WORKSHEET Construct stories using the following outlines: 1. A boy falls into bad company – his father feels sad – wants to teach him a lesson – gives him a basket of good apples – places a rotten apple among them – some days pass – the rotten apple spoils the good apples.
2. King Midas – loves gold very much – angel appears – Midas says, “Everything I touch should turn into gold” – angel blesses – he touches table – becomes gold – touches bed – becomes gold – touch coffee – becomes gold – he is unhappy – touches food – becomes gold – he is hungry and thirsty – touches his daughter – she becomes gold – desperate – prays to angel – blesses Midas – everything back as original.
3. An old farmer – four sons – always quarrel – advice no use – farmer sad – falls ill – gives them a bundle of sticks – tells them to break the sticks – try in turn – in vain – farmer unties the bundle – they break them one by one – they have learnt a lesson.
4. A farmer – had a goose - laid a golden egg daily – the farmer became greedy – planned to become rich soon – killed the goose cut it open to get golden eggs – no golden egg inside her – disappointed.
5. Robert Bruce – king of Scotland – wanted to free his country from English – but defeated many times – to protect himself from enemies – hides in a cave - sees a spider – tries to climb up many times – fails – it tries again – succeeds at last – the king gathers his armymen – another battle against English – fight and wins.
6. LETTER WRITING Letter writing is a skill. It is the commonest form of written communication. Today’s computer age has superfast methods of communication such as e-mail, fax etc. So, writing letters start losing its importance now-a-days.
While writing a letter, you may have the following questions in your mind.