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2. Unni’s Wish 7. Cousin’s Tribulation’s Story
• Solar power is good for the environment. The Balloon Man

• Solar power causes very less electricity loss. He always comes on market days
• Solar power is a free source of energy. And holds balloons—a lovely bunch—
• Solar panels are used to create energy. And in the market square he stays,
And never seems to think of lunch.
• No harmful emissions are released into the air
when electricity is produced by solar panels. They’re red and purple, blue and green,
• Solar power is one of the cleanest sources of And when it is a sunny day
energy. The carts and people get between
You see them shining far away.
4. Ammachi’s Incredible Investigation
A Journey And some are big and some are small,
Bina and her parents live in Jaipur. On Friday, Father All tied together with a string.
And if there is a wind at all
said, ‘Bina, we will go to Delhi tomorrow. Grandpa They tug and tug like anything.
is not feeling well.’ The next day, the family sat on
the train and Bina got a seat next to the window. Some day perhaps he’ll let them go
On the way, Bina saw a few farmers working in the And we shall see them sailing high,
green fields. Daddy said, ‘Bina, these farmers grow And stand and watch them from below—
corn, rice, and vegetables.’ The train went past a long They would look pretty in the sky!
building. Mother said, ‘That is a poultry farm. Here,
farmers keep hens that give us eggs.’ Bina said, ‘Oh! 9. Wait and See
Farmers give us healthy food that makes us big and
strong.’ After a few hours, the train reached Delhi and The Rainbow Fairies
they went to Grandpa’s house in a taxi. Bina hugged Two little clouds, one summer’s day,
Grandpa, and said, ‘Get well soon, Grandpa!’ Went flying through the sky;
They went so fast they bumped their heads,
5. The Scavenger Hunt And both began to cry.
Here is how you should prepare an emergency kit to
deal with any disaster: Old Father Sun looked out and said:
Number 1: A good quality container that is easy to ‘Oh, never mind, my dears,
carry and keeps your items well protected from water, I’ll send my little fairy folk
dust and other elements. To dry your falling tears.’
Number 2: At least four litres of water per person per
day for a minimum of three days. One fairy came in violet,
Number 3: Food items like packaged food, granola And one wore indigo;
bars, and dried fruit. Also include items like can In blue, green, yellow, orange, red,
opener and other necessary utensils to prepare food. They made a pretty row.
Number 4: First aid kit with items like bandages,
antiseptic, gloves and necessary medications. They wiped the cloud-tears all away,
Number 5: Torch and batteries because power And then from out the sky,
supplies might get hampered Upon a line the sunbeams made,
Number 6: A whistle can be very useful for signaling They hung their gowns to dry.
for help.

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