Story words

The story 'A Bottle of Dew' in your book, Poorvi, has some useful words. Here they are with their meanings.

A sage is a wise holy man, like Mahipati. A plantation is a large area of planted crops, like Rama Natha's rows and rows of banana plants. A potion is a liquid with magical properties. Dew is small drops of water that form on leaves during the night. To give up means to stop trying.

Tended means looked after: Rama Natha tended his banana plants carefully. Muttered means spoke in a low voice: the sage muttered something over the bottle. Precious means valuable: Rama Natha felt he had wasted six precious years.

A landlord is someone who owns a lot of land, like Rama Natha's father; in Hindi, a zamindar.

On page 8 your book uses story words in a new passage about a coconut farmer. The farmer had a huge coconut plantation. He worked hard and did not depend on luck. Every day was difficult, but he did not give up. A man bought coconuts and promised to pay the next day, but he did not pay. The farmer felt cheated. Months later the man said, 'Now I remember buying coconuts from you,' and paid him.