The Tinkling Bells

Chinna was upset because he had been saving money to buy the tinkling bells from Chacha's shop, but when he checked, he discovered that his money was missing. He had been looking forward to buying the bells for his pet goat, so losing the money made him very sad.

Kamala, Chinna's mother, comforted him by listening to him patiently when he hugged her and told her about the missing money. She consoled him and later helped him by giving him money so that he could buy the tinkling bells from Chacha's shop.

The fruit seller made a mistake while giving change to Chinna. He gave Chinna extra money — twenty rupees more than he was supposed to — as change by accident.

When Chinna returned the extra money to the fruit seller, the fruit seller was very happy and impressed by Chinna's honesty. He rewarded Chinna with ten rupees. Additionally, Chinna's mother Kamala also gave him money. With the reward money and the money from his mother, Chinna was able to buy the tinkling bells from Chacha's shop.

F (False) — Chinna wanted to buy the bells for his pet goat, not for his bicycle.

T (True) — Kamala comforted Chinna when he came home upset about the missing money.

T (True) — The fruit seller mistakenly gave Chinna twenty rupees extra as change.

F (False) — Chinna honestly returned the extra money to the fruit seller instead of keeping it.

F (False) — The fruit seller was very happy and pleased when Chinna returned the extra money, and he rewarded Chinna for his honesty.

Chinna decided to return the money because he was an honest boy. He knew that the extra money did not belong to him — it was the fruit seller's money given by mistake. Keeping it would have been dishonest. Chinna understood the value of honesty and fairness, and he did not want to do something wrong even though he needed money to buy the bells. His good values and upbringing (especially his mother Kamala's guidance) helped him make the right choice.

(This is a personal response question. A sample answer is given below.)

Once I found a water bottle in the school playground that did not belong to me. I picked it up and handed it over to my class teacher. My teacher announced it in class and the bottle was returned to the student who had lost it. I felt very happy and proud of myself for doing the right thing. It made me feel that being honest always brings a good feeling inside, even if we do not get any reward for it.

All ten words are hidden in the word search grid. Here is where each word can be found:

1. CALM — can be found in the grid (horizontal/vertical/diagonal).
2. HONEST — can be found in the grid.
3. LOVE — can be found in the grid (Row 3: L-O-V-E).
4. RESPECT — can be found in the grid (Column 1, reading downward: R-E-S-P-E-C-T).
5. COURAGE — can be found in the grid.
6. LOYAL — can be found in the grid (Row 3: L-O-Y-A-L).
7. TRUTH — can be found in the grid.
8. FAIR — can be found in the grid (Row 9: F-A-I-R).
9. KIND — can be found in the grid.
10. PEACE — can be found in the grid (Row 1: P-E-A-C-E).

Students should circle or highlight each word in the grid as they find it.

I am taller than my brother.

(We are comparing two people — 'I' and 'my brother' — so we add -er to 'tall'.)

January is the coldest month of the year.

(We are comparing January with all months of the year — a whole group — so we add -est to 'cold'.)

An ant is smaller than an elephant.

(We are comparing two things — an ant and an elephant — so we add -er to 'small'.)

My sister is smarter than me.

(We are comparing two people — 'my sister' and 'me' — so we add -er to 'smart'.)

Jay was the fastest person in the race.

(We are comparing Jay with all persons in the race — a whole group — so we add -est to 'fast'.)