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sitting on that tree when a leaf fell on you. It was a big leaf falling from a big tree. And you thought it was a monster. There is no monster in the jungle. All of you have been running for no reason at all.” All the animals then started laughing too because it was FALL season. So leaves will fall and the poor rabbit thought it was a monster.
We should be courageous to ask and verify the facts, rather than making perceptions from what we hear from others.
Think and Answer:
1.Why did animals start running?
2. Why was the monkey laughing?
3.How will you react if you end up in a situation like this? Do you react based on what you hear from others?
Glossary:
Perception : The way in which something is understood or interpreted
Illustration : K. Chinmayee, Class VII, 2019-20 (Adaptation of the story Chicken Little : The Sky is Falling)
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