Unit 4: Crying

Read and enjoy

Crying only a little bit

is no use. You must cry

until your pillow is soaked!

Then you can jump in the shower

and splash-splash-splash!

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Then you can throw open

your window

and, “Ha, ha! ha ha!”

And if people say, “Hey,

what's going on up there?”

“Ha ha!” sing back, “Happiness

was hiding in the last tear!

I wept it! Ha ha!”

GALWAY KINNELL

Let’s Read

1. According to the poet, should you cry a little or should you cry a lot?

2. What can you do after crying a lot?

3. (i) Read the first two lines of the poem. Is the mood

happy?     sad?     angry?    jealous?      upset?

(ii) In the last few lines the mood of the poet has changed. What is it now?

very happy     angry      cheerful      sad      jealous

4. Are these sentences right or wrong?

(i) The poet says you must not cry much. ( )

(ii) The poet says that you should cry till your pillow is soaked. ( )

(iii) The poet says that after crying you should open the window and laugh so that people will see that you are happy. ( )

(iv) The poet says that you should open the window and show people that you are crying. ( )

Let's Talk

1. Where do you cry? What are the things that make you cry?

2. Can you cry when you are happy?

3. Which are the things that make you happy?

In what ways do you show your happiness?

Say Aloud

Word Building

The word happiness ends in -ness and comes from the word happy. Write three words that end in the same way. Which words do they come from?

_________________________ ness;_________________________

_________________________ness;_________________________

_________________________ness;_________________________

_________________________ ness;_________________________

Let's Write

1. Fill in the blanks with the exact word.

(i) The tourists were _____ to see the beautiful Taj Mahal. (amazed, shocked, worried)

(ii) The lights went out suddenly. I was alone and _____. (worried, shocked, frightened)

(iii) He has been ill for a long time and his parents were _____. (unhappy, worried, angry)

(iv) The shopkeeper was _____ when he saw his safe wide open with all his money missing. (unhappy, shocked, angry)

Creative Writing

Narrate an incident when you have experienced happiness, excitement, surprise. You can use the following clues.

With whom...

When did it happen...

Why...

Where...

Food for Thought

When you have something serious to think about then you have food for thought.

Here's some FOOD FOR YOUR THOUGHT!

Tomatoes are , beans are greem

A brinjal has a crown, just like a queen.

Potatoes are brown, onions are pink

Carrots have juice, which I can drink.

Vegetables make me healthy and wise

So eat some daily with roti and rice.