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The mother peahen flew back again and flew down once again. The other chick
which was just standing on the edge followed. We were all looking at them
wondering how they would fly back again. The peahen walked towards the hedge
and out of our house with her chicks following her.
I asked my mother how the minutes-old chicks could fly from such a height. She
smiled and answered that it was the trust the chicks had on their mother.
Lakshmi Bhavani
A Comprehension
A1. Choose the correct answer.
1. The egg on the roof of the patio was that of
a) a hen.
b) a snake.
c) a peahen.
2. How long did it take for the eggs to hatch?
a) twenty-three days
b) one week
c) three weeks
3. Choose another suitable title for the story.
a) ‘The Peahen and the Cat’
b) ‘My Pet Peahen’
c) ‘The Peahen and Her Chicks’
A2. Say whether true or false.
1. The egg was first spotted by the mother.
2. A snake’s egg is bigger than that of a peahen.
3. The mother peahen did not care about the weather.
hedge : a row of bushes in a garden
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