A. Listen to the story and read each line of the story in groups. Help each other if necessary.

Hello! I am Anika. I live in the plain land. I like to attend the hill festivals. So I am here in the hills to visit my friend.

She is Sangma. She welcomes me to her house, spraying water upon me.

The house is decorated with colours and flowers. Her parents greet me.

They entertain me with various food items

Today is phulbiju. On this day hill girls float flowers wishing a happy new year.

The next day is mulbiju. On this occasion, young boys and girls spray water on each other. They believe that spraying water washes away sorrows in life.

Then comes the new year's day. It is called gajjya pajjya.

B. Look at the pictures. Discuss the questions in small groups.

1. Where is the festival taking place?
2. What are the hill gir's doing in the water?
3. What are the boys and the girls doing?
4. How are the two gir's dancing?

C. Read the story and say if the sentences are true or false. If false write the correct answers.

1. The name of the hill girl is Sangma.
2. Sangma welcomes a chakma girl to her house.
3. On the day of phulbiju hill girls float flowers in the water.
4. Young boys and gir's throw flowers on each other.
5. The new year's day is called mulbiju.

D. Read the story individually and write answer to each of the questions.

1. Where does Anika live?
2. What is the name of the hill girl?
3. How does the hill girl welcome Anika?
4. Why do the hill people float flowers in the water?
5. What do hill people do on the day of mulbiju?

E. Act out in groups the scenes of floating flowers in the water and spraying water on each other.

F. Read the following declarative sentences in groups and make them negative.

1. Anika and Sangma are two friends.
2. Anika lives in the plain land.
3. Sangma is a hill girl.
4. The hill girl float flowers in the water.

G. Draw a picture of the festival, colour it and display it in the class room.