Page 70 - New Medley 3 Semester 2

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1. A Trip to the City of Lakes — Udaipur
A group of children from Blossoms International School, Mumbai, went to Delhi on a trip.
On the first day, they went to the Qutub Minar.
On the second day, the children visited the Red Fort. They loved the huge fort. On the third
day, they were excited to visit the India Gate. They spent a few hours there.
They also went to Delhi Zoo in the evening. Watching the animals there was fun. On the last
day of the trip, the children went to Palika Bazaar and Dilli Haat to buy gifts for their families
and friends.

2. Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Dumpty looks very cute. Minu draws a picture of Humpty Dumpty. She also colours it.
Minu colours the shirt red. She colours the trousers of Humpty Dumpty blue.
Humpty Dumpty wears a yellow cravat around his neck. A cravat is a kind of necktie.

Minu also colours the black shoes of Humpty Dumpty.
Minu, colours the hat green.
Now, Humpty Dumpty looks bright and nice.

3. Wise Birbal
Akbar, popularly known as Akbar the Great, was the third Mughal emperor. He ruled from
1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Humayun.
Though Akbar was illiterate, he encouraged poets, painters, musicians and scholars. His court
was a centre of culture.
There were ‘Nine Jewels’ or ‘Navratnas’ from different fields of art and knowledge. They were
also his advisers. Akbar appreciated and liked all of them. Many of his ministers and courtiers
were jealous of Birbal. He was well known for his wisdom and intelligence. He was respected
and often gave advice to Akbar on different matters. Birbal found solutions to difficult problems
with ease and in a logical way.

4. The Wise Little Girl
Raghav, Samir and Roshni were three friends. They were very fond of horse riding. One day,
they went to a trade fair in their village. The friends went there riding their horses.
An old man was selling horses. They wanted to buy new horses. So, Raghav bought a brown
horse. Samir liked the grey horses and he bought them. Roshni liked the black horses and she
bought them.

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