Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 55

1. Get Your Daily CopY! facebook.com/mocomikids ISSUE 55 MAY 27, 2020 GO tO WHAT IS THE MYTH OF THE PHOENIX? WHY IS Akbar Birbal: Neither here nor there THE IT ‘IN' A MOVIE BUT ‘ON' TV? FARMER AND HIS QUARRELSOME SONS

2. FOLKTALE Akbar Birbal: Neither here nor there Akbar was always full of praise for Birbal’s wit and sense of humour and because of this the other courtiers had grown jealous of Birbal. They always looked out for an opportunity to let Birbal down in the eyes of the Emperor. Once, one of them approached Akbar and said, “Huzoor, you have found all of us worthy of being inducted in your royal court. But, we have observed that you assign most of the tasks to Raja Birbal only. This deeply hurts us. We can also do the same what Birbal can do, just give us a try.” Sensing the growing resentment in the courtiers, Akbar said, “Very fne! Let me give you some work.” He thought for a while and said, “I will give you three rupees. You have to buy three things from one rupee each. The frst thing should be of ‘here’, the second thing should be of ‘there’, and the third thing should be of ‘neither here, nor there.'” The jealous courtier immediately rushed to the market and asked for those things from the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper laughed loudly, “Where in the world did you come to hear about such strange things? No such things exist in this world!” The courtier did not give up easily and kept looking for the things required by the Emperor, from one shop to the other. After a day’s long and tiring search, he dragged himself to the court and reported to Emperor, “Jahanpanah, I am sorry to have come empty handed. I tried my best but failed to get the things that you had asked for. Such things do not exist in this world! So, if Birbal can get those things for you, then all of us will accept his superiority over us.” Akbar, then called Birbal, and asked him to bring the same things. Next day Birbal came into court and told Akbar what he had done with the three rupees. He said, “Jahanpanah, I gave the frst rupee to a needy beggar. That reached God, from here to there, in another world. I spent the second rupee to buy some sweets, hence it was used here and I spent the third rupee in playing dice. We can say that this rupee was neither used here nor there (the other world)." All courtiers were astonished to hear Birbal’s logic. Akbar was pleased to hear Birbal's intelligent reply and rewarded him handsomely.

3. spot ten differences Engquiry But ‘On' TV? I am confused as to what is going ‘on’ ‘in’ my mind! Questions about the English Language Why is it ‘In' a Movie Why is it that when we are talking about actors in a movie, we use the word 'in' but when we refer to them as acting in a TV series, we say they are 'on' television. A movie is like a book. You can be ‘in’ a book or ‘in’ a movie. A television is a physical object and you can be ‘on’ a television. When you are watching television, you are watching pictures displayed ‘on’ the television screen. But a movie is not an object. It is a collection of information or a story and the characters are all ‘in’ a movie. It all started before the invention of movies or tele- vision. People used to act in plays, on a stage in the form of stage plays. Another reason can be that television shows are ongoing but movies are not. Thus, you are ‘on’ an ongoing television show but you are ‘in’ a movie. 2

4. The Farmer And His Quarrelsome Sons stories in rhyme Three sons an honest farmer had; And it so happened, never a lad Could with the other two agree; All quarrelling perpetually. Their time in idle contest spent, Garden and farm to ruin went; And the good farmer and his wife Led but a miserable life. One day as this unhappy sire Sat musing by his evening fre, He saw some twigs in bundles stand, Tied for the basket-maker's hand. Taking up one: "My boys," says he, "Which is the strongest, let me see; He who this bundle breaks in twain, The preference, and this prize shall gain," (Showing a pair of Sunday shoes.) The rivals every efort use In vain. Their utmost force when tried, The father took the twigs untied, And giving to them one by one, The work immediately was done. "Yon twigs," he says, "that broken lie, This useful lesson may supply: That those in amity who live, And succor to each other give, Double their forces to resist Oppression, and their work assist."

5. Fun with Words AMUSING NEWS The Phoenix is a Popular Bird! The phoenix is a very popular bird and has been mentioned in several books and movies. The most popular of these is its men- tion in the Harry Potter series of books as Fawkes - the pet phoe- nix of Albus Dumbledore. The mythical phoenix is also in the famous 'Chronicles of Narnia' series!

6. comic story einstien iyengar Science in Art Eeshan said, “Let us make our very own t-shirt.” Martin said, “How are we going to do that?” Eeshan smiled and said, “Nitin, can you get me a plain white t-shirt, all the permanent markers you have and the rubbing alcohol from your father’s medicine cabinet. Also, get me a plastic bag and a dropper.” 7

7. Nitin gave these to Eeshan. Eeshan cut the bag from one side and placed it between the two layers of the t-shirt. He drew patterns and concentric circular dots, using different coloured permanent markers. He poured the rubbing alcohol in the dropper and said, “You should be careful with the rubbing alcohol, it will burn if you touch your eyes with it. With the technique of chromatog- raphy, I am going to make you a t-shirt with an exclusive design!” As he added drops of rubbing alcohol on the colour, they saw a beautiful pattern emerge. “How did you do that?” asked Martin.

8. Eeshan explained, “Although permanent ink does not dis- solve in water, it will dissolve in alcohol. As the alcohol gets absorbed into the fabric of the shirt, it carries the molecules of colour with it. When the ink evaporates, the colour is left behind. Here, you try!” Nitin and Martin took turns and made a t-shirt with beautiful pat- terns. Eeshan said, “Just ask your mother to wash it with coloured clothes. So, do you still want to quit the class, Martin?” Martin smiled and said, “I am going to wear this t-shirt to class and surprise the others with my knowledge. Thanks, Eeshan!” 7

9. Pondering Corner What is a Phoenix? A phoenix is a mythical bird with colourful feathers and a tail of gold and scarlet. In the ancient Greek and Egyptian mythologies, it is described as a large bird, much like an eagle, with supernatu- ral powers to come back to life. The appearance of this bird has been described diferently in difer- ent cultures but everywhere, the phoenix bird is looked upon as a symbol of immortality, rebirth and life after death. According to a Greek legend, the phoenix bird lived in Arabia, in the woods near a cool well. Every morning at dawn, it used to bathe in the well and sing melodious songs. Even the sun god stopped his chariot near the well to listen to the beautiful songs of the phoenix. The sun god was supposed to be the mentor of this bird. It was believed that each phoenix bird lived for 500 years, and when it was about to die, it collected some twigs and spices like cinnamon and constructed a nest. Then it calmly sat on the nest and waited for a ray of the early morning sun to set fre to the nest. The bird fearlessly faced its fery death and did not make any efort to escape from the burning nest. Soon after the phoenix was reduced to ashes, a worm used to come crawling out of the ashes and, within no time, it metamor- phosed into a new, beautiful little phoenix. 8

10. Complete the Story... The whole village gathered in front of the Emperor's palace. Legend had foretold that a new phoenix would be born on this day. It was a known fact that each time a phoenix was born, it would fy out of the palace and bless one child from the village. They all waited expectantly, till the palace gates were suddenly thrown open... fun facts with Hamlet the Hamster To know or not to know, that is the question! Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know? Fun Facts about the Phoenix The phoenix was a popular bird; there is mention of the phoenix in the Persian, Roman and Chinese mythologies. Some accounts say that each phoenix lived for 97,200 years and could also turn into human beings! People believed that the phoenix had the spirit of fire. Owing to the phoenix’s mysterious ability to be reborn, this bird is a very popular symbol used on flags. The cities of Atlanta, Georgia, and San Francisco, California, have the symbol of the phoenix rising from the ashes depicted on their flags.

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12. The Team Editor Assistant and Copy Editor Aryaa Naik Dalmiya Lavanya Khare Content Contributing Writers Kaniz Fatima Khan Priyanka Garegat Deepti Raavi Ekta Bhatnagar Raunaq Amarnani Rituparna Chatterjee Archana Rajagopal Layout and Design Walmik Pawar Artists Kalpana Siromani Amol Padwal Shailendra Havane Sujith VS Rohini Dusane Distribution Sitanshu Bhartiya Atul Wankhade Digital Marketing Archana Rajagopal Bharat Pillai Dnyanesh Thombre Tushar Rokade Prashant Kini Shekhar Ramaiah Creator Jesh Krishna Murthy

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