Lesson 6

🪁 How The Little Kite Learned to Fly

—Katherine Pyle

🚀 Let's start:

Katherine Pyle (1863–1938), an American artist, poet, and children's author was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Her first major success occurred in 1898 with The Counterpane Fairy. In the course of her career, she wrote over 30 books and illustrated the works of others.

🗣️ Let's share:

1. 📖 Here are a few words:

bird
aeroplane
kite
cloud
balloon

📌 Now, put these words in the appropriate columns:

Flies with human help	Flies without human help
aeroplane	bird
kite	cloud
balloon

2. 🔍 Study the following words:

breeze, string, pull, tug

🤔 What are these words associated with? Choose the correct alternative:

➡️ flying an aeroplane
✅ flying a kite

3. 💬 What is so enjoyable about kite-flying? Discuss with your partner.

Let's Read: 🪁

"I never can do it", the little kite said, as he looked at the other things high over his head.

"I know I should fall if I tried to fly."

"Try", said the big kite, "only try! Or I fear you never will learn at all."

But the little kite said: "I'm afraid I'll fall."

The big kite nodded: "Ah, well, goodbye; I am off." And he rose toward their tranquil sky. ☁️

Then the little kite's paper stirred at the sight. And trembling he shook himself free for flight. 🚀

First whirling and frightened, then braver grown, up, up he rose through the air alone, till the big kite looking down could see the little one rising steadily.

Then how the little kite thrilled with pride, as he sailed with the big kite side by side! While far below he could see the ground, and the boys like small spots moving round.

They rested high in the quiet air, and only the birds and clouds were there.

"Oh, how happy I am," the little kite cried. "And all because I was brave and tried." 💪

📚 Word Nest :

tranquil : quiet and peaceful
stirred : moved
flight : act of flying
whirling : moving around quickly in a circle

Let's do :

🎯 Activity 1

📌 Tick (✓) the correct alternative:

The little kite thought it could not (i) run (ii) fly (iii) swim
The big kite told the small kite to (i) try (ii) know (iii) think
While flying the little kite was filled with (i) pity (ii) pride (iii) pain
The boys looked like small (i) dots (ii) patches (iii) spots

📝 Activity 2

✍️ Complete the following sentences with information from the text:

The big kite rose towards the __________
The little kite's paper __________
The little kite smiled with the big kite __________
The little kite and the big kite __________

Activity 3 💡

Answer the following question:

What made the little kite's paper stir at the sight of the tranquil sky?

Activity 4 📝

Fill in the following chart with information from the text:

Cause	Effect
(a)	The kite was afraid to fly.
(b) The little kite grew braver.
(c)	The little kite was thrilled with pride.
(d)	The boys looked like small spots.

Activity 5 🤔

Answer the following questions in complete sentences:

(a) What did the big kite tell the little kite to do?
(b) How did the little kite prepare himself for flight?
(c) Whom did the kites get as companions high up in the quiet air?
(d) "Oh, how happy I am"---Why did the little kite feel so?

Activity 6 (a) ✍️

Fill in the blanks with suitable articles:

(i) ____ Nile flows through Egypt.
(ii) Iron is ____ useful metal.
(iii) I waited at the station for ____ hour.
(iv) She is ____ European.

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📝 Activity 6(b)

Tick (✓) the appropriate form of the given verbs in brackets:

(i) No news (is/are) good news.
(ii) Each of the children (has/have) arrived.
(iii) The mother and her child (is/are) going to the market.
(iv) Esha as well as her sister ________ (is/are) taking part in the school sports.

🧪 Activity 7(a)

Add a prefix or a suffix to the following words to form opposites:

learn : _______________
steadily : _______________
rest : _______________
cloud : _______________
happy : _______________

✍️ Activity 7(b)

Make meaningful sentences of your own with the following words:

tranquil : _________________________________
frightened : _________________________________
sailed : _________________________________
brave : _________________________________

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Let's talk: 🗣️

Tell the class about someone who has inspired you to participate in either----

a swimming competition
a school drama

Let's do: ✍️

Activity 8(a) 📝

Read the paragraph carefully and fill in the following chart with information from the passage:

Last summer, four of us went to Arun's aunt's place in the Sunderbans. They were my friends— Sumit and Arun and his younger brother, Barun. Sumit, Arun and I study in class X and Barun is two years younger to us. We began the journey on Monday. We travelled by bus and then by boat. We stayed there for three days. We visited the bird sanctuary. We returned on Thursday evening at 7.30pm.

Category	Details
(a) number of people
(b) names of the people
(c) destination
(d) duration of the trip
(e) vehicles used
(f) places visited

💡 Let's learn:

In class V, you have come across a conversation between two monkeys. This kind of conversation between two characters is called a dialogue.

🛠️ Let's do:

Activity 8(b)

Now, write a dialogue between two sisters, where the elder sister is encouraging the younger one to read out a patriotic poem in her school on Independence Day.

🤝 Let's work together

Form groups.
Find an old newspaper.
Use strings and glue and sticks.
Make a kite. You can ask your teacher for instruction.

Now, imagine yourself to be a kite that has gone high up in the sky. Tell the class your feelings as you soar high up in the sky.

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Lesson 6 🪁 How The Little Kite Learned to Fly _—Katherine Pyle_