NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Mridang Unit 3 Chapter 1 and 2

Fruits for all
Five yellow mangoes hanging on the tree,
One for the traveller who rests under the tree.
One for the bird who nests on the tree.
One for the squirrel who runs up the tree.
One for the rabbit who lives under the tree.
One for you to share with me.
Five red apples hanging on the tree,
One for the traveller who rests under the tree.
One for the bird who nests on the tree.
One for the squirrel who runs up the tree.
One less for the rabbit who lives under the tree.
One for you to share with me.

The poem describes five yellow mangoes and five red apples hanging on a tree, each shared with various creatures and a traveller. Both sets of fruits are shared among a traveller, a bird, a squirrel, a rabbit, and the narrator with the reader. However, while the five yellow mangoes are shared equally among all, one red apple is missing for the rabbit, leaving only four apples distributed. The last fruit in both cases is meant for sharing between the narrator and the reader.

How many yellow mangoes are there?
There are five yellow mangoes.

Who gets the yellow mangoes?
One for the traveller, one for the bird, one for the squirrel, one for the rabbit, and one for us to share.

How many red apples are there?
There are five red apples.

Who doesn’t get a red apple?
The rabbit doesn’t get a red apple.

What’s the same about sharing the mangoes and apples?
The last fruit is for us to share.

Mini’s father is a farmer. He grows vegetables in his farm. He sells them in the market. Every Saturday, Mini goes with him to the market. Her father sells his
vegetables. He takes her around the market.
There are many people in the market. They are buying vegetables and fruits. They are buying flowers and toys too!
Mini: Look, Father! There are many colourful flowers.
Father: Yes, there are. Let me tell you the names of the flowers. These are roses. These are marigolds. Those are jasmine.
Mini: Yes. Sometimes Mother makes a string of jasmine flowers.
Father: Look at the fruits here.

Mini: I can see apples but what are those large fruits behind the apples?
Father: Those are pineapples.
Mini: What are these fruits kept on the right of the apples?
Father: They are oranges.
Mini: What is the name of the big green fruit kept on the left of the apples?
Father: Oh! That is watermelon.
Mini returns home with her father. She holds a small basket of flowers in her hand. Her father has a bag of fruits.