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Highly delighted, and watching the chip float along on their stream, the little girls ran straight

into the group of men; and the old woman, seeing them, said to the men:

“Are you not ashamed of yourselves? To go fighting on account of these little girls, when they
themselves have forgotten all about it, and are playing happily together. Dear little souls!
They are wiser than you!”

The men looked at the little girls, and were ashamed of themselves. They quietly went back
to their homes. And the women followed.

Word Power

sledging: travelling down hill over snow on a sledge homesteads: farm house
puddle: a pool of muddy water in the street splash: to scatter water around

stockings: a pair of socks plumped: pushed heavily
scrambled: move out quickly naughty: mischievous
seized: took hold of struck: hit
rejoicing: enjoying abusing: scolding
scraping: removing the surface channel: a pathway (for water)

pacify: calm someone down

Comprehension Skills

A. Fill in the blanks.
1. It was an early _____________.

2. The two girls happened to meet in a lane between two _____________.

3. _____________ seized Malàsha and struck her on the back of her neck.

4. Malàsha joined Akoūlya to help her dig the _____________.

5. One word led to another and they had an angry _____________.

B. Who said this to whom?

1. “Don’t go in so. Your mother will scold you.” ______________________________________________

2. “You naughty dirty girl, what have you been doing?” _________________________________________
3. “It’s a time for rejoicing, and not for such folly as this.” _______________________________________

4. “Catch it! Catch it!” ______________________________________________

5. “Dear little souls! They are wiser than you!” ______________________________________________

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