1. What a Bird Thought
Complete textbook exercise solutions — Maharashtra State Board (Balbharati), Grade Five English.
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The rhyming words from the poem are:
- well — shell
- other — mother
- find — blind
- blue — you
This is an oral recitation activity. Students should read the poem aloud and memorize it.
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• The first little house of the bird.
The first little house of the bird was very small, round, and made of a pale-blue shell. It represents the egg.
• The nest.
The nest was a little place made of straw, kept warm and covered by the mother bird.
• The world around the bird's nest.
The world around the bird's nest was filled with leaves. The bird thought the world was made entirely of leaves on the tree.
• What the world looks like to a baby.
To a baby, the world looks like a very small and safe place, limited to their crib, their room, and the arms of their parents. The world is made of soft blankets, colourful toys, and smiling faces. A baby thinks the entire world revolves around their home and their mother's gentle voice.
• What the world looks like to a fish.
To a fish, the world looks like a vast, endless ocean of blue and green water. The world is made of smooth pebbles, colourful corals, and swaying water plants. A fish believes the whole world is wet and bounded only by the surface of the water above and the sandy bottom below.