This lesson tells us that all the people in this world are different. People across the world have different likes and dislike. They have unique features and qualities and these have been described through various examples in the chapter.
The characters in the lesson are as follow:
Radha
She is an adventurous girl. She like to climb on trees and there was a mango tree ouside her house. Her mother tells her not to climb on trees. But one day she also climbed with her daughter. Both of them sat there and had mangoes. Radha feels she can conquer the whole world while climbing high on the tree.
Nasir
He cares for his family a lot. He has cotton fields in his village. His father spends a lot of money on purchasing new cotton seeds. Nasir’s grandfather told him that once he used to collect seeds from his own plants which could be used to grow new plants next year. This does not work in present time and that’s why they spend money to buy seeds. Nasir wants to know how to preserve seeds so that they can be used again.
Rohit
Rohit likes travelling. If he could afford, he would travel the entire world. He wants to see the mountains of New Zealand and sail down the Amazon river. He wants too see the beaches of Lakshadweep and the Konark temple in Orissa. He wishes to visit China and Egypt and enjoys seeing nature more than old buildings.
Serbjit
He wants to people to take him seriously. He becomes very angry when people do not believe him when he speaks the truth. His teachers could not believe him when he said he could not do his homework as his friend took his book and forget to return it. His parents could not trust him when he said his little brother started the fight. His teacher also did not believe him when he said he studied for the test but got poor marks. They think he was telling lies. But he always tries not to look angry.
Dolma's Wishes
Dolma wants to be the prime Minister of the country and serve the nation. She wants to make things better for everyone. She wants to build good infrastructure like good hospitals, roads and schools. She wants we should have good scientists, who can develop medicines to cure diseases. Everyone in her class approaches her for help and her teacher always trusts her.
Peter
Peter waits for second Sunday of every month because his family goes to the cinema hall. All the family members enjoy a film together and his father buys them peanuts. Peter loves to sit in the darkness of the hall, eating and watching the film. They eat ice-creams thereafter. They feel lucky to have such bonding.