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brown and white. So delicate-looking and pretty, only it was cracked. On the floor below lay

another egg. Two, both smashed to pieces. “Whoever laid an egg without first building a
nest?” Nani was saying. “What a stupid bird!”

Pinky burst out crying, “It was not the bird, Nani. It was me. I am to blame!” She hid her
face in her hands and dropped to the floor, sobbing her heart out in anguish . A few minutes
went by and then a very strange thing happened. Nani put her arms around Pinky. “Don’t

cry,” she said in the gentlest tone possible. “Tell me all about it.”
Bit by bit, the whole story came tumbling out. Nani heard it through and sighed. “Dear
child, I am terribly sorry,” she said. “But, we can’t interfere in the lives of these creatures of

the wild.” She stroked Pinky’s hair till the sobs had ceased. “Don’t fret now,” she comforted.
“These birds come every year. Next year, they will come again. They will build again and
raise a nest full of babies…”

“You won’t have the nest removed?” asked Pinky in a trembling voice.

“No. Not even if it is in Nana’s room.” “Promise?” asked Pinky. anguish : extreme mental

“Promise,” said Nani. distress
fret : irritated
Pinky raised her tear-stained face and gave her grandmother

a tight hug. “Thank you, Nani,” she whispered, “Thank you.”

Draw UP
Draw UP
Draw UP
What values do you learn from this story?
Nani seems to be strict, but she is a very soft hearted lady. Can you relate Nani with your
grandmother?

Work Out
Work Out
Work Out
Comprehension
Comprehension
Comprehension

A. Tick ( ) the correct option.3
1. Who was standing at the kitchen window?

a) Sparrow b) Pinky c) Nani

2. Who called out Pinky sharply?“ ”
a) Grandfather b) Grandmother c) Mother

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