NCERT Solutions for Class 6th English Chapter 1 Fables And Folk Tales
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
The unit has three texts. A Bottle of Dew is a story about Rama Natha, who wastes his life hunting for a magic potion until a sage tricks him into six years of honest work on his own land. The Raven and the Fox is a fable in verse. Reynard the Fox flatters a raven into opening his beak to sing — and the morsel of food falls straight into the Fox's mouth. Rama to the Rescue is a folk tale from Tamil Nadu, told as a comic strip. A husband and wife trap a thief simply by pretending to name their unborn child Rama — the name of the village kotwal . All three texts carry the same message in different ways: hard work, quick thinking and humility succeed where magic, flattery and pride fail. The language work of the unit covers homophones , connecting words , alliteration and rhyme , contractions
- A Bottle of Dew
- A Bottle of Dew, Part I
- A Bottle of Dew, Part II
- The Raven and the Fox
- Rama to the Rescue
Quick revision
| Word | Where it comes | What it means | Used in a sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| large tracts of land | A Bottle of Dew | Large areas of land | His father left him large tracts of land. |
| potion | A Bottle of Dew | A liquid with magical properties | He believed a potion could turn things into gold. |
| give up | A Bottle of Dew | Stop trying | People cheated him, but he did not give up. |
| dew | A Bottle of Dew | Small drops of water that form on leaves during the night | He collected the dew from the banana leaves. |
| chant | A Bottle of Dew | To repeat or sing a word or phrase | The sage said he would chant some magic words. |
| tended | A Bottle of Dew | Looked after | He tended the banana plants carefully. |
| muttered | A Bottle of Dew | Spoke in a low voice | The sage muttered something over the water. |
| precious | A Bottle of Dew | Valuable | I have wasted six precious years of my life. |
| wisdom | A Bottle of Dew | Deep understanding | Rama Natha understood the wisdom behind these words. |
| perched | The Raven and the Fox | Sat on a branch | Mr Raven was perched upon a limb. |
| morsel | The Raven and the Fox | A small piece of food | A morsel the Fox would go far to seek. |
| limb | The Raven and the Fox | Branch of a tree | The bird sat on the highest limb. |
| woods | The Raven and the Fox | A smaller area of forest with a similar kind of trees | The birds of these woods would call you King. |
| pride | The Raven and the Fox | A feeling that you are better than others | He opened his beak, in his foolish pride. |
| kotwal | Rama to the Rescue | The village policeman (also called thaanedar) | Rama was the village kotwal. |
| chatter | Rama to the Rescue | Talk for a long time about unimportant things | At last they have stopped their chatter! |
| yard | Rama to the Rescue | An area outside a building | What if he is in the yard? |
Exercises
- A Bottle of Dew — Let us do these activities before we read Page 1
- A Bottle of Dew, Part I — Let us discuss Page 3
- A Bottle of Dew, Part II — Let us discuss Page 5
- A Bottle of Dew — Let us think and reflect Page 6 & 7
- A Bottle of Dew — Let us learn Page 8 & 9
- A Bottle of Dew — Let us listen Page 10
- A Bottle of Dew — Let us speak Page 10 & 11
- A Bottle of Dew — Let us write Page 11 & 12
- A Bottle of Dew — Let us explore Page 12
- The Raven and the Fox — Let us do these activities before we read Page 13
- The Raven and the Fox — Let us discuss Page 14 & 15
- The Raven and the Fox — Let us think and reflect Page 15 & 16
- The Raven and the Fox — Let us learn Page 16 & 17
- The Raven and the Fox — Let us listen Page 18
- The Raven and the Fox — Let us speak Page 18
- The Raven and the Fox — Let us write Page 18
- The Raven and the Fox — Let us explore Page 19
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us do these activities before we read Page 20 & 21
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us discuss Page 22
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us discuss Page 23
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us discuss Page 24
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us discuss Page 25 & 26
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us think and reflect Page 26 & 27
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us learn Page 27 to 32
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us listen Page 32
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us speak Page 32 & 33
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us write Page 34
- Rama to the Rescue — Let us explore Page 34 & 35