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7. Pret in the House and nibble on the net and free Deer.’

One day, the person in-charge of a bookstore saw And the crow flew off with the mouse to free the
a young man stealing a book. He was caught and deer.
immediately taken to the manager’s office on the Once they reached the spot, the mouse started
fourth floor. The manager shouted and threatened nibbling the net. It didn’t take long for the mouse
to hand the young man to the police. The young to free the deer. Just then, the tortoise reached the
man wept bitterly in misery. The store manager spot.
felt sad and went to fetch him a glass of water. The ‘Why did you come here? If the hunter returns,
young man grabbed this chance. He ran across you’ll never escape!’ the deer cried.
the room, climbed on to a desk and jumped out
through the window. The store manager saw this. Just then the crow saw the hunter approaching
He rushed behind the young man and tried to the spot. ‘Run! The hunter is on his way,’ he said.
hold on to the man’s foot. He believed that the All of them ran away, but the tortoise was too
young man would jump out of the window and slow. The hunter picked him up and tied him up.
may die. The room was on the sixth floor. But the ‘Now, our friend Tortoise is in trouble,’ said the
young man escaped. This young man walked his deer.
way along a narrow ledge, on to an adjoining roof The deer ran to the pond and lay down on the
and across to another building, before climbing path. The hunter saw the deer. He thought it was
through an open window. He shouted to the dead.
office workers inside that he was a policeman
chasing a criminal. Everyone made way and let ‘What will I do with the tortoise? I’ll take the
him run away. He escaped easily. The book that deer,’ said the hunter to himself.
the young man tried to steal was The One That The hunter went near the deer. But the crow
Got Away. darted towards the hunter and pecked at the
hunter’s eyes. Meanwhile, the mouse quickly cut
8. My Friend Sumita the cords and freed the tortoise.

In a forest there lived four friends. They were
a deer, a tortoise, a crow and a mouse. Every 10. Dr Dolittle Learns Animal Language
evening, they met, they talked, ate and laughed. When I grow up I’ll work with animals. I don’t
One day, the tortoise and the mouse sat nibbling know which job yet. Maybe like my brother. He’s
on fruits, shrubs and leaves. a special vet. He looks after scary snakes, some
just out of eggs. He says that snakes are easy as
‘Wonder where our friends Deer and Crow are?’ they don’t have any legs. My father is a scientist.
said the tortoise. He works to save rare birds. Some are really clever
Just then, the crow came flying in. ‘There’s and can even say some words. ‘How do you do?’
trouble!’ he said. My mother is a dog groomer. She loves dogs big
‘What happened, dear Crow? Are you fine?’ or small. Once she styled a poodle. It looked just
asked the tortoise. like a ball. My sister, she trains dolphins. They

‘I am fine, friends. But Deer is in trouble,’ said the practise in the pool. She hears the dolphins
crow. ‘Deer is trapped in a hunter’s net. We have talk and sing. That sounds really cool! So many
to rescue her.’ animal jobs to choose but which one’s right for

The tortoise had an idea. He said, ‘Mouse, my me? Because I’m only ten years old, I’ll have to
friend, hop quickly on the crow’s back. Go there wait and see!

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