Thank God! is a humorous folktale about a hardworking fruit farmer who grows delicious grapes and watermelons and decides to carry a basket of grapes to the King because watermelons are too heavy for the long walk. When the playful King pops grapes at the farmer’s forehead and the farmer keeps saying ‘Thank God!’, the farmer explains with a smile how lucky he is that he chose to bring soft grapes instead of heavy watermelons!
What Class 3 English Chapter 8 Covers
The Wise Farmer’s Wit: Why the farmer chose grapes over watermelons and why he thanked God at the palace
Opposite Words (Antonyms): heavy–light, long–short, ripe–raw, wise–foolish, quiet–loud
Silent Letters and Rhyming Poem ‘Aachoo!’: Pronouncing words with silent letters and reciting the elephant’s cold poem
Sentence Building: Writing complete answers about fruits, seeds and farm work
Exercises in Chapter 8
- Let us think & Let us learn (Pages 82–84): Answer comprehension questions on the farmer and the King, and match opposite words.
- Let us listen, Let us speak & Let us write (Pages 85–87): Recite ‘Aachoo!’, practise silent-letter words and describe fruits with one seed vs many seeds.
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FAQ
Why did the farmer take grapes instead of watermelons to the King?
It was a long journey to the palace and watermelons were too heavy to carry, so he took a basket of grapes.
Why did the farmer say ‘Thank God!’ when the King threw grapes at him?
He was relieved that he had brought small, soft grapes rather than heavy watermelons that would have hurt his head.