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Coimbatore, 20.11.2017, , _ Thanks for your letter and it was great to hear from you. You asked me to tell you, , my trip to Ooty with my friends. I had the most wonderful time. Twenty girls and, om class six went on the trip. Our class teacher Geetha madam and two others, , —_—., , , , , , randmother has told me about the beautiful journey to Ooty by the toy t, imes. She said that it was a spectacular trip up and down the slopes with birt, es dancing along. Ooty is so close to Coimbatore but I have never been ther, train. So I was really thrilled when the school arranged this trip. You, excited I was when I stepped into the toy train with my friends., , , , , , , , at the wooden chairs with cushioned seats and oil painted walls, j of the luggage rack. I was bubbling over with excitement.
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section of, the sce the letter on your own. Underline the sentences that tell, Nes outside. Describe it to the class., , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , scene ou, , -. ty was beautiful with the purple-blue mountains forming a lovely, , : green fields and tea estates. Monkeys were racing all along the tracks., re in groups and some had babies clinging onto them., , ea, doesn’t that monkey look cute holding on to its mother’s stomach?” I, excitedly. The monkeys were really bold. One of them tried to snatch a banana, , ‘girl had in her hand, as she leaned out of the window to look at the train curving, d on the track. She let out a scream and moved back. Now it was Muthu’s turn & i, , ———, , 1 looked entranced at the misty clouds which covered the mountains and, d out of the forests. It looked just like a dream sequence in a movie. Foti, bubbling stream with a small waterfall., , “Look Merlin, can you see that bird there? It is such a pretty blue n, crown,” she said. Just then the train stopped suddenly with a © t, “Oh, what happened?” asked a boy. “Hey, why has the train si, er passenger. }, , |, But, nothing could stop Muthu. He and his friends were ee fi, at had happened. Geetha madam tried to stop the children running, , 4 excited and begged to be allowed to go out. In the end the who, jpped out. And what a sight greeted their eyes!, , cuss and answer the following questions,, Why did the girl scream?, Why did Muthu and his friends step out of the train?, pescribe the beauty of the blue mountain.
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Section ITI, , c this section of the letter silently. Discuss with your partner and descrit, , p the incident., , ‘ There was a cute baby elephant sitting, ah ‘on the track! The mother elephant was nearby, trumpeting loudly. The engine driver tried to, coax the baby off the track with a bunch of, bananas. The mother didn’t let anyone near, the baby. So, people stood around trying to, make the baby move by making all kinds, of sounds. The baby just sat there looking, , htened and the mother kept trumpeting., , Finally, Muthu, the naughty boy of the class,, went up to the baby with a bunch of bananas. Just as i, , eting - Makir, jing - Move, , engir, - Pers, = nO:¢, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ie:, , , , it moved to eat it, he move, , , , , , , , , , backwards. He kept doing this till the baby was out on the side of the tracks. Luckily, t, mother too, stopped trumpeting and watched the whole show. Everyone cheered as th she war, Mee vs eating the bananas. Many bunches of bananas were piled near the baby She lov:, the mother. As they were eating, everyone got into the train and it left after a dela ;, e luck fhe teache, , , , half an hour. Geetha ma‘am had told us that we would see elephants if we wer:, “Madam wouldn’t have imagined we would see a wild elephant this close!” sai¢, Seen ote, , was such a fantastic trip. On a normal fast train ride, we do not notice the scene! the tre, dscape. It rushes by so fast. But slowly chugging up and down the beautiful fhe tr, , was different. I will never forget the wide, wind-swept tea estates, cloud, tains or the swaying trees. It was enchanting to listen to the murmur o
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“Hi Fatima, isn’t this fun?” I called out as my friend came into the compartme,, , “Come, sit here. I have kept a seat for you. You can keep your bag trent, Ory ici . Did you se ?It'sg, have you brought to eat?” “Parotta and delicious chutney. y', , beautiful!” Fatima replied., , ar), , Our teacher, Geetha madam, came around to see if everyone was seated proper}, “The train is about to leave so take your seats everyone,” she said. Just then the traj, started with a jerk. It moved very slowly, leaving the station with a long hoot. Everyon,, clapped. The train went snaking up the steep hillside, weaving its way through forest, of tall trees swaying in ‘the breeze. wae), , —_—, One of the boys, Muthu, said, “It is going so slowly, I can walk along its side.” Ang, he got up to go to the door., , (, , , , From the other end the teacher saw him and said in a firm voice, “Muthu, go bac, to your seat at once.” The girls sniggered and Muthu sat down with a long face., , Read the following questions and answer them., , 1. Where did the boys and girls go?, 2. Why did Muthu say that he could walk along its side?, 3. Why did the girls snigger?, , 7 GLOSSARY, , , , , Material made of a network of wire or thread, Moving slowly or rhythmically, ving like a snake
