NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 9 Madhu’s Wish

Madhu loved food. He always wanted to eat different kinds of food and snacks. He was never tired of eating. Every day, at noon, he would sit under a banyan tree and eat his lunch. One day, as he was eating, an old man came. Madhu felt sorry for him and shared his food with him. The old man was so happy that as he was leaving, he said, “My child, you have been so kind. In return, you can wish for anything from this tree and it will be granted.” Madhu felt very happy.
He thought, I can ask for different types of food, and enjoy them forever. He sat there and closing his eyes said, “Oh tree, let me have different types of food. Nothing else.”
He heard a voice from the tree. “You don’t want anything else? Think it over.” Without thinking, Madhu said, “Nothing else”. First, he asked for laddoos. At once, a basket full of laddoos appeared.

He happily started eating it. After some time, he got bored.Then he thought of colourful fruits. Immediately, fruit in basket appeared. He started eating them. There were grapes, mangoes, apples, bananas, jackfruit, melons, guavas, oranges and many more. Then he got bored eating only fruits. He asked for savouries. Immediately savouries like matri, samosas, kachori, patato chips and vada appeared in huge basket. He happily started eating them.
As he was eating, he suddenly got hiccups. He wanted water. He looked around. There was food everywhere but no water!

He asked for water but the tree said, “You wanted only food not water.”
“So what if I don’t get water I will have sharbat, kheer and badam milk for my thirst,” thought Madhu. Soon, all these appeared in jugs. Mahdu drank them all but the hiccups did not stop. They became louder. He was now desperate for water. He prayed to the tree, “May all this food disappear, and let me have water instead.”
“Are you sure?” the voice from the tree asked. “Yes, I am sure. Now I know the importance of water. No other drink can replace water. Please give me just water.”
A jug of water appeared. Thirsty, Madhu drank as though he had never seen water. His hiccups stopped. He was no longer thirsty.

Madhu loved food and enjoyed trying different kinds. Every day, he ate lunch under a banyan tree. One day, an old man came by, and Madhu kindly shared his food. Grateful, the old man said the tree could grant any wish. Madhu wished for endless food. He got laddoos, fruits, and savouries but soon got bored. Suddenly, he got hiccups and needed water, but the tree reminded him he only wished for food. Desperate, Madhu asked for water instead. Realizing its importance, he drank eagerly when a jug appeared. His hiccups stopped, and he understood that nothing could replace water.

Madhu loved food and wished for endless varieties from a magical tree. He received laddoos, fruits, and savouries but got bored. When he needed water for his hiccups, the tree reminded him he only wished for food. Realizing the importance of water, he wished for it instead. A jug appeared, he drank eagerly, and his hiccups stopped. Madhu learned that water is irreplaceable.

Mother: Her, Them, Other
Vegetable: Eatable, Table, Able
Thousand: Sand, hand, Handouts
Helicopter: Heliport, Chipotle, Cop

What did Madhu love?
Madhu loved food and enjoyed eating different kinds of food and snacks.

Where did Madhu eat his lunch every day?
Madhu ate his lunch under a banyan tree every day.

What did the old man offer Madhu in return for his kindness?
The old man offered that the tree could grant Madhu any wish he desired.

What did Madhu initially wish for from the tree?
Madhu wished for different types of food.

What important lesson did Madhu learn by the end of the story?
Madhu learned that water is irreplaceable and essential, unlike other drinks.

1. Don’t,
2. I’m,
3. I’ll
4. Can’t,
5. It’s,
6. Isn’t,
7. What’s,
8. That’s

Answers:
1. Do not
2. I am
3. I will
4. cannot
5. It is
6. Is not it
7. What is
8. That is

1. He’s going to school.
2. She’s an innocent and beautiful girl.
3. You’re going to buy the sandwich. From the store.
4. We’re going to play in the park

1. The boy fell in the ____________.
2. I ____________ hot milk.
3. The kid is in the ____________.
4. My toy is in the ____________.
5. The lion is in the _________________.
6. The cat runs after the _________________.
7. I sit on the _________________.

Answers:
1. pit
2. sip
3. cot
4. box
5. den
6. rat
7. rug

i. The rat ran in when the cat ran ____________.
ii. The lion is big but the ant is ____________.
iii. The giraffe has a long neck but owls are ____________.
iv. The sun appears in the day and the moon at ___________.
v. The tea is hot but the water is ____________.
vi. Trees are tall but the bushes are ____________.
vii. Ram was sad but Radha was ____________.

Answers:
i. out
ii. small
iii. short
iv. night
v. cold
vi. tiny
vii. happy