NCERT Class 04 Chapters

There was a naughty boy,
And a naughty boy was he.
He ran away to Scotland,

“Come in, come in!”
Said the library door;
I opened it wide
And saw books galore!

Early in the morning,
Or the evening hour,
Are the times to water
Every kind of flower.

Hiawatha was a young Red Indian boy. He lived with his old grandmother, Nokomis, in a wigwam. Nokomis taught Hiawatha about the wonders around them.

If I had a donkey
And he wouldn’t go,
Would I wallop him?
No, no, no.

Don’t be afraid of the dark, little one,
The earth must rest when the day is done.

I know a curious little boy,
Who is always asking “Why?”

AWAY from the city
And into the sun,

I looked in the mirror
and looked at my nose:
it’s the funniest thing,
the way it grows

Wake up! Wake up!
It’s a lovely day.
Oh! Please get up
And come and play.

Do you remember the wedding in Bunny's family last year? Bunny and Banno decided to have a party one year after their wedding.

Rahmat is a farmer. He grows wheat in his field. Rahmat needs to find the length of the boundary of the field. Can you find it from this picture?

All of us enjoy watching television (TV) or listening to the radio.

Jaiju and Mannu were shifting house. They loaded all their things on a horse-cart. There were many things like - a water tank, five sacks of wheat, three tables, an almirah, four chairs, two mattresses, three sacks of rice, a bamboo ladder, pots and pans. When they were ready to move, the horse refused to start.

Shyama has planted sunflower, rose and marigold plants in her garden. She has planted them in three flower-beds.

Tinu has made different patterns using the same block. We can also make patterns with numbers and letters.

Mintu cat and Mottu cat were friends. Once they stole a chapati from Malini’s kitchen. I will take it - said Mintu. No, I will take it - said Mottu. While they were quarrelling, there came Tittu Monkey. Hi! What is the problem? why are you quarrelling? - he asked.

You must have seen many such round things around you.

Have you ever met a Kabariwali - a woman who sells junk?

Gappu was a brave little mouse. One day, he saw children playing with a huge gas balloon. The balloon went up and touched the roof. Gappu was thrilled. He got an idea.

Pamposh and Shazia were discussing whose home is farther from school.

Today Sugandha is very excited. All the children of her school are going on a trip to Bhopal with their teachers. Ms. Meenakshi and Mr.

Akbar was a famous king. He had a smart minister called Birbal. Once Akbar gave him a difficult question.

This is the true story of Jagriti School in Murshidabad (West Bengal). When its building was being made, there was a plan to make brick patterns on the floor and walls. Jamaal, Kaalu and Piyaar were the masons for the brick work.

What are these girls doing? They are shouting ‘out’,‘out’,‘out’, it is clear that they are playing a game. What do you call this game?

Here are some pictures of families. These are the families of Nimmi, Tsering and Nazli.

In the hills of Uttaranchal there is a place where there are flowers everywhere. This place is called the ‘Valley of Flowers’. In some places, one sees red flowers blooming on bushes, while in others one finds white flowers peeping out between the stones.

After our long train journey we reached Kottayam in the night.

My name is Chetandas. Many years ago I used to teach children like you. These days I spend my time by writing about the days when I was young.

Look carefully at the picture of the river. Read the words given below.

I am Basva. My father is a farmer. We live in Belvanika village in Karnataka. It is the month of July. Like every year, Appa, my father, is preparing the field to sow the onion crop. There are so many things to be done at this time. To help him I too go to the field with Appa.

My name is Vaishali. My father is a vegetable-seller. My whole family - Amma, Bhaiya, Chhotu and I, help him with his work.

It is morning now. Last night I went to sleep early. It was too dark to see anything outside. When the train stopped early this morning, I woke up. It was Madgaon.

Dear Children, It is 3 o’clock in the afternoon. There are no clouds in the sky. The sun is burning hot. The sparrows, doves and sunbirds have started working in pairs as they prepare to make their nests. Some of the birds have already made their nests.

I came to Mumbai a month ago. Since we came, mother has been admitted in the hospital.

Suguna was reading her book, when she heard someone at the door. She saw that there was a visitor from the city. Appa welcomed the guest.

It was a holiday. Abdul was helping his Abbu in the garden. Abbu was clearing the dried leaves and grass from the vegetable beds. Abdul started to pull out the grass from one of the beds. He found that it was not easy to pull out even the small grass.

The school reopened today after the vacations. The children share news about how they spent their holidays.“When did you put mehendi on your palms?” Meena asked Aarti. “At my uncle’s wedding,” Aarti said. “You must have had a lot of fun at the wedding,” David said.

Trring...! The doorbell rang. When Manpreet opened the door she saw Divya and Swastik there. She called out excitedly, “Gurnoor! Look who has come.” Gurnoor came running. When she saw her friends she hugged them happily. "When did you come from the hostel (Boarding School)?" “Just Yesterday.

Once again, everybody in Marietta’s family is quarrelling over watching the TV – just like they do every day! Marietta’s brother wants to watch a cricket match while little Susan is eager to watch her favourite programme of song’s. Mummy and Aunty are good friends but their favourite TV programmes are different.

Vani and Prasad live in a village called Mukhtapur. Their home is always filled with bundles of bright-coloured threads. Their mother and father and everyone else in the family are weavers. The weaving that they do is very beautiful and special.

Today, there was a lot of activity at Maalu's house. Chittappan and his family were coming home after five years. Five years ago Chittappan had got a job in the capital city of United Arab Emirates (UAE) called Abu Dhabi. Since then he had lived there. Maalu and her Appa went to the airport to receive them.

As soon as we had reached the station we checked our names on the reservation chart. Soon the train reached the platform.

I can be powdered fine To make food hot and spicy, If too much of me is added I make you gasp - shheee... shheee... Your eyes and nose begin to water And you cry!

My name is Anita Khushwaha. I live in Bochaha village. This is in Muzzafarpur district in Bihar. I stay with my parents and two younger brothers. I study in college. Besides studying, I teach young children. I also keep honeybees.

This is a true story from long long ago. Almost three hundred years ago, in a village called Khejadli, lived Amrita. Khejadli village is near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.

Nandu woke up and opened his eyes. For a few seconds he was not sure where he was. It seemed to him that he was surrounded by a forest of big grey tree trunks.

Are these animals looking funny? The artist has drawn wrong ears on the heads of the animals.

It rains so much where we live. Sometimes after the rain, there is knee-high water everywhere. But that does not stop us from getting to school.

Have you ever seen her photograph anywhere? She is Lieutenant Commander Wahida Prism, doctor in the Indian Navy. She is one of the few women who has worked on a naval ship. She is the first woman to lead a parade. This is considered to be a very big honour in the armed forces.