Wonderful Waste
Gujarat Board · Class 5 · English- (Book-Marigold)
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Story 1 – Wonderful Waste! (Key Summary)
- The Maharaja of Travancore ordered a grand dinner in his palace.
- In the afternoon, the Maharaja visited the kitchen to check on the feast preparations.
- He noticed a basket of vegetable scraps near the cook.
Ingredients of Avial – A Closer Look
- Avial is made from: vegetable scraps (bits and pieces of mixed vegetables), fresh coconut (ground into a paste), green chillies (ground with coconut), garlic (ground with coconut and chillies), curd (
- The items that are NOT ingredients: pot, basket, broken bangles, groundnut, roasted peanuts, wood.
- The cook ground the coconut, green chillies, and garlic together to make a paste.
Story 2 – Bamboo Curry (Key Summary)
- This is a Santhal folk tale – a funny story from the Santhal tribe of India.
- A Santhal bridegroom visited his mother-in-law, who cooked him a special and delicious curry.
- When he asked what the curry was made of, the mother-in-law pointed at the bamboo door.
Comparison of the Two Stories
- Both stories are about food and cooking.
- Story 1 (Wonderful Waste) is set in a royal palace in Travancore (Kerala) and teaches creativity and resourcefulness.
- Story 2 (Bamboo Curry) is a folk tale from the Santhal community and teaches the importance of listening and understanding.
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