English: Class 3 — Chapter 8: Thank God!

A hardworking farmer grows a variety of fruits, taking special care of grapes and watermelons. When they ripen, he decides to gift the best fruit to the king. His wife suggests watermelons or grapes. Since the journey to the palace is long, the farmer chooses grapes because watermelons are too heavy. At the palace, the king, in a playful mood, throws a grape at the farmer's forehead. Instead of getting angry, the farmer says, "Thank God! I am blessed!" When the puzzled king asks why, the wise farmer explains that if he had brought watermelons instead of grapes, the king's playful throws would have caused him severe pain. Thus, he thanks God for his wise decision.

• The Farmer: Hardworking, practical, and highly optimistic. He shows wisdom by looking at the positive side of a painful situation.
• The King: Playful and curious. He is surprised by the farmer's gratitude and learns a lesson in perspective.
• The Farmer's Wife: Supportive and helpful in making decisions on the farm.

• Gratitude: Finding reasons to thank God in every situation.
• Optimism: Looking at the brighter side of life's events.
• Wisdom: Making practical choices (like choosing lighter grapes for a long journey) that turn out to be beneficial in unexpected ways.

• journey: An act of traveling from one place to another.
• guard: A person who keeps watch or protects a place.
• royal: Having the status of a king or queen or belonging to their family.
• popped: Put something quickly or suddenly into a place (e.g., popping a grape into the mouth).
• wise: Having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.

Words to recognize instantly: grow, kept, front, again.

• heavy × light (e.g., watermelon is heavy, grapes are light)
• thick × thin (e.g., thick book × thin book)
• long × short (e.g., long journey × short journey)
• soft × hard (e.g., soft cotton × hard rock)
• slow × fast (e.g., slow tortoise × fast rabbit)

We use is with singular nouns (one person, place, animal, or thing) and are with plural nouns (more than one).

• Singular Example: The ball is round.
• Plural Example: The tables are brown.

1. There are animals in the jungle.
2. The table is made of wood.
3. These mangoes are sweet.
4. Raghuram is a tall boy.
5. The toys are on the shelf.
6. The book is on the table.
7. The girls are at the shop.
8. The car is on the road.

Once a mighty elephant,
Got a mighty cold.
It went to buy a handkerchief,
Where handkerchiefs were sold.

“A hanky for an elephant?”
The sales girl was surprised,
“Sorry sir but we don’t have
A handkerchief that size.”

“AACHOO!” said the elephant.
And shook its mighty head,
“Forget about the handkerchief
Give me a sheet instead.”

The correct order of steps to prepare a fruit salad:

1. Mother cuts some fruits for me.
2. First I take some banana slices.
3. Then I add the apple slices.
4. Next, I put in papaya cubes.
5. After that I add some grapes from a bunch.
6. Then I mix them all.
7. Finally, I squeeze a lemon on it, adding a pinch of salt.

Hidden fruits in the grid: MANGO, PAPAYA, GRAPES, BANANA, GUAVA, PLUM, PEACH, PEAR.