The peacock is our national bird. It islarge in size. It has long, blue and greenfeathers on its tail. It spreads out itsfeathers like a fan and dances, when itis happy.

Here is our national flag. It has threecolours—saffron, white and green. That iswhy it is called the tricolour. The flag has awheel with 24 spokes in the centre. Thecolour of the wheel is dark blue.

This is our national emblem. It has four lionsstanding back to back. The four lions face thefour directions. You can see the emblem on ourcoins and currency notes.

The tiger is our national animal. It is awild animal. It lives in the jungle. Ithas stripes of yellow and black. It canmove very fast.

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2. Solve the puzzle with the help of the clues below. Onehas been done for you.

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1. Why is our national flag called thetricolour?.

2. Have you seen the national flag?Name at least two days when thenational flag is hoisted.

3. Locate the national emblem oncurrency notes and coins.

4. Write four describing words for(a) the peacock(b) the tiger

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1. Fill in the blanks.(i) The _________________ is our national bird.(ii) The _________________is our national animal.(iii) Our national emblem has four _____________.(iv) The wheel in the national flag is of ________ .colour

You draw pictures and write on it.It is a big animal.It is a sweet fruit.It has four wheels. People drive it.It is a sweet and sour fruit.This animal lives in the desert.It is made of paper. You can fly it

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4. Draw and colour(i) the national flag

(ii) a peacock feather

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