Class-4 English Reader (Special Series) Lesson-13 The Emperor and the Nightingale
Lesson
13
The
Emperor and the Nightingale
Glossary
Fame- the state of being
known or talked about many people प्रसिद्धि
Grateful - Feeling or
showing thanks to somebody आभारी
Pleasure - A state of
feeling or being happy or satisfied आनंद / प्रसन्नता/ खुशी
Subject - Being under
the rule of a monarch or government, an area of knowledge studies in school,
college etc. प्रजा / विषय
Throne - A special chair
used by a king or a queen राजगद्दी
Your majesty - A title
of respect used when speaking to a king or queen महाराजा /
महाराजा के लिए किया जाने वाला संबोधन
Exercises
Listen and Repeat
sail - nail - hail
care - dare - hare
cage - rage - sage
fame - game - dame
Word Power
a) Read, learn and use
the following words in your own sentences.
(immediately, far and
wide, wonderfully, at once, exactly, set free)
Immediately
She drank a glass of
buttermilk immediately after food.
Far and wide
Himalayas are spread far
and wide on the northern border of India.
Wonderfully
Pudina chutney goes
wonderfully well with these pakodas.
At once
I can’t hear if you all
speak at once.
Exactly
She took exactly an hour
to complete her homework.
Set free
King asked his man to
set free the innocent man.
b) Fill in the blanks
using the given words.
(fame, praise, pleasure,
cages, beauty, joy)
1) In the forest birds
live in nests. In a zoo they live in cages.
2) The fame of
Taj Mahal has spread to all parts of the world.
3) Diwali is a time of pleasure
for all Hindus.
4) Children eat ice
cream with great joy.
5. Tourists praise the
engineers who built the Bhakra Dam.
Comprehension
a) Answer the
following questions.
Q.1 How did the emperor
come to know about the nightingale?
Ans- The emperor came to
know about the nightingale from a book.
Q.2 What was the
nightingale famous for?
Ans- The nightingale was
famous for its wonderful song.
Q.3 What did the emperor
ask his minister to do? Did the minister obey his order?
Ans- The emperor asked
his minister to bring the bird at once as he wanted to listen to it
immediately.
The minister obeyed his
order and within a few hours the bird was in the emperor's hall.
Q.4 What did the emperor
want the bird to do? Did the bird obey him?
Ans- The emperor
wanted the bird to live in the palace and sing for him.
Yes,
she obeyed him.
Q.5 How did the
nightingale become free? Was it happy then?
Ans- The palace
servant forgot to shut the cage of nightingale one day and the bird flew back
to the forest. Yes, she was happy then.
Q.6 Why was the emperor
angry with his minister?
Ans- The emperor was
angry with his minister as writers from all parts of China came to study the
life of nightingale and he himself was not informed about it.
Q.7 Why did the
nightingale come to the palace again?
Ans- The nightingale
came back to the palace again after hearing about the emperor’s illness.
Q.8 What did the
nightingale promise the king?
Ans- The nightingale
promised the king that she shall come from the forest and sing to him
with great pleasure.
Q.9 Which was the
happiest day in the emperor’s life?
Ans- The day the
nightingale sang in the palace party was was the happiest day in the emperor’s
life.
b) Write ‘T’ for true
and ‘F’ for false statements in the box.
1) The nightingale sang
wonderfully. (T)
2) The nightingale liked
its golden collar. (F)
3) The palace servants
set the nightingale free. (F)
4) The nightingale felt
sorry for the emperor. (F)
5) The nightingale agreed
to come to the palace often and sing for the emperor. (T)
6) The nightingale was
happy in the golden cage. (F)
7) The toy bird sang
exactly like the nightingale. (T)
8) A japanese merchant
brought the toy bird. (T)
9) The servants were
careful about the nightingale. (F)
c) Match the
statements in column A with the phrases in column B.
A
The machine in the toy
bird broke
The best doctors treated
the emperor
The nightingale in the
forest heard of the emperor's illness
The nightingale did not
like to live in the palace
The nightingale wanted
to go back to the forest
The nightingale often
came back and sang to the king
B
because palace life was
like imprisonment.
and felt very sorry for
him.
because it wanted to be
free.
but did not agree to
live in the palace.
and the emperor became
very unhappy.
but he did not get well.
Solution
A
- B
1) The machine in the
toy bird broke and the emperor became very unhappy.
2) The best doctors
treated the emperor but he did not get well.
3) The nightingale in
the forest heard of the emperor's illness and felt very sorry for him.
4) The nightingale did
not like to live in the palace because it wanted to be free.
5) The nightingale
wanted to go back to the forest because palace life was like imprisonment.
6) The nightingale often came back and sang to the king but did not agree to live in the palace.
1. The nightingale
stayed in the emperor’s palace because-
a. it liked to sing to the emperor.
b. it liked to live in a palace.
c. it wished to obey the emperor. (✓)
d. it feared the punishment.
2. The nightingale was
unhappy because-
a. it had a collar around its neck.
b. the emperor asked it to sing every day.
c. it was not free. (✓)
d. it did not get enough to eat.
3. The emperor asked the
minister to buy the toy bird because-
a. The minister said, “Real birds die. Toy birds
don’t.” (✓)
b. he did not like to listen to the real
nightingale.
c. the toy nightingale was more beautiful than the
real one.
d. the toy nightingale sang exactly like the real
one.
4. The nightingale was
able to fly back to the forest because-
a. the emperor set it free.
b. it loved to be free.
c. the servants forgot to shut its cage. (✓)
d. it broke the cage
e) Answer in one word.
(1) Who stopped singing?
Toy bird
(2) Who fell ill? Emperor
(3) Who treated the
emperor? Best doctors
(4) Who agreed to come
often and sing for the emperor? Nightingale
Grammar in use
Read the following sentences.
i) People say, “The Taj Mahal is one if the wonders of the
world.”
ii) People say that the Taj Mahal is one of the wonders of
the world.
Now rewrite the
following sentences as in (b).
1) People say, “Precious
stones once decorated the walls of the Taj Mahal.”
Ans- People say
the precious stones once decorated the walls of the Taj Mahal.
2) The merchant says,
“The toy bird will sing exactly like the real nightingale.”
Ans- The merchant says
that the toy bird will sing exactly like the real nightingale.
3) The doctor says, “The
patient needs great care and attention in a hospital.”
Ans- The doctor says
that the patient needs great care and attention in a hospital.
4) The farmer says,
“Someone has stolen a bag of corn from my farm.”
Ans- The farmer says
that someone has stolen a bag of corn from his farm.
5) Each of them says,
“The child is mine and I am his mother.”
Ans- Each of them says
that the child is hers and she is his mother.
6) The gate keeper says,
“I will not let any one in.”
Ans- The gate keeper
says that he will not let any one in.
Let’s Write
Write a letter to your
friends asking him to set the caged bird free.
Indore,
Jan. 20, 2021
Dear Rishabh,
During my last visit to
your house, you showed me your pet birds. You were so delighted to share
information about them that I could not share my opinion with you that day. Of
all the animals people keep in their homes, birds are the most unwilling companions.
In the wild, birds live in flocks and talk to each other using hundreds of
different calls, including hushed chatter and whispers that we cannot even
hear.
All birds have
fundamental rights to fly in the sky and human beings have no right to keep
them in small cages. You are a very sensible friend of mine and I am sure you
will act accordingly to do what is best for those birds.
Yours
Ananad
Quiz
Let’s Do
a.
Make a list of birds and
pets which are usually kept as pets.
Birds that are kept as pets
1. Parrot
2. Dove
3. Budgerigar
4. Cockatiel
5. Cockatoo
6. Hyacinth Macaw
7. Finches
8. Pigeons
Animals that are kept as pets
1. Cow
2. Buffalo
3. Dog
4. Cat
5. Goat
6. Sheep
7. Camel
8. Horse
9. Rabbit
10.
Poultry
b. Discuss about these birds and animals in your
class.
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