8 + Nedantn Asis Acollection ws ofshortstories .., of mi “es ¢; Iggy the Iguana 1 King Ring 9 The Bees andThe Bear = 44 Witch and The Cook 49 Yogi Learns Yoga 2% For Kids Between 4-6 YearsIggy the Iguana Little Iggy lived on Ipsy Beach with daddy and mamma iguana. Baby Iggy went swimming with them every morning. He was soon the best swimmer there. Daddy and mamma iguana were overjoyed with Iggy’s swimming skills.Iggy the Iguana However, they were very worried about him. Iggy was not able to say asingle word. He could not even say ‘mamma: Yet, mamma iguana continued to show picture books to Iggy. One day, while she was showing Iggy the picture of an igloo, his friend, Isabel the turtle, invited him to swim with her. hitps:/vdntin/uZ2nvIggy the Iguana Iggy and Isabel were merrily swimming in the sea when suddenly the calm weather turned stormy. The waves threw Isabel deep into the water. She panicked and screamed for help. Iggy wanted to call out to her but he could not speak at all.Iggy the Iguana 4 Iggy felt helpless, yet he continued swimming as fast as he could towards Isabel. When Iggy had almost reached Isabel, he saw a huge fishing net floating next to her. She could get stuck in the net. “| must warn Isabel, but how?” thought Iggy.Iggy the Iguana 5 Iggy tried to call out ‘Isabel, but instead yelled ‘-i-i: Isabel looked at him in surprise. Iggy swiftly pulled her away from the net. The storm, too, was over and the sea became calm again. Iggy helped Isabel swim back to the shore safely.Iggy the Iguana As they reached the shore, they saw mamma and daddy iguana waiting for them anxiously. Iggy ran and hugged mamma iguana. Isabel told everyone what had happened and asked Iggy to repeat the sounds he had made. Daddy iguana cheered him on.Iggy the Iguana Iggy opened his mouth and this time he heard himself repeat ‘-i-i Mamma iguana encouraged Iggy to say his name. Finally, Iggy said, “i-i Iggy.”Iggy the Iguana Everyone clapped for Iggy the iguana. The EndLong ago, there lived a king who wore many rings on his fingers and gold chains and necklaces around his neck. He was called King Ring. He was a generous king who gave away precious rings and chains to the poor people who visited his castle. @ hitps/vdntin/uz2nvKing Ring 10 King Ring also loved songs and sang melodiously. He would clang his chains and rings ‘ng-ng-ng' to create music to accompany the songs. Every evening, his palace would echo with the sound of music. The king would sit on aswing and sing, “I love to sing. My name is King Ring.” @ https//vcntin/uz2nvKing Ring 11 Tales of the king's precious rings and chains spread far and wide. A gang of robbers heard the stories. They thought of tricking King Ring. The gang reached the palace dressed as poor beggars. They lied that their family lived in a village far away and that nobody had food to eat or clothes to wear. The greedy gang of robbers thought that the king would give each of them a ring. But the generous King Ring was not foolish. @ hitps//vdntin/uz2nv12 The king announced that he would take care of their family. He realised that they were lying, so he did not give them any rings. Instead, they had to carry pots of food and bundles of clothes and distribute them to all the poor and hungry people in the kingdom. They saw what actual hunger and poverty was and felt ashamed for being so greedy.King Ring 13 The gang of robbers stopped robbing and started singing instead. One day, the king invited them to his palace to sing. He was happy that the greedy robbers had changed. Since they had become singers, he gave each one of them a beautiful ring. The robbers had learnt that greed does not pay. Itis better to lead a simple and honest life. The EndThe Bees and The Bear 14 In a beautiful meadow, on a big green tree, lived a colony of bees in a beehive. The hive, made of beeswax, had honeycombs and thousands of tiny bee rooms. Queen bee Buzzy ruled and her colony of busy bees collected honey from flowers near and far, to fill the honeycombs. The bees loved going for flower hunts together. They buzzed from flower to flower to gather the sweet nectar to make honey. Once the bees had as much nectar as they could carry, they would fly back to the hive. They would feed some of the nectar to the baby bees and store the rest to make honey. @ hitps/vdntin/uz2nvThe Bees and The Bear 15 One day, when most of the bees were away on a flower hunt, a hungry bear went by. He saw the beehive and thought of honey. He loved honey and wanted to eat it. He grabbed a long branch and tried to reach the beehive. He wanted to steal all the honey. The Queen bee was watching him from the hive. She knew it was time for the bees to return from their flower hunt. She began to think of a plan to save the hive. @ hitps:/vdntinfu22nvThe Bees and The Bear 16 Soon, the bees came flying back. Queen Buzzy buzzed angrily at the bear as she saw her army of bees returning. She commanded the bees to sting the bear and to chase him out of the meadow, so that he would never think of stealing their honey again. The angry bees swarmed towards the bear and chased him. The greedy bear tried to swat the bees with his paws and snap the branch at their hive again. @ hitps:/vdntinfu22nvThe Bees and The Bear 7 “We shall teach you a lesson,” buzzed the bees. When the greedy bear saw so many stings pointing towards him, he started running away. He ran as fast as he could as the bees chased him with an angry buzzing ‘zzz’ sound. hitps/vcntin/u22nvThe Bees and The Bear 18 Before the bear could get away, the bees had gathered around him. “Attack!” commanded the queen bee. The bees stung the bear all over his body. The bear cried in pain as he tried to run away. The bees chased him until he plunged into a stream and dove under water. The bees could not find the bear and returned to their hive. After some time, the bear emerged out of the water, stinging from the bee stings. He had learnt his lesson and took an oath of never stealing honey or anything else ever again. The EndThe Witch and the Cook 19 Once upon atime, there lived a witch who was always hungry. She wore a long black hat. She had a flying broomstick and a magic wand. When she waved her wand and made the ‘oo-00’ sound, the broomstick flew high up in the sky. One bright summer morning, the witch was feeling hungry again, but she did not like to cook. So she sat on her broomstick and waved her wand making the ‘oo-00' sound.The Witch and the Cook 20 As she flew over the green fields and houses in search of food, the witch saw a cook standing near a barbeque grill in the garden. She smelled the delicious food that he was making and suddenly, she thought of a plan. @ hitps/vcntin/uzenvThe Witch and the Cook 21 She told the cook that she had a magic potion that she wanted to give him. But, he would have to sit on her broomstick with her and visit her castle. She would give him the magic potion that would make his food even more delicious. The cook was hesitant at first, but he agreed. The witch tapped her wand on the broomstick and ‘oo-00" they went. The witch and the cook flew over large green fields and tall mountains to reach the witch's castle.The Witch and the Cook 22 5 Hahaha g 99 Once they reached, the cook asked her forthe magic potion, but the witch laughed and cackled. She told the cook that he had been a fool to believe her. Now, he would have to cook for her every day. The cook was frightened, but he thought of an escape plan.The Witch and the Cook 23 Tie cook told the witch about his secret recipe. He said that his food tasted good because he added some special powder to it that a kind fairy had given him. He told the witch that he could not prepare delicious food for her because he did not have the special powder with him. It was at home. He said that if she wanted to eat tasty food, they would have to go back to get it. The witch got out her broomstick, and they flew back to the cook's garden.The Witch and the Cook 24 As they were about to land, the cook jumped on the broomstick and broke it into two pieces. Off fell the witch on the ground. The cook quickly picked up the two broken pieces of the stick and threw them into the barbeque grill. The witch looked in horror as it lay there, burning.The Witch and the Cook 25 Now, she would have to walk home. And she would have to cook her own food! The witch never tried to trick anyone else ever again. The End @ hitps/vdntin/uz2nvYogi Learns Yoga 26 Little boy Yogi lived with his mother, Yasmine, a yoga teacher. Every morning Yasmine would try to teach Yogi yoga but Yogi just did not like it. Though he wanted to do what his mother showed him, he fell on his face while doing the different poses. Yasmine was sad that though she was a yoga teacher, she could not teach her own son. One day, she thought of trying something new. She took Yogi on a jungle safari because he loved animals. They carried their yoga mats and wore yoga outfits. ittos:/vdntin/uZ2nvYogi Learns Yoga 27 In the jungle, Yasmine rolled out the yoga mats and asked Yogi to pose like every animal they saw. Since Yogi loved animals, he wanted to copy them. Yogi saw a balancing monkey who stretched its legs and grabbed its own feet. Yogi lifted himself up and copied the monkey. Yasmine was delighted to see Yogi strike a perfect yoga pose. She gave Yogi a yo-yo, and the balancing monkey a banana.Yogi Learns Yoga 28 Next, they saw a cobra gliding in the grass. It slithered all around and lifted its head up to bare its fangs. Just like the cobra, Yogi struck another pose. His legs firmly touched the mat, and he held his head high. Yasmine helped him adjust his hands straight under his shoulders. Later, she gave him some yellow bananas to eat with yoghurt.Yogi Learns Yoga 29 Then, Yogi saw a gorilla bending backwards and gripping its heels. Yasmine helped Yogi bend backwards, and he just looked at the gorilla relaxing his neck. Yogi liked looking at everything upside down.Yogi Learns Yoga Next, Yogi saw some frogs by a pond. Yogi copied them and sat with his hands in front and feet flexed wide. He looked like a frog waiting to stick his tongue out and catch a fly. Yasmine saw him and laughed with joy. She promised Yogi his favourite snack, yellow pineapple pie and yoghurt salad. 30Yogi Learns Yoga 31 Finally, Yogi spotted a bear. It stood with its legs together and arms stretched out. Yogi did the same. "That's a perfect Y," shouted his mother in excitement and scared the bear away. "Yes!" replied Yogi, nodding his head and laughing out loud. Finally, Yogi had learnt yoga. @ https/vdntin/uz2nvYogi Learns Yoga 32 Yasmine taught Yogi some breathing techniques. She asked him to stand like a flamingo on one leg and inhale and exhale deeply. “That makes me feel so calm,” said Yogi. Yasmine knew that she was a good yoga teacher, but she was thankful to the animals for being better teachers and for helping Yogi learn yoga. The EndPhonics based LIVE 1:1 and 1:4 classes for kids in LKG,UKG and Grade 1 Phonics focuses on letter sounds not just letter names. With 42 sounds, children get the tools to read almost any word. There is no longer a need to memorise words or spellings. a Read independently —------ 1 | but don't stop there! | 380 ® fase? ABC (2) () Gain Improve Ace Speak Confidence Vocabulary Spellings Effectively See your child read independently and fiuently with - Vedantu Super Readers Book your FREE demo