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5. The Adventures of Gulliver

I see a ship a-sailing, sailing, sailing,
I see a ship a-sailing, sailing out to sea;
The captain at the railing, railing, railing,
The captain at the railing waves his hand to me.
I see a ship a-rolling, rolling, rolling,
I see a ship a-rolling, rolling home from the sea;
I hear its bell a-tolling, tolling, tolling,
I hear its bell a-tolling, coming home to me.

6. Robin Hood and John Little
There was a small river with a narrow bridge over it. The bridge was so narrow that only one person could cross at a time.
One day, two goats wanted to cross over the bridge from the opposite directions. They met in the middle of the bridge. The
bridge was too narrow. There was no space for them to pass. They started fighting. When they realised there was no use of
fighting, they decided to cross the bridge one by one over each other. One goat lay down first and the other goat carefully
walked over him. So they finally went across each other.
7. The Owl

Snowy owls are found in the Arctic in open, treeless area called Tundra. They have large, sharp talons or claws on their feet.
Most owls sleep during the day and hunt at night but these owls are active during the day. Female snowy owls lay upto 11
eggs at a time, in a nest built on the ground.

8. Mitali and Sparrows
1. The hummingbird is the smallest bird in the world.
2. The largest animal in the world is the blue whale.
3. A zoologist is someone who studies animals.
4. Great white sharks can live for as long as seventy years.
5. A group of crows is called a murder.

9. Durrell’s World of Animals
1. What are insects?
2. What animal you like the most?
3. What animal you frightened of?
4. Do you try to kill any animal?
5. Do you try to save any animal?

11. Brave Wilson
Rani Karnavati Rani Durgavati Rani Padmini
Rani Lakshmibai Ahilyabai Holkar Razia Sultana

12. King Bruce and The Spider
Spiders have eight legs and eight eyes. All spiders use web to catch their prey. The female spiders are larger than male
spiders. The baby spiders are called spiderlings.

13. A Visit of The Monster
Do you like vivid stories about aliens, or future worlds with strange gadgets? If you do, you’re a fan of science fiction.
Science fiction tells stories about some imagined future scientific and technological advances and their effects on human
and environment. Descriptions of trips to the Moon were first written in the 17th century stories about wars of the future,
fought with new kinds of weapons, also became popular. In 1818, British writer Mary Shelley created Frankenstein’s, a
doctor who makes a monster out of parts of human corpses. Alas, Frankenstein’s monster eventually destroys its creator.

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