Chapter 3: Silver

Imagine that your class has to be divided into groups or houses. Each house will have its own colour, symbol/ emblem, motto, dress code, a common room with objects of their interest, and suitable furniture. Think of sets of four names for the groups. Form groups and work out the (imaginary) details for each set. Some suggestions are: Neem - Colour, yellow; Symbol, the sun; Motto, ‘Health is wealth’; Dress code, yellow waist belt; etc. Cane furniture, green and yellow curtains, and herbariums in the common room.

Category	Names
Metals	steel	copper	silver	gold
Flowers
Stars or galaxies
Trees	Neem	Banyan	Gulmohur	Ashoka
Seasons

SOLUTION

Category	Names
Metals	steel	copper	silver	gold
Flowers	Rose	Lotus	Lily	Sunflower
Stars or galaxies	Milky Way	Sun	Andro- meda	Sirius (Star)
Trees	Neem	Banyan	Gulmohur	Ashoka
Seasons	Summer	Winter	Spring	Autumn

Read the lines of the following poem. Guess and fill in suitable words to make the lines rhyme -

Golden Glow

Soon after dawn, rises the _________________.

It wakes and enlivens every _________________.

It scares away the long, dark _________________.

The shining stars go out of _________________.

From tree to tree birds flit and, _________________.

Searching for food, with a sharp _________________.

The buds that open now show their, _________________

As flowers, they dance with beauty and _________________.

The hill slope wears a grassy green,_________________

The curved sparkling river, it's gold _________________.

The cock then crows to give a loud, _________________

Come on! wake up, folks! One and _________________.

I, then wake up, ‘Good Morning’ to,_________________

Let’s all look forward to a golden _________________.

SOLUTION

Golden Glow

Soon after dawn, rises the sun

It wakes and enlivens every one

It scares away the long, dark night

The shining stars go out of sight

From tree to tree birds flit and squeak

Searching for food, with a sharp beak

The buds that open now show their face

As flowers, they dance with beauty and grace

The hill slope wears a grassy green cover (look)

The curved sparkling river, its gold water (brook)

The cock then crows to give a loud call

Come on! Wake up, folks! One and all

I, then wake up, 'Good Morning' to say

Let's all look forward to a golden day.

1. If you were asked to draw a detailed picture of the scene described in the poem, what object, animals, natural features, etc. will you show in the picture? Make a list.

SOLUTION

Objects: Houses, windows, kennel, nests.

Animals: Dogs, doves, mouse, fish.

Natural features: Moon, moonlight, trees, fruits, river, river plants.

2. Write the rhyming words and the rhyme scheme of the poem.

SOLUTION

The rhyming words are:

moon - shoon
catch - thatch
peep - sleep
gleam - stream
sees - trees
log - dog
by - eye.

The rhyme scheme of the poem is aabb.

3. Underline the word silver/silvery in the poem. In which lines does it occur? What pattern does it show?

SOLUTION

The word silver/silvery appears in every alternate line of the poem. The even lines do the colouring of the objects under consideration.

4. Can you think of a parallel scene of dawn or evening when everything is steeped in golden light?

SOLUTION

Dawn is the first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise. The golden glow covering the sky, signals to the animals, especially, the birds that the sun is about to rise. As a result, there is a lot of chirping of the birds like the rooster, the cuckoo, and many more. The birds chirping are like a wake-up call for everyone. There is a golden light covering the sky. The golden light marks the beginning of a new day.

5. The same landscape appears different at different times. What message can we draw from this?

SOLUTION

'Difference in perception' is what we can mainly draw from this. Life will always offer happiness and difficulties to everyone but the difference lies in how we deal with situations. The same glass can appear half full to one and half-empty to the other. It all depends on how we perceive things.