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P O T AT O W H O T H O U G H T
HE WAS THE KING

STORY OF THE CLEVER

FOX AND THE
CRUEL ELEPHANT

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INTERESTING

FACTS ABOUT

KOALAS
SAM VISITS
THE MALDIVES
 FOLKTALE
The Fox and
the Elephant

Once upon a time, a huge elephant lived in a forest. preparations are in order. We are only waiting for
The elephant was very arrogant and cruel. He took you to arrive and then we will crown you as our
advantage of his size and wrecked havoc in the king.”
forest. He roamed around in the jungle breaking The elephant was very pleased. Becoming the king
branches and small trees with his trunk. He did not of the forest had always been his dream. He readily
care about the fact that in this way he destroyed agreed to follow the fox. The fox led the way. On
the nests of many birds and killed their babies. In the way, there was a marshy area near a pond that
the same way, he ruined many foxes’ homes by the fox and the elephant had to cross. The fox was
trampling over them with his huge and heavy feet. light so he easily walked over the swamp. But when
All the animals of the forest were terrorised by the the elephant tried to cross the swamp, he got
elephant. Even the lions and tigers tried to keep trapped in the marsh because of his weight. The
clear of him. The animals had got so fed up of the more the elephant struggled to get out, the deeper
elephant and his arrogant ways that they wanted the marsh sucked him in. The elephant began to
to kill him but they could not come up with any shout, “Help! Help! I’m drowning. Pull me out. Go
way of doing this. and call all the other animals for help, quick!”
One day, fed up of the destruction that the The fox, who was standing calmly at the edge of
elephant was causing, the foxes held a meeting the swamp, replied, “Nobody is going to save you.
among themselves. They decided that the This is the kind of treatment that you truly deserve.
elephant must be killed so that the other animals of You have always been cruel to other animals and
the forest could live in peace. This difficult task of have mistreated them. You have taken advantage
killing the elephant was given to a particularly of your power and broken down countless birds’
clever fox. nests without caring about their eggs or nestlings.
The chosen fox made a careful study of the You have stomped upon foxes’ burrows and
elephant’s behaviour and daily routine. Then, after crushed many foxes under your heavy feet. You
much thinking, he made a plan. He went up to the knew about all the destruction and misery you
elephant one day and said, “My Lord, I want to were causing us but you did not care to stop. You
speak to you about some urgent business.” never paid heed to our cries for mercy and so
The elephant trumpeted and asked the fox, “What today, nobody is going to have mercy on you."
is it? Who are you?” The elephant cried and apologised for behaving
The fox replied, “Your Highness, all the animals of the way he had. He promised the animals he would
the forest have decided to make you our king. They never misbehave again. The animals accepted his
have sent me to you as a messenger. I have come to apology and helped him out of the swamp. From
escort you to the place where all the other animals then on, the elephant learnt to behave well and be
are waiting for your coronation ceremony. All the kind to other animals.
 How

many

elephants

do you

see?

stories in rhyme A big, round potato lay down on a clod

In the shade of some burdock and tall goldenrod,

A Big, And he dreamed he were king of the whole garden plot,

With a palace and throne, and a crown with a lot

round Potato Of jewels and diamonds and gold till it shone

Like the front of a show when the lights are turned on.
He had to be minded by all of the plants;
When he whistled the radishes knew they must dance;
When he tooted his horn the cucumbers must sing
To a vegetable crowd gathered round in a ring.
He made all the cabbages stand in a row
While a sunflower instructed them just how to grow;
The bright yellow pumpkins he painted light blue;
Took the clothes off the scare-crow and made him buy new.
He strutted and sputtered and thought it was grand
To be king and commander o’er all the wide land.
But at last he woke up with an awful surprise
And found a blind mole kicking sand in his eyes.
 Sam Visits the Maldives
The Maldives are magical in a true
sense of the word. I am standing on a
seashore in the Maldives and as you
can see, under my paws, the whole sea
shore is lit-up in twilight blue. This is
no illusion! I’m standing on water that
glows! In fact, this is a rather normal
occurrence.
This effect is created by microscopic
organisms called bioluminescent phy-
toplankton, or dinoflagellates. These
tiny organisms emit light and glow when they are stressed, which happens when they
are moved around by waves. When stressed, they produce a chemical called luciferin,
which causes them to emit “cold light” i.e. less than 20% of the light generates heat.
The effect is gorgeous, to say the least.
The beautiful night sky, and clean, white sand beaches that look like a field of stars on
earth are truly a sight to behold. It’s ironic that what causes them stress is actually a
stress reliever for us.
You guys just have to come here to check this out!

The Good, Bad,

Sinful Cheese!
spot ten differences

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Tickle
your
funny
bone
Q: Why was the koala bear so clever?
A: Because he had good koalifications!

Q: What did one koala say to the other?

A: How’s it hanging?

Q: What is the name of the bear capital?

A: Koala Lumpur

AMUSING NEWS
Koala Surprise
A family of three returned to
their car after a shopping trip
and were startled to find a koala
bear relaxing in the aircondi-
tioned car. They had left their AC
on for the dog who was waiting
in the car while they bought gro-
ceries. Unsure of how the koala
got in, it took them a while to
convince him to leave.
 comic story

einstien iyengar
Jellyfish Stings
One summer day, Martin’s father promised Eeshan and
his friends that he would drop them at the beach. He also
told them that he would make Chinese for dinner. They
stopped at a grocery store and bought the ingredients.
Then, Martin’s father dropped them off.

Nitin kept urging everyone to go deeper into the sea. Eeshan tried to change
his friend’s mind. Nitin didn’t listen to Eeshan’s warning and went ahead. After
a while, he came running out of the sea water, screaming in pain.

We have this
grocery bag to
take care of.

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 Eeshan noticed tentacles and sting on his friend’s feet. They realised he had
been stung by a jelly fish. Eeshan quickly took out the towel they were carrying
from his bag. He carefully removed the tentacles
after putting some beach sand on it. Oh my god!
What are we
going to do?

I am remembering the class we had on

underwater science. We have to remove
the poisonous tentacles before it makes
the pain worse.
What are
It hurts a lot!
you doing?

Eeshan frantically ran towards the grocery bag and took out the vinegar
bottle, an important ingredient in Chinese food. He poured the liquid on the
sting. The pain subsided a bit. Martin’s
father was on his way to pick them
up. They took Nitin to the hospital
where the doctors praised Eeshan’s
presence of mind.

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 The acetic acid in vinegar
neutralises the sting.

That was some quick

thinking, Eeshan.

Too bad we can’t reward your timely action

with a Chinese dinner, though. We’re out of
vinegar, Eeshan! You really did save
me, Eeshan.

As always!
 The words flora and fauna are used by the scientists to
describe the plant and animal life in a region or area.
The word ‘flora’ comes from the Latin word ‘flora’ who
was believed to be the princess of flowers. Flora is a
collective noun used to describe all the plants, trees,
fungi and bacteria that may be present in a particular
region.
Fauna comes from two Greek words ‘faunus’, the

Pondering
name of a Roman god and ‘fauna’, the name of a myth-
ical Roman goddess. It is a collective noun that is used
to describe all the animal life in a particular region.

Corner
The flora and fauna present in the different corners of
the Earth have made life possible on this planet. Both
plants, as well as animals, help in maintaining the deli-

What is
cate ecological balance on Earth. The flora produces
the oxygen which is taken in by the fauna. In turn, the

Flora
fauna releases the carbon dioxide that the flora needs
to live. So, one cannot live without the other, and we,
humans, cannot live without either. The existence of

and
one species depends upon the existence of the other.
For example – Pandas eat only bamboo shoots. The

Fauna?
destruction of the bamboo forests in China has driven
Pandas on the brink of extinction due to food short-
age and habitat loss.
I walked into my house one evening,
after a long day at work. My arms
were loaded with groceries and I
could hear my dog barking loudy in
the back garden. I set my groceries
down and went to take a look. I was
startled to find a koala bear lounging
in the pond in the back!

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 Koalas

It is illegal to keep a koala as a pet!

Koalas sometimes communicate through sounds like

snores and belches.

Humans’ and koalas’ fingerprints look alike.

Koalas smell like our cough medicines, because of the

eucalyptus leaves they eat.

The first koala fossil dated back to 20 million years

ago and looked like a bull.
Help the Little
Elephant
find his Mum
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 The Team

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