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hut in the middle ofa Peres, , His sons and daughters very young. They Could not, help him earn Money, His wis, was (oo Cooking, cleanin, washing, and looking ai 4°, children. She Could not help, him earn money,, , Every day the old man went, deep into the forest and, , chopped wood. He gathered, , down his axe and stood very still. He was afraid of ghosts and he thought to himself,, , Just then, a large tiger came out of the bushes., , ‘Do not be frightened, old man,’ said the tiger. ‘I won’t harm you. You are old, but, you work hard. Sit down and rest for a while and let me do your work.’, , The old man was surprised. He did not know that tigers could talk, and what's, , more, this tiger was offering to help him.

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‘How kind you are, dear,, ter,, , , , , , , , , , , , , he said, , ‘The old man rested unde; :, tree while the tiger workeg., Soon all the wood was cut,, ‘The old man and the tiger thea, the wood into a bundle and, loaded it onto the donkey's, back. ‘The old man thanked, the tiger and went off to selj, , the wood., , ‘The next day the tiger arriyeg, and helped the old man again,, This went on for some weeks,, , One day, after their work was finished, the tiger lay down and rested his head in the, old man’s lap. The old man stroked the tiger's fine coat. The tiger purred like a cat,, , He looked up into the old man’s eyes and asked, ‘Am I handsome, Daddy?”, “Oh, yes indeed,’ replied the old man. ‘You are very handsome, my son.’, ‘Am I strong?’ asked the tiger., , ‘Yes, of course, my son. You are most strong,’ replied the old man., , ‘Am I young and full of energy?’ asked the tiger., , ‘Yes, yes,’ replied the old man. ‘You are.’, , ‘Ah!’ sighed the tiger. ‘I have all the graces.’, , ‘You surely do,’ said the old man. ‘But, do you know, you have one fault? Your s, stinks. You are certainly very smelly. So, if you don’t mind, please take your hea, my lap. My wife will throw me out if I smell like you!’, , ‘The tiger immediately stopped purring. He went and brought the axe., , teenies, od

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me, take this axe, old, . Man. §:, + Str, , | ike m, Oh, no,’ said the old man, ‘ aes ae, > ACAN’E ndcey a, Possibly hurt you,’, and he, [he old man did not know, Ww, and then brought itdown ‘, On the tj, , opened near the tiger's Ruta, and sticky. oe, , put | wish it,’ said the tiger, , beg, n to growl,, , do. So he s, ger’ ph shrugged his shoulders, lifted the axe, r’s bac, S back. A wound about two fingers deep, , nd :, blood spurted out. It made the tiger's coat red, , soon the tiger went offj, , market. The next day ce pat eee io, man went about his work,, The tiger came and watched, him from a distance, but said, nothing. The old man began, , to get a bit frightened., , Time went by and then,, one day, the tiger suddenly, sprang out from behind a, bush and came towards the, old man. He said, ‘Look at, my back, old man. What can, , you see now?, , The old man looked carefully,, but he couldn't find the axe wound., ‘It is healed!’ he exclaimed. “There is no mark there!’, , s ds have stayed in, ‘Yes,’ repli «cor, “The wound has healed, but your harsh wor, a 7 2 pat i a healed. I will always remember what you said about my, ny beat now leave the forest or I shall eat you uP ?, stinking SKI. ol, And with that he gave 2 enormous rO%t, , a n

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‘The old man left the forest and from that day he feared all tigers: Other iam ., 0, , a,, , a, , now afraid of tigers., It is good to remember:, , Knives and axes flash like day,, Harsh words, however, always stay., (Based on an Indian folktale) David Horsby,, , WORDS TO KNOW, , energy liveliness; power, , enormous very large or big, fault a failure; a failing or weakness in one’s character, , graces polite, good behaviour and beauty, , a, , handsome good-looking, offering trying to give somebody something, , spurt to cause a liquid (or gas) to gush out with force, , stink to have a very bad smell, , COMPREHENSION, , 1. Answer these questions., , How did the old man earn his money?, Why did the old man become frightened in the forest one day?, , How did the tiger help the old man?, Did the old man say nice things about the tiger?, , a, b., c, d., , e. What did the tiger ask the old man to do?, , f. How deep was the wound?, , These questions are more difficult. Discuss them first., , g. Inthe story, what healed and what did not heal?, nh. Has anyone ever hurt you with harsh words?

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llowing Sentence, 8 is clear,, , a. the axe picked uphe. HE picked 4),, b. stopped the Purring tiger immediately, Cc. the the stroked old head tiger's man, "i, d. remember said what stinking | will you skin my always about,, , S are j, in the wrong order. Write the sentences, , What are these words? They all end with -ess,, , , , , , the female of a tiger......., , not more, but the opposite... 0.6... ee, to try to give the right answer without having real knowledge, , a, b, , c., , d. a dirty or untidy state of things, e. clothing worn bya girl., , f. details of where someone lives, g, , the female of a prince....}-., , Use the underlined phrases in sentences of your own., ks now., , Put away your boo!, We're talking about the Himalayas., , Don't leave out any words., , I'm going to stay with my uncle., , RO op