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“Great! Can I join your team? Let me join

it, please?” said Diya in an eager voice. tumbled fell down suddenly
without serious injury
“May I know your name?” “Oh yes. I am fantastic excellent

Mark. Who are you?” “I am Diya.” “Good to
meet you, Diya. I have an important meeting to attend. So, I have to

rush back to planet Earth. I come here once in a month. See you soon,

dear,” said Mark as he waved and went inside his bubble.

Diya also rushed back to her bubble. She was full of new hope. She
shook in the bubble as if a storm from Mars had hit her.

She tumbled out of bed. She heard mother’s voice, “Diya, it is time to

go to school, dear.”

“What a fantastic dream I had, Mother!” “Hmm.” “I want to grow

a garden in space. It will be a unique garden! Can I do that?” “Of
course. One day, it will happen,” said Mother as she patted her back

and hurried out of the room, when a loud whistle of the pressure

cooker sounded like a hiss in a high-pitched note.

— Madhulika Singh

Read and Understand

A. Tick (3) the correct answers. Discuss with your partner.

1. Diya was very fond of

a. swimming. b. gardening.

c. painting. d. dancing.

2. The terrace garden of Diya had

a. dry plants.

b. hardly any plants.

c. a hundred and twenty trees and plants.

d. only roses.

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