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The peacock replied, “I always thought that I was the most beautiful and happy bird

on the planet. But because of my beauty, I am entrappedentrapped in this zoo. I have examined
the zoo very carefully, and I have realisedrealised that the crow is the only bird not kept in a
cage. So for the past few days, I have been thinking that if I were a crow, I could happily

roamoam everywhere.”
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That’s our problem, too. We are not happy with what we have. A person who is

satisfied with what he/she has is the happiest person in the world.

I will appreciate what I have.
I will appreciate what I have.
I will not compare myself with t compare myself with
I will no
anybody. I will try to be . I will try to be
anybody
a satisfied person.
a satisfied person.

1. Satisfied : Being happy with what one has

2. Multiple : Many in number

3. Entrapped : To get caught in

4. Examined : Looked into
5. Roam : Travel without any fixed reason

A. Find the word from the box and fill in the blanks.

comparison happy satisfied peacock beautiful

1. A crow lived in a forest and was absolutely ________________ in life.

2. I have only two colours, but the ________________has multiple colours.

3. The peacock replied, “I always thought that I was the most

________________and happy bird on the planet.”
4. We make unnecessary ________________ with others and become sad.

5. Learn to be ________________ in what you have instead of looking at
what you don’t have.
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