Nature’s Plenty

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

 - Albert Einstein

Nature is our mother it is our duty to protect nature for the survival of mankind. This unit include three lessons.
How Far is the River.
The Echoing Green
A Snake in the Grass

Let’s begin:
I. Here is a newspaper clipping. Read it carefully.

Nature’s Daughter Jharkhand: Living close nature is living life in full. Suryamani’s story will definitely be an eye-opener to those who deliberately walk away from nature. Suryamani is a tribal nature activist who loves the forest and considers it as her own.She loved the forest and knew that she could do something to save it.f In college, she became a part of the ‘Save the Forest Movement’. She went on nature walks with children on weekends, explaining that our survival is linked with the survival of the forest.

FIND
What is this news item about?
About a tribal woman named Suryamani.
Suryamani works hard to save the forest. Have you ever made any attempt to save nature?
Yes / No
‘Our survival is linked with the survival of the forest.’ Do you agree? Discuss this with your friend.

Yes, we get drinking water rain many valuable forest products such as wood, honey, medicinal plants etc...from the forest around us.

Imagine you are going on a nature walk with your teacher. How

would that experience be? List them below in appropriate columns.

You may seek the help of your teacher.

I could see	I could hear	I could smell
Big trees Wild animals Small and beautiful streams Huge Rocks  Many kinds of Birds Insects Grasslands	The chirping of birds Sounds of Flowing Streams Sounds of apes Sounds of bees	Coolness of shades The fragrance of flowers Fresh and pure water