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APRIL 29, 2020
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M ul la h Na sr ud di n
at th e te as ho p

W h y d o b ir d
s
h it w in d o w
s?

Fun facts
about pandas

How was the

watch invented?
FOLKTALE
Mullah Nasruddin was sitting at his
favourite tea shop and having his daily tea.
A twelve year old boy, came running
through the door, and went directly
towards the Mullah and knocked his
beautiful cap off his head. The mischievous
boy ran away, leaving Mullah surprised.
Mullah Nasruddin remained quiet about
the boy’s prank. He picked up his cap, and
put it back on.
The next day, the same thing happened
again. Mullah didn’t react this time either.
Although this happened several times,
Mullah Nasruddin remained unaffected.
The boy thought his prank was amusing
and repeated it daily. Mullah would
patiently dust his cap and put it back on,
every time. One day, Mullah’s friend
questioned him about the daily incident.
Mullah Nasruddin:
At the Tea Shop
“Why don’t you punish that naughty boy?
He is behaving so badly with you. How can
you not get angry?”
“It is useless,” Mullah replied. One day,
Mullah reached the tea shop a bit late.
When he reached there, he saw a tall, well
built soldier sitting at his favourite place
already. Wishing to avoid trouble, Mullah
sat on another chair. In a while, the
mischievous boy appeared and ran
straight to Mullah’s usual place. He
knocked his cap off his head and started to
run away. The poor unfortunate boy, in his
hurry didn’t realise that it was the soldier
and not Mullah Nasruddin, having tea. The
soldier spilt his tea and got angry. He
caught and lifted him. Mullah Nasruddin
turned to his friend and said, “Now, do you
understand, why I was patient? It’s always
better to wait for the right time!"
 FIND The HIDDEN Objects

A Great
This is the Queen of Nonsense Land,
She wears her bonnet on her hand;
She carpets her ceilings and frescos her floors,

Lady
She eats on her windows and sleeps on her doors.
Oh, ho! Oh, ho! to think there could be
A lady so silly-down-dilly as she!
She goes for a walk on an ocean wave,
She fishes for cats in a coral cave;
She drinks from an empty glass of milk,
And lines her potato trees with silk.
I’m sure that fornever and never was seen
So foolish a thing as the Nonsense Queen!
She ordered a wig for a blue bottle fly,
And she wrote a note to a pumpkin pie;
She makes all the oysters wear emerald rings,
And does dozens of other nonsensible things.
Oh! the scatterbrained, shatterbrained lady so grand,
Her Royal Skyhighness of Nonsense Land!
CASA & ASA
Watches are an important
part of our day to day lives
and have become an essential

Discoveries and Inventions

part of timekeeping. The first
watch was invented by locksmith
How and inventor Peter Henlein in
was the watch Nuremberg,  Germany  in the year
invented? 1505.
The watch was not worn on the wrist, but
was an ornamental piece to be worn pinned to
clothing or attached to a chain.
These watches were known as ‘Pomander
Watches’ and were spherical in shape and made
of copper. They were a combination of German
engineering combined with Oriental design
influences.
Pomander watches were time consuming to
produce and extremely expensive. As this was
the first of a long tradition of watchmaking, the
original Pomander watches needed many tech-
nical adjustments.  The watch  needed to be
wound several times a day and was often incor-
rect in its timekeeping by hours.
Styles changed in the 17th century with the introduction of the pocket watch. However, the wristwatch
became popular towards the end of the 19th century when army men began wearing them during the
war to ensure synchronised timings before they went into battle.

No more White

Bread
spot ten differences
PONDERING Why do pandas eat bamboo?

CORNER
The giant panda is a born carnivore, yet this
cute member of the bear family ignores
the meat course almost entirely, choosing
to feast on nature’s version of a giant
woody grass : Bamboo. In 2010, scientists
in China found that pandas seem to have
lost the ability to taste savory flavors, like
meat, due to an inactive gene in their DNA.
Taste is important in telling us what we like
to eat, so modern pandas may not like to
eat meat, even if it is available. They will
and do eat some of course, but occasional
meat makes up a very, very small part of a
panda’s diet. This gene stopped working
around 4 million years ago, which is about
the time a lot of other animals died out.
Tickle
Q: Why do pandas like old movies?
A: Because they're
black and white.

your
funny
bone
Q: What is black, white
and red all over?
A: A sunburnt Panda

Q: What goes black white

black white black white?
A: A Panda rolling down a hill.

AMUSING NEWS
a comic story

sir dig-a-lot

Ancient

China

“Sir Dig-a-Lot, I want to

learn about China tonight!”
said Rohan.

“Alright, Rohan. China has a history of over 11,000 years. The

Xia dynasty existed till 1600 BC. They were great engineers and
skilled potters. They introduced a flood controlled irrigation
system for better agriculture,” said Sir Dig-a-Lot.
“The Shang Chou dynasty was between 1700-1046 BC. It comprised of nobles and
poor farmers. This dynasty featured 31 kings in total, the last being King Zhou. Of the
six capitals that the Shang dynasty had, Yin was the most important, which is why
the Shang dynasty is also known as the Yin dynasty.

The Zhou dynasty which existed between 1046 to 256 BC was the
longest lasting dynasty of ancient China. They brought in, what we
now call as modern techniques of farming, education, buildings and
political systems. This dynasty is also called the classical age.

There were warring states between 722 BC and 400

BC with multiple dynasties co-existing. After the
disintegration of a powerful dynasty, many kings
would become more powerful. This is the era when
gunpowder was invented and tea was first tasted,
which is a popular drink in China.
 There were many discoveries and changes in the last era of ancient
China which is also called the ‘Golden Era.’ It is when Buddhism
gained sway and the foundation of a modern world was laid. With
the discovery of ceramics, furniture, gemstones and more, China
was all set to enter the medieval period.”

“I think this knowledge about ancient China

is enough. Do you agree?” Rohan smiled and
said, “Yes, and I can’t wait to go there!”

Fun With
WordS L T L P

Take out a pen and S I D H

paper and make as
many words as you can K E O M
with the letters in the
grid. B R A D
Rehan had always wanted a giant panda. His room was covered in posters of
them, his pajamas had pandas printed all over them and even his towel had
panda cartoons on it. Every evening before going to sleep, he would say a little
prayer in his mind before dozing off. Every day, it was the same thing, "Please
please please let me spend ONE day with a giant panda. Just one!" Rehan
prayed like this for more than a year. Early one morning, Rehan woke up for
school. As he rolled over, he felt something warm and fuzzy snoring loudly
next to him. His eyes opened with a shock, it was a giant panda!

Complete
the Story...

fun facts
with Hamlet the Hamster
To know or not to know,
that is the question!
Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know?
Facts about pandas
The giant panda’s teeth are almost
7 times bigger than human teeth.

Pandas are big gluttons and they

cannot go without eating for 5–6
hours.

Young pandas are pretty much

like kids, they like to have fun.
They are very energetic and
clumsy.
Help the Animals
Get to Their Food
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