Today is our topic of discussion-Magic Cure

Magic Cure

Let’s read

One day Rasel saw a snake. Let us hear what Rasel is narrating.

 Section: 1

One day I saw a small snake in the compound. It was crawling along slowly but when it saw me, it moved away quickly and hid itself in coconut shell. I quietly went near and closed the mouth of the coconut shell with a stone. Then I took the shell and ran to Grandmother.”Look, Grandma,” I cried, I have caught a snake.”

“Snake?” asked Grandmother in alarm. She was shocked. She cried for help. Grandfather came running. When he learnt that I had a snake in the shell, he snatched the shell and threw it away. The snake crawled away and disappeared behind some bushes. Grandfather warned me never to go near a snake, because snakes were very dangerous.

Read. Think and Answer 1

1. Where did the snake hide itself?

2. Where did Rasel put the stone?

3. What did Grandfather do with the coconut shell?

4. Why did the snake move away quickly?

Let’s read

Let us read and find out what happens next.

Section II

Later in the evening. I tried to catch a bee and it stung me on my finger. I felt a sharp pain. I ran to Grandmother and told her that I had been bitten and I wanted her to do something to stop the pain. Grandmother thought that I had been bitten by a snake. She called out to Grandfather, “Come and see what has happened to Rasel.”

Grandfather came at once. He looked at my finger and there was a blue mark. Without a word he took me in his arms and started running. He ran across the garden and through the paddy fields. He ran and ran and did not stop until he reached a small house quite some distance away from our home. Then he shouted for the man who lived there.

Read, Think and Answer II

1. What happened to Rasel later in the evening?

2. What did Grandfather do when he saw the blue mark?

3. “Grandfather shouted for the man”, Who do you think this man was?

Section III

An old grey haired man came out of the house. He knew the cure for snake bite. Grandfather asked him to cure me. The old man took me inside. He looked at my finger and then asked me to sit down and not to move. I sat on grandfather’s lap. The old man then took some water in a small brass vessel, sat in front of us and started reciting some mantras.

I wanted to tell him that it was a bee and not a snake that had bitten me. But Grandfather held me tight and did not allow me to talk. Grandmother too had arrived by then and some other people with her. They looked sad and silently watched me.

By this time the pain in my finger had stopped. But still I had to sit there and get cured of the “snake bite.”

After a few minutes, the old man got up, washed my finger and gave me some water to drink. He asked me to keep quiet for some more time. Then he turned to Grandfather and said “Thank God, you brought Rasel in time. He is out of danger now. It was indeed a poisonous snake that bit him.” Grandfather, Grandmother and all others thanked the old man for the magic cure. On returning home, Grandfather sent him gifts.

 

Read, Think and Answer III

1. How did the old man cure Rasel?

2. What had bitten Rasel?

3. “It was indeed a poisonous snake.” Who knew it was not?

Overall Questions

The sentences given below are not in the right order. Arrange them correctly and write the correct order in the box given below:

1. Rasel saw a small snake.

2. Everybody thought he had been bitten by the snake.

3. Rasel was finally cured of the “snake bite”.

4. So, Grandfather took him to a man who knew a magic cure.

5. He shut the snake inside the coconut shell.

6. Rasel was then stung by a bee.

7. The snake crawled into a coconut shell.

 Let’s Learn Grammar

(A) Simple past

(1) Add-ed and put these words in the past tense.

e.g. asked asked.

Jump…. snatch… walk

…laug….help

(ii) Now use these words in the blanks below:

(a) Reena me do my homework.

(b) The thief

(c) They. my bag and ran away.
two kilometers to fetch water.

(d) Mohan loudly.

(e) The monkey.

(B) Adverbs

Form adverbs by using ly.

e.g. slowly slowly.

Loving…bad…loud

Now use the new words to fill in the blanks below.

While playing Rubel hurt himself So he started crying. Hearing his cries his grandmother came running. She put a bandage on his wound. Then alright” she said. “Quiet, my child, quiet. Now you will be

Increase Your Word Power

Some words are given below. Give words opposite in meaning

e.g. tall short

hot/cold

old….small…near…close…quickly

Let’s Talk

Making requests

Practise the following with your friend

(A)

You: May I borrow your pen please? Friend: Certainly. Here you are.
You: Thank you.

(B)

Friend: Do you have a spare pencil?

You: Yes I do.

Friend: May I borrow it? I’ve forgotten to bring mine.

You: Yes, of course. Here you are.

Friend: Thank you.

Exercise:

Now ask your friend for a grammar book and eraser and follow the dialogue given above.

Let’s Write

Describing people

Rasel came home and wrote a description of the old man.

“An old grey haired man came out of the hut. He was a tall man with a white beard. His hair was not combed. He wore a long robe. It was white in colour. He had a sharp look in his eyes. But he was very gentle.”

Discussion

Rasel is describing the old man who cured him. Before he wrote those sentences, these were the points he made.

 

How to describe people

Before you describe a person you should note down some important points about that person. These points should relate to that person’s age, physical features, manners, habits etc. Next you should decide the order of the points. For example you may begin by telling the name of the person. Now you can do it in the following manner.

• Name
• Age
• Habits reading, singing
• Profession: teacher, doctor
• Nature: loving, kind, gentle

Exercise :

Describe your grandmother or the person you admire most in eight simple sentences.