There were four friends Circle , Square, Triangle and Rectangle. One day there began a fight between the friends. Each of them said they were the best.
Circle said, “I am the best! I am round and beautiful. I have no sharp edges. Children use me to draw a smiling face. There are so many beautiful things in my shape. I am the best!”
The other shapes refused to agree with the circle. Square then said, “I am the best! I have four sides and all of them are equal in size. Children eat many sweets which are square in shape. I look very beautiful and so I am the best.”
After listening to this, Triangle said in a loud voice, “I am the best! Just look at me! I am so beautiful. I have three sides. Children use me to draw mountains. They enjoy many yummy snacks in my shape. So, I am the best!”
Listening to the other three friends, Rectangle laughed aloud. “Of course not. No one can be better than me. I have four sides. Two are equally long and two are equally short. I look so beautiful. Children enjoy biscuits and chocolates in rectangle shape. They also use so many things in my shape. I am the best!” said the rectangle.
The friends could not decide who was the best among them. They decided to ask the first person they meet.
After some time, they met a star. They stopped her and told her of their fight. They asked her to decide who was the best among them.
The star was wise. She looked at all of them. She thought for a while. Then she said, “All of you are friends. Then why should you fight? Let me tell you something very important. Do you know what you could do if you were together? You could create the most beautiful pictures and patterns! Just look around. We find amazing designs and things in all the shapes. So, stop fighting. Together we all can create wonders.”
The friends realised their mistake and promised each other that they would never fight again. They remained best friends forever.
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Let us think
Answer the following.
1. Who were the four friends?
Ans. The four friends were Circle, Square, Triangle and Rectangle.
2. Why were they fighting?
Ans. They were fighting because each of them thought that they were the best shape.
3. Who helped them to end their fight?
Ans. A star helped them to end their fight.
4. What lesson did the friends learn in the end?
Ans. They learnt that instead of fighting, if they stay together, they can create beautiful pictures and wonders.
5. Write T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.
a) The circle does not have sharp edges. ( T )
b) A square has four sides but not all of them are equal in size. ( F )
c) The triangle has two sides. ( F )
d) The friends could decide who was the best among them. ( F )
6. Who is your friend? What are the things you can do when your friend helps you?
Ans. My friend is [your friend’s name]. When my friend helps me, I can study better, play happily, solve problems easily and feel confident.
7. Look around you. Talk about the shapes of what you see.
Ans. The clock is in a circle shape, my book is rectangle in shape, the window is square, and the roof of a hut is triangle in shape.
Let us read
Read the following lines.
A pigeon and an ant became friends.
Pigeon Notice that we used ‘a’ before pigeon and ‘an’ before ‘ant’.
We use ‘a’ before singular nouns that begin with consonants. ‘An’ is used before singular nouns that begin with vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u). Using this information, fill up the following blanks.
A. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’.
1. A dog is barking at the postman.
2. My mother gives chapattis to a cow everyday.
3. In summers, a sparrow builds its nest on the mango tree near our house.
B. Fill in the blanks using ‘an’.
1. I saw an eagle yesterday.
2. Maya bought an umbrella for the monsoon.
3. An ice-cream man brings his cart in the evenings.
C. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’.
1. A brown hen laid an egg.
2. An eagle sat on a building.
3. Mary ate an apricot, a chikoo an orange.
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