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2. How did the sage try to solve his problem?

3. Describe the movements the sage made in his struggle to move the
pigtail.

4. Why did the pigtail not move?

5. How is the sage in this poem different from sages you have heard or
read about?

B Sounds and Pronunciation

Read the following words aloud. Notice the sounds the highlighted letters make.

 sage days pigtail case vain
 found about stout round down

B1. Read aloud the passage below and list the words that have the sound

as in ‘sage’.

Seema hates to travel by bus. It never comes at the right time. She has to wait
for ages at the bus stop. In the bus she gets no place to sit. ‘It’s a pain,’ she
complains. ‘Is there a way I can go home without getting late?’

B2. Find a way from Start to Finish. You may pass a square if the word in
it contains the sound as in ‘stout’. You can move horizontally or

ver cally only.

Start

ground fought sought soup group

clown deep sound blouse now

fowl proud out touch mouse

leak plot fight throw count

would group deep thought brown

Finish

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