{"id":178,"date":"2024-04-24T18:28:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnnest.in\/?p=178"},"modified":"2024-04-28T09:58:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T08:58:22","slug":"1-6-the-peacock-and-the-crane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnnest.in\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/1-6-the-peacock-and-the-crane\/","title":{"rendered":"1.6 The Peacock and the Crane"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"178\" class=\"elementor elementor-178\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffbbd35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffbbd35\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dbb084\" data-id=\"2dbb084\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cef70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37cef70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/learnnest.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1.6-The-Peacock-and-the-Crane.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-416\" alt=\"The Peacock and the Crane\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63c2083 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63c2083\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62bbea4\" data-id=\"62bbea4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7fcbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b7fcbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Peacock and the Crane Q &amp; A<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-145943d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"145943d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a85e3c5\" data-id=\"a85e3c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7397cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7397cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Q.1. Read the following sentences carefully and choose the correct meanings.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(a)<\/strong> <strong>The peacock had gorgeous tail like no other bird.<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>No other bird had a tail. [ ]<br \/>2. The Peacock\u2019s tail was more beautiful than any other bird\u2019s. [\u2713 ]<br \/>3. All birds had gorgeous tails. [\u00a0 \u00a0]<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>(b) Fine feathers don\u2019t make fine bird.<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>You cannot use feathers to make birds. [ ]<br \/>2. You can judge something by its outward beauty. [ ]<br \/>3. Something that looks beautiful may not really be useful. [\u2713]<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Q.2.Read the story aloud (or present it) in groups of three \u2013 the narrator, the peacock and the crane.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Q.3.Imagine you are the Crane. What actions and words of the Peacock would you not like\u2019? Write about it in short.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Ans.<\/strong>If i were the crane,I would not like the conciet of the peacock.I would not like the way he scoffed at my feathers,calling them pale and colourless while spreading and showing of his own tail.I also would not like the way he boasted about his own feathers,saying that they shone in the colours of the rainbow and that he was dressed like a king.<\/p><p><strong>Q.4.<\/strong> <strong>Discuss what a friendly and good- natured peacock would say to a crane. Write his speech. (5-8 lines)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Hi crane!how are you?What a lucky bird you are!You can fly high in the sky among the clouds and stars.You can see the beauty of the earth in all its glory from above.As for me even though my feathers are so beautiful and shiny but i cannot fly high.I have to live down here just like a cock.Well,all of us have something beautiful or useful.We should be happy and grateful for this.Bye crane.<\/p><p><strong>Q.5. Find one more example which shows that a beautiful appearance is not enough.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Q.6.<\/strong> <strong>List five adjectives and five nouns from the story.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1.Adjectives:<\/strong>Conceited,gorgeous,colourless,dull,colourful.<\/p><p><strong>2.Nouns:<\/strong>Peacock,crane,tail,bird,feathers.<\/p><p><strong>Q.7.<\/strong> <strong>Find five adjectives that end with (a) \u2013 \u2018ful\u2019 and (b) \u2013 \u201cless\u2019 then write the antonym of each.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Q.8.Start a collection of proverbs. A proverb is a short, well-known sentence or phrase that gives advice or tells you what is generally true. For example, \u2018A stitch in time saves nine\u2019 means \u2018If one does something in time or immediately, it saves a lot of work later\u2019. A proverb is also known as a saying. Here are some proverbs for your collection.<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><strong>Appearances can be deceptive.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Do not judge by appearance; a rich heurt may be under a poor coat.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>All that glitters is not gold.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>You can\u2019t tell a book by its cover.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Clothes do not make the man.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Q.9.<\/strong><strong>Visit a library. This story is a fable. Find two more fables. Share them with your friends.<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peacock and the Crane Q &amp; A Q.1. Read the following sentences carefully and choose the correct meanings. 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