Story of Vowels

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Parenting is an art and we have to be creative to teach our young children. If we teach in the form of a story or a rhyme, they will not forget what they learn. 

Parents can tell this short story to their children to remember the vowels. They can also sing the Vowels song to their kids. 

In Newman town, there was a calm and curvy river bank, in which lived an Alligator and his friend the baby Elephant. 

  

They liked to play together in the river. The alligator liked to swim and catch Iguana for lunch. 

But the elephant liked to eat Oranges for lunch. 

One cloudy afternoon, right after they finished their lunch, it started to rain. So they hurried to the Umbrella tree on the river bank.

   

The Vowels song goes like this... please choose your kid's favorite nursery rhyme to sing along...

Alligator and Elephant were best friends
Alligator ate Iguanas
Elephant ate Oranges
On a rainy day
They had a holiday...... under the Umbrella!! 

Thank you for reading! If you like my story, please don't forget to comment below. 

Parenting Tips

Hello Parents!

Here are some more parenting tips for you...
You should encourage kids to clean up and tidy their room. Oh yes, I can listen to all your mind voices !!! Yes, I too agree that no kid will clean up the mess they created.

But , you can have a gift jar / bowl in which you can put some pencils, funny looking erasers, giant pens/ pencils, mechanical led pencils, magic erasers, etc.
You have to tell the kids that , if they keep their room clean for a week, at the end of the week, they get to choose one gift from the jar.

Follow this for a few weeks, then you will see that they will start building the habbit of cleaning their room.

Or if you don't like this , you can also give them some money for their piggy bank. And once they save some , take them to the store and allow them to buy a small toy or something they like. They will be very happy .

Try these for disciplining them and then you 'll see the difference!

Please write your valuable comments !

Parenting Tips

 How can a lovely relationship between parents and their kids bloom
 with full happiness ?
 These tips would be very helpful to parents as well as kids

 Parents,
 If the kids do not listen to you the second time you ask them  to
 do / follow something, then it means, they do not want to listen to you.

 They heard you the first time and the second time, but they do not
 want to do what you want them to.
 If the kids yell back at you, tell them calmly that you will listen to

 them only if they stop yelling and speak calmly.

 These are a few things every kid should incorporate within themselves

 Early to Bed early to rise
 Eat atleast one serving of fruit  and vegetable everyday
 Do not talk back to elders
 Read books for atleast 20 minutes a day
 Listen to Parents - they always think for your goodness

 That is all for now, but I will come back with some tips !

Camlin and Colly - Always Inform Parents (Parenting)

Camlin and Colly

In a forest there lived a mother deer and its fawn. Mother and the baby were living peacefully in the forest , with their herd. The baby Camlin had a friend named Colly.

Camlin and Colly played many games like, chasing and catching each other,
jumping over the rocks, running race, etc.

One sunny day, mother deer was drinking water in the stream . Colly called Camlin to play with him. Without asking permission from his mother, Camlin went right away with Colly.

They played for a long time in the woods and had a lot of fun. Camlin's mother and Colly's mother went in search of their fawns.

Until dawn,they could not find the fawns and they got tensed . They decided to
go back to the lake, because the fawns might return to the lake in search of their
mothers.

Meanwhile, Colly and Camlin could not find their way back . They got lost. But Camlin thought of an idea. Since it was still dawn, there was little  light, because of which, they could find their footprints and  found their way back to the lake.

At the lake, the mothers and the fawns were happy to see each other.

Camlin and Colly learned a lesson that they should inform their mothers before going anywhere and get their permission.

Baby Elephant and the Tailor

Once upon a time there was a baby elephant, who lived with its mother in the mountain side.
The baby elephant liked to eat banana.

One day it went with its mother to the market.
They passed through a tailor shop, where the tailor was with his customer.

The tailor was cutting a cloth using his inch tape, scissors.
The tailor gave a banana to the baby elephant.

Everyday the baby elephant went to the tailor and asked for banana.
The tailor also gave . The baby elephant ate the banana and walked happily .

Since the elephant came everyday for banana, the tailor became angry .

So, the tailor decided that when the elephant will come the next day, he will 

insert a needle into the banana.
The next day, he gave the banana with needle to the elephant .

The needle hurt the baby elephant's tounge and it was bleeding.
It cried and its tears flowed down like a river.
The baby elephant cried and told its mother about the bad tailor.

The mother elephant got angry and took a hockey stick to beat up the tailor. 

The tailor was beaten up by the mother elephant and the shop was ruined. The tailor cried and asked sorry.
Thereafter the tailor understood his mistake and became a very nice man .
The baby elelphant lived happily with its mother.

The moral of the story is,
"Dont hurt anybody. In return you will be hurt. Be happy and make everybody happy."

The Story of a Foolish Crow

Once in a small village, there was a crow with her family . They lived in a nest on a Mango Tree.

Everyday the crow hunted for  berries , insects, etc. 
One day after eating food , she was very thirsty. 

She flew in search of water.
She flew to a pond where there was enough water for her drink. But, there were ducks ,frogs and fish in that pond and they did not allow the crow to drink water.

Then, she flew in search of water again and found a well. 
 


There was very less water in the well.
So, she remembered her crow friend who put pebbles inside the water jug to 
make the water  level come up. 


She thought of trying the same trick and started putting lots of pebbles into the well, 
but the water never came up . The foolish crow didn't know that how many ever pebbles you put inside the well, the water won't come up.


Parental Tip :


Parents, explain why the water level in the well won't come up , and, why the water in the jug came up in the old classic story "Thirsty Crow".


Experiment for kids ....


 1. Pick some pebbles or small stones , give your kid a jug with very little water. 
 2. Ask your kid to put the stones in the jug and check if the water level came up.
 3. Then give a bigger pot and repeat the same experiment.

Vegetable Rhymes in Hindi and Tamil

This posting is related to the story Vegetable Town in this same blog.  
I have created a 2 line rhyme for some vegetables, chef, soup bowl... which are the characters in 
the story of Vegetable Town.
Of course , i have written the rhymes in Hindi,and Tamil , but with English translation.

1.(tomato)

Tamil -

thakkaalli - 
naan gundu  gundu thakkaalli,
sivappu nira thakkaalli            
ennai pachaiyaaga thinnaalaam,
samaithu kooda thinnalaam

(I am a  red fat tomato, u can eat it in salad or cooked.)

Hindi -

tamaatar -
mein hoon mota laal tamaatar,
kacha ya paka khaao tamaatar.
(I am a fat red tomato, u can eat it fresh in salad or cooked.)

2.Peas

Tamil - PattaaNi

muthu muthaai pattaaNi
pinju pachai pattaaNi
ondru ondraa pappaavum
eduthu eduthu thinnumE.
(These are pearls of peas, fresh and green, the kid will eat it one by one.)

Hindi

Matar -
mein hoon thaaza hara matar,
khao usko salad mein
bimari jaye pahad mein
(I am a fresh and green peas, if you eat in a salad, your illness will go to hell)

3.(mushroom)

Tamil -  KaaLaaN,

Kudai kudaiyaa kaaLaaN,
kutti kutti kudaigaL,
thinna thinna aasai.
 (These mushrooms are seen in bunches of mini umbrellas, want to eat it more when you see them more.)

Hindi -

chhatrak -
chhatrak hai ek choti chhatri
usko khoob khaao aur karo masti
(Mushroom is a small umbrella, eat it as much as you want  and have fun.)

4.(radish)

Tamil - mullangi

vellai  sivappu mullangi,
neer saththu mikkaadhu,
ellOrum sappittu,

nalangaLai petriduvOm.
(Radish is white and red , with lots of water content , lets all eat and benefite from it.)

Hindi 

mooli -

mein hoon pyari safed mooli
yeh milti hai laal,gulabi aur bainganee.
(I am a sweet white radish, it is available in red,pink and purple colours.)

5.(green capsicum)

Tamil - Kudai miLagai

Pachai kudai millagai,
Idhu miga kaaramaana millagai.
 (This is a green bell pepper, it is very hot like a chillie.)

Hindi - 

shimla mirch -

mein hoon hara shimla mirch,
aur  ek mota theeka mirch.
(I am a green capsicum, and a fat hot chillie.)

6.( Potato)

Tamil -  uruLai kizhangu

Naan oru uruLai kizhangu,
thinamum porithu saapittaal,
aavOm naamum gundu...
 (I am a fat potato, if we fry and eat it everyday, we will become fat too.)

hindi - 

aaloo -
mein hoon bhoora mota aaloo
mujhe banao dum aaloo .
(I am a brown fat potato, cook into a dum aaloo)

7.(Onion)

 Tamil  - Vengaayam -

vellai , sivappu vengaayam,
kaN eriyum Vengaayam,
Kanneer varum idhai vettinaal,
suvai varaum idhai samaithaal.!
(White and Red onions,irritates our eyes and tears rolls down when we cut it, but will give taste to the dish we cook.)

Hindi  - pyaaj -

mera naam hai pyaaj,
par mujhse nahin bhujthi pyaaz
(My name is Onion, (Pyaaj)but it will never  quench our thirst(Pyaaz) )

8. (Brinjal)

Tamil - Kathirikkaai

naan oru gundu kathirikkaai,
pachai paavaadai anniyum,
kulla kulla kathirikkaai.
(I am a short and fat brinjal,i wear a green skirt. )

Hindi - baingan -

mein hoon ek pyaari mOti baingan
pahanthee hoon ek hari lahengaa
(I am a sweet and fat brinjal, and i wear a  pretty green skirt.)

9. (Carrot)

Tamil - Carrot

sivappu inippu carrot,
kannai kaakkum carrot,
thinamum carrot sappidungaL,
Nalamaai neengallum vazhungaL.
(Sweet red carrot, saves our eyes, if you eat it everyday, you can live healthy.)

Hindi  - Gaajar -

mein hoon naarangi gaajar,
sab bachhon kaa pyaraa rasdaar gaajar.
(I am an orange carrot, favourite to all kids)

10. (Red Chillies)

 Tamil - sivappu millagai

sivappu  kaara millagaai,
idhu illayenil samayal illai.

 (this is a red hot chillie, if it is not there, there is no cooking.)

Hindi - Laal Mirch -

yeh hai mirchi laal mirch
iske bina nahin bantha khaana kuch
(This is a hot red chillie, it is used in all the recipes.)

11. (Carrot Car )

Tamil - carrot vandi

naan oru carrot vandi,
ellOrum vaanga idhilE,
ullaasamai selvOm.
(This is a carrot car, come everybody, let's go zoom..)

Hindi - gaajar gaadi -

Mein hoon gaajar gaadi
sabko zoom kar le jaathee  gaadi
(This is a carrot car, come everybody, let's go zoom..)

12. (Chef)

Tamil - samayalkaarar

naan oru samayalkaaran,
ella kaayum koNdu ,
suvaiyaana soopu samaithu tharuvEn.
(I am a cook, i cook a delicious soup of all the vegetables.)

hindi -  Mahaaraj -

mein hoon ek mashoor mahaaraj
banaatha hoon in sabziyon ka soop mazedaar
(I am a cook, i cook a delicious soup of all the vegetables.)

13. (Soup Bowl)

Tamil - soop

Naan oru soop kOpai,
ennai kudithaal, ellOrum ,
aaveergaL  saththaana moottai.
(I am a soup bowl, if you drink me, you will become a healthy sack!)

Hindi - soop ki katori -

mein hoon mazedaar soop ki katori
mujhe piyoge tho banoge sehath ki thijori
(I am a tasty bowl of soup, if you drink me, you will be a healthy locker.)

I hope this is useful and i am happy too to create these rhymes myself.

Listen to Parents

Listen to Parents- Dont go near stove!!

 

There was a house in a town, where a happy family , Ramu , Sita and Suresh lived.
In a small hole in that large house, there lived a mouses' family, mommy, daddy and baby mouse.
Every morning daddy mouse went in search of food for his family.
Mousie , the baby mouse and its mommy were at home.
Mommy cooked yumy dishes for Mousie. Mousie liked cheese !!

One day while playing, it saw a piece of cheese on the dining table of the large house.
 Yes, the mouse saw the little boy Suresh eating cheese sandwich .
Mmm.... Yummmmy ....  thought Mousie.
It wanted to eat that cheese slice.So, it went into the house and then under the dining table.
Then , Mousie heard the cooker's  whistle sound in the kitchen. YES,... Suresh's mom was cooking .
She was also frying french fries !! suresh loves to eat french fries.

 

Mom gave some hot french fries to Suresh and said that she was going to have bath .
She warned him not to touch or go near the Stove, because the frying pan and oil is hot.
It is dangerous to go near the stove. Suresh said OK  MOM.....

But after mom went, he was so curious to go to the kitchen.  He has asked mom so many times
if he can help her in cooking . But mom said,  NO !!! So, now, since mom is not there, he wanted
to fry some french fries and experiment cooking.

The Mousie was watching all this . It wanted to eat the cheese slice. So, when Suresh went to the kitchen,
Mousie grabbed the cheese slice and ran away into his hole.
      
 
Now, Suresh went to the kitchen and  switched on the stove . He took a few french cut potatoes and put them in the oil.
He threw them in the oil so hard that the hot oil splashed on his face. He screamed for help.
 

  

Mom came running and saw Suresh. She didnt scold or scream at him.
She splashed some cold water on Suresh's face and took him to the doctor immediately.
Suresh was taken care of by the doctor and of course his parents.

 

What do children learn from this story?

 

All the time when mom restricts the kids from going near the hot stove and cooking, kids' minds grow more curious about this.
They don't understand the reality and the results  from that.

Kids should understand one thing.

"Mom and Dad always care for their kids and want to be extra cautious " !