A Bottle of Dew
Let us do these activities before we read.
I Circle the picture that matches with each word. Check your answers by
sharing them with your classmates and teacher.
1. worried
2. plantation
3. sage
4. surprise
II Answer these questions and discuss them with your classmates and teacher.
1. Think of a time when you worked hard. What did you do then?
2. How did it help you?
3. How did it make you feel?
Fables And Folk Tales

Let us read
I
Rama Natha was the son of a rich landlord.
His father left him large tracts of land when he
died. But Rama Natha did not spend even one
day looking after his land. This was because
he had a funny idea—he believed there was
a magic potion that could turn any object
into gold. He spent all his time to learn more
about this potion. People cheated him often,
promising to tell him about it, but he did not
give up. His wife, Madhumati, was tired of this
and also worried because she saw how much
money Rama Natha was spending. She was
sure that soon they would be without money.
One day, a famous sage called Mahipati
came to their town. Rama Natha became his
follower and asked him about the potion. To his
surprise the sage answered, “Yes, in my travels
in the Himalayas, I heard how you could make
such a potion. But it is difficult.”
“Tell me!” requested Rama Natha, not
believing his luck.
“You have to plant a banana plant and
water it regularly with your hands. In winter,
the morning dew is on the leaves. You have to
collect the dew and store it in a bottle. When
you have five litres of dew, bring it to me. I will
chant some magic words, which will turn it
into the magic potion. A drop of the potion will
change any object into gold.”