Life Skills & Value Education – CLASS-II – UNIT- 6 Being Obedient

Dear learners

How we behave at home with our parents, sisters and brothers reflects on how we behave in public. Obedience means giving
others respect, listening and doing what elders ask to do. It is important to be obedient to our parents and teachers as they
always have our best interests in their mind.

Story Time: The Crow and the Cuckoo
Once upon a time, there was a big mango tree in a village. A Mamma crow and Papa crow laid eggs in their nest and went in
search of food. While she was away, Mamma cuckoo came and laid an egg in the nest. Then, she flew far away.
Aftersome time, Mamma crow returned and sat on the eggs. She waited for them to hatch. Soon, all the eggs hatched and Mamma crow fed the hatchlings.
Slowly all the hatchlingsstarted growing. Assoon asthe young birds were ready to fly, Mamma crow and Papa crow taught them their first lesson.
Being obedient is very important. You must always listen and do as you are told,’ said Mamma crow.
Papa crow added, ‘It is okay to fall on the ground in your first flight. Just call usfor help. Also remember, if there is a danger, we will call you. You must then quickly return to the nest.’ While the young crows listened carefully, the young cuckoo did not pay much attention.

Soon, it was time to fly. The young cuckoo pushed the other birds and jumped off the nest for her first flight. One by one, her crow brothers and sisters also took their first flight.
Suddenly, Mamma crow and Papa crow spotted a cat under the mango tree and called the young ones back to the nest. All the
crows came back, except the young cuckoo who did not pat heed to the warning and kept flying. The cat saw the young cuckoo and ran towards it. The young cuckoo got scared on seeing the cat and fell to the ground. She started crying for help. Mamma crow and Papa crow flew down quickly to save her.
If the young cuckoo had listened to what Mamma crow and Papa crow had said, this would not have happened. She said sorry and understood the importance of being obedient and listening to elders

Moral of the Story:
We should alwayslisten to our elders and be obedient.

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