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எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்
Book Free Demo ONCE a farmer and his wife lived in a village with their small son. They loved him very much. “We must have a pet,” the farmer said to his wife one day. “When our son grows up, he will need a companion. This pet will be our son’s companion.” His wife liked the idea.
One evening, the farmer brought with him a tiny mongoose. “It’s a baby mongoose,” said his wife, “but will soon be fully grown. He will be a friend to our son.”
Both the baby and the mongoose grew. In five or six months the mongoose had grown to its full size — a lovely animal with two shining black eyes and a bushy tail. The farmer’s son was still a baby in the cradle, sleeping and crying alternately.
Explanation:
There once lived a farmer with his wife. They lived in a village along with their baby. The farmer and his wife had an extreme love for their son. The farmer wished to have a pet in his home because he thought that it would be a good friend for his son.
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Farmer's family
On a fine evening, the farmer brought home a small mongoose. The farmer and his wife thought that the mongoose is a friendly animal, and it is sweet as their baby. It would be the best friend for their son when they grow bigger.
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Baby mongoose
Within five to six months, the mongoose had grown to its full size. While the boy was still a baby in the cradle, the mongoose became a loving pet in the farmers' house. Moreover, the adult mongoose looked so beautiful with shining black eyes and cute thick tail. While, the baby boy cried and slept repeatedly.
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Mongoose with bushy tail
Meanings of difficult words:
Numbers | Words | Meanings |
1. | Companion | A person or an animal with which one spends a lot of time/friend |
2. | Cradle | A baby's bed |
3. | Bushy tail | Thick tail |
4. | Farmer | A person who owns or manages a farm |
Reference:
National Council of Educational Research and Training (2007). The Friendly Mongoose (pp. 4-6). Published at the Publication Division by the Secretary, National Council of Educational Research and Training, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi.