Mocomi TimePass The Magazine - Issue 29

1. Get Your Daily CopY! facebook.com/mocomikids ISSUE 29 MAY 1, 2020 GO tO How do animals see in the dark? Will the Owl become the king? Sir Dig-a-Lot tells the story of Mesopotamia

2. FOLKTALE Panchatantra: Why the Owls Became Enemies of the Crows A long time ago, the birds of a forest called a meeting to elect a new king for themselves. They were dissatisfed with their present king, Garuda, who spent most of his time in heaven rather than fulflling his duties as the king of the birds. So, the birds decided that they would elect some other bird as their king. After many arguments and heated discussions, the birds fnally came to the decision that they would crown the owl as their new king. They started making preparations for the coronation of the newly-elected king of the birds. Just then, a crow few in and made an objection to the birds’ selection saying, “You have chosen the owl as the king? What were you thinking? Why, such an ugly bird! He also goes blind during the day! And what’s more, owls are birds of prey. He might just kill one of you and have you for his meal rather than protecting you as his subject. What kind of a king would such a bird make? A peacock or a swan would do much better.” The birds thought that the crow’s arguments were based on logic. This made them reconsider their decision. They decided to hold another meeting on a later date for the election of the king. The coronation ceremony was postponed. The owl who was still sitting, ready to be crowned as the king, noticed that suddenly everybody had gone absolutely quiet around him. Since it was day time, the owl could not see anything at all. He started growing restless and a little suspicious too. At last, he asked his attendants why the coronation was taking so long. The attendants replied, “Sir, the coronation ceremony has been postponed. The birds have changed their minds about crowning you as their king. They have all gone back to their homes now. There is nobody here. The owl was infuriated. “Why?” he asked. The attendant replied, “A crow put up arguments against the owl family. He said that owls are ugly and are killers.” The owl lost his temper even more. He said to the crow who was smirking, “You have deprived me of the honour of becoming the king of the birds. So, from now on, the owls will be sworn enemies of the crows. Beware of us.” The crow realised that his over-smartness had made him an enemy but it was too late now. That is why it is said that you should think twice before you say or do anything.

3. FIND The HIDDEN Objects Nonsensical Poems There was a young person of Bantry, Who frequently slept in the pantry; When disturbed by the mice, she appeased them with rice, That judicious young person of Bantry. There once was an arch Armadillo Who built him a hut ’neath a willow; He hadn’t a bed So he rested his head On a young Porcupine for a pillow.  There was an old man in a Marsh, Whose manners were futile and harsh; He sate on a log, and sang songs to a frog, That instructive old man in a Marsh.

4. CASA & ASA Who discovered Planetary Motion? Discoveries and Inventions In the early 1600s, Johannes Kepler created three laws of planetary motion. While it was Nicolaus Copernicus who discovered that the planets revolve around the Sun, it was Kepler who correct- ly defned their orbits. And this gave birth to Kepler’s frst law, Law of Ellipses. What is the Law of Ellipses? While assisting a wealthy astronomer, Tycho Brahe, Kepler was asked to defne the orbit of Mars. For many years, he struggled to make Brahe’s observations of the motions of Mars match up with a circular orbit which was the common conclusion by many philosophers of that time.Through Brahe’s astronomical measurements and Kepler’s own drawings of the geometrical relationship between the Sun and Mars in various parts of the planet’s orbit, Kepler eventually discovered that planets moved faster when they were closer to the Sun. From this realization, he concluded that the orbit of Mars was elliptical, not circular. Always wash Vegetables and Fruits! 3

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6. PONDERING CORNER Animals can see in the dark to a certain degree depending on two aspects: 1. Spectral Range - The  electromagnetic spectrum is a map of all the types of light that we can see and identify. The electromagnetic spectrum separates all the types of light by their wavelength that depends on how ener- getic a particular wave is. Human vision is restricted to a small portion of the electro- magnetic spectrum; there are many kinds of electromagnetic waves that we cannot see. Nocturnal animals, on the other hand, have access to the wider sections of the spectrum and can see the infrared or ultraviolet spec- trum as well. How Do Animals See in the Dark? 2. Structure of the Eyes - The eyes of noc- turnal animals are designed in a way that gives them the ability to sense very  small quantities of light. Some of the special fea- tures include large eyeballs,  large lenses,  wider and more sensitive pupils, more rods  in the retina, presence of additional tissue layers, etc. Many nocturnal animals do not have the ability to move their eyes but they have extraordinary rotational ability of the neck. Nocturnal animals have an additional tissue layer at the back of their eyes known as ‘tapetum lucidum’ which refects light back through the retina. This increases the amount of light entering into the retina and since they have more rods and cones, they can use the available light better than anyone else to see.

7. Tickle your funny bone Who's there? Hoo. Hoo who? You sound like an owl. Q: What do you get when you cross an owl with a skunk? A:A bird that smells but doesn't give a hoot. Q: What do you call an owl dressed in armour? A:A knight owl Knock Knock. AMUSING NEWS

8. a comic story sir dig-a-lot Mesopotamia “You know, I thought that with the number of lessons you have given me, we would have covered the one that is coming in my test on Tuesday, but I guess not!” Rohan cribbed to his friend Sir Dig-a-Lot. “The history of India itself is vast, imagine that of the world. What is the subject of the test?” asked Sir Dig-a-Lot. “Mesopotamia,” answered Rohan.

9. “You are going to enjoy this lesson as it is an interesting one. Mesopotamia is known as the ‘cradle of civilizations’ because it was here that people first built large cities, created governments to run the city smoothly and also learn to write.” “Mesopotamia means the land between rivers as it is the land of the Middle East between two rivers- Tigris and Euphrates. Today, most of this land is in the country of Iraq. The development of cities started when people learnt to grow crops. The first human civilizations were formed after cities grew bigger and prospered and the people learnt to write. There was a need of a government in order to manage the cities.” “The Sumerian civilization was the first in the Mesopotamia region. They were the ones to have invented writing and government. They divided regions into cities, each ruled by a king. They are also known to have invented the wheel.”

10. “I didn’t know that Mesopotamia such an important lesson in history,” said Rohan. “All the best for the test,” said Sir Dig-a-Lot and left. was Find the Nocturnal Animals ANSWERS: BAT, OTTER, OWL, COYOTE, HYENA, RACCOON, MOLE, MOUSE, SPIDER, WOMBAT

11. Hoot was a small barn owl that lived in a big Banyan tree. He had many friends who had also built their nests in the same tree. Each evening, they would go out together, looking for food. One evening, the weather was very windy, but they still decided to fy and look for food. Dust and leaves were fying everywhere and Hoot couldn't see very well. He soon realized he had fown far away from his friends and was quite lost. Complete the Story... fun facts with Hamlet the Hamster To know or not to know, that is the question! Well, wouldn’t you prefer to know? Facts about Owls There are as many as 200 species of owls around the world! Most of them are found in Asia while 19 are found in the US and Canada. Many owls have asymmetrical ears. Their ears are located at different heights on their heads, so it makes it easier for them to comprehend the loca- tion of multiple sounds. Owls can rotate their necks to 270 degrees, 135 degrees on either side. An owl has 3 eyelids- one for blinking, one for sleeping and one for keeping its eyes clean. 10

12. Help the Hedgehogs Find Each Other by following the path even below

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