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STORIES FOR CHILDREN AND KIDS : THE UGLY DUCKLING

 Once upon a time , far inside the valley of birds, there was a farmhouse , where a beautiful duck had laid some eggs and waited eagerly for them to hatch. She would sit lovingly on her eggs for a long time and leave them only when she had to feed hatched and the little ducklings came out of their shells making the jingling sound of tweet, tweet . The mother duck was very happy to see her beautiful little ducklings. She counted her ducklings carefully , and found that the biggest egg has not hatched yet.  "Leave this egg," said an old lady duck who was passing by . "It is quite big. It must be a turkey's egg," guessed the old one. "I have waited for a long time to see all my ducklings . I can't abandon this one just for a doubt ,' said the mother duck. "I will hatch this egg as well ," she firmly declared. She regularly sat on that egg and gave it enough warmth to hatch . At last, the big egg hatched and a large grey - coloured fluf

STORIES FOR CHILDREN AND KIDS : EVEN THE WORST HAS SOMETHING Good

Once upon a time, there was a king . His prime minister was very intelligent. One day, while practicing to wield sword, the kings finger got cut off by mistake . He cried with pain . His prime minister consoled the king saying ,"Have patience !  " Everything happens for our welfare. I am sure even that must have something good hidden in it " Hearing the words of the prime minister the king got furious. He ride with anger, " What welfare can you see in cutting off my finger ? You must be punished for talking  so absurdly . Then the king got the prime minister sent to the prison . Then after some days off this incident a king went to the forest for hunting along with the new prime minister and some soldiers. In the forest the king was caught by the tribals . They wanted to please their god by sacrificing a human body. They took the king before their leader. But , soon one of them saw the king's hands without a finger .He told the leader about it . The Lea

STORIES FOR KIDS AND CHILDREN : THE GRAPES ARE SOUR

              THE GRAPES ARE SOUR  There was a wixen named Manaki. She was  wayward by nature . She used to roam about  here and there all the time . She was very  moody . She remained lost in herself . Once,  Manaki was passing through the forest . She  happened to see the bunches of grapes  hanging along the creeper . Seeing the grapes  her mouth began to water . She thanked her  luck and decided to pluck the grapes .  And she started to jump to reach the grapes .  But the grapes were out of her reach. They  were too high to be even touched by her. She  said to herself," Let me try better ," and she  jumped again with all her might , but in vain.  However , she did not give in and kept on  jumping up to reach the grapes. But all her  efforts proved a failure to reach the grapes.  soon her constant jumping tired her badly and  she sat down to take rest.  Then looking at the juicy grapes . She said to herself , " Manaki , le

STORIES FOR KIDS AND CHILDREN : AN HONEST WOODCUTTER

Once , there was a woodcutter named Bholu .  One day , while he was cutting the wood on a  tree on the bank of the river , his axe slipped  out of his hand and fell into the water. He  began to cry for losing his axe into the water  which was the only means of his livelihood .  Hearing the cry of Bholu the god of the water  appeared before him and asked ,"Why are  you weeping? "  Bholu then told the god of water that his axe  had fallen into the river .  "Do not weep," said the god of water ," I will  bring your axe back to you ." The god of water  took a dip and after some time came out with  an axe of gold. " Here is yours axe ! Take it ." " No , this is not mine. I won't take it ." Then the god of water again took a dip in the  water and came out with an axe made of silver.  He asked Bholu to take it but he refused.  The god of water again went into the water  and came out with the axe

STORIES FOR KIDS & CHILDREN : TIT FOR TAT

                         TIT   FOR   TAT  Once, a crane and a fox were good friends .  One day , the fox invited the crane to his home  for eating kheer. The crane accepted his  invitation and agreed to visit him. The crane reached the house of fox in the evening .The fox  welcomed him.  They gossiped for some time  then the fox served him the kheer in a plate.  He sat on the one side and the fox on the  other side . Seeing this the crane was  surprised . Since his beak was long , he could  not eat the kheer. But the fox kept on saying ," Hey ! Why do not  you eat ? Feel at home and start eating," and  the fox quickly finished the kheer . The crane  realized that the fox made him a fool . He  also invited the fox for the kheer at his house  next day . The fox accepted his invitation  happily . Next day, the fox reached the crane's  home at the fixed time . The crane served the  kheer in a flagon ( a long neck pitcher ) . The  lo

2 ND GRADE : MATHS TREASURE : TELLING TIME

 Fill in the blanks :  1.   How many months are there in a year   ___.  2.   Which month were you born _____ .  3.   March comes after _________ .  4.   The ______ month is july and _________       is the 8th month .  5.    April and june are _____ and ______        months.  6.    The 11th month of the year is _________.  Answers :   1.   12             2. april        3. februry         4. 7th , august     5.   4th , 6th             6. november

2ND GRADE : MATHS TREASURE : HOW LONG ? HOW HEAVY ? HOW MUCH ?

 Fill in the blanks :  1.   100 centimeters ___________ metre.  2.   Who is the tallest among your friends         __________ .  3.   What is his / her height ______ cm.  4.   The length of your note book __________ .  5.   Metre is the standard unit for measuring        ___________ . 6.    Your pencil is _______ cm long .  7.   1000 milliliters __________ litre.  8.   1000 grams __________ kilograms .

2ND GRADE : MATHS TREASURE : USE CORRECT UNITS

Fill in the blank with correct units to measure each of the following ? Cm ( centimeters ).    M ( meter )  Ml ( milliliter )      l ( litre )  G ( gram  .      Kg ( kilogram )  A cup of milk ......... Length of desk ........ Water in a tub ....... Weight of a sack of rice ...... Weight of a butterfly ...... Weight of your pencil ......

2ND GRADE : HINDI : GHANGURU WALI RING

 पाठ  - प्रवेश। … अपनी  क्षमताओं  को  पहचानने  और  समझदारी                          से  जीवन  सुखमय  हो  जाता  है ।             रसोईघर  से  बहुत  अच्छी  महक  आ रही  थी । सुहानी   सँभलकर चलती  हुई  माँ  के  पास  पहुँच  गई । माँ से   पूछा - माँ ,  क्या  आप केक  बना  रही  हैं ?          माँ  ने  प्यार  से  कहा - हाँ  बिटिया  , आज  तुम्हारा  जन्मदिन  जो  है । तुम्हें  चॉकलेट  केक  बहुत  पसंद  हैं ना !         सुहानी  बोली - हाँ  माँ , मेरे  मित्रों  को भी  आपके  हाथ  का   बना  केक  बहुत  पसंद  है । वे  अब  आने  वाले  ही  होंगे ।          माँ  बोलीं - हाँ  सुहानी , अब  तुम  तैयार  हो  जाओ ।          माँ  ने  पहले  ही रंग - बिरंगे  गुब्बारों  से  कमरा  सजा  दिया   था । गुब्बारे  फुलाने  में  सुहानी  ने  माँ की  मदद  की  थी ।          पाँच  बजते  ही  सुहानी  के  मित्र  आने  शुरू  हो  गए । मीतू   बहुत  सुन्दर  फूलों  का  गुलदस्ता  लेकर  आई । सुहानी  ने  गुलदस्ता   हाथ  में  लिया । फूल  सूँघकर  बहुत  खुश  होते  हुए  बोली - मुझे   गुलाब  और  रजनीगंधा  के  फूल  बहुत

2ND GRADE : HINDI : BADSHAH KI RAJAI

 पाठ - प्रवेश     सूझबूझ  से हर समस्या  का  हल  निकलता  है ।        अकबर  के  दरबार  में बीरबल  विशेष  सलाहकार  थे । अन्य   दरबारी  इस  पद  को  लेना  चाहते  थे । बादशाह  अकबर  ये  जानते   थे । एक  दिन  अकबर  ने  घोषणा  की - सबकी  परीक्षा  होगी । जो   इस  परीक्षा  में  सफल  होगा , उसे  बीरबल  की  जगह  रख  लिया   जायेगा  ।         राजा - इस  रजाई  से  मुझे  सिर  से  पैर  तक  ढक दो ।   अन्य  दरबारी - लो , सिर  तोह  खुला  ही  रह  गया । यह  तुम्हारे   बस  की  बात  नहीं  है ।  अरे , सिर  ढका  तो पैर  खुल गए !  यह  क्या !        इस  तरह  एक - एक  करके  सभी  दरबारी  आए । सबने   अकबर  को  उस  रजाई  से  सिर  से  पाँव  तक  ढकने  की कोशिश   की । सफलता  किसी  को  न  मिली । बीरबल  भी  वहीं  खड़े  थे ।   अकबर  पूछा - बीरबल , क्या  तुम  यह  कर  सकते  हो ?       बीरबल -  अवश्य  कर  सकता  हूँ । जहाँपना , बस  आप  अपने   घुटने  मोड़  लीजिए ।          बादशाह  -  वाह  बीरबल  , तुमने  यह  कर  दिखाया !  यह  देखकर  अन्य  दरबारियों  के  मुँह  खुले  के  खुले  रह  गए ।    हमने  

2ND GRADE : HINDI : CHUTKI CHIDIYA

                             चुटकी  चिड़िया     एक  दिन चुटकी  चिड़िया  उड़ते - उड़ते  बरगद  के  पेड़ पर  आकर   बैठ  गई । पेड़    पर कई  पक्षियों  के  घोंसले  थे । चुटकी  ने  सोचा -  मैं  भी  इसी  पेड़  पर अपना  घोंसला  बनाऊँगी ।          उसने  घास  फूस  और  तिनके  इकट्ठे  किए । बड़ी  मेहनत  से    एक  घोंसला  बना  लिया ।अब  चुटकी  अपने  घोंसले  में  आराम  से    रहने  लगी । रोज़  सुबह  वह  दाने  की  खोज  में जाती । शाम  को  घोंसलें   में  आकर  आराम  करती ।           एक  नटखट  बंदर  भी  उसी  पेड़  पर आ  गया । बंदर  पेड़  पर   एक  डाली  से  दूसरी  डाली  पर  उछल - कूद करता  । मीठे - मीठे  फल   तोड़कर  खाता । चुटकी  उसे  देखती  रहती ।          एक  दिन  तेज  हवा  चली । आसमान  में काली  घटा  छा गयी । वर्षा  की  बूँदे  टप - टप गिरने  लंगी  । सभी  पक्षी  अपने  घोंसले    में बैठकर  वर्षा  का  आनंद  ले  रही  थी । बंदर  ने  कुछ  पत्तो   की  आड़  में बारिश  से  बचने  की  कोशिश  की । वह  पूरा  भीग   गया । ठंड  से  उसके  दाँत किटकिटाने  लगे ।            बंदर  की  ये  हालत  देखकर

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