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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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