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b. What is the emotional state of the speaker in these lines?
c. Who is ‘he’ in these lines?

d. How was 'he' different from the others?

2. To Madrid! No, no… you’re so little, and it’s a long trip. Stay here with me, and some day,
when you are bigger, I will go with you.

a. Who said these words and to whom?

b. What is the main point of discussion in these lines?

c. What can you infer about the speaker from these lines?

i. the speaker is worried about the listener’s safety
ii. the speaker is curious to know about the listener’s journey

iii. the speaker wants to travel along with the listener to enjoy

iv. the speaker wants the listener to travel alone

Time to think and answer

1. Why do you think Half Chicken refused to help the stream, the fire, and the wind on his
way to Madrid, despite their pleas for assistance? How do his actions reflect his character
throughout the story? life skill critical thinking

2. In the story, Half Chicken faces mocking and rejection from the other animals due to his
physical differences. How does this theme of non-conformity and acceptance relate to
real-life situations? life skill logical thinking

Time to study language

Read these sentences.

• Then he threw Half Chicken into a pot of boiling water.

• Half Chicken landed over the roof of the highest church.

The highlighted words in these sentences are called prepositions.

A preposition is a word that shows the position of things and people in relation to someone,

something or some place.
Some common prepositions are—in, on, of, across, off, through, before, behind, near,

over, beside, inside, outside, with, to, into, under, except, between, till, until.

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