Honesty

Lets singThe Honesty Song (Sing to the tune of Yankee Doodle) Honest, honest I will be; truthful and sincere. I'll tell the truth and never lie; and will not cheat or steal. Honest, honest, I will be; you can count on me. I pledge to always tell the truth and answer honestly

DO YOU KNOW ?
What three things show your honesty? How do you feel when somebody isnt being honest? Why is it important to be an honest person? Write three classroom rules that help everyone to be honest.

Lets read
Honesty is truthfulness in words and deeds. An honest person is upright and sincere in everything. He does not cheat or steal. Such persons are liked by all and honesty is always rewarded. A dishonest person is not liked by anybody and has to suffer. Here is a story about two wood - cutters one of whom was honest and the other dishonest.

Once, there was a wood cutter. He was poor but very honest. He went to the forest every morning to cut wood. Then he went to the market to sell that wood. It didnt bring him much money. But, he was satisfied with what he got.

One day, he was cutting a branch on the river bank when his axe slipped from his hand and fell into the river. He tried his best to find it but was not successful. This made him very sad. He sat down on the bank and began to cry.

There was a good fairy that lived in that river. She heard him crying and came out of the water. Why are you crying? Can I do anything for you? she asked.

The wood cutter told her about the loss of his axe.

The fairy dived into the river and soon came up with a golden axe. Is this your axe? She asked. The wood cutter shook his head and said it wasnt.

The fairy dived into the river again and this time came up with a silver axe. But the wood cutter shook his head again and said, This isnt mine. Mine was an iron axe.

The fairy dived into the river a third time and came up with the woodcutters iron axe. He was overjoyed. He shouted, Yes, this axe is mine. It is mine .

The fairy was so pleased with his honesty that she gave him all the three axes.

Soon, the news of the wood cutter and his three axes spread throughout the village. A dishonest neighbor of his village made a plan to get a golden axe for himself. He went to the river-bank. He climbed up a tree and started cutting a branch. Then he let his axe drop into the river and began to cry. Soon, the fairy came up and asked him why he was crying. He told her about the loss of his axe. The fairy dived into the river and brought out a golden axe. Is this your axe? she asked

the man nodded his head and said, Yes it is mine. The fairy was angry at his dishonesty. She dived into the river with the axe and did not come up again. The dishonest wood-cutter went back home disappointed. His dishonesty cost him even his own iron axe.

This story teaches us that honesty is the best policy. The honest wood-cutter got back his own axe as well as a golden and a silver one. His dishonest neighbor lost even his own axe.

Activity-1
Lets answer these questions: i) What is honesty ? ii) Where did the wood-cutters axe fall ? iii) Who did live in that river ? iv) Why are honest persons liked by all ? v) Where did the wood-cutter go every morning and for what ? vi) Why did the wood-cutters neighbour lose even his own axe ? vii) What did the fairy do being pleased with the wood-cutters honesty ? viii) What metal wood-cutters axe was made of ?

Activity-2

Lets fill in the blanks : i)He was angry at the .. Of his neighbour . ii) The fairy came up with a . axe . iii)The wood-cutter was poor but iv) He was cutting a branch on the v) The fairy was pleased with the . of the wood cutter.

Activity-3
Lets put a tick () mark against the correct statement: i) The fairy was pleased with the wood-cutters honesty but she gave him only one iron axe. ii) Honesty is truthfulness in words and deeds . iii) The wood-cutter sat down on the bank of river and began to laugh . iv) A dishonest person is not liked by anybody and has to suffer. . v) The wood-cutter was poor but very honest.

Activity-4

Lets tick the element related with honesty :

(i) Peace of mind (iii) Quarrelling (v) Anger

(ii) Happiness (iv) Worry (vi) Friendliness

Lets learn something about the language

Some verbs that take ed to form past participles are Verb Touch Call Walk Jump Learn Past participle Touched Called Walked Jumped Learned

 Some verbs that take en to form part participles Verb Write Drive Eat Fall Forget Participle Written Driven Eaten Fallen Forgotten

Some verbs that have a totally different past participle form are Verb Blow Draw Break Do Be Past participle Blown Drawn Broken Done Been

Some verbs do not change at all in the past participle form. Some such verbs are

Verb Cut Put Burst Shut Spread

Past participle Cut put Burst Shut Spread

Activity-5
Lets f ill in the blanks in the following sentences with the past participle of the verb given in brackets. a) b) c) d) e) Monika has ..(select) some of the books from the library. The country had ..(break) all the ties with their neighbours. Have you .(do) the work I had ..(tell) you to do ? This has .(be) the best show presented by this school. All the leaves of the tree have .(fall)

Remember : The verb in its perfect form is known as the Past Participle whether we use it in the present perfect tense or in the past perfect tense.

Activity-6 6. Write the present perfect tense and the past participle of the sentences given below. (One has been done for you .)

a. We have called all our friends to the party . Present perfect tense : have called Called Past participle :

b. The two armies have fought on these grounds before . c. Many young women have applied for this job . Present perfect tense :.. :.. Past participle

d. The President has refused to sign this document . Present perfect tense :.. :.. Past participle

e. The dog has eaten up all the food . Present perfect tense :.. :.. Past participle

Activity-7

a.

Find 8 action words from the story and list them

b. Find 4 compound words from the story and list

c. Select a character and write 6 descriptive words about him/her.