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The Golden Broth

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Do you know any child who

doesn't get education is forced to work for money?
Can you help the child in any way? What can you do?

Recding
Th :t0ry about Lakshay who is wrongly accused of a theft but he
proves his
n2te and actually helps to catch the real thief. A short story takes up one
aspect of
ape:ife and traces it from the beginning to the end.
2wa a rich man and his father Keshav Das had a big business at
2 ehav Das's fiourishing business suffered a huge loss and by Gandhinagar, in
the end of his life,
2345ne tenkrupt. Lakshay was left penniless when his father died.
2aner has left us penniless. We can't live in this house or
in a city any longer.
ne to avillage where living is
cheaper.
"ated with his wife and children to a
small village.
is wife): I
ew 20 and look
have got Some food for the children. Feed them and settle the
for some
work.
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Though he was well educated and well brought up, he now looked like a
rags. Nobody was ready to give him a job. Some people thought that he Could
i beggar
trusted. In fact, many thought that he looked like a thief.
Villager 1: (looking at Lakshay up and down) You don't know anyone in
we don't know where you have come from.
the vil age,
Villager2: How can we give you a job without any reference? How can we
trust you
Villager 1: Come back when you have someone who can
recommend you.
Villager 1 to villager 2: I wouldn't be surprised if he is a thief who
intends to rob us
Lakshay wandered in the village begging for a
job. It was afternoon and he,
extremely hungry and thirsty but he was more
All of a sudden, Lakshay saw a
worried about his family than himself
big house, where some
celebration was happening. The
mansion, so Lakshay thought thathouse was like a
the owner
must be a very rich man.
Lakshay: Mmmmmm! What an
Some delicious food is aroma!
being cooked.
Maybe there's a wedding feast.
aroma has This
whetted my
will go in and try to get appetite. thinkI
I
some food.
He could not stop
the kitchen. Just himself from entering
then, he saw a woman
standing before a big cauldron on the
fire. She dropped
something into that
big vessel. AS SOon as the
woman saw
Lakshay, she started yelling.
Woman:Thief! .... Thief! ..
Lakshay looked suspicious, so he was caught in
time no
owner of the house. He was Naval Desai who and was
at Lakshay.
was a big

Naval Desai : I know everyone in this village and the busin present
essman. edDesaibeforegaze
Naval t

surroundine
youfor the first time here! Who are you? What is your name?"
villages. Iam seeir
Lakshay was offended by this.
Lakshay:lam Lakshay, sir. I am not athief.
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 aval Desai I knoW No hiet accepts that he i, a thief,
naturally. So, you are a marriage thiet, ght
kshay: When Isaid Iam not athiet, how can | be
sOme other kind
branded as a marrige thief or
of thiet, sir?
you then?
Naval Desai : What are
person. I came
Lakshay:lam an unemployed
village to look for a job. But
to this a job. | am
unfortunately, nobody gave me this place. If
My hunger drew me to
hungry. it is my
to call me some kind of thief,
you warnt into your
hunger which brought me here
hunger a thief, sir.
kitchen, so you can call my
your way of talking
Naval Desai : There is honesty in think that you are not a
me
and your polished tone makes
hunger is the real thief, it should be punished, you know.
thief. So if same
ordered his servants to serve Lakshay some food on his table in the
The landlord
food was served, and Naval Desai saw him eating hungrily, he was very
room. When
fed a really hungry man, though unknown, on the day of his daughter's
happy. He had
marriage.
While eating, Lakshay told Naval Desai his story.
lakshay : Now you know why Iam looking for a job.
Naval Desai : Are you really Keshav Das's son? He and I
were friends when we were children. Then your
GOLDEN grandparents moved to Surat and being children, we
BRoTH lost contact. I'm really sorry to hear of his death.
It is okay, don't worry! I will arrange some job for
you. Today is my daughter's wedding day. Eat well
and take food home for your family. We will meet
again tomorroW.
Lakshay : Thank you sir, Iespecially like to say that
the GOLDEN BROTH is excellent.
Naval Desai looked at Lakshay's face, with a doubt.

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Naval Desai GOLDN BROTH?

When he enptessed his doubt, Lakshay narrated what he had seen in

he entered there What the wornan had dropped into the big veSsel was the kitchen
recklace' and when she saw Lakshay, she thought that she would be
she started shouting so that Lakshay would be caught as a
cauht instead.
Naval Dea's men aught the woman who had
burgled the necklace.
The real thief
admitted her crime,
Lakshay had helped in finding the
wornan who had
dropped that necklace into that vesel.
home with food for his wife and He went
burden free heart as he was children, witha
by Naval Desai. promised a job

Next day, Lakshay met

helped him to start a Naval Desai, who
helped him with the business and even
and guidance. Lakshaynecessary
soon
capital
big becarne a
businessman like his father, with
the heip of Naval Desai.

Werd Meanings
flourishing prosperous, bankrupt :tun out of mone,
cayldron :a large vessel utsed for coing broth, offendedaroma
: pleasant smell
:upset/ hurt:
branded:vulahbelet ledd,:hacrapeirtaeld: ,inyesaptmetenti e /wealth.
desire for foo.

About the HAPTER

A Choose the correct answer.
1. Lakshay lived in:
(i) Surat (i)Ahmedabad
2. Lakshay's father was a big
(ii } (Gndhinagar
i) businessman (iij leader (iii) actor
3. Naval Desai was a :
() poor man (ii)rich man (iii) thief

Engesh
 4. In the small village, Lakshay looked like a :
(i) thief (ii) hero (iii) rich man

R Fill in the blanks with words given in the elue box.

cauldron, village, penniless, job
1 Lakshay's father has left him
2. Lakshay migrated with his family to a small
3. Nobody was ready to give a to Lakshay.
4. A wvoman dropped necklace into the
C. Write T for true and 'F for false statements.
1. Lakshay was very rich when his father died.
2. The villagers had full faith in Lakshay.
3. Lakshay was caught in Desai's house as a thief.
4. Mr Desai helped Lakshay to start his business.
D. Answer the following questions.
1. Why did Lakshay have to move to a small village?
2. What attracted Lakshay into the house?
3. Why was Lakshay presented before the owner of the house?
4. How did Lakshay save Naval Desai from suffering a huge loss?
5. How did Naval Desai reward Lakshay?

Words
Fill in the blanks with you're.
your. its or ifs.
1.
Please pick up books from the table.
Ihe little bov said, "I have lost my ball.
3. small and red.'
been a very long time since I met Vishnu.

book for me? going to the library today, would you please return ny
5

5. time to get ready for the school.

The dog ran
up the hill at master's instructions.

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Pronunciction Communicating
F
You have learnt pronunciation patterns all these years.
the English language has many You already know t (Speaking Skil
spelt. Refer to the dictionary and words which are not pronounced as they
find out how these words are
1, horse -
worse 2. new - Sew
pronounced
4. 3. lord-word
break -bleak 5. war far
7. 6. shoe-toe
done - gome 8. none - tone
9. through-tough
Grammr
Present Perfect Tense talks Present Perfect T'ense
effect is felt in the about actions that
Read the following
present. happened in the past, but ther
1. You have learnt to
sentences :
2. Ihave
count well.
come for a dozen of your
3. Meenu has
bought a new bike. Saint Nicholas cookies
You have learnt to count well. (=You know
I have come for a dozen of your Saint
how to count now [in the present])
present]) Nicholas.
Meenu has bought a new bike. (= Meenu owns cookies. (=I am here
the now [in the
the present perfect bike now |in
All the above sentences are in
used to talk aboul past aclions wilh a present
tense. Present theperfectpresent])
Sentences in the present perfect tense have this
subject + other parts of the main verb + other
Consequence.
structure:
tense is

parts of
past participle of the
subject the main verb other parts olsentence
written a poem. the
Meher
You
has/have Won
learnt
he
a lesson. sentence
singing competitins
completed their homework
the trekking tean
ion.
They joined
Sushma
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 To make negalive sentenc5 mle heitl t o t tittot
bas/have and lbe past participlt of he man vtl
Has/have +not can also be wrilton an hasn'/havn't
Meher has not/hasn't writlen a pom.
You have not/haven't won the singing Competition
Susheel, Suhel and Sushma havo not/baven't joinod s trokkiny lean

Critical Thinking
Rewrite the following sentences in the present perfect tense.
1. Iam learning karate.
2. Reshma rewrote her essay.
3. The new coach of the school crickel teaD COmpleted hron ysars
4. The caretaker does not open the cellar for strangors.
5. Sanjay, Anita and I will bring three bags ol candios.
6 They were building abridge across the rivor.
7. Iam going to the fair with my familv.
8. My sister will be in Delhi next week.
Make sentences in the present perfect tense using the sentence parts given in
the table below.
positive main
subject negative x verbs other parts of the sentence
1. Our neighbours start living in their new house.
2. Mother bake a yummy fruit cake.
3. Angela See a real elephant.
4. The scientists Gollect seventeen dinosaur eggs.
5. | areply to the emailsent last
get
6. Shamila week.
7. qualify to play at the district level.
The club to plant trees along the road
members decide
this Sunday.

intWnsettnenee .nto+ng
Some sentences. Pick out the silent letter in the last word
Collaborating
of cach

English 5
 Speaking Communicating
J. Read theconversation between the two ehildren.
Ask and answer the questions as in the example
given above.
When did the...
A: car break down When did
B: broke down yesterday It got in
the ship
A: tree fall down
A: cat go out
B: fell down last night get in? yestevening.
erday
B: went out after
A: dog run dinner
away B: ran away this
A: aeroplane take off morning
B: took off at eight
o'clock

Writing.
K. Write your views on any
topic which you think
Creative Thinking
would Iike to change is unfair and unjust. and
something about it. you

Fun Y(me
L. Read about a Tiger and similarly write about a horse. Creative Thinking
Tiger (noun) Horse (noun)
Yellow, fierce (adjectives)
(verbs)
Stalking, leaping, hunting
Silently, swiftly (adverbs)
((vaedrbjes)ctives)
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(adverbs)