ISSUE 27
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 Lady
This is the Queen of Nonsense Land, She wears her bonnet on her hand; She carpets her ceilings and frescos her floors, 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 part of timekeeping. The first Discoveries and Inventions 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 technical adjustments. The watch needed to be wound several times a day and was often incorrect 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 CORNER
Why do pandas eat bamboo?
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 your funny bone
Q: Why do pandas like old movies? A: Because they're black and white.
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
Take out a pen and paper and make as many words as you can with the letters in the grid.
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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
Facts about pandas
To know or not to know, that is the question! Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know?
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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