A Bottle of Dew – ई-ज्ञानदीप

Let us discuss

1. What did Rama Natha believe?

Ans. Rama Natha believed there was a magic potion that could turn any object into gold

2. How did the sage help Rama Natha?

Ans. The sage Mahipati helped Rama Natha by giving him specific advice that directed him to work hard and establish a banana plantation to collect five liters of dew.

3. Do you think Rama Natha will be able to collect the dew? Give a reason.

Ans. No, Rama Natha will not be able to collect the dew because it is an impossibly five liters quantity to gather in the limited time frame.

Let us discuss

1. Why was Rama Natha angry?

Ans. Rama Natha was angry because he felt cheated by the sage.

2. How did Rama Natha and Madhumati create wealth?

Ans. Rama Natha and Madhumati created wealth by developing a large banana plantation through years of consistent hard work and teamwork.

Let us think and reflect

Q. I – Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.

1. He spent all his time to learn about the magic potion. People cheated him often, promising to tell him about it, but he did not give up. His wife, Madhumati, was tired of this and also worried because she saw how much money Rama Natha was spending. She was sure that soon they would be without money.

(i) Complete the sentence with a suitable reason.
Ans. Rama Natha did not ‘give up’ because he believed there was a magic potion that could turn any object into gold.

(ii) Read the column which shows ‘what happened’ and write the correct outcome in the next column.

Ans.

What Happened	Outcome
A. People promised to tell Rama Natha about the magic potion.	a. Rama Natha was often cheated and did not find the potion.
B. Rama Natha was spending a lot of money.	b. Madhumati became worried that they would soon run out of money.

(iii) Write whether the following statements are True or False.
A. Madhumati was troubled about what her husband did.

Ans. True

B. Rama Natha was very happy digging his fields.

Ans. False

C. The sage wanted to show the right path to Rama Natha.

Ans. True

2. Carefully, he took the bottle to the sage. The sage smiled and muttered something over the water. Then he returned the bottle and said, “Try it out.” Rama Natha sprinkled a few drops on a copper vessel and waited for it to turn to gold. To his surprise nothing happened!

(i) Choose the option that lists the events given below in the correct order.
A. The sage smiled.
B. Rama Natha gave the bottle to the sage.
C. Rama Natha dropped a few drops of water on a copper
vessel.
D. He said something in a low voice over the water.
E. Rama Natha waited to see if the magic worked.
(a) a, e, d, b, c (b) b , a, d, c, e
(c) c , d, a, b, e (d) a , d, b, e, c

Ans. (b) b, a, d, c, e

(ii) Fill in the blank with the correct word from the lines given above.

Seeing that the plant had dried up, the gardener ____________ some water on it.

Ans. sprinkled

(iii) How might Rama Natha have felt when nothing happened to the copper vessel?

Ans. Rama Natha might have felt disappointed, surprised and confused when nothing happened to the copper vessel because he expected a magical transformation, not a lack of results.

II Answer the following questions.

1. What did the sage ask Rama Natha to do to make the magic potion?

Ans. The sage asked Rama Natha to collect five litres of dew from banana plants as the main ingredient to make the magic potion.

2. Why did the sage ask Rama Natha to do everything himself?

Ans. The sage asked Rama Natha to do everything himself so that he would learn the value of hard work.

3. How could Rama Natha have a big banana plantation after six years?

Ans. Rama Natha developed a large banana plantation over six years through consistent hard work, including planting for the banana plants.

4. How did the sage make Rama Natha believe that there is no magic potion?

Ans. The sage made Rama Natha believe there was no magic potion by giving him the impossible task of collecting dew to make a potion.

5. Fill in the ‘before’ and ‘after’ table about Rama Natha.

What he did before meeting the sage	What he did after meeting the sage
(i) Rama Natha spent all his time searching for a magic potion.	(i) Rama Natha followed the sage’s advice and planted banana trees.
(ii) Rama Natha wasted money on people who cheated him, promising to tell him about the potion.	(ii) Rama Natha worked hard with his wife to grow a large banana plantation and create wealth.

Let us learn

1. Read the following words from the story.

promised	spending	cheated	luck
remember	huge	difficult	market

Use the words correctly to complete the paragraph given below. There are two extra words in the box that you do not need.

Ans. There was a farmer who had a huge coconut plantation. He worked hard and did not depend on luck. Every day was difficult but he did not give up. One day, a man bought a bag of coconuts from him, and promised to pay him the money the next day. Days passed and the man did not pay him anything. The farmer felt cheated. About two months later, he met the same man and asked him about his money. The man said, “Oh! I had forgotten. Now, I remember buying coconuts from you.” And he paid the money.

2. Read the words from the story in Column A. Read the new words in Column B. Complete the meanings of the words given in Column B. Meanings of some words are given below.

Ans.

Column A	Column B	Meaning of words in Column B
I	eye	part of body by which we can see
your	you’re	short form of ‘you are’
dew	due	happening at some time in the future
son	sun	Sun is a star
one	won	past tense of win
ate	eight	numerical digit which comes after seven
see	sea	A large body of water

Note : The words given in each row of the table above have the same sounds but different spellings and meanings. Such words are called homophones.

3. Choose four pairs of homophones from the table above, and for each pair write a sentence that uses both homophones in the same sentence. Check your answers by sharing them with your teacher and classmates. An example has been given below: I ate eight bananas for breakfast today.

Ans. homophone – I/eye

sentence – I can see with the help of eye.

homophone – your/you’re

sentence – You’re going to loose match if your team will not support you.

homophone – dew/due

sentence – Due to the heavy rainfall the dew drops fallen.

homophone – son/sun

sentence – My son is awake before sunrise.

homophone – one/won

sentence – Our team has won only one match in the tournament.

homophone – ate/eight

sentence – I ate at eight O’clock.

homophone – see/sea

sentence – We can see a big fish into the sea.

4. Match the phrases in Column A with the phrases in Column B. Use the connecting words given in the middle column to make meaningful sentences.

Column A	Connecting Words	Column B
The children submitted their work (When?)	because	the bell rang.
He did not want to try rock climbing (Why?)	before	there was a traffic jam.
The children ran towards the gate (When?)	as soon as	the deadline.
Nitin was late to school today (Why?)	as	of his fear of heights.

Now, write the new sentences in your notebook.

Ans.

The children submitted their work before the deadline.
He did not want to try rock climbing because of his fear of heights.
The children ran towards the gate as soon as the bell rang.
Nitin was late to school today as there was a traffic jam.

5. Here are two sentences with letter ‘b’.
Read them slowly the first time. As you read them a few more times, read them faster each time.

Bunty bhaiya bought a big bunch of bananas.
A big bunch of bananas was bought by Bunty bhaiya.

Now, try to create a tongue twister on your own and share it with your peers.

Ans. “Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup”.

Let us listen

You will listen to what Madhumati does with the bananas from her plantation. As you listen, number the events in the correct order in which they happen. Write the number in the box beside each event. (refer to page 36 for transcript)

Ans.

1. Gives two bananas to a boy who is hungry (6)
2. Meets her friend Kalawati in the market (3)
3. Visits her mother and gives her two dozen bananas (1)
4. Chooses to go home as only some bananas were left (5)
5. Visits her neighbour and gifts them a bunch of bananas (7)
6. Gives twelve bananas to her friend (4)
7. Goes to the market to sell the bananas (2)

Let us speak

I Read aloud the following words from the story.

sage

promising

wisdom

trees

surprise

All these words have the letter ‘s’ in them. But the sound of letter ‘s’ is
not always the same.
• in sage and promising – the letter ‘s’ has a /s/ sound
• in wisdom – the letter ‘s’ has a /z/ sound
• in trees – the letter ‘s’ has a /z/ sound
• in surprise – the first letter ‘s’ has a /s/ sound and the second has a /z/sound

Now, speak each word clearly along with your teacher and classmates. Your teacher will now say some words. Listen carefully to the sound of ‘s’. Write the sound next to the word.

beds

sand

clothes

sea

was

keys

bags

nose

Ans.

beds – bedz /z/
sand – sands /s/
clothes – clothes /s/
sea – see /s/
was – wadz /z/
keys – keez /z/
bags – bagz /z/
nose – noze /z/

II Discuss the following questions with a partner. You may use the hints given in brackets while speaking.

1. What does hard work mean to you?
(It means … / It is something … / Well, you see … /What I mean is …)

Ans. For discussion at the classroom level.

2. Give three reasons why you think hard work is important.
(Firstly, I feel … because … / Secondly, I think … since … /Lastly, I believe … as … )

Ans. For discussion at the classroom level.

3. Share three ideas you would give to someone who needs to work hard.
(To begin with, it is important that … /Next, you could … / Finally, I think you should … )

Ans. For discussion at the classroom level.

Let us write

1. Work in pairs to complete the description of a banana. You may take the help of the words given in brackets. Share your answers with your classmates and teacher.

(a) when I like to eat a banana (at breakfast/ during break/after school)

Ans. During break

(b) smell (fruity/strong/ bad/sweet/fresh)

Ans. Strong

(c) healthy because (gives energy/rich in vitamins/stores fats/filling/good for skin)

Ans. Gives energy

(d) how the outer covering feels on touch (soft/hard/smooth/silky/ rough/sticky)

Ans. Smooth

(e) taste (sweet/sour/salty/bitter/creamy/spicy)

Ans. Sweet

(f) colour of the outer covering and fruit (green/yellow/white/brown/black)

Ans. Yellow

Now, use the information given in the picture to write eight sentences about a banana. Share your responses with your classmates and teacher.

Ans.

Bananas are sweet, soft fruits
It is healthy because it gives energy.
It tastes sweet and creamy.
The outer covering is yellow.
Its smell is strong.
It is the best food for good health.
I like to eat bananas at breakfast.
This fruit comes in various shapes and sizes.

2. On the basis of the story ‘A Bottle of Dew’ develop a script with dialogues and enact it with expressions. Present it in the assembly or your classroom.

Ans. Student should develop a script with the help of teachers and present it in the assembly.

More to know about banana

There is a special kind of banana called the Blue Java banana. This banana has got its name from its blue skin. It is also known as Ice Cream banana as it is so creamy and tastes like ice cream. It is grown in South East Asia and Hawaii. These banana plants grow to a height of fifteen to twenty feet.