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adhav lived in a small village. He had two large pots. He hung each at the ends
M a pole, which he carrie d across his shoul ders. One of the pots had a large crack
it, while the other pot was perfect and always broug ht back home , a full porti on
ofwater.
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arrive d
At the end of the long walk from the strea m to the house , the crack ed pot only
half-filled.
ofwater .
This went on everyday, with Madh av bring ing home only one and a halfpots
ed of
Of course, the other pot was proud ofits perfection. But the crack ed pot was asham
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its imper fectio n and felt sad that it could only do halfofwhat it shoul d have done
perfect having all qualities that are needed, total, comple te perfection the state ofbeing perfect
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After two year s of feeling like afailurc, it spok e to Mad
hav one day, "I am asha med of
l
myself, beca use this crac k in tny side caus es wate r to leak
out all the way to you r hou se.
Why don 't you thro w me away? You have to mak e extr
a trips to the stre am beca use of
me. "
Mad hav smil ed and said, "Did you noti ce that ther e are
flow ers on you r side of the path ?
Tha t is beca use I have always kno wn abo ut you r flaw,
so I plan ted flow er seed s on you r
side of the path . Eve ryda y whi le we walk back , you wat
er them . For two year s, I hav e
been able to pick thes e beau tiful flow ers to deco rate my
hom e. Wit hou t you bein g just
the way you are, ther e wou ld not be thes e colo urfu
l flow ers to mak e my hom e
beau tiful ."
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failure lack ofsuccess flaw a mark or fault that spoils some thing
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That day the cracked pot understood that it was not imperfect. In fact, it was the reason
for bringing joy and beauty to Madhav's home.
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There is some imperfection in each one of
us but the beauty within is what we should look at.
Suggested Theme Based Activity)
The blossoming flowers, the hum of the bees, the gentle breeze and the fluttering butterflies -
all proclaim that 'Spring is in air'. Let's celebrate this season of colours.
'MY HERBARIUM'
• Pick five different fallen leaves and flowers and place them between sheets of an old
newspaper. Place some weight over them and leave them undisturbed for about a week.
• Take these dried flowers and leaves and paste them on a coloured A-4 sheet. Find out the
names ofthese leaves/ flowers and write them down. Your herbariurn is ready.
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1. What was the difference between the two pots?
2. Why was the cracked pot ashamed ofitself?
3. Why were there flowers only on one side ofthe path?
imperfect incomplete or faulty
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