I sit in ponds and in the rain,
Or hop about in a muddy drain.
As a tadpole, I swim with cheer,
A tiny fish-like thing, so clear!
I flick my tongue to catch my food,
It works so fast-now that’s quite good!
I live on land and water too.
In places damp with drops of dew.
My colours match the plants and trees,
I hide so well in grass and leaves!
But snakes are near. I must beware.
Or else they’ll catch me unaware!
I croak my songs, they sound so loud,
Yet in my pond. I feel so proud.
I hop around, I jump so high.
Up I go into the sky!
With webbed feet, I swim with ease,
And leap so high in joyful breeze!
Also read this: The Wise Parrot : Lesson -4
New Words
Hop – कूदना
Beware – खबरदार
Muddy – मैला, कीचड़ भरा
Croak – क्रोक
Flick – झटका
Webbed – झिल्लीदार
Damp – नम
Dew – ओस
Let us Think
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Where does the frog like to sit or spend time?
Ans. The frog likes to sit in ponds, in the rain, and hop about in muddy drains.
2. How does the frog catch its food?
Ans. The frog catches its food by flicking its tongue very fast.
3. How does the frog move in water and on land?
Ans. The frog swims in water with its webbed feet and hops or jumps on land.
4. What helps the frog hide in its surroundings?
Ans. The frog’s colours help it hide among plants, trees, grass, and leaves.
B. Think and discuss
1. What would it feel like to live like a frog, both in water and on land?
Ans. It would feel exciting because the frog can swim in water and hop freely on land.
2. If you could hop as high as a frog, what fun things would you do?
Ans. I would jump over walls, play games, and enjoy hopping around with friends.
3. How is a frog’s life different from a fish’s life?
Ans. A frog lives both on land and in water, but a fish lives only in water.
4. How are frogs’ webbed feet similar to the flippers used by scuba divers?
Ans. Both help in swimming easily by pushing water backward.
Let us Learn
A. Choose the correct words from the brackets and fill in the blanks.
1. My colours match the plants and trees. (or/and)
2. Would you like to learn about frogs and tadpoles? (because/and)
3. I hop around happily, but I must watch out for snakes! (but/so)
4. Frogs swim easily because they have webbed feet. (because/or)
B. The following words have been rearranged into sentences. Choose the correct option.
1. hunts/night/the/silently/tiger/at
OPTIONS:
a. The tiger hunts silently at night. ✔
b. Tiger hunts the silently at night.
c. Hunts the tiger at night silently.
2. elephants/in/forests/live/large/groups/in
OPTIONS:
a. Elephants live large in groups forests.
b. In groups large, elephants live in forests.
c. Elephants live in large groups in forests. ✔
3. web/a/spider/carefully/its/weaves
OPTIONS:
a. A spider carefully weaves its web. ✔
b. Spider carefully weaves its web a.
c. Carefully a spider weaves web its.
4. crocodile/waits/the/silently/riverbank/the/near
OPTIONS:
a. Crocodile waits the silently the near riverbank.
b. The silently crocodile waits near the riverbank.
c. The crocodile waits silently near the riverbank. ✔
5. a/swims/turtle/slowly/in/ocean/the
OPTIONS:
a. A turtle swims slowly in the ocean. ✔
b. Swims turtle slowly an ocean in.
с. The ocean swims a slowly turtle in.
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