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HOW CAN SOME

ANIMALS HIDE IN

PLAIN SIGHT?

The story of

two fish and

the frog
DO YOU KNOW

ABOUT THOR'S

WELL?

RANI

LAXMI BAI
FOLKTALE
Panchatantra: Two
Fish and a Frog

Along time ago, two fish named Sahasrabuddhi

and Satabuddhi used to live in a lake. They were
friends with a frog whose name was Ekbuddhi.
One day, as the three friends were having a
good time together, they saw some fishermen
near the lake. They were taking amongst
themselves about coming to that lake the next
day with their nets and catching the fish.
The frog was very disturbed to hear the
conversation of the fishermen. Ekbuddhi, the conquer. Even the great Chanakya had single
frog asked Sahsrabudhhi, “Dear friend, you just handedly killed the entire army of Nandas.”
heard about the fishermen’s plan. Now, what Then, Ekabuddhi, the frog, said, “Friends, I am
should we do? Should we remain in the lake or not as learned or brave as you are. The only
go somewhere else?” thing I know is to leave the place where there is
Sahsrabuddhi replied, “Dear Ekbuddhi, you an impending danger. So, I and my wife will
should not be scared by just words. The learned leave this place tonight itself.”
have said: ‘The world is still safe because the Accordingly, the frog left the lake immediately.
dreams of snakes and wicked men never come Next day, the fishermen arrived early in the
true’. The fishermen may not even come morning near the lake. They cast their net and
tomorrow! Even if they do, we will think of caught a lot of fish, frogs, crabs, turtles etc.
something to save you and ourselves. There is Satabuddhi and Sahasrabuddhi were also
no need of unnecessarily getting panicked.” caught and killed by the fishermen.
Satabuddhi said, “You are a genius, Ekbuddhi, who was watching all this from the
Sahsrabuddhi! What you say is correct. There is distance mourned over the death of his foolish
nothing that accomplished men cannot and overconfident friends.
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Find the Ten Hidden Animals in the Picture

Silly Rhymes The Carp

There once was a chubby carp

Who wanted to play on a harp,
But to his chagrin
So short was his fin
That he couldn’t reach up to C sharp.

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 Sam Visits Thor's well
Discover a
new place

On the Oregon coast, there is some-

thing that seems to be from a fantasy
movie – a huge hole in the sea that
seems to endlessly drain the Pacific
Ocean. In fact, Thor’s Well is also
called the drainpipe of the Pacific
Ocean!
Thor’s Well lies along the coastline of
Cape Perpetua, a forest headland
projecting into the Pacific Ocean. The
land is managed by the U.S Forest
Service and along the coastline are
many bizarre and beautiful sights to
see. Thor’s Well is one of them.
It’s a natural fountain that sucks in water from the sea and then spouts it right back into the
air, 20 feet up, which is also how deep it is. It’s pretty difficult to spot when it isn’t doing its
fountain thing, because it’s basically a hole in the rocks. But once you do find it, the terrifying
and exhilarating magic begins.
Thor’s well is a sight to behold, but not for the faint of heart. It is incredibly dangerous to
around here with the waves rushing in, to be drained into this seemingly endless hole. So be
extremely careful if you aim to approach it! Although the hole offers its best views in times
of high tide, those also happen to be times when the well is at its most dangerous. So always
approach with caution!

Your Eyes Say

A Lot!

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spot ten differences

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Tickle
Q: What do you
call a sad frog?

your
A: Unhoppy

funny
bone
Q: What kind of pole
is short and floppy?
A: A tadpole

Q: What do you get when you

cross a frog and a bunny?
A: A bunny ribbit

AMUSING NEWS
 stories from history

Rani Laxmi Bai

Rani Laxmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi was the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely
state of Jhansi, situated in the northern part of India. She was one of the leading
figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a symbol of resistance to the rule of
the British East India Company in the subcontinent.
Her father worked at the Peshwa court of Bithoor and because of his influence at
court Laxmi bai had more independence than most women, who were normally re-
stricted to the zenana. She studied self-defence, horsemanship, archery, and even
formed her own army out of her female friends at court.
Rani Laxmi Bai was married to Raja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar at the early age of 7
to the Maharaja of Jhansi in 1842, and thus became the queen of Jhansi.
She gave birth to a son, Damodar Rao, in 1851. However, the child died when he was
about four months old. After his death, the Raja and Rani of Jhansi adopted Anand
Rao. Anand Rao was the son of Gangadhar Rao’s cousin, and was later renamed Da-
modar Rao. It is said that the Gangadhar never recovered from his son’s death,
and died on 21 November 1853. When the Maharaja died, Rani Laxmi Bai was just
eighteen years old, but never lost her courage and took up the responsibility of
protecting the interests of Jhansi.
Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India at that time, tried to take advan-
tage of the misfortune of Jhansi to expand the British Empire. The British did not
accept Damodar Rao, as the legal heir of Rani Laxmi Bai and her late husband. In
March 1854 Rani of Jhansi was granted an annual pension of 60,000 and was or-
dered to leave the Jhansi fort. She was firm on the decision not to give up the do-
minion of Jhansi to the British.
To strengthen the defence of Jhansi, Rani Laxmi bai assembled an army of rebel-
lions, which also included women. For this great cause she was supported by brave
warriors like Gulam Gaus Khan, Dost Khan, Khuda Baksh, Sunder-Mundar, Kashi Bai,
Lala Bhau Bakshi, Moti Bai, Deewan Raghunath Singh and Deewan Jawahar Singh. She
assembled 14,000 rebels and organized an army for the defence of the city.
On May 10, 1857 the Indian Rebellion started in Meerut. This began after the rumour
that the new bullet casings for the Enfield rifles were coated with pork and beef
fat and unrest began to spread throughout India. During this chaotic time, the
British were forced to focus their attentions elsewhere, and Rani Laxmi Bai was
essentially left to rule Jhansi alone, leading her troops swiftly and efficiently to
quell skirmishes initiated by local princes.
Rani Laxmi Bai had always been hesitant about rebelling against the British. Her
hesitation eventually came to an end when British troops arrived under Sir Hugh
Rose and laid siege to Jhansi on 23 March 1858.

Along with the young Damodar Rao, Rani Laxmi

Bai decamped to Kalpi along with her troops,
where she joined other rebel forces, including
those of Tatya Tope. The two moved on to
Gwalior, where the combined rebel forces de-
feated the army of the Maharaja of Gwalior
and later occupied a strategic fort at Gwalior.
However, on 17 June 1858, while battling in full
warrior regalia against the 8th (King’s Royal
Irish) Hussars in Kotah-ki Serai near the
Phool Bagh area of Gwalior, she was killed in
battle. The British captured Gwalior three
days later. In the British report of the battle,
General Sir Hugh Rose commented that the Rani, “remarkable for her beauty, cleverness
and perseverance”, had been “the most dangerous of all the rebel leaders.”

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 Pondering Corner
How can some
animals hide
in plain sight?
Some animals are able to mimic plants, ground cover, or even other animals. Deer, squirrels, rats, and many
other animals have brownish or 'earth tone' colours that match the colour of the tree trunks and soil. Leaf
butterflies are able to successfully pass themselves as a dead leaf because of their ‘dead leaf’ like shape and
colour. They even have fake leaf veins! Walking sticks, with their dark skinny bodies and swollen joints,
smartly dupe their predators with their striking resemblance to dry twigs.
Turtles and tortoises use their rock-like appearance to blindside their prey and hide from large predators
like crocodiles and alligators. Sharks, dolphins and many other sea creatures have a greyish-blue colour
that helps them blend in with the water. Some animals have tiny pigments in their external skin called ‘bio-
chromes,’ that can absorb ambient light and produce the colour combinations the creature needs.  An
octopus can change the colour and texture of its skin in a jiffy, so that it can hide in the flora of the ocean
floor.
The chameleon can match the exact colour of its surroundings. Chameleons also use camouflage to
express their mood; they turn yellow, dark blue or even black when they are annoyed. An Arctic fox chang-
es the colour of its fur according to the seasons. In summers, the Arctic fox grows brown fur to hide in the
trees and in the winters, it grows white fur to hide in the snow.

Name
The
Forest
Animals
 The little green frog had spent his afternoon hop-
ping from one lily pad to another, enjoying the

Complete
wonderful weather. He has been warned that the
overcast skies were soon going to turn into rain,
the Story... but he ignored everyone and went to the river
anyway. There was a loud crack of thunder
and the rain began to pour heavily. He felt
the river surge and was washed downriver,
as he clutched desperately to his lily pad.

fun facts
with Hamlet the Hamster
To know or not to know,
that is the question!
Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know?

Facts about Frogs

The golden dart frog is the most poisonous frog on earth and the skin of one frog could kill
up to 1,000 people.

The smallest frogs in the world are less than half-an-inch long.

Frogs absorb water through their skin so they don't need to drink.

Many of the most brightly coloured tropical frogs are coloured in this way to warn preda-
tors that they are poisonous.
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 Get the Frog to his Friend and
Help him Catch some flies on the way.

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 The Team

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Aryaa Naik Dalmiya Lavanya Khare

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