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Mullah Nasruddin: The Trial
Mullah Nasruddin’s wife was worried that her husband
didn’t earn a living. This caused her a lot of stress. She
thought her husband, like other husbands, should work
and earn a living for the family. She angrily said, “Why
can’t you be like normal husbands and do some work
and earn a living?”
“Dear wife, I am a worker of the Almighty God. How can
I do another job?” replied Mullah.
“Dearest husband, maybe then you can ask your God to
give you something in return for your service,” retorted
his wife.
Mullah answered calmly, “Dearest wife! You are right. I
hadn’t thought of asking God for any returns for my
service. Maybe that’s why he doesn’t give me anything."
Mullah Nasruddin went to the garden near his house.
He sat down on the ground and opened his arms,
looking towards the sky.
He said loudly, “Oh God, since I am your humble and
devoted servant, will you give me a 100 gold coins for
my devotion towards you?” Mullah’s neighbour,
Ahmed was in the balcony and he heard this. He
decided to play a prank on Mullah. He threw a bag
full of 100 gold coins towards Mullah.
A shocked and surprised Mullah opened the bag to
find a 100 gold coins inside. He got up and went
home. He called his wife and showed her the bag and
said, “See! I am such a good devotee of the Almighty
that he gave me a 100 gold coins.” His wife happily
took out a coin from the bag and went to the market.
Seeing Mullah’s wife shopping, their neighbour
Ahmed’s wife, grew suspicious. She had a word with
Ahmed about this.
Ahmed stormed into Mullah Nasruddin’s house and
angrily demanded his 100 gold coins back. Mullah
remarked back, “How dare you ask for my gold coins?
I know you overheard me when I asked the Almighty
God for the gold coins.”
“I should sue you in court for justice!” an angry
Ahmed replied. Mullah pleaded, “My friend Ahmed! I
am a poor man. I don’t have any good clothes or even
means to travel. The judge will surely trust you more.”
A resigned Ahmed gave Mullah Nasruddin his jacket
and horse too! They went to the court where the
judge listened to Ahmed’s complaint. He turned to
Mullah and asked him, “Do you want to say
anything?"
“My neighbour Ahmed is completely mad”, replied
Mullah. The judge asked Mullah if he had any proof.
“Yes!” replied Mullah. “Well he assumes everything I
own is his. First it’s the gold coins, then it’s the jacket,
then it’s the horse,” replied Mullah. The judge asked
“Is this true Ahmed?”
Ahmed was very upset and angry on hearing this. He
replied angrily to the judge, “Yes!” The judge looked
at both of them and said, “There is no point to
Ahmed’s complaint. You can both leave.”
Well now, do you think Ahmed’s prank on Mullah was
worth it?
Name The Safari Animals
 SAM Visits THE HAND IN THE DESERT
Discover A New Place
Look behind me, and behold a giant hand
that stretches out from the ground itself! I’m
at the Atacama Desert in Chile, and this is
unbelievably cool. Along the deserted
Pan-American Highway, the monotony of the
drive is instantly shattered on the appearance
of this 11 meter high hand protruding out of
the sand. I was unaware of the existence of
this monument, and my fellow travelers kept
it that way. The result was total surprise and I
took my time wondering about the origin of
this seemingly alien yet human-looking hand
that seemed to be coming out the sand.

After they had their fun at my bewildered expressions, my fellow travelers told me that this monu-
ment is a work of the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal (try getting that right on the first try).
It was built in the 1980s and was financed by a local organization. I wondered what gave him the
idea for such a sculpture and was told that the motion of hands rising from the ground is an obses-
sion of his. In fact, they told me, there’s another giant-hand monument, called Monument to the
Drowned, also by the same artist.
The monument, though bizarre, is the artist’s way of expressing loneliness, sorrow and the gross
injustice of human rights that Chileans faced in the past. Its exaggerated size also conveys human
helplessness and vulnerability. Even its location is a take on the feelings of isolation and despair.
Looking back, this is one of the strangest and yet thought-provoking statues I’ve ever seen. Not to
mention that it nicely breaks the monotony of a desert drive.

find these
8 objects
in the
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 PONDERING CORNER
Why do elephants never forget?
Elephants are known to have a great memory and have the largest brain mass of all mammals,
weighing a whopping 5 kilograms! Elephant Cognition is the study of the mind of an elephant
and studies have shown that elephants have a brain very similar to that of humans. They have a
highly convoluted hippocampus and an elephant’s brain has almost as many neurons as the
human brain.

Elephants have a high ‘Encephalization Quotient’ or EQ. This quotient is based on the actual size
of the brain as compared to the size projected by scientists (the size they expect it to be based
on the animal’s body weight). This means that the smaller the ratio is, the less intelligent the
animal is. This ratio contributes to the elephant’s amazing memory!

Elephants can remember other elephants and humans upon seeing them. They are known to
hold grudges against those who have injured or hurt them and raise alarms to protect their
herd against these dangers. They are also able to remember the location of sources of water and
the location of sources of food.

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 Coley & Bumbley
About health and more!

What
does your food
have in it?

Read Food Nutrition Labels

Our body is all we have. But are we really aware of all that goes inside our body? Every packaged
item of food has a nutritional label behind it. They tell you what’s inside the food you’re eating
and list its parts. Fresh food that doesn’t come pre-packaged sometimes has nutrition facts, too.

Most nutrients are measured in grams, also written as g. Some nutrients are measured in milli-
grams, or mg. Milligrams are very tiny — there are 1,000 milligrams in 1 gram. The nutrition label
always lists a serving size, which is an amount of food, such as 1 cup of cereal, two cookies, or
five pretzels. The label also tells you how many servings are contained in the particular package
of food.

The key nutritional ingredients to look out for are the amounts of total fat, saturated fat, sugar
and sodium/salt.

You can refer to following proportion to understand the amount of intake that is considered to
be healthy.

Total fat 0-3g (best), 3.1-20g (okay), 20g+ (sometimes)

Saturated Fat 0-1.5g (best), 0-1.6g (okay), 5g+ (sometimes)
Sugar 0-5g (best), 5.1-15g (okay), 15g+ (sometimes)
Sodium 0-120mg (best), 121-600mg (okay), 600mg+ (sometimes)

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The Pirate Poodle
Once there was a Pirate Poodle,
And he sailed the briny seas
From the land of Yankee Doodle
Southward to the Caribbees.
Mine is indeed a hopeless case;
To strive to please the human race!
He would boast with tales outlandish,
Of his valor and renown;
And his cutlass he would brandish
With a fearful pirate frown.
So ferocious was his manner
All his crew looked on, aghast;
And his fearful pirate banner
Floated from his pirate mast.
He reiterated proudly
Naught had power to make him quail;
Yet when thunder roared too loudly
He would turn a trifle pale.
And he turned a little paler
When there came a sudden squall;
For this funny little sailor
Was ridiculously small.
And whenever a storm portended
He’d betake himself below.
So much fear and courage blended
Did a pirate ever show?
Rhea's mother had a very important job at the animal sanctuary. She was
the head vet in charge of treating all the animals that lived in the sanctu-
ary. Each day, she got to meet so many amazing and awesome animals - all
of whom were safe from poachers. Rhea was rarely allowed to come to
work with her mother, as the animals were wild and could be dangerous.
The one day her mother did allow her to tag along, she got the chance to
meet the most majestic of all animals - TimTim the elephant.

Complete the
Story...

AMUSING NEWS
 a comic story
sir dig-a-lot
The Legend of King Tut

Rohan was sitting with his friend Sir Dig-a-Lot

and wondering what lesson will he be hearing
today. Sir Dig-a-Lot said, “Since you love hearing
about ancient Egypt, let's talk about the legend
of King Tut.

'Pharaoh' is a title given to rulers of ancient dynasties of Egypt. King Tut was a
Pharoah of the 18th dynasty of Egypt from 1332 BC to 1323 BC. He was born in
the city of Akhetaten, the then capital of Egypt. He became the king at the age
of nine and ruled Egypt when its power was at the peak and died at the age of
18. Given his young age, King Tut had powerful court advisors who helped him
rule Egypt well. Even at a young age he
revived the falling economic fortunes of
Egypt by building diplomatic relations
with his neighbours.”

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 Rohan curiously asked, “How do we know all this about him?” Sir Dig-a-Lot
answered, “Howard Carter, an archaeologist from England discovered the tomb of
King Tut.  Ancient Egyptians  buried their Pharaohs with things they thought their
kings would need after death. The tomb of King Tut was discovered 3,000 years after
his death and contained beautiful treasures and his personal belongings like armor
and gifts from different parts of the world.

“A complete analysis of the tomb made historians and scientists predict the age and
the possible cause of death of the king. He is the world’s best known Pharaoh mainly
because his tomb was best preserved and had over 3,000 treasures. The myth of the
curse did the rounds to make it more popular. The
curse was that if anyone dared to open the tomb of
King Tut, he or she would suffer bad luck.”

“Wow, that is a fascinating tale. I hope I could have a look at King Tut's treasures!” Rohan
said. “You can! The treasure and other things found in his tomb are among the most trav-
eled artifacts in the world. Several exhibitions around the world have allowed people to
view them and experience this fascinating part of ancient Egypt. Maybe some day your
father can take you to one of them,” Sir Dig-a-Lot said.
“Oh I hope he does! I will tell him for sure,” said Rohan.

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Tickle
your
What was the
elephant doing
on the freeway?
About 5 mph.

funny
bone
Why couldn’t the
two elephants go
swimming together?
Because they only had
one pair of trunks! What’s the same size and shape as
an elephant but weighs nothing?
An elephant’s shadow.

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 Elephants

Wild elephants live in families called herds, which are made up of female elephants.
The only males in the herd are young calves.
The leader of the herd is usually the oldest female - known as the Matriarch.
A healthy adult elephant can drink up to 60 gallons of water each day. To drink, they
suck the water up their trunks and spray it into their mouths.
The trunk is used to drink, smell, touch food and communicate.
Elephants are very emotional, they cry when upset and squeak and trumpet when
they are happy. 10
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find the watermelon

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