1.5 Radha’s Letter to Mowgli
Complete textbook exercise solutions — Maharashtra State Board (Balbharati), Grade Six English.
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About the chapter
In this lesson, Radha writes an informal letter to her friend Mowgli, the jungle boy. She asks about his life with Bagheera, Baloo and Kaa. The lesson teaches us the format of an informal letter. It also helps us learn adjectives and some fun phrases.
Key points
- An informal letter is written to friends and family members.
- Its parts are: sender’s address, date, salutation, body and closing.
- Radha writes in a friendly and playful tone.
- Adjectives (describing words) make our writing interesting.
- Types of adjectives practised: descriptive, distributive and demonstrative.
Words to remember
- spill the beans – to tell a secret
- dangling – hanging loosely
- hogging – taking all of something greedily
- hypnotize – to put someone into a trance
- vines – long climbing plants; creepers
| Naming words | Describing words | Connectors / Cohesive devices |
|---|---|---|
| tigers, bush, holidays, life, time, honey, vines, adventures, days, beans, friend, jungle | crazy, slow, still, sneaky, whole, wild, awesome | so, but, for, and, may be |
- (i) Try to make your writing interesting for the reader.
- (ii) Use your own personal experiences and memories.
- (iii) Use adjectives to add detail to your descriptions.
- (iv) Write short and simple sentences.
Model reply:
Mowgli
The Seeonee Hills
Near the Waingunga River
15 July 2026
Dear Radha,
Thank you for your lovely letter! It made me laugh. Baloo wanted to know who was writing to me.
Life in the jungle is as busy as ever. Yes, I still swing from the vines. Bagheera says I must be careful now that I am taller. Baloo is still hogging all the honey! Kaa is well too. Last week he tried to hypnotize a young monkey, but the monkey just laughed and ran away.
I miss our talks too. I have so much to tell you about my jungle adventures.
Do come in your next vacation. I will show you the whole jungle. Don’t worry, Bagheera will walk beside us.
Give my regards to your parents. Write to me soon.
Your loving friend,
Mowgli
Remember the five parts of an informal letter: sender’s address, date, salutation (Dear …), body, and closing (Your loving friend) with the sender’s name.
Hey dear jungle boy! Hope you’re having a crazy good time!
How’s life in the wild jungle with Bagheera, Baloo, Kaa and the happy wolf pack?
Stay safe and don’t let Shere Khan catch you!
Your friend, Radha, writes with such lovely feelings in her letter.
The jungle sounds like a magical and dangerous place to explore.
Mowgli must be a brave and caring boy to live among the animals.
Descriptive
- bright — The bright sunlight filled the whole classroom.
- active — My grandmother is still very active at the age of seventy.
Distributive
- Every — Every student must bring a notebook tomorrow.
- Either — You may take either pen; both write well.
Demonstrative
- that — That house at the end of the lane is ours.
- this — This book belongs to the school library.
- Spill the beans — to tell a secret.
Please don’t spill the beans about the surprise party. - Dangling from vines — hanging loosely from creepers.
The monkeys were dangling from vines above the river. - Hogging all the honey — taking all of something greedily.
My little brother was hogging all the honey at breakfast. - Hypnotize someone — to put someone into a trance; to hold their full attention.
The magician seemed to hypnotize the whole audience.