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But very soon, it dipped again and fell into a garbage bin.

A little later, the wind lifted it up again. But now, it did not have a tail. The tail got cut
and was left behind in the bin!

“How will I fly again without a tail?” wept the kite sadly. The wind whipped it up into

the air. It didn’t fly up, but went round and round. The kite didn’t like this at all. It
wished again that Tinku would take it back.

The kite felt that it was safer to be tied to a string. The wind became quiet and the kite
went down once more to the ground. This time, it dropped into a field where there was

a donkey looking for something to eat. On seeing the kite, the donkey began to nibble
round the edges of the kite.

Just then, a little boy saw the kite. He came running towards it. “Oh, my poor kite!” said

the boy.

The kite looked up to see who it was. It was Tinku.

“Oh, how happy it is to be back!” the kite thought.

Tinku lifted the kite gently and went home. He mended the holes in it. Then he made a

tail for it. He took the kite up to the hill to fly it.

Tinku had only some string. The kite couldn’t fly very high. But it didn’t mind it at all.
“It is safer to be held on a string,” the kite thought. It tugged just a little when the
wind blew hard. Tinku flew the kite for a long time. Tinku was happy and the kite was

happy, too!

Word Meanings

1. string : thread
2. tugged : pulled

3. snapped : broke
4. delighted : happy, pleased

5. dived : went down
6. scratched : made a mark with something sharp

7. whipped : moved with force
8. nibble : bite gently

9. edges : corners
10. mended : repaired

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