Class 6 (Poorvi) - Unit 1 : Fables and Folk Tales - A Bottle of Dew

Let us discuss (Page 3):

1. What did Rama Natha believe?
Answer - Rama Natha believed that there was a magic potion that could turn any object into gold.

 

2. How did the sage help Rama Natha?
Answer - The sage helped Rama Natha by informing him that he had heard about such potion and he knew how one could make it.

 

3. Do you think Rama Natha will be able to collect the dew? Give a reason.
Answer – Yes, I think that Rama Natha will be able to collect the dew because he deeply believed in the magic potion. He could do anything to get his hands on it.

 

Let us discuss (Page 5):

1. Why was Rama Natha angry?
Answer - Rama Natha was angry because when he sprinkled the dew water on copper vessel, nothing happened. He hoped the vessel would turn into gold. He was furious as he had wasted six precious years of his life.

 

2. How did Rama Natha and Madhumati create wealth?
Answer – In the hope of getting the magic potion, Rama Natha worked hard in his field and planted more and more banana trees. His wife Madhumati sold the fruit to the market for a good price. At the end they had created wealth in the form of gold coins.

 

Let us think and reflect (Page 6):

I. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.

1. He spent all his time learning about the magic potion. People cheated him often, promising to tell him about it, but he did not give up. His wife, Madhumati, was tired of this and also worried because she saw how much money Rama Natha was spending. She was sure that soon they would be without money.

 

(i) Complete the sentence with a suitable reason.
Rama Natha did not ‘give up’ because he deeply believed in the existence of the magic potion and was hopeful that he would succeed soon.

 

(ii) Read the column which shows ‘what happened’ and write the correct outcome in the next column.

What happened	Outcome
A. People promised to tell Rama Natha about the magic potion.	But they only cheated him and never told anything.
B. Rama Natha was spending a lot of money.	But he did not find the magic potion.

 

(iii) Write whether the following statements are True or False.
(a) Madhumati was troubled about what her husband did. (True) 
(b) Rama Natha was very happy digging his fields. (False)
(c) The sage wanted to show the right path to Rama Natha. (True) 

(b) Carefully, he took the bottle to the sage. The sage smiled and muttered something over the water. Then he returned the bottle and said, “Try it out.” Rama Natha sprinkled a few drops on a copper vessel and waited for it to turn to gold. To his surprise, nothing happened!
(i) Choose the option that lists the events given below in the correct order.
A. The sage smiled.
B. Rama Natha gave the bottle to the sage.
C. Rama Natha dropped a few drops of water on a copper vessel.

D. He said something in a low voice over the water.
E. Rama Natha waited to see if the magic worked.

(A) a, e, d, b, c                  (b) b, a, d, c, e
(C) c, d, a, b, e                   (D) a, d, b, e, c

Answer - (b) b, a, d, c, e

II. Answer the following questions.

1. What did the sage ask Rama Natha to do to make the magic potion?
Answer - The sage asked Rama Natha to plant a banana tree and water it regularly with his own hands. He also asked him to collect five litres of morning dews in the winter. He said that he would chant some magic words and the dew will change into the magic potion.

 

2. Why did the sage ask Rama Natha to do everything himself?
Answer - The sage asked Rama Natha to do everything himself to teach him a life lesson of working hard. He wanted to show that hard work is better than any magic potion.

 

3. How could Rama Natha have a big banana plantation after six years?
Answer - Rama Natha continued planting more and more bananas trees to collect the morning dews as soon as possible. This resulted in a big banana plantation after six years.

 

4. How did the sage make Rama Natha believe that there is no magic potion?
Answer - Rama Natha found that his hard work of planting banana trees had resulted in shining stacks of gold coins. The sage explained that there was no magic potion and it was the hard work that created the wealth. This made Rama Natha believe that hard work is the only magic potion.

 

(e) Fill in the ‘before’ and ‘after’ table about Rama Natha.

 

What he did before meeting the sage	What he did after meeting the sage
He spent all his time searching for a magic potion.	He followed the sage's advice and planted banana trees.
He wasted money on people who promised to tell him about the potion, and was cheated by them.	He worked hard with his wife to grow a large banana plantation and create wealth.

Let us learn:

1. Read the following words from the story

promised	spending	cheated	luck
remember	huge	difficult	market

Use the words correctly to complete the paragraph given below. There are two extra words in the box that you do not need.

There was a farmer who had a huge coconut plantation. He worked hard and did not depend on luck. Every day was difficult but he did not give up. One day, a man bought a bag of coconuts from him, and promised to pay him the money the next day. Days passed and the man did not pay him anything. The farmer felt cheated. About two months later, he met the same man and asked him about his money. The man said, "Oh! I had forgotten. Now, I remember buying coconuts from you." And he paid the money.

2. Read the words from the story in Column A. Read the new words in Column B. Complete the meanings of the words given in Column B. Meanings of some words are given.

Column A	Column B	Meaning of words in Column B
I	eye	a part of our body with which we see
your	you’re	short for of ‘you are’
dew	due	happening at some time in the future
Son	sun	the star which gives us light and heat
one	won	past tense of win
ate	eight	a number which comes after seven
See	sea	a huge water body

3. Match the phrases in Column A with the phrases in Column B. Use the connecting words given in the middle column to make meaningful sentences.

Column A	Connecting Words	Column B
The children submitted their work (When?)	because	the bell rang
He did not want to try rock climbing (Why?)	before	there was a traffic jam.
The children ran towards the gate (When?)	as soon as	the deadline
Nitin was late to school today (Why?)	as	of his fear of heights.

Now, write the new sentences in your notebook.

Answer -

• The children submitted their work before the deadline.
• He did not want to try rock climbing because of his fear of heights.
• The children ran towards the gate as soon as the bell rang.
• Nitin was late to school today as there was a traffic jam.

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