Find words in the story, which show things striking violently against each other.

1. The cobra struck the crow, his snout th _ _ _ing against its body. (15)

2. The crow and the myna c _ ll _ _ _ _ in mid-air. (13)

3. The birds dived at the snake, but b _ _ _ _ d into each other instead. (14)

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Solution

1. The cobra struck the crow, his snout thudding against its body. (15)

2. The crow and the myna collided in mid − air. (13)

3. The birds dived at the snake, but bumped into each other instead. (14)

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The words in the box are all words that describe movement. Use them to fill in the blanks in the sentences below.

dived	gliding	Sprang
darting	whipped…back	delving

1. When he began to trust me, the squirrel began _________ into my pockets for morsels of cake.

2. I saw a cobra ___________ out of a clump of cactus.

3. The snake hissed, his forked tongue ____________ in and out.

4. When the cobra tried to bite it, the mongoose _____________ aside.

5. The snake _______________ his head ________________ to strike at the crow.

6. The birds _______________ at the snake.

1. “It was to be a battle of champions.” (8)

(i) What qualities did the two champions have? Pick out words and phrases from the paragraph above this line in the text and write them down.

(ii) What did the cobra and the mongoose do, to show their readiness for the fight?

2. Who were the other two spectators? What did they do? (Did they watch, or did they join in the fight?) (10)

3. Read the descriptions below of what the snake did and what the mongoose did. Arrange their actions in the proper order. (11, 16)

(i)	Ceased to struggle	Grabbed the snake by the snout
(ii)	Tried to mesmerise the mongoose	Dragged the snake into the bushes
(iii)	Coiled itself around the mongoose	Darted away and bit the cobra on the back
(iv)	Struck the crow	Pretended to attack the cobra on one side
(v)	Struck again and missed	Refused to look into the snake’s eyes
(v)	Struck on the side that the mongoose pretended to attack	Sprang aside, jumped in and bit

4. (i) What happened to the crow in the end? (16)

(ii) What did the myna do finally? (17)

Look at the pictures and tell the story in your own words.

THE UMBRELLA AND THE CROW

Disclaimer: Kindly refer the textbook for the images.

• A wind blows.

• It is raining.

• The crow flies away with the umbrella.

• The girl has an umbrella.

• The umbrella is now a nest.

• The umbrella hangs from a tree.

Now say the story in English using the words rain, wind, crow, nest, is, has, blows, flies.

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