🪓 The Honest Woodcutter
Lesson – 7 | English Reader
📘 Lesson Plan
Lesson: The Honest Woodcutter
Teaching Method: Reading, Explanation, Question–Answer and Discussion
Teaching Aids: Textbook, Blackboard, Pictures and Word Cards
Value: Honesty
🎯 Learning Objectives
After completing the lesson, students will be able to:
- read and understand the story.
- understand the importance of honesty.
- learn the meanings and pronunciation of new words.
- answer questions related to the story.
- describe the main events of the story in the correct order.
💬 Introduction
The teacher may start the lesson by asking:
2. What does a woodcutter use to cut wood?
3. Have you ever seen an axe?
4. What does it mean to be honest?
📖 The Honest Woodcutter
Once there was a woodcutter who lived in a village. He was a very honest man. One day he was cutting wood with his axe. It was a very hot day. He felt thirsty and went to the river to drink water. His axe slipped accidentally from his hand and fell into the river. The woodcutter started crying.
(The River Goddess heard his cry and felt pity on him. She came out of the water.)
Goddess: Why are you crying?
Woodcutter: My axe has fallen into the river. What will I do now? How will I earn for my family?
(The Goddess went into the water and came out with a golden axe.)
Goddess: Is this your axe, gentleman?
Woodcutter: No, no! This is a golden axe but my axe was made of iron.
(The River Goddess went into the water again and came out with a silver axe.)
Goddess: Is this yours?
Woodcutter: Yes, this is mine.
Goddess: You are a very honest man. I am pleased with you. I will reward you for your honesty.
(The River Goddess gave all the three axes to the woodcutter.)
Woodcutter: Thank you Goddess! You have saved me and my family.
📝 New Words
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| honest | /ˈɒnɪst/ | ईमानदार |
| axe | /æks/ | कुल्हाड़ी |
| slipped | /slɪpt/ | फिसल गया |
| golden | /ˈɡəʊldən/ | सोने का |
| silver | /ˈsɪlvə(r)/ | चाँदी |
| iron | /ˈaɪən/ | लोहा |
| reward | /rɪˈwɔːd/ | पुरस्कार देना |
❓ Comprehension Questions & Answers
(a) What was the woodcutter doing?
Answer: The woodcutter was cutting wood with his axe.
(b) How did his axe fall into the river?
Answer: His axe accidentally slipped from his hand and fell into the river.
(c) Why did the woodcutter start crying?
Answer: The woodcutter started crying because his axe had fallen into the river and he was worried about how he would earn for his family.
(d) Who came out of the water?
Answer: The River Goddess came out of the water.
(e) Why was the River Goddess pleased?
Answer: The River Goddess was pleased because the woodcutter was very honest.
(f) How did the River Goddess reward the woodcutter?
Answer: The River Goddess rewarded the woodcutter by giving him all three axes.
(g) How was the axe lost? Discuss.
Answer: The woodcutter went to the river to drink water. His axe accidentally slipped from his hand and fell into the river.
✅ Choose the Correct Answer
(h) The woodcutter's axe was made of ______.
(i) gold (ii) iron (iii) silver
✔ Correct Answer: (ii) iron
(i) River God ______ came out of the river.
(i) River God (ii) River Witch (iii) River Goddess
✔ Correct Answer: (iii) River Goddess
🧠 Extra Questions for Practice
Q1. Where did the woodcutter live?
Ans. He lived in a village.
Q2. What kind of man was the woodcutter?
Ans. He was a very honest man.
Q3. Why did he go to the river?
Ans. He went to the river to drink water because he was thirsty.
Q4. Who heard the woodcutter's cry?
Ans. The River Goddess heard his cry.
Q5. What was the woodcutter's axe made of?
Ans. His axe was made of iron.
Q6. What did the Goddess give the woodcutter?
Ans. She gave him all three axes.
✔️ True or False
2. The woodcutter was dishonest. — False
3. His axe fell into the river. — True
4. His axe was made of gold. — False
5. The River Goddess helped the woodcutter. — True
6. The Goddess was pleased with his honesty. — True
🔄 Recapitulation
At the end of the lesson, the teacher can orally ask:
2. What happened to his axe?
3. Who helped the woodcutter?
4. What was his real axe made of?
5. Why did the Goddess reward him?
6. What lesson do we learn from the story?
🏠 Homework
2. Learn the comprehension question-answers.
3. Write five sentences about the honest woodcutter.
4. Write the moral of the story in your notebook.
🌟 Honesty is the Best Policy 🌟
Always speak the truth and be honest.
