1. Get Your Daily CopY! facebook.com/mocomikids ISSUE 25 APRIL 27, 2020 GO tO Will the fox get yummy treats from the crow? How did the kitten get wings? Why is pluto not a planet?

2. FOLKTALE Panchatantra: The Fox and the Cream Biscuit Once upon a time, there was a very clever fox who lived in the forest. One day, the fox was hungry. He really wanted to eat something sweet, like a biscuit. Just then, he saw a crow sitting on a branch. The crow had a cream biscuit in his beak which he had snatched away from a little boy. The fox’s mouth started watering on seeing the biscuit. He started thinking of a way of getting the biscuit for himself. The fox said to the crow, “Dear crow, the lion king told me that you sing beautifully. But I have never heard your voice. Will you sing a song for me?” The crow was so pleased on hearing the fox’s fattering words that he immediately opened his beak and began, “Caw, caw, caw.” As soon as the crow opened his beak, the cream biscuit fell down. The cunning fox immediately munched it up and went of. The next day, the fox came across the crow again. This time, the crow had a piece of cake in his mouth. The fox also wanted that cake. He said, “Dear crow, please forgive me about yesterday. Your song was so sweet and I really wanted to hear the whole song but I spotted a rabbit nearby so I ran away. Please sing that song for me again.” But the crow had understood the fox’s trick. He few of towards his nest with the piece of cake in his beak. After keeping the cake safely in his nest, he returned to where he was sitting and began singing loudly, “Caw, caw, caw.” The fox could not bear to listen to the crow’s voice and ran away. This story tells us that we cannot fool someone every time.

3. FIND The HIDDEN Objects The Kitten with Wings A kitten went a-walking One morning in July, And idly fell a-talking With a great big butterfy. The kitten’s tone was airy, The butterfy would scof; When there came along a fairy Who whisked his wings right of. And then - for it is written Fairies can do such things, Upon the startled kitten She stuck the yellow wings. The kitten felt a quiver, She rose into the air, Then few down to the river To view her image there.

4. CASA & ASA Discoveries and Inventions What is an allergy, Casa? Allergies are one of the most common diseases experienced by people. It is a chronic disease – it lasts a long time or happens very often. An allergic reaction occurs when the body overreacts to a foreign substance which it deems harmful. These substances, which cause allergic reactions, are called ‘allergens’. The body’s reaction to allergens is to produce an antibody called ‘immunoglobulin E’. The symptoms which come about as a result of the reaction between allergens and IgE are called an allergic reaction. The human body can react to a variety of allergens and symptoms of an allergic reaction include asthma, rashes, hives, swollen lips, amongst others. The frst mention of allergies came in the writings of the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates. He wrote of the negative efects which certain foods have on people. Though he did not coin the term ‘allergy’, he was the frst person to recognize the fundamentals of food allergies.The word ‘allergy’ was coined by Viennese doctor Clemens von Pirquet in 1906. This came about after he noticed that some of his patients had hypersensitive reactions to certain foods and pollen – which would otherwise be seen as harmless. Another breakthrough was the discovery of the antibody ‘immunoglobulin’ in 1966-67 by Dr. Kimishige Ishizaka in Denver, Colorado and Gunnar Johansson and Hans Bennich in Uppsala, Sweden. Ice Cream beware! lovers-

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6. PONDERING CORNER How smart are crows? Look at a group of crows and try to tell which one is which. It is difcult, right? But these birds will remember your face as that human who stared at us! Crows can recognize and remember human faces. Crows remember who threw bread pieces at them and who threw stones. They might even become vengeful to the one who wasn’t good to them. Ever seen a group of crows cawing with each other? It is noise for you but they are communicating in an advance manner. An experiment conducted by researchers proved that crows can tell one another about details, dangers and also describe people. Crows can plan! They plan as to how and when to catch their prey and hide it. Crows pay attention to human behaviour and most of the time, use it to their advantage. They are known to use tools. For example, they can drop a walnut in front of a car tyre to break it. Crows also memorize the pattern of garbage trucks to get easy access to the dirt and food.

7. Tickle your funny bone Q: Did you hear about the two crows who got stuck together? A:Apparently, they were vel-crows. Q: What is a crow's favourite drink? A:Cawww-fee Q: Who brings presents to crows on Christmas eve? A:Santa Caws AMUSING NEWS

8. a comic story sir dig-a-lot Pandora's Box “Today someone stole my favorite pencil box. It also had my lunch money in it. I couldn’t tell mom and dad because they would feel very bad and might think I lost it” Rohan was upset and complained to his friend. Rohan gave a puzzled look to his friend to which Sir Dig a Lot said “Let me tell you a Greek mythical story. Long time ago, Zeus the Greek God ordered Hephaestus to make him a beautiful daughter from clay. Hephaestus reated a beautiful girl called Pandora."

9. When she grew older Zeus sent Pandora to earth to marry a simple man, Epimetheus. Now Zeus was mad at Prometheus who was Epimetheus’s brother. To punish Prometheus, Zeus locked all the evil and diseases in a box and gave it to Pandora. He gave the key to Epimetheus and made him promise that it would never be opened. Zeus thought that Epimetheus’s curiosity would get the better of him and either he or his brother will open the box. Pandora was a curious girl. She begged Epimetheus to give her the key so she could open the box. However Epimetheus knew better and tried to convince Pandora to obey her father’s order.

10. When Epimetheus was sleeping, Pandora stole the key and opened the box. Out flew all the evil, jealousy, envy, deceit out of the box. Before Pandora realized what she had done it was too late and the world got all the bad things. When Epimetheus woke up he found Pandora sobbing. She told him what had happened. It is believed that Pandora unleashed all the evil things in the world because of her curiosity.”

11. Rohan said, “If she hadn’t opened the box, I would still have my pencil box with me.” Sir Dig a Lot laughed and said “She opened the box again to show her husband what had happened and out flew a small angel. Before she could shut the box it came to them and said, "I am hope." So if we have evil things "So if we have evil things, we also have hope Rohan. With that hope tell your parents the truth, they will believe you.” Rohan smiled and thanked his friend for the story. Fun With WordS F W L M C V C L Take out a pen and paper and make as many words as you can with the letters in the grid. A Y I G D A E L

12. One afternoon, two crows named Oggy and Lou, were learning to fy. Their wings had fnally become strong enough and covered with enough feathers for them to take fight. They were the best of friends, having grown up in nests which were side by side. Their mothers watched anxiously as their sons fapped their wings and prepared to leap of the branch. Oggy was more ad- venturous than Lou and was itching to get out and see the world. They both stepped of the branch and began furiously fapping their wings! Suddenly, they were airborne and fying high above the tree! Complete the Story... fun facts with Hamlet the Hamster To know or not to know, that is the question! Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know? Facts about Crows Crows build nests from twigs with a lining of hair and bark in pylons, trees and cliff edges, etc. A crow’s diet can involve over 1000 different food items from worms, insects and carrion to scraps of food, fruit and seeds. Crows have an excellent memory. They have been known to hide food away to save it for later. Crows are extremely intelligent birds. They have the largest brain of all birds except for parrots.

13. Help The Cat find her Toy!

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