Chapter 3 — Best Friends

The four friends are Circle, Square, Triangle, and Rectangle. They are geometric shapes who talk and argue with each other.

Each shape claims it is the best. Circle says it is beautiful and round, Square talks about its equal sides, Triangle points to its three sides, and Rectangle boasts about its two long and two short sides. None of them agrees with the others.

Circle says it is round and beautiful, has no sharp edges, and children use it to draw a smiling face. There are many beautiful things in the shape of a circle.

Square says it has four sides and all of them are equal in size. Many sweets that children eat are square in shape.

Triangle says it has three sides and children use it to draw mountains. Children also enjoy yummy snacks in a triangle shape.

Rectangle says it has four sides — two equally long and two equally short. Children enjoy biscuits and chocolates in a rectangle shape.

A star helps them stop fighting. The star is described as wise. She listens to all of them and then gives them advice.

The star tells them that all shapes together can create the most beautiful pictures and patterns. She says they should stop fighting and work together, because together they can create wonders.

The friends realise their mistake and promise each other that they will never fight again. They remain best friends forever.

The chapter teaches when to use 'a' and 'an'. We use 'a' before singular nouns that begin with a consonant sound and 'an' before singular nouns that begin with a vowel sound such as a, e, i, o, or u.

The poem is about different animals — birds, monkeys, dogs, cats, elephants, and lions — that describe what they are and what they do. It highlights action words like chirp, sing, jump, bark, mew, and roar.

Students answer questions about the story, fill in true or false statements, do fill-in-the-blank grammar exercises with 'a' and 'an', write about their own friend, and draw the four shape characters.