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STD-5 ENGLISH
LITERATURE
CH-3-The Burning of the rice field

MIND MAP

Burning Of The Rice
Fields
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Grandfather
Yone (Grandson)

Far away in Japan, on a beautiful and sturdy
moun tain, there lay an even, smooth and rich The rice crops were the only source of
ground which was ideal for growing rice crops. livelihood for the villagers.

Yone helped his grandfather in looking after the field The villagers had appointed an old man as
and loved to spend time with him. One day as they the caretaker of the rice field. He lived on

were watching the deep blue sea, his grandfather the mountains along with his grandson,

observed something unusual, that the water of the sea
was lifting very high.

By seeing that, the grandfather ordered Yone By seeing the smoke, the villagers came running to

to bring fire torches. The little boy obeyed his the mountain and started crying by looking at the

grandfather and brought the fire torches. As burnt field. The old man said nothing and just
soon as he handed over the torch, his pointed towards the gushing waves which was

grandfather put the entire rice crops on fire. flooding the entire village.

The villagers finally understood that the old
man’s wisdom had saved their lives. They all

thanked and honoured him.