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THEME 3 LEGENDARY FIGURE
7 A WRITING
Read the unfinished story below and write an ending for it. Consider the forest in the picture
and remember that Jadav Payeng, the hero of the story, has a fame as a legendary forest man
in India. The verbs in box may be of help.
plant make water look after begin live grow come back take care
It was 1965 when heavy floods forced the Payengs to move to the other side of the river, 12 km away from their
home. The family, with their children, were suffering too much, and when they moved back, they left their five-
year- old Jadav in the care of a court-master for schooling. Jadav Payeng gave up school after class 10, and
got back to his village to look after the livestock left by his deceased parents.
When he arrived, he witnessed a terrible sight. The land was eroded and there was a sandbar in place of the
green land and forests of his childhood. Snakes and reptiles were lying dead on the desert. This sight shook
him. Suddenly, he realised the home truth. “Today, it is the snakes and tomorrow it will be us.” he thought to
himself. That moment, he made the decision to make a change, at least to try. He was only 15.
He was determined. He visited the villagers nearby and asked for their opinions. The villagers gave him seeds
and shoots of bamboos.
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7 B
Now, your teacher will give you the original story in full. Compare your ending with it and find
the most similar one in the class.
FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE IS MY CHARACTER..
Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK
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