Question

The Sun Goes on a Holiday

Everyone enjoys a holiday. So,

one fine Sunday, the Sun also took

a holiday. It suddenly disappeared

from the sky. Darkness covered the

earth.

A squirrel was chasing its

friend. It stopped and

wondered at the darkness. It guessed

something was wrong and ran home.

A little plant searched for the Sun.

It couldn’t grow without the Sun’s

rays. Flowers and leaves of the

plant bent low to the ground. Other

trees also missed the Sun. Mother bird

peeped out of her nest and whispered to

its little ones about the darkness. She was

sad because she couldn’t go out to find food

for them. The bee couldn’t find any honeybecause the flowers didn’t bloom,

so it went back to its hive. The Sun

wasn’t there, so the wind got stuck

up the hill.

Men, women and children stopped

working. They opened their windows and

said, “What happened to the Sun?” It was

very quiet every where and the warmth of

the Sun was missing too. All of them prayed

for the Sun to rise.

The Sun looked down from its abode. The stillness on the earth shocked

the Sun. The Sun felt sorry. The earth seemed lifeless. This made the Sun very

sad. So he decided to stop his holiday and start shining again.
The plants grew and flowers bloomed. Bees and birds started singing.

The river flowed joyfully and the wind blew. Mother bird was happy and everyone

on the earth began to work!

Indeed, the Sun can never go on a holiday!


Word Meanings

whisper -speak in a soft and low voice

abode -home

still -without movement, quiet

chase -to run after someone to catch him

Answer the following questions:

1. When the Sun took a holiday what did the following do? Complete the

table.

1. Little plant

2. Flowers & leaves

3. Trees

4. Mother bird

5. Bee

6. Men, women & children​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Little plant - searched for the Sun.

It couldn’t grow without the Sun’s

rays.

2. Flowers & leaves- Flowers and leaves of the

plant bent low to the ground. Other

trees also missed the Sun.

3. Mother - birdpeeped out of her nest and whispered to

its little ones about the darkness. She was

sad because she couldn’t go out to find food

for them.

4.Bee -The bee couldn’t find any honeybecause the flowers didn’t bloom,

so it went back to its hive.

5. Men, women - Men, women and children stopped

working. They opened their windows and

said, “What happened to the Sun?” It was

very quiet every where and the warmth of

the Sun was missing too. All of them prayed

for the Sun to rise.

Answer 2

Answer:

same as above...............