Maharashtra Board Class 5 English Balbharti Unit Four Chapter 25 The Man in the Moon PDF Download

25. The Man In The Moon

The Man in the Moon as he sails the sky is a very remarkable skipper. But he made a mistake when he tried to take a drink of milk from the Dipper.

He dipped right out of the Milky Way, and slowly and carefully filled it. The Big Bear growled, and the Little Bear howled and frightened him so that he spilled it!

Teacher's Note

This poem tells a funny story about the moon and stars. In India, children see the same moon and stars in the night sky above their homes and villages.

Exam Trick

Remember: The man spilled the milk because the bears scared him. Always remember - Big Bear growled and Little Bear howled = scared man = spilled milk!

Points to Remember

The man in the moon is a skipper who sails the sky.
He tried to take milk from the Dipper.
The Big Bear and Little Bear are constellations in the sky.
The bears frightened him and he spilled the milk.
This is a fun poem with imaginary things.

Things To Do

1. Read The Following

Skipper: captain of a ship or boat.

Dipper: This word has two meanings. Dipper means a container for taking out water. Also, there are two constellations called Little Dipper (Little Bear) and Big Dipper (Big Bear) in the sky.

Milky Way: The band of light consisting of stars that spreads across the sky at night.

2. Answer The Following Questions

(1) What mistake did the man in the moon make?

(2) What did he try to take the milk from?

(3) Why did he spill the milk?

3. Read The Following And Say Whether The Statements Tell You About Facts Or Whether They Are Imaginary

There is a man in the Moon.

The milky way contains milk.

The Big Bear in the sky can growl.

The Moon sails across the sky.

You can fill the Dipper in the sky with milk.

There are a number of stars in the sky.

Teacher's Note

Some things in this poem are real facts and some are imaginary. In India, farmers look at stars to know about seasons and weather.

Exam Trick

Real things: man exists, moon exists, stars exist. Fake things: moon cannot sail, bears cannot growl, you cannot pour milk in the sky. Write the answer in two columns - Facts and Imaginary!

Points to Remember

Facts are real things that happen in real life.
Imaginary things are made-up and not real.
The moon, stars, and bears in the sky are real but they cannot do human things.
The moon does not sail like a ship.
We can see these stars from Earth.

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