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ISSUE 39
MAY 11, 2020
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Fun facts
what are feelings?
about
peacocks Will the
raven rival the eagle?
Will
Tenali Raman
find the rare red peacock?
FOLKTALE
Tenali Raman and the Red Peacock
One day, King Krishna Deva Raya's greedy minister, Chatur Pandit arrived at the king's court with a red peacock. King Krishna Deva Raya exclaimed, "I have never seen such a creature!" The courtiers nodded their heads excitedly and agreed with him. Chatur Pandit was very pleased and offered the red peacock to the king. He said to the king, "Your Majesty, please accept this gift. My servants searched the jungles of Madhya Pradesh to find this exotic bird." Meanwhile, Tenali Raman thought to himself, "How can a bird so brightly coloured, survive in the jungle? Surely it will be an easy prey for other animals." The king, however looked at Chatur Pandit and said, "Thank you Chatur Pandit. How can we reward you?" "Your Majesty, a 100 gold coins will be enough, as I spent that to get the bird" said Chatur Pandit quickly. Tenali Raman spoke up, "Your Majesty, I think we should observe this peacock for a while before we give Chatur Pandit his reward. I will go to Madhya Pradesh to get more birds like these." "Alright Tenali Raman", said the king. "You have two weeks to bring back more birds like this one." Tenali Raman went home. He did not go to Madhya Pradesh and instead, he called his spies, and said, "Find the person who painted the peacock red."
The spies searched for the painter far and wide and finally found him. They brought him to Tenali Raman. He said to the painter, "Don't worry, I won't punish you. Just paint another 10 peacocks the same colour." "Yes Sir," replied the painter. He worked all night and painted 10 more peacocks red in colour and gave them to Tenali Raman. At the end of two weeks, Tenali Raman took the painted red peacocks to the king. Krishna Deva Raya was pleased with Tenali. He asked the treasurer to give Tenali a 1000 gold coins. "Your Majesty, that is not what they cost," said Tenali Raman. The confused king asked, "So what is the price then Tenali?" "A bucket of water, a bag of red paint, and a gold coin for this artist," replied Tenali Raman. The king was angry with Chatur Pandit for trying to cheat him. He said angrily, "Chatur Pandit, I sentence you to...." Tenali Raman spoke, "Your Majesty, your desire for fame led you to believe a red peacock could exist. For a long time, there has been needless spending on such curiosities." He added, "It is better that your subjects be prosperous, rather than a display of wealth. I request you to let Chatur Pandit go and reward the artist for being able to create this beautiful piece of art." The king realized that it didn’t take him much to admit his mistake.
Find the Hidden objects
CASA & ASA
Who Discovered Pi?
Discoveries and Inventions
Pi is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its
had a rough idea of the value. The Babylonians
diameter. No matter what the size of the circle is,
estimated Pi to be about 25/8 (3.125), while the
Pi is always the same number. For any circle, divid-
Egyptians estimated it to be about 256/81 (rough-
ing its circumference by its diameter will give you
ly 3.16).
the exact same number: 3.14159‌or Pi.
Archimedes was one of the first mathematicians
It is said that Pi has been known for nearly 4,000
to discover the approach to estimate a Pi. He
years and was discovered by ancient Babylonians.
figured out how to estimate the perimeters for
The Great Pyramid at Giza, which was built
polygons with twice as many sides. He went from
between 2550 and 2500 BC, has a perimeter of
a 6-sided polygon, to a 12-sided polygon, to a
1760 cubits and a height of 280 cubits, which
24-sided polygon, to a 48-sided polygon, and
gives it a ratio of 1760/280, or approximately 2
ended up with a 96-sided polygon. This final esti-
times Pi.
mate gave a range for p between 3.1408 and
The earliest textual evidence of Pi dates back to
3.1428, which is accurate to two places.
1900 BC; both the Babylonians and the Egyptians
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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PONDERING CORNER Why do we like something?
There are many reasons why we like and dislike certain things. It can be chalked up to 'personal preferences' but do we really know what those are? We like something because we get a certain amount of pleasure and happiness from it. The mind decides to like things based on how we see, hear or feel it and what we believe that thing to be. If you see shrimp as a slimy yucky sea creature, you won’t like to eat it. But if you see shrimp as a tasty delicacy, you will like to eat it for sure! Our likes and dislikes are initially shaped by our parent’s likes and dislikes. If we have grown up observing our parents' personal choices, those influence ours in some way too! It is a psychological function! Liking something is a psychological function which is associated with many conditions like: 1. Familiarity: You tend to like something that is familiar to you. 2. Reference: You tend to like something because you have liked something in reference to it before. 3. Association: You might like something because you associate it with a good memory but are unaware of it.
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stories in rhyme
The Raven Who
Would Rival The Eagle
An Eagle swooped from out the sky, And carried off a sheep. A Raven seeing him, said: ''I could do that too if I should try. His meal comes mighty cheap." Of all that well-fed flock was one As fat as fat could be. The Raven rose, and lit upon Her back. She seemed to weigh a ton So very fat was she. And, oh! Her wool was wondrous thick: It would have made a mat. The Raven's claws are caught, and stick! He's played himself a pretty trick To fly with one so fat. "Ba, ba! Caw, caw!" cry bird and beast. The shepherd comes at last: Sir Raven who would find a feast Is from the woolly one released, And in a cage kept fast.
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Tickle your funny bone
Q: What is an eagle's favorite game? A: Beak-a-boo.
Q: What does the eagle say to his friends before they go out hunting for food?
A: Let us prey.
Q: How does a eagle greet its prey in the water ?
A: Pleased to eat you!
AMUSING NEWS
Fugitive Peacock on the Loose
The police, animal control and firefighters in a town in Texas are hot on the trail of an unusal suspect - a runaway peacock. He has managed to evade authorities for a week and has now been affectionately renamed 'Kevin' by locals - even with his own Facebook fan page!
a comic story
sir dig-a-lot
Dionysus
“Hi Rohan!” a chirpy voice greeted Rohan when he entered his room after his dinner. “Tonight I will tell about another Greek God, Dionysus. Would you like to listen to his story?” asked Sir Dig-a-Lot. Rohan answered, “I would love to!”
Sir Dig-a-Lot began, “Dionysus was the God of grape harvests. He was worshipped by Mycenean Greeks and in Crete, the island that we talked about the other day.
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He holds a fennel staff tipped with a pine cone which is known as the Thyrsus. The Thyrsus could convert rock into water and water into wine.
He was also known as Bacchus, by the Romans. He represents a certain kind of freedom for his followers so the way to worship him, according to the Romans, was to dance to loud music or crashing cymbals.
In Greek mythology, he is the son of the God Zeus and the mortal Semele which makes him semi divine and also the only God to have a mortal mother. Some historians also say that he is fully divine, having been born of Zeus and Persephone.�
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“You remember the story I told you about Theseus and Ariadne, how he left her at an island?” Rohan answered, “Yes. While he was coming back to his home.”
Sir Dig-a-Lot said, “That’s right! It is also believed that Theseus left Ariadne on that island because Dionysus fell in love with her. It is believed that he also married Ariadne after he found her abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos.”
Rohan said, “So are we talking about more Greek Gods in our next meeting?” Sir Dig-a-Lot laughed and said, “We sure will, but now you must rest your eyes and sleep tight.”
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What are feelings?
Very often we feel so many things, but are unable to express what exactly is happening to us or is bothering us. We do know from our behaviour that we are not our usual self. People around us do realise the same but we don’t know how to handle it as children. Feelings are something that we feel from within or inside ourselves. Feelings never remain the same for too long, they keep changing. There are different kinds of feelings that we experience. Sometimes we feel happy, sad, worried, lonely
talk to them, ask them to join you when you play.
and so much more.
We worry when we fear something bad is going
Sadness is a feeling wherein we feel upset and
to happen. Worrying makes us feel sick and
may want to cry. It often makes us feel drained
uneasy. Sometimes when we worry we feel our
and tired. Even though it is not a very good feel-
heartbeat race and we tend to lose sleep. Worry-
ing, it is normal to experience it. When we are sad
ing is not good as it stops us from thinking logi-
we may not feel like playing with our friends and
cally. We stop enjoying ourselves because we feel
wish to be left alone, without being disturbed. We
worried from within. You can easily identify a
tend to feel sad when we have had a hard day at
family member or friend who is worried from their
school, when someone is rude or mean to us, or if
behaviour. They may lose appetite or snap easily
we see people around us argue.
over small and petty issues.
Shyness too is a feeling, where you find it hard to
The feeling of loneliness is a very common feeling
converse with people you don’t know well. When
amongst people young and old. When we feel
we feel shy we feel like hiding or running away
lonely we feel like we have no one around us or
from the person or situation. We may feel hot or
that no one wants to be with us. Loneliness often
may blush.
makes you want to cry and you feel sad, bored
Many people feel shy when they have to perform
and angry. When you shift to a new home or
in front of an audience, make new friends or intro-
school and don’t know the children around you,
duce themselves in a group. You can help children
you may feel lonely for a few days till you settle.
who feel shy or are new in your neighbourhood or
Whenever you feel lonely tell an adult. You can ask
school. Be kind to them, make them comfortable,
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My family lives at the edge of a woodland, with a large garden surrounding our home. Each monsoon season, we get a special treat in the form of a family of peafowl that come and play in the rain and fan out their feathers in joy. This year, I noticed one of the peacocks was limping! I needed to help him!
Complete
the Story...
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 the Peacocks When peacocks are first born, they don’t have tails, and don’t look very impressive until they are around 3 years old. The large colourful “tail” which peacocks have become known for, are actually called “trains”. The word “peacock” does not actually apply to both the male and female birds. It’s only the males that are called peacocks, while the females are called peahens. With a fairly large wingspan around 4.9 feet and its large feathers, the peacock is one of the largest flying birds on earth.
How Many of Each Bird Do you See?
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