NCERT Solutions for Class 5 English Chapter 4 the Wise Parrot (PDF) – 2027

The story in brief: A rich merchant keeps a clever parrot in a cage of gold. He will not set it free, so the parrot sends greetings to its jungle friends. On hearing this, a forest parrot drops down as if dead. The pet parrot copies the trick, the merchant lifts it out of the cage, and it flies away.

The merchant was rich, and the parrot was very dear to him. He kept it in a cage of gold because he loved and valued his clever pet so much.

The parrot was bright and talkative, and it had a sharp mind. It often entertained the merchant with stories and songs. That made it his favourite pet.

The parrot asked the merchant to tell its friends in the jungle that it sent them greetings from its cage.

As soon as the merchant finished speaking, one parrot dropped like a stone from the tree and fell on the ground. The merchant was distressed at this and hurried away.

The parrot pretended to be dead. It fell from its perch to the floor of the cage. The merchant thought it had died, so he took it out and placed it on the windowsill. As soon as he stepped back, the parrot flew off into the open sky.

If I were the merchant, I would set the parrot free. It would be hard, because I love it and would miss its songs. But a bird is made to fly, and it asked me politely. So I would open the cage, say goodbye, and keep fruit and water at my window so that it could visit me.

Yes. Sample answer: Once our ball fell into a deep, narrow pipe. The big boys could not reach it with their arms. My friend poured water into the pipe, and the ball floated up to the top. A clever idea did what strength could not.

I think the pet parrot was truly wise. When the merchant refused to free it, it did not fight or give up. It sent a message to its friends, understood the forest parrot’s answer at once, and used the same trick to escape.

A flight of parrots came to the forest. A group of birds flying together is called a flight.

I saw a flock of sheep in the fields. A group of sheep is called a flock.

A pack of wolves was howling loudly. Wolves live and hunt together in a pack.

We gave a bouquet of flowers to the chief guest. A bouquet is a bunch of flowers arranged neatly and given as a gift.

A swarm of bees hovered around the flowers. A large group of flying insects such as bees is called a swarm.

An army of ants is moving towards the anthill. Ants march in long lines like soldiers, so a group of them is an army. (Only army fits after An.)

I helped my mother find a bunch of keys. Keys held together on one ring make a bunch.

The underlined part is have come. It is in the present perfect tense (I + have + come). It shows that the speaker came from Jalandhar a short while ago — the coming is just over.

The verb is has read (Rita + has + read), in the present perfect tense. Rita read the poems in the past, and that experience still counts: she knows them today.

I have visited Delhi many times. It is a city with many historical sites. (I takes have; visit → visited.)

My friend Onshangla is an artist. She has drawn pictures of ten monuments. (She takes has; draw → drawn.)

Mr. Joon has bought a new car. (Mr. Joon is one person, so has; buy → bought.)

I have completed my homework and my brother has revised for his test. (I → have; my brother, one person → has.)

They have written letters to their friends. (They takes have; write → written.)

Questions your teacher may ask, with answers:

Say each pair aloud, clearly. The first word of each pair has the ai sound (as in day); the second has the oi sound (as in boy): tail–toil, bail–boil, ail–oil, fail–foil, cane–coin, sail–soil.

I would want to be the bird flying in the open sky. The bird in the cage is safe and well fed, but it can never use its wings. The free bird must find its own food, but it can meet friends, sit on any tree and see new places. Freedom matters more to me than comfort.

After escaping from the golden cage, the parrot decided to fly away to the forest to thank its friend. The two parrots were overjoyed to meet. Later, a bird-catcher’s net trapped two young parrots. The wise parrot called, “Lie still, as if you are dead!” The bird-catcher threw the ‘dead’ birds out, and they flew away free.

All nine feeders are made from things found at home:

Sample answer — a bottle feeder:

1. Take a clean, dry plastic bottle.
2. Ask an elder to cut two small openings near the bottom and push a stick through, just below them, as a perch.
3. Fill it with millets and other grains; close the cap.
4. Hang it in shade, out of reach of cats. Keep a bowl of clean water nearby.

1. Tailor bird: It is a tiny bird with a greenish back and a rusty-red cap. It stitches two leaves together with plant fibre to make a pouch for its nest. It eats small insects.

2. Ostrich: It is the largest bird in the world. It cannot fly, but it can run very fast. It lays the biggest egg of any bird.

I tick in a group and by repeating after my teacher. I can say The Rainbow with actions when my whole row says it together. On my own I still forget some lines. (Tick the boxes that are true for you.)

I tick by reading the entire sentence again, by using a dictionary and by looking at the pictures. The sentence usually tells me the meaning; for a hard word like distressed I use a dictionary. (Tick the boxes that are true for you.)

I tick in English with a few words of my mother tongue. I can answer most questions in English now. When I do not know a word, I say it in my own language and my teacher tells me the English word. (Tick the boxes that are true for you.)

I tick after following my teacher’s instructions. I can write a full paragraph once I know the plan — beginning, middle and end. Sometimes I ask a friend for a spelling. (Tick the boxes that are true for you.)

I tick by myself and with the help of my family members. I found the bird facts on my own. For the bird feeder, my mother cut the bottle and helped me choose a shady place to hang it. (Tick the boxes that are true for you.)