On the bank of the river Ganga there is a village called Sabalpur. There lived a fisherman, Mangal, with his son Suraj. They used to go fishing everyday. One day Mangal fell ill. So Suraj had to fish alone. Since the river was rough that day, high waves turned his boat upside down. Suraj didn’t know how to swim. He cried for help and continued to struggle for life. Suddenly, he felt something beneath the water pushing him towards the bank. He was afraid. As he looked down, he found a fish-like creature that had saved his life. It was a dolphin. Suraj thanked him, a friendly conversation between them began:
Suraj: Thank you, kind fish, for saving me.
Dolphin: I’m not a fish. I’m Gangu, the dolphin. I’m Tutu’s mother.
Suraj: I see. She’s swimming beside you.
Gangu: Yes, she’s pretty, but very talkative.
Suraj: Can we be friends, Tutu?
Tutu: Oh, sure, what’s your name?
Suraj: I’m Suraj and I live in the village nearby.
Tutu: O, my mother has told about you. You come to fish with your father.
Suraj: Yes, I do. Tell me what a dolphin is. I’v not heard about you before.
Tutu: Though I look like a fish, I am a mammal just like you. I breathe air through the blow hole. You can see it on my head.
Suraj: Are you a mammal?
Tutu: Yes, I’m. We’re not born out of eggs. We’re born and fed like you.
Suraj: Do you live only in the Ganga?
Tutu: No, as men live in many countries, we also live in various rivers and seas. We’re found in the north and far eastern seas. We also live in the Black and the Baltic seas. My cousins who live in the sea grow up to several metres.
Suraj: Are you all black in colour?
Tutu: No, my cousions are black on the top and their belly is white.
Suraj: Do you also eat like us?
Tutu: No, though we have about 140 needle-like teeth, we use it to catch and hold a fish. We don’t chew like you. We swallow our food.
Suraj: Do you talk among yourselves as we do?
Tutu: Under water, we produce clicking sounds and whistles. We do have eyes but we can’t see like you. We find our food by sound. We make clicking sound and listen to the echo produced.
Suraj: Tell me something more about you.
Tutu: Like you, we too assemble to help one another. We also move together to eat fish. If any dolphin is in danger we rush to help it.
Suraj: What are the dangers?
Tutu: This great river Ganga is our home, but it is being polluted. It causes ailments(disease). The fishermen also create problems for us. My father died when he was trapped in a big net.
Gangu: Come Tutu, Suraj is getting late.
Tutu: O.K. mother. Suraj, I must go now. My mother is calling me. See you again!
Suraj: O.K. See you again.
Chapter 12 – SURAJ AND TUTU
B.1.) Think and Tell
B.1.1.) Answer the following questions orally:
1.) What is a dolphin?
Ans: Dolphins ๐ฌ are water animal. They are mammals.
2.) How do dolphins breathe?
Ans: Dolphin breath air through the blow hole.
3.) What happens when the dolphins face dangers?
Ans: When the Dolphins face the danger it assembles to help one another, they rush to help.
B.2.) Think and Write
B.2.1.) Answer the following questions in a word or sentence:
1.) Why did Suraj go the fish alone?
Ans: Suraj had to fish alone because his father Mangal was ill.
2.) Who saved Suraj’s life?
Ans: A Dolphin ( Tutu's mother Gangu) saved the life of Suraj.
3.) What was the young dolphin’s name?
Ans: The name of young dolphin ๐ฌ was Tutu.
4.) Is dolphin a fish?
Ans: No, dolphin is not a fish, it is a mammal.
B.2.2.) Answer the following questions:
1.) How did Suraj and Tutu became friends?
Ans: Tutu's mother Gangu saved the life of Suraj from drowning in the water of Ganga so Suraj and Tutu became friends.
2.) How do dolphins get food?
Ans: Dolphin make clicking sounds and whistles under water and they find their food by echo sound. They listen to the echo produced by clicking sound made by them. With niddle like teeth the catch fishes and swallow them
3.) What are the threats which dolphins are facing?
Ans:- Dolphins are facing threats like Ganga River is being polluted and fishermen also create problems like Tutu’s father died when he was trapped in a big net.
4.) What happened to Suraj while fishing?
Ans:- Suraj’s father was ill and he went to fish alone. The river was rough hence the boat is turned up side down and Suraj fell into the river water. Suraj didn’t know swimming, he cried for help and continued to struggle for life. Then something beneath the water pushing him towards the bank. He was afraid, when he looked down he found that there is dolphin ( Gangu) which saved Suraj’s life
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