🌳 The Tree That Never Stopped Giving
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📘 1. Gist of the Lesson
This story is about a loving tree and a boy. The tree always helped the boy by giving fruits, branches and even its trunk. The lesson teaches us selfless love, sacrifice and kindness.
📖 2. Summary Of The Lesson
A small boy loved playing near a tree. The tree also loved him deeply. As the boy grew older, he needed money, a house and a boat. Every time, the tree gave him something to help him. Finally, only a stump remained. When the boy became old, he returned and rested on the stump. The tree was still happy to help him.
📚 3. Difficult Words (English + Hindi)
| Word | Hindi Meaning |
|---|---|
| Generous | उदार |
| Branches | शाखाएँ |
| Trunk | तना |
| Stump | पेड़ का बचा भाग |
📝 4. Let Us Do These Activities Before We Read
Question I.
A tree is useful to us in many ways. Mention some of these uses. Write them in the picture given below.
Question II.
What do trees give us? Discuss.
Answer: Trees give us oxygen, fruits, flowers, wood, medicines and shade. They help in keeping the environment clean and cool. Trees are very important for humans, animals and birds.
💬 5. Let Us Discuss
Question 1. Who said it?
(a) “I am the king of the forest.”
Answer: The naughty boy said this.
(b) “Sell them and you will make more than enough money.”
Answer: The Tree said this.
Question 2.
Why did the boy need money?
Answer: The boy needed money to buy things and become happy in life.
Question 3.
Why did the boy need a boat?
Answer: The boy needed a boat because he wanted to go far away and sail across the river.
Question 4.
Why was the tree happy at the end of the story?
Answer: The tree was happy at the end of the story because the old man sat on its stump and rested there.
🤔 6. Let Us Think and Reflect
Question 1.
Read the lesson again and make a list of the problems of the boy and solutions provided by the tree. An example is done for you:
| N. | Problems | Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The boy needed money | The tree gave the boy fruits to sell. |
| 2. | The boy needed a house | The tree gave its branches to build a house. |
| 3. | The boy needed a boat | The tree gave its trunk to make a boat. |
| 4. | The old man needed a place to rest | The tree offered its stump for sitting and resting. |
Question 2. Answer the following questions:
1. The boy looked sullen and complaining. Why?
Answer: The boy looked sullen and complaining because he wanted money and was unhappy with his life.
2. How did the boy spend his time?
Answer: The boy spent his time by playing with the tree, climbing its trunk, eating fruits and resting in its shade.
3. Who was more loving - the boy or the tree? Why do you think so?
Answer: The tree was more loving because it always helped the boy by giving everything it had without expecting anything in return.
📘 7. Let Us Learn
Question 1.
“Take my trunk...”
Do you know any other meaning of the word ‘trunk’?
Hints:
There are some more words in the lesson as ‘sound’, ‘rest’, ‘stump’. Find the other meanings of these words. Such words with many meanings are known as HOMONYMS.
Answer:
| Word | Meaning | Other Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Trunk | Main stem of a tree | A large box used for storing things |
| Sound | Healthy and strong | Noise that we hear |
| Rest | To relax | The remaining part |
| Stump | The bottom part of a cut tree | To confuse someone |
Question 2.
Find two meanings of the given words.
right, match, park, bank, foot, bat, letter, fly, tie
| Word | Meaning 1 | Meaning 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Right | Correct | Direction opposite to left |
| Match | A game or competition | A stick used to light fire |
| Park | A public garden | To stop a vehicle |
| Bank | A place where money is kept | Side of a river |
| Foot | Part of the leg | Bottom part of something |
| Bat | An animal that flies at night | A stick used in cricket |
| Letter | An alphabet | A written message |
| Fly | To move in the air | An insect |
| Tie | To fasten something | A piece of clothing worn around the neck |
Question 3.
Words that tell us what a person is doing are called verbs. In the table given below, match the verbs in the first column showing action in the present to verbs in the second column showing action in the past. Make a sentence with any one form of the verb. One has been done for you.
Answer:
| Present | Past | Answer | Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| grow | grew | (iv) | We grow vegetables in our garden. |
| spend | spent | (v) | I spent my holidays with my grandparents. |
| love | loved | (i) | The tree loved the little boy. |
| say | said | (vi) | The teacher said to complete the homework. |
| sell | sold | (iii) | The boy sold the fruits in the market. |
| get | got | (ii) | She got a new book from the library. |
Question 4.
Mango tree speaks to the man as if he is a person. This figure of speech is called personification. Let us look at some more examples.
- The leaves whispered in the wind.
- The flowers danced merrily in the breeze.
Now, discuss the underlined words with your classmates and teacher.
Answer: In these sentences, human qualities are given to non-living things or nature. The words ‘whispered’ and ‘danced’ are actions usually done by people. This figure of speech is called personification.
🎧 8. Let Us Listen
Question 1.
You will now listen to a poem. Encircle the words that you come across by listening to the poem.
Words Box:
2. What do we plant when we plant a tree?
We plant
- (a) A ship which will cross the sea
- (b) Houses for you and me
- (c) Shade from the hot sun
- (d) A thousand things that we daily see
3. “A thousand things that we daily see” – what does this mean?
Answer: It means that trees give us many useful things in our daily life such as fruits, shade, wood, oxygen and beauty.
🗣️ 9. Let Us Speak
Question 1.
Make one card as given below.
On the top, draw the shape of the leaf looking at the dry leaf and colour it. Inside the card, write the name of the tree/plant the leaf is taken from and one of its uses.
Question 2.
Now, speak about the whole process of making the card in front of the class.
Answer: First, I collected a dry leaf from a tree. Then, I drew the shape of the leaf on the card and coloured it carefully. After that, I wrote the name of the tree and one use of the plant inside the card.
Question 3.
Ask your classmates to identify the leaf and tell them one of its uses. After they answer, open the card, and share what you have written.
Answer: This activity helps students learn about different trees and plants and improves their speaking skills.
✍️ 10. Let Us Write
Question.
You have read about a tree and its uses. Look at the trees in your neighbourhood and write a paragraph about any one tree that you like.
- Where it is (roadside/park, etc.)
- How it looks (height, tree trunk, leaves, flowers, etc.)
- Why you like it (shade, medicinal properties, shelter, beauty, etc.)
- Give a title to your paragraph.
Answer:
🌳 My Favourite Neem Tree
There is a big Neem tree near the park in my neighbourhood. It is very tall and has a strong trunk with many green leaves. Birds often sit on its branches and sing sweet songs. I like this tree because it gives cool shade during summer and its leaves have medicinal properties. Many people rest under the tree in the afternoon. The Neem tree also makes the surroundings fresh and beautiful.
🔍 11. Let Us Explore
Question.
When people from Persia came to India and saw that a common tree of their country was freely growing here, they started calling the tree Azad Darakhte Hindi. So, the scientific name of Neem in Latin became Azadirachta indica.
Neem has different names in the Indian languages. Discuss with your teacher and find out which Indian languages these names belong to.
| Name | Nimb | Nim | Leemba | Nimori | Nimbamond | Nimbe | Nimo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Language | Hindi | Bengali | Punjabi | Marathi | Tamil | Kannada | Kashmiri |
🌟 12. Conclusion
The lesson “The Tree That Never Stopped Giving” teaches us the importance of love, kindness and sacrifice. The tree continued helping the boy at every stage of life without expecting anything in return. The story also reminds us to respect nature and care for trees because they support life in many ways. We should always be thankful to those who help and love us selflessly.
❓ 13. FAQ Section
Q1. What is the main theme of the story?
Answer: The main theme of the story is selfless love and sacrifice.
Q2. Why did the tree help the boy again and again?
Answer: The tree helped the boy again and again because it loved him very much.
Q3. What did the boy take from the tree?
Answer: The boy took fruits, branches and the trunk from the tree.
Q4. What lesson do we learn from the story?
Answer: We learn to love, help others and respect nature.
Q5. Why are trees important in our life?
Answer: Trees give us oxygen, fruits, medicines, shade and many useful things.
