verbs that can be used as main verbs in a sentence. Given below is a list of a few common verbs that can function as main verbs.

• Write
• Speak
• Read
• Talk
• Walk
• Sit
• Jump
• Swim
• Leave
• Am
• Is
• Are
• Have
• Has
• Take
• Lend
• Request
• Apologise
• Teach
• Grab
• Gulp
• Swallow
• Digest
• Drink
• Do
• Make
• Try
• Pause
• Copy
• Invent
• Discover
• Chat

How to Use Main Verbs in Sentences?

Main verbs can be further divided into regular verbs and irregular verbs. The usage of the verb changes according to the type of the main verb. As far as regular verbs are concerned, they follow the same rules when conjugated to form a particular tense form. Irregular verbs, on the other hand, have specific conjugations to form the past and past participle forms. The usage of these verbs as a main verb to represent the different tenses, therefore, depends on the type of verb.

Let us look at the following examples to have a better understanding.

• I am a tennis player.
• She is going to the grocery store.
• The little boy loved the cake.
• My mom knows to operate the computer.
• Tina asked Sheela to work on the pending documents.

Difference between Main Verbs and Helping Verbs

The main difference between main verbs and helping verbs is that the main verb is the principal verb in a sentence and represents the primary action done by the subject in the sentence, whereas the helping verb is used along with the main verb to denote the tense of the verb. Let us look at the following examples to understand better.

• Arjun is a salesman. (The verb ‘is’ acts as the main verb here that represents the action of Arjun being a salesman.)
• The peacock flew from one tree to another. (The verb ‘flew’ acts as the main verb in this sentence, and it represents the action of the peacock flying from one tree to another in the past.)
• Gavin will be meeting us at the airport. (The verb ‘will be’ is the helping verb and the verb ‘meeting’ acts as the main verb that represents a progressive action of Gavin meeting us at the airport in the future.)
• She has come all the way from Chicago to profess her love for him. (The verb ‘has’ acts as the helping verb and ‘come’ acts as the main verb, which indicates the action of her coming from Chicago in the recent past to profess her love for him.)
• He likes pizzas and burgers more than anything else. (The verb ‘likes’ is the main verb in the sentence, and it signifies the action of him liking pizzas and burgers more than anything else.

Test Your Knowledge on Main Verbs

Let us see if you have understood well. Identify the main verbs in the following sentences.

1. Raam sent me a gift for my birthday.

2. Tharun has a brother.

3. It is Chirrag’s birthday today.

4. Sheena had visited her mother, who was hospitalised, last week.

5. I have called for a meeting of all the previous employees today evening.

6. When can you deliver the package?

7. They are trapped inside a vault.

8. The mom ran with her children to safety.

9. She started screaming when she saw a cockroach.

10. Can I ask you a question?

 

Check your answers to find out if you got it right.

1. Raam sent me a gift for my birthday.

2. Tharun has a brother.

3. It is Chirrag’s birthday today.

4. Sheena had visited her mother, who was hospitalised, last week.

5. I have called for a meeting of all the previous employees today evening.

6. When can you deliver the package?

7. They are trapped inside a vault.

8. The mom ran with her children to safety.

9. She started screaming when she saw a cockroach.

10. Can I ask you a question?

WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024 :: TODAY MORAL STORY : మంత్రి చూపిన పరిష్కారం!

మంత్రి చూపిన పరిష్కారం!

రాజు చిత్రసేనుడు తన రాజ్యాన్ని చక్కగా పరిపాలించేవాడు. ఆయన రాజ్యం మూడు పువ్వులు, ఆరు కాయలుగా సుభిక్షంగా ఉండేది. ముఖ్యంగా రాజ్యంలో అనేక అభివృద్ధి పనులతో పాటూ చిత్రసేనుడు అనాథలు, పేదలు, వృద్ధులకు ఉచిత అన్న సత్రాలు కట్టించాడు. నాణ్యమైన, రుచికరమైన వంటకాలు అక్కడ తయారయ్యేవి. రోజూ జనంతో ఆ సత్రాలు తిరునాళ్లల్లా ఉండేవి. అందులో ఒక ప్రధాన సత్రంలో వంట వండి, వడ్డించే వ్యక్తి వృద్ధాప్యం కారణంగా తన ఉద్యోగాన్ని వదులుకున్నాడు. అప్పుడు ఆ ఖాళీని భర్తీ చేయడానికి ఇచ్చిన ప్రకటన మేరకు ఆ రాజ్యం నుంచే కాకుండా, పక్క రాజ్యాల నుంచి కూడా ఎందరో వంట వాళ్లు వచ్చారు.

కొన్ని పరీక్షల అనంతరం అందులో ఇద్దరు వంటవాళ్లు శరభయ్య, భీమయ్య అర్హులుగా నిలిచారు. కానీ ఉన్నది ఒకటే కొలువు! ఇద్దరిలో ఎవర్ని నియమించాలన్నది పెద్ద సమస్యగా మారింది నిర్వాహకులకు. దాంతో వాళ్లు మంత్రికి తమ సమస్యను విన్నవించారు. అంతా విని ఆయన తన తెలివితో ఆ సమస్యను తాను పరిష్కరిస్తానన్నాడు. కానీ ఈ విషయం గోప్యంగా ఉంచమన్నాడు.

మంత్రి చెప్పినట్టు నిర్వాహకులు ముందుగా శరభయ్యతో ఆ సత్రంలో వంటలు వండించారు. అతడు అద్భుతంగా వండి చూపించాడు. అంతే కాకుండా తనే స్వయంగా అందరికీ వడ్డించాడు. భోజనం చేస్తున్న వారిని ప్రేమతో పలకరిస్తూ, వారికి ఏమేమి కావాలో మళ్లీ మళ్లీ అడిగాడు. తిన్న వారంతా ఆహా.. ఓహో.. అన్నారు. వంటలు అద్భుతంగా ఉన్నాయని చెప్పారు. అంతకు మించి శరభయ్య వంటలు వడ్డించిన తీరు, పలకరింపు భలే బాగున్నాయని మెచ్చుకున్నారు. దాంతో ఒకరి పరీక్ష పూర్తైంది.

రెండో రోజు భీమయ్య వంతు వచ్చింది. అతడు కూడా తన వంటలన్నీ చక్కని రుచితో వండాడు. కానీ వడ్డిస్తున్నప్పుడు భోజనం చేస్తున్న వారిని పలకరించలేదు. ఎవరికి ఏం కావాలో వాళ్లు అడగకుండానే మౌనంగా వడ్డించేవాడు. చివరికి అతని పరీక్షా పూర్తైంది. అతని వడ్డించే పద్ధతికి జనం కాస్త నిరాశ చెందారు. అందరూ శరభయ్యే ఆ ఉద్యోగానికి ఎంపిక అవుతాడు అనుకున్నారు. అతడు కూడా తన మీద పూర్తి నమ్మకంతో ఆ ఉద్యోగం తనకే వస్తుందని, ధీమాగా ఉన్నాడు.

మంత్రి చివరి ఫలితాలు వెల్లడించాడు. కానీ చిత్రంగా భీమయ్య ఎంపికయ్యాడు. శరభయ్యతో పాటు సత్రంలోని జనం కూడా మంత్రి నిర్ణయానికి ఆశ్చర్యపోయారు. ‘నేనెంతో అద్భుతంగా వంటలు చేసి, అందరికీ ప్రేమతో వడ్డించాను. నేను చూపించిన ప్రేమలో కొంచెం కూడా భీమయ్య చూపించలేదు. అతడినెలా ఎంపిక చేశారో నేను తెలుసుకోవచ్చా?!’ అని అడిగాడు శరభయ్య.

అప్పుడు మంత్రి.. ‘వంట చేయడంలో, వడ్డించడంలో నీకు తిరుగులేదు. భోజనం చేస్తున్న పంక్తిలో నేనూ మారువేషంలో కూర్చున్నాను. నేను మీ ఇద్దరి వంటల్నీ తిన్నాను. ముందు నువ్వు ప్రేమగా అందర్నీ పలకరిస్తూ వడ్డించిన తర్వాత, పక్కకు పోయి కోపంతో, అసహనంతో తింటున్న వారిని నానా తిట్లు తిట్టుకున్నావు. నేను చాటుగా ఉండి అవన్నీ విన్నాను. అక్కడే నీ నైజం బయట పడింది. నీదంతా కపట ప్రేమ! కానీ భీమయ్య మౌనంగా వడ్డిస్తూ భోజనం చేస్తున్న వారిని తన చూపులతో ఆప్యాయంగా పలకరిస్తూ, వారి కడుపుల్ని మాత్రమే కాదు, వారి మనసుల్ని కూడా సంతృప్తితో నింపాడు. పైగా తింటున్న వారిని పల్లెత్తు మాట కూడా అనలేదు. అతనిలోని ఆ సహన గుణమే నాకు నచ్చింది. అదీ కాక నువ్వు వండిన వంటలన్నీ.. చివరికి నీకు మిగులుతాయో, లేదో అని, అన్నీ ముందే.. కాస్త కాస్త పక్కకు తీసి పెట్టుకున్నావు. కానీ భీమయ్య అలా చేయలేదు. వండినవన్నీ ముందు అన్నార్తులకు పెట్టాడు. ఆ తర్వాత మిగిలిన వాటితో తను సరిపెట్టుకున్నాడు. అందరి కడుపులూ నిండాక, తన ఆకలి కోసం ఆలోచించేవాడే నిజమైన వంటవాడు!’ అని చెప్పేసరికి శరభయ్య తన తప్పు తెలుసుకొన్నాడు. భీమయ్యకు అభినందనలు తెలిపి అక్కడ నుంచి నిష్క్రమించాడు.

 

WE LOVE READING SUMMER ACTIVITIES 2024- TODAY ENGLISH  MORAL STORY : The Young Greedy Bird

Long ago, a flock of birds stayed on the trees near a lake. The flock was ruled by an old queen bird. Every morning, she would divide the birds in groups and send them in different directions in search of food. All the birds worked equally hard all day long.

Whenever a bird found food anywhere, she would promptly bring the food back to the nest where the queen bird lived. If the food was too much for a bird to carry alone, she would inform the whole group. The birds in the group would then carry it back to the nest.

Every evening, the queen bird would divide the food equally among all the birds as they had all worked equally hard in search of food. This made sure that no bird would go hungry.

One day, while searching for food, a young bird came to a village. She saw many bullock carts carrying sacks of food grains from the fields to the nearby market. She noticed that a lot of grains were falling on the road as the carts moved.

She was delighted to see this. She became greedy and thought to herself, “Every day I fly far and wide in search of food. Maybe God has rewarded me with such abundant supply of food. These grains belong to me and I should not share it with anyone else”.

She immediately thought of a plan. She flew back to the nests and met the queen bird and told her,” O’ Queen, not far away from this place, I saw a village road strewn with fresh grains”. She told the queen about the carts that were carrying the grains from the fields to the market.

“But I must warn that it is very dangerous to fly down on the road to peck at the grains as there are plenty of carts on the road”, she continued.

“It is very likely that any bird which tries to pick the grains may get crushed under the wheels of the cart. Hence, my suggestion would be that no bird should go in that direction”.

The queen thought that the young bird was talking sense. She called up all the birds and warned them not to go in the direction of the village.

The young bird was very happy to see this. All the food on the village road now belonged to her. She was confident that she would face no danger from the carts. She would watch out for the carts and move aside whenever she would see an oncoming cart. Her young age and agility would help her in this.

Every day, the young bird would secretly fly in the direction of the village and enjoy the fresh food grains alone. She did not have to work hard in search of food now and had plenty to eat without much effort.

Soon the young bird became very fat as she didn’t have to fly much. She also lost her agility.

One day while the bird was busy pecking, she did not notice an oncoming cart. While she was busy pecking at the grains, the bullock cart crushed her under its wheels.

The greedy bird lay dead on the village road.