Raintree 1 Dum Dum the Baby Elephant

 Summary: Dum Dum the Baby Elephant

The story revolves around the adventures of a baby elephant called Dum Dum. Dum Dum loves fruits.

On Monday Dum Dum visits the apple shop and takes an apple and runs away. On Tuesday, Dum Dum

visits the melon shop, takes a melon with his trunk and runs away. On Wednesday, the boy at the apple

shop and the girl at the melon shop go to meet Dum Dum and tell him to say “Please” when he wants a

fruit from them. Dum Dum apologises for his behaviour. On Thursday, Dum Dum goes to the apple shop

and asks for an apple. The boy gives him an apple happily. On Friday Dum Dum went to the melon shop

and asked for a melon. The boy in the shop was very happy to see that Dum Dum had learned his lesson.

The heart-warming story highlights the importance of being polite and saying “Please” and “Thank you”

when someone wants something or when one gets something from someone. The lesson of the story is

sweetly narrated through a week in the life of Dum Dum. 

UNIT 8 DUM DUM THE BABY ELEPHANT

Embedded Questions 1

 Yum yum

Embedded Questions 2

 Please

Comprehension

A. 1. Dum Dum was a baby elephant. He loved to eat apples and melons.

 2. On Monday, Dum Dum sees some apples in a shop. He takes an apple and eats it.

 3. On Tuesday, Dum Dum sees melons in a shop. He takes a melon and eats it.

 4. On Wednesday, the boy and the girl went to Dum Dum. They told Dum Dum it is rude to take

things from others without saying “Please”.

 5. On Thursday, Dum Dum went to the apple shop and asked for an apple. On Friday, Dum Dum went

to the melon shop and asked the girl and the boy for a melon.

B. a. 4 b. 2 c. 5 d. 1 e. 3

C. 1. Dum Dum learned to say “Please” when he wanted anything from the boy and the girl at the

melon shop.

 2. Dum Dum ran away from the shops because he was afraid the shopkeepers would scold him and

catch him stealing.

D. Free response. Sample answers:

 Yes.

 We say “Please” when we ask for something from others.

 We say “Thank you” when we get something as a gift.

Grammar

A. 2. new 3. bushy 4. shiny 5. soft

B. Round: 2. clock 3. ball 4. orange

 Oval: 1. mat 2. table

 Square: 1. carom board 2. board game 3. picture frame

 Triangle: 1. Xmas tree 2. ice-cream cone

Vocabulary

 2. pharmacy 3. grocery 4. vegetable shop 5. bookstore

Speaking

 Suggested answers:

 Cat: This is a cat. It is brown in colour. It has a red ribbon on its neck. It lives in the house. It loves to

eat fish.

 Owl: This is an owl. It is brown in colour. It has two big eyes. It stays awake all night. It lives in the tree.

It loves to eat mice and small animals.

 Rabbit: This is a rabbit. It is white in colour. The ears are pink. It has red eyes. It lives in the garden. It

loves to eat grass and carrots.

Writing

 2. four months old 3. orange, black 4. large, black eyes 5. a long tail

Word Activity

Word and Meanings

1. farm

 a place where you grow plants and keep animals

2. toy

 something that a child plays with

3. park

 a place with grass and trees

4. pet

 an animal that lives with us

Life Skills

 1. 3 2. 3 3. 2 4. 3 5. 2

UNIT 8 DUM DUM THE BABY ELEPHANT

The Elephant

(to the tune of “Here we go ‘round the Mulberry Bush”)

Why is the elephant’s tail so thin,

Tail so thin, tail so thin,

Why is the elephant’s tail so thin,

Swish, swish, swish.

Why are the elephant’s feet so huge,

Feet so huge, feet so huge,

Why are the elephant’s feet so huge,

Stomp, stomp, stomp.

Why is the elephant’s nose so long,

Nose so long, nose so long,

Why is the elephant’s nose so long,

Blow, blow, blow.

Why are the animals all around,

All around, all around,

Why are the animals all around,

Run, run, run!

DUM DUM THE BABY ELEPHANT

A. Answer in brief.

1. What does Dum Dum do when he sees some apples on Monday?

 Ans: On Monday, when Dum Dum sees some apples, he takes an apple with his trunk, eats it and

then runs away.

2. Why do you think the boy and the girl are angry with Dum Dum for taking the apple and the

melon?

 Ans: The boy and the girl are angry because Dum Dum does not say ‘Please’ or ask for the apple

and the melon and does not say Thank you’ after taking them.

3. When do we say ‘Please,’ ‘Thank you,’ and ‘Sorry?’

 Ans: While asking someone for something, we say ‘Please,’ and when we get something from

someone, we say ‘Thank you.’ When we make a mistake, we say ‘Sorry.’

B. Answer in detail.

 What does Dum Dum learn from the boy and the girl on Wednesday and what do they give him on

Thursday and Friday?

 Ans: Dum Dum learns to say ‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ from the boy and the girl. On Thursday, the boy

gives him an apple, when he asks for it. On Friday, he goes to the melon shop and they give him a

melon.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. “I like apples. Yum, yum!”says Dum Dum.

 a. What does Dum Dum like?

 b. What does he do?

 c. What does he do after the boy in the shop sees him?

 Ans: a. Dum Dum likes apples.

 b. He takes an apple with his trunk and eats it.

 c. After the boy in the shop sees him, Dum Dum runs away.

2. “You take our apples and our melons, but you don’t say please.”

 a. Who says this and to whom?

 b. What does Dum Dum say?

 c. What does he say on Thursday when the boy gives him an apple?

 Ans: a. The boy and the girl say this to Dum Dum.

 b. Dum Dum says he is sorry.

 c. Dum Dum says ‘Thank you’ to the boy.