Comprehensions

Dogs

Dogs are friendly, loyal house pets. There are about 150 kinds of dogs. There are bull dogs, grey hounds, blood hounds and lap dogs etc. The dog is a flesh eater. It has sharp teeth. It’s teeth are very helpful in tearing meat. It has thin legs. They help it in running very fast. There are short thick hairs all over its body. Some dogs are tall and others are small.

The dogs serve us in many ways. Children love to play with it. Trained dogs carry messages and do many other wonderful things. In cold countries the dog draws the sledge. Some dogs are very good swimmers. They save children from being drowned. The policemen use dogs in tracing out thieves and criminals. On mountain paths dogs carry sacks of bread and bottles of water. Many dogs have saved the lives of travellers. They save people caught in mountain storms. Small dogs like poodles are very cute. They perform in circus shows and entertain people. A sheep-dog is the most intelligent of all dogs. It helps its master in looking after his sheep they also give company to those who are lonely.

 Folk Dances of India

There is really no such genre as folk dancing.  Rather, there is a large body of unrelated non-classical dance forms.  The only thing common among these dance forms is their rural origins.

Many folk dances are performed by ordinary people rather than professional dancers.  It is very usual that on special occasions, the villagers gather. They sing and dance, accompanying themselves on a variety of folk instruments. Sometimes the folk dances are performed by professionals. 

The following is a very short and incomplete list of folk and tribal dances.

FOLK DANCE     |        STATES

Bathakamma     |        Andhra Pradesh

Bihu                       |        Assam

Fruit and Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

Serves 6 to 8
1 1/2 cups orange segments
1 1/2 cups sliced apples
2 bananas, sliced
1 1/2 cups pineapple pieces
3 sweet limes, separated into segments
2 beetroots, chopped
1 medium head lettuce
50 gms powdered sugar

To be mixed into a dressing
4 tbsp salad oil
2 tbsp white vinegar
2 tbsp orange squash
2 tsp finely chopped roasted peanuts and cashew nuts
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION