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Let’s read and find out what was Unni’s wish and if it came true.
THUMP, THUMP, THUMP!
The noise wakes up Unni and he looks
out of the window.
Some men are digging and hammering
near his home. There are thick wires and
wooden poles all around them.
Unni wonders if they are building a new
house in the forest.
Unni finds Amma pressing his school
uniform with a clothes iron full of
hot coal.
‘Amma, who are these men working
outside our home?’ asks Unni.
‘You’ll find out soon. Now go and eat
your idlis before they become cold,’ replies Amma, What kind of plants do
with a mysterious smile. you usually see around Let’s connect
After breakfast, Unni pulls on his warm uniform. you? Do you think it is
important to preserve
‘Bye, Amma!’ them? Why?
life skill environmental literacy
Unni hurries through the forest
towards the coffee estate. His best
friend Ammu lives here. There she is,
waving at him!
‘Let’s race!’ says Ammu. And off
they go!
digging: making a hole in the ground
hammering: striking something with a
hammer
mysterious: difficult to understand
hurries: moves quickly
coffee estate: an area of land where
coffee is grown
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