Class 2 English Mridang Chapter 10, The Crow, is a humorous poem with a strong moral about a black crow who wishes to be colourful like a peacock, sticks peacock feathers into its tail, gets laughed at by other crows, and realises it is best to love oneself as one is.
What Class 2 English Chapter 10 Covers
Poem Summary — ‘The Crow’: A black crow feels sad about its plain black feathers and picks up colourful peacock feathers to stick into its tail. When the other crows laugh and call it a fool, the crow pulls out the fake feathers and decides it loves being itself.
Self-Acceptance & Bird Vocabulary: Discussing why every bird (crow, peacock, parrot, sparrow, swan) is special in its own way and learning parts of a bird (beak, wings, feathers, claws, tail).
Describing Words (Adjectives): Using colour and quality words (black, colourful, beautiful, foolish, happy) to describe birds and animals.
Exercises in Chapter 10
- Let us Speak (Pages 76–77): Discuss why the crow stuck peacock feathers in its tail and what lesson it learned.
- Let us Write & Draw (Pages 78–80): Draw a bird of your choice, label its body parts, and write three sentences describing it.
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FAQ
Why did the crow put peacock feathers in its tail?
The crow wanted to look colourful and beautiful like a peacock instead of all black.
What lesson does the poem ‘The Crow’ teach?
It teaches self-acceptance — to be happy and proud of who you naturally are rather than pretending to be someone else.