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Think &
Answer Why should we store food items in a refrigerator during summer? What happens
if they are left outside?

Monsoon

Rainy season is called as Monsoon in our country. This

season comes just after summer. Days are generally

humid, moist and rainy. We use umbrellas, raincoats

and gumboots to protect ourselves from rain. During

monsoon rain often comes with thunder and lightning.
Rainy season

We hear croaking of frogs, we find earthworms, snails and leeches in parks
and gardens.

Farmers are happy when monsoon rain comes on Find It What is drought?
Out
time. Good rainfall helps in better crop growth. What are floods?

Our country’s agriculture greatly depends on monsoon rains.

Winter

Weather is cool in winter. Days are short and

nights are long. Days can be warm or cold but

nights are very cold. Weather becomes freezing

in hill stations and snow falls in winter.

Winter season
We wear woollen clothes such as sweater, jacket,

gloves, muffler, socks, etc. to keep ourselves warm.

We like to drink hot milk and soup, eat hot food

and hot crunchy snacks. We like to sit under the

sun.

Vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower, peas

and fruits such as oranges, grapes are available

in plenty. Flowers like petunia, dahlia and
tulips bloom during winter.

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