The Cactus Story | My Garden | 1st English Term 3 Unit 1

Prose: The Cactus | 1st English Term 3 Unit 1

My Garden | Prose: The Cactus

1st English - Term 3 Unit 1

Note to the teacher: Focus on the names of the flowers and their qualities. Practise the structures used in the story contextually.

Illustration of a cactus and other flowers Illustration of flowers talking to each other Illustration showing the moral of the story

Let us learn

The Cactus

The beautiful garden has colourful flowers.

Sunflower says

Hey look! The cactus has thorns.

Jasmine says

Yes. She doesn‛t smell sweet.

Daisy says

She is all green.

Hibiscus says

Her leaves are so fat.

Rose says

She is not pretty.

Cactus says

I feel so sad.

It is a sunny day. It is very hot.

Oh! I am tired.

Water…Water…

I am thirsty.

Are you not thirsty?

No.

Tell us your secret.

My fat leaves have water

Each one of us is good at something.

Note to the teacher: Focus on the names of the flowers and their qualities. Practise the structures used in the story contextually.