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⬥ You have read Sikhya’s letter. Look for Orissa in the map. ⬥ Is there a sea close to Orissa? How did you find out? ⬥ Which are the states which have the sea on one side? ⬥ Where is Suryamani’s state Jharkhand on the map? ⬥ Where are forests on the map? How will you find these? ⬥ How can you find out which states have very thick forests and which have less thick forests? ⬥ For someone in Madhya Pradesh, in which direction would the country’s thickest forests be? Name those states. Lottery for farming in Mizoram You read about the forests of Jharkhand in Suryamani’s story. Now read about forests on the hills of Mizoram. See how people live there, and i n how farming is done. a D Ding, Ding, Ding.... As soon as the school bell rang Lawmte-aa, Dingi, Dingima picked their bags and hurried home. On the way they stopped to drink water from a stream in a cup made of bamboo which was kept there. Today not only the children, even ‘Saima Sir’ was in a hurry to get back. Today there would be a special meeting of the Village Council (Panchayat). At the meeting there would be a lottery to decide which family will get how much land for farming. The land belongs to the whole village, not to separate people. So they take turns to do farming on different parts of the land. A beautiful pot made of bamboo was shaken well. One chit was taken out. Saima Sir’s family got the first chance. He said, “I am happy that my family gets to choose first. But, this year we cannot take more land. Last year I had taken more and was not able to farm it well. After my sister Jhiri got married and went away it is difficult to manage farming alone.” Whose Forests? 189 2024-25